The Band - “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (San Francisco; Thanksgiving, 1976; The Last Waltz)
Man. The tuba.
Outstanding performance. A night worthy of a Scorsese film. And, that’s saying something.
Bob Dylan - “Like a Rolling Stone” (Newcastle, UK; May 21, 1966; No Direction Home)
The rock segment was often greeted with hostility, as seen in shows in Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne in No Direction Home. Footage from the “Royal Albert Hall” concert, at the end of that film, includes the infamous “Judas” heckling incident. During a quiet moment in between songs, an audience member shouts very loudly and clearly: “Judas!”, to which Dylan replies: “I don’t believe you, you’re a liar” before telling his band to “Play it fucking loud!” as they begin to play an acidic version of “Like a Rolling Stone”.
Unrelated: Man, I love Robbie Robertson’s style. What a classy player.
And—further unrelated—brother, could that Rick Danko ever sing the shit out of a song.
The Band - “It Makes No Difference” (San Francisco; Thanksgiving, 1976; The Last Waltz)
