Cheap Trick weren't the only ones who put out a live album from Budokan in 1979, Bob Dylan did too. Like Cheap Trick, this was taken from concerts recorded there in 1978 and released early in the following year. On the album, Dylan plays some of the long time classics as well as some of the tracks from the albums that were more recent around that time. For someone who didn't have have every Bob Dylan album around then and wanted a good mix of Dylan material, this live recording provides all of this. Classics such as "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Like a Rolling Stone" feature heavily here and others like "Shelter From the Storm" also get a good play, although I still prefer the version of that song from "Hard Rain."
When "At Budokan" was released, Dylan had some harsh reviews from critics and Dylan purists alike. Critics, like Rolling Stone said the album was slick and sterile while some purists accused him of selling out. This album was not a sell out for me. See, if Dylan wanted to sell out back in 1979, he would have put a disco beat in all of his songs. That would have been a sell out! To me, like I said above, this is a good and sometimes alternative listen to some classic Dylan tunes and there is nothing I dislike about it.
Track Listing:
1. Mr Tambourine Man
2. Shelter From the Storm
3. Love Minus Zero No Limit
4. The Ballad of a Thin Man
5. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
6. Maggie's Farm
7. One More Cup of Coffee
8. Like a Rolling Stone
9. I Shall Be Released
10. Is Your Love In Vain
11. Going Going Gone
12. Blowin' Like the Wind
13. Just Like a Woman
14. Oh Sister
15. All Along the Watchtower
16. A Simple Twist of Fate
17. I Want You
18. All I Really Wanna Do
19. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
20. It's All Right Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
21. Forever Young
22. The Times They Are a Changin'
- Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan- rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica
Billy Cross- lead guitar
Steve Douglas- saxophone, flute, recorder
Debi Dye- backing vocals
Bobby Hall- percussion
Jo Ann Harris- backing vocals
David Mansfield- pedal steel, violin, mandolin, dobro, guitar
Alan Pasqua- keyboards
Ed Rash- tambourine
Steven Soles- acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Helena Springs- backing vocals
Rob Stoner- bass, backing vocals
Ian Wallace- drums
This album would be the last before Bob Dylan's conversion to Christianity but that's a story for further down the road in 1979. For me, this album is a great way to reminisce over many of the great classics of Bob Dylan.
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