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Bob Dylan - At Budokan (1979)

Track listing:
  1. Mr. Tambourine Man 5:04
  2. Shelter From The Storm 4:39
  3. Love Minus Zero 3:57
  4. Ballad Of A Thin Man 4:54
  5. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 5:02
  6. Maggie's Farm 5:26
  7. One More Cup Of Coffee 3:31
  8. Like A Rolling Stone 6:37
  9. I Shall Be Released 4:23
  10. Is Your Love In Vain 4:02
  11. Going, Going, Gone 4:23
  12. Blowin' In The Wind 4:32
  13. Just Like A Woman 5:06
  14. Oh, Sister 4:51
  15. Simple Twist Of Fate 4:27
  16. All Along The Watchtower 3:28
  17. I Want You 2:37
  18. All I Really Want To Do 3:48
  19. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 4:03
  20. It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 6:07
  21. Forever Young 6:32
  22. The Times They Are A-Changin' 5:31

Notes

On his third live album in a mere five years, Bob Dylan brings the big, professional showmanship of Street Legal to the stage, recasting recent and classic favorites into that album's image — and, he does that over the course of two albums, no less. It's a bit much, even for the diehards, even if moments work pretty well. Nevertheless, those moments work because of pizzazz, although those are the very moments that will make most long-term Dylan fans bristle. Which, of course, raises the question — who is this for? The dedicated aren't going to be dazzled by the slickness and the casual fans certainly aren't going to pay much attention to a live album from 1978. Interesting historically, perhaps, but only marginally.