The other two songs, Pretty Polly and Car Car, fare less successfully, but Pretty Polly has the distinction of having same melody as Hollis Brown.
|
Man On The Street He Was A Friend Of Mine Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues Song To Woody Pretty Polly Car, Car |
|
In 1961 Dylan began playing a series of gigs at the Gaslight Cafe in
New York City. This is the earliest known recording of his appearances
at that club and the sound is quite good. Early versions of this tape
were poor, but it seems that a better quality tape has been in
circulation for some time now and this material appears in very good
quality on at least one vinyl boot that I've heard. At any rate, I
would say this short tape (approximately 25 minutes) is absolutely
essential. Of special interest is the appearance of four original
songs. The first three have only recently been officially released on The Bootleg Series in their
original studio versions, but these live performances are far better.
Dylan seems to take his time singing them and really seems to connect
with what he's singing. Song To Woody is especially riveting. It
seems somehow sad in spite of the uplifting nature of the lyrics. There
is a weariness to this performance that gives the impression of a
singer much older than his years. I guess he really was so much older
then!
The other two songs, Pretty Polly and Car Car, fare less successfully, but Pretty Polly has the distinction of having same melody as Hollis Brown. |
|
|
CDs:
LPs:
|
Bring It All Back Home
Back to Tape Index