Comments for Dylan, Bob, The Bootleg Series Vol. 1.

The poem for Woddy Guthrie is a work of extraordinary grace. All of the material on this cd deserves attention: it's deeply American in a way that few artists can comprehend. It's funny too. And sad.

Where have all these songs been? They completely blow me away especially the last three on Volume 3. Get this just for "Blind Willie McTell".

Track list: Hard Times In New York Town, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Man on The Street, No More Auction Block, House Carpenter, Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues, Let me Die In my Footsteps, Ramblin Gambling Willie, Talking Hava Negeilah Blues, Quit Your Low Down Ways, Worried Blues, Kingsport Town, Walikn' Down The Line, Walls Of Red Wing, Paths Of Victory, Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues, Who Killed Davy Moore, Only A Hobo, Moonshiner, When The Ship Comes In, The Times They Are A-Changin', Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie. Very enjoyable, with good performances throughout. Moonshiner is fantastic, as is Paths Of Victory and No More Auction Block. Personally, though, I found the live performance of Talikn' John Birch to be weaker than the studio version from the initial Freewheelin' line-up.