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July 10, 2017 By Zola Zeester Leave a Comment

Bob Dylan goes electric in 1965 and makes rock and roll history

[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he mid-1960s were turbulent years in the professional life of Bob Dylan as he began to transition from acoustical folk music to performing with electric guitar, and his folknik fans were not happy with the new sound, expressing their animosity during Dylan concert appearances with hostile heckling between songs (“phony” “traitor”) and walk outs.  Fifty years later, listening to the soon to be released collection of The Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 live-concert recordings, “The 1966 Live Recordings“*, can’t help but wonder….what exactly was the problem?  Well, of course, it’s complicated, but the music is Dylan doing his thing while at the same time—-making rock and roll history.

[su_quote cite=”Bob Dylan, 1966 Playboy Interview”]I was very drained, and the way things were going, it was a dragging situation…But, “Like a Rolling Stone” changed it all..[/su_quote]

Dylan wrote Like a Rolling Stone on an upright piano after an exhausting 1965 concert tour, when he was feeling down and discouraged.  It was released in July 1965, and typically played in the closing slot of the 1966 world tour.  Like a Rolling Stone was revolutionary in combining different musical elements, and became a worldwide hit record despite the long play time. Ranked #1 by Rolling Stone magazine in its ‘500 Greatest Songs of All Time’ list, the song just keeps getting better over time with multiple recordings of cover versions by artists with diverse styles and interpretation.

Included in a compilation of songs recorded for Amnesty International Chimes of Freedom (2012) was Seal and Jeff Beck’s soulful rock cover of Like a Rolling Stone.  The music video was shot during their LA recording session, directed and produced by Martin Lewis, edited by Peter Shelton.

 

Music Row Magic 

After Like a Rolling Stone, the release of the Highway 61 Revisited album (1965), and another grueling concert tour, things were not going well in the New York recording studio, and Dylan was frustrated.  Record producer Bob Johnston suggested they change things up, and record in Nashville.  Dylan went for the idea, and brought in keyboardist/guitarist, Al Kooper, and Canadian guitarist, Robbie Robertson, from New York to join the Nashville session players.  The result was the double album Blonde on Blonde* (released May 16, 1966), widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time.  Dylan later said, “The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album. It’s that thin, that wild mercury sound.  It’s metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up.”

 

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Feature photo of Bob Dylan performing with The Band in Chicago 1974 is courtesy of Jim Summaria CC BY-SA 3.0

Filed Under: History, Live Streaming, Music, Video Tagged With: Folk, Music, Rock

Open Mic Night

March 24, 2017 By Zola Zeester Leave a Comment

A variety of musical artists have the opportunity to share their music with a live audience

In the spirit of live music, Acoustic Bliss offers artists of all ages, abilities and genres an opportunity to share their music with a live audience and via live stream broadcast.  Each week an original act is featured plus a spot for anyone who shows up to play, and no two nights are the same as there are no plans, rehearsals soundchecks or running order.  Broadcast from Ayrshire, Scotland, and hosted by Carol and Mark of Bailey Guitars, the fun’s been happening at Acoustic Bliss for 12 years with performances by more than 600 different artists.

Watch video recordings of some of the spring season shows here (just click/tap the “Watch Again” button on the video player), plus we added to the fun by adding tracks by some of the featured artists via Sound Cloud.  All free to enjoy.

  

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May 4th line-up included feature artist, Sandy McFadyean, a Scottish singer – songwriter known in Ayrshire as “The Big Man with the Big Voice”.  If you missed the live broadcast, click/tap the “Watch Again” button on the video player below ↓

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Scottish-Italian singer – songwriter, Adriana Spina, was the featured artist at Acoustic Bliss on Thursday, April 20.  Adriana’s sound is a unique blend of Americana, folk and country, and her new album Let Out the Dark has been praised by music critics as ‘modern folk tales’ performed with ‘panache and passion’.  If you missed the live broadcast, there’s still time to watch a video recording — Just click/tap ‘Watch Again‘ ↓

 

 

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Andrew Nicol, a singer-songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland, was an Acoustic Bliss featured artist on Thursday, April 13.  Listen to his recent releases If You Leave Me, Thorn in Your Side and In The Dark (with a click/tap of SoundCloud player ↓).  If you missed the April 13 live show, there’s still time to watch the recording.  Click/Tap “Watch Again” on the video player.

 

 

 

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Sam Winston, a singer-songwriter based in London, was featured at Acoustic Bliss on Thursday, April 6.  His 2016 debut album The Fire & The Icicle was written, produced and recorded by Sam in his home-built studio.  His passion for acoustic sounds and a variety of instruments can be heard throughout the album while his lyrics express the idea of hope in the dark as in the track These Golden Hearts.  
 If you missed the April 6 live broadcast, there’s still time to watch the video recording.  Just Click/Tap “Watch Again” ↓ ↓

 

 

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[su_note note_color=”#fffcdd” text_color=”#34495e” radius=”7″]We’re the social type as well as music lovers.  Please register via the ENGAGE page to join the conversation, share your inspiration, ideas and creation, and network with On2In2™ playmakers.[/su_note]

 

 

Feature photo courtesy of Pixaby/Pexels CC0

Filed Under: Music, Video Tagged With: Entertainment, Folk, Indie, Music

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