Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Dylan Newport Folk Festival; 1965

Have you ever actually seen Dylan's performance at this infamous event? It is, quite simply, the best live performance the man ever put in. The band was tight; there was a band, not just him rattling around on an out-of-tune guitar; he was singing more-or-less in tune; there was more going on musically than there ever had been before and it was engaging. And the audience threw it all away for a change of instrument, and actually booed him. Ladies and gentlmen, there's only one word for that: fucktardation.

2 comments:

Martin Kingsley said...

"AHH THE INSTRUMENTS ARE IN TUNE I CAN'T GET HIGH TO THIS. DO SOMETHING, BOB, PUNCH YOURSELF IN THE THROAT. AHHHHHH, ANYTHING!"

Bailey said...

It was because he was playing electric guitar. As folkies they took umbrage. Still, fucktardation.