description Bob Dylan - Live 1966 Overview
Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert is a Bob Dylan live album released in 1998 as the fourth volume of his Bootleg Series. Despite the longstanding bootleg label, the recording comes from Manchester Free Trade Hall on May 17, 1966, not London's Royal Albert Hall. Dylan performs a solo acoustic first half followed by an electric set with the Hawks, later known as the Band; immediately before "Like a Rolling Stone," an audience member's cry of "Judas!" captures the hostility surrounding his shift from acoustic folk.
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Bob Dylan - Live 1966 ranks #1 of 185 in the Live Album ranking, ahead of Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison.
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Why did someone shout Judas during Bob Dylan's 1966 concert?
A member of the Manchester audience shouted Judas shortly before Like a Rolling Stone because Dylan had moved from solo acoustic folk to amplified rock. Dylan answered from the stage and told his electric band to play the song forcefully.
Was Bob Dylan's Live 1966 actually recorded at the Royal Albert Hall?
No. The famous recording was made at Manchester Free Trade Hall on May 17, 1966, although bootlegs long mislabeled it as the Royal Albert Hall concert.
How is the Live 1966 concert divided between acoustic and electric music?
The first half features Dylan alone with acoustic guitar and harmonica. The second half brings on the Hawks, later known as the Band, for electric versions of songs including Ballad of a Thin Man and Like a Rolling Stone.
Where does Live 1966 fit in Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series?
Columbia officially released it in 1998 as The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966. Its release finally gave an authorized form to one of the most widely circulated Dylan bootlegs.
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