1979 Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 What other example other than Dylan using an electric guitar other than his traditional acoustic from one of his concerts back in the day when all the fans booed him - any other similar situations of this sort you know of??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I was at a deja vu of this same situation a few years ago. There is an awesome musician named Dan Bern, with a voice very similar to Dylan. His lyrics are generally funny, though. Anyway, he used to be straight-ahead folk rock, and played on his own. He then got a rock band together called The International Jewish Banking Conspiracy (IJBC), and he plays with them. When I saw him circa 2000/2001 (which I believe was his first tour with the IJBC), the folkies in the audience were appalled. (Vancouverites, of course, are far too polite to "boo"; though.) On the way out, I heard a few folkies asking each other what they thought, and there were replies like, "Well, I'm really not a fan of rock!" I felt like I was at that ill-fated Dylan show years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Dylan got booed when he went electric, but I would have cheered. What a smoking backing band to go electric with: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Wasn't he playing with "The Hawks" at that time (formerly Ronnie Hawkins' band, later known as The Band)? If you are correct, though, I certainly agree. Elvin Bishop is the cooooooolest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I just read this article to confirm it was Butterfield. Al Kooper joined them too. I love Bishop, but for me, Mike Bloomfield was the coolest. Here's the article: http://bobdylan.com/etc/peterstonebrown_newport.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I read the article you posted, and it clarifies things perfectly. I also note where the discrepancy comes in, and you are correct. He was not with The Band for another three years: "A year and a day after he shook Newport 1965, Dylan had a motorcycle accident. He would not tour again for eight years, but his next official appearance was on-stage with none other than Pete Seeger at the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York held on January 20, 1968. Dylan performed three rocked-up Guthrie songs with a band called the Crackers (who would soon be known as The Band), the same band he toured with following Newport in '65 and '66. There were no boos; most of the audience was glad to know he was alive and well." I stand corrected (although we can still argue over who was, truly, the coolest in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Elvin is a cool dude too. I'm more influenced by Bloomfield's lead style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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