Fact #65959
When:
Short story:
Bob Dylan plays at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Full article:
Nicholas Williams (NME reviewer) : Dylan ambled onto the stage and opened the first half by singing She Belongs To Me, one of his well-known LP tracks. He continued in the same style, accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica… For the second half of the show, Dylan changed to an electric guitar, and a five-strong backing group mysteriously appeared.
Jenny Leigh (fan) : They buried Bob Dylan, the folksinger, in a grave of electric guitars, enormous loudspeakers and deafening drums. It was a sad end to one of the most phenomenal influences in music.
Robbie Robertson (guitarist) : At the time, people were pissed off because they had this purist attitude about Dylan. We did not see what was wrong musically. We were treating the songs with great respect.
Anthea Joseph (music promoter/friend of Dylan) : I was the only one that drank. They were all dropping pills and eating acid and generally misbehaving … Anything that was going to tear my mind to pieces, I had no interest in whatsoever. So I was happy smoking dope in a corner while they ate things.
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Jenny Leigh (fan) : They buried Bob Dylan, the folksinger, in a grave of electric guitars, enormous loudspeakers and deafening drums. It was a sad end to one of the most phenomenal influences in music.
Robbie Robertson (guitarist) : At the time, people were pissed off because they had this purist attitude about Dylan. We did not see what was wrong musically. We were treating the songs with great respect.
Anthea Joseph (music promoter/friend of Dylan) : I was the only one that drank. They were all dropping pills and eating acid and generally misbehaving … Anything that was going to tear my mind to pieces, I had no interest in whatsoever. So I was happy smoking dope in a corner while they ate things.