Bob Dylan & The Rolling Thunder Revue Live In Providence 1975 (audience tape)
If i ever hear Joan Baez warble her way through a Roseanne Barr-esque "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" again, i will become homicidal. Thank god her set is "only" 23 minutes long. It started off with a fantastic "Diamonds And Rust" and after that just went way downhill. It completely kills the momentum too. It was a good idea to leave off any guest performances on the official live albums. Some are ok (Roger McGuinn, Bob Neuwirth) , some are great (Ramblin' Jack Elliott), but Joan Baez's set is just awful and overlong. The Bob part is fantastic and whenever the fantastic band he had here joins in, even Joan's set temporarily becomes bearable. Look at this line-up!
Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar)
Bob Neuwirth (guitar, duet on "When I Paint My Masterpiece")
T-bone Burnett (guitar)
Roger McGuinn (guitar, sings second verse on "Knockin' On Heavens Door")
Steven Soles (guitar)
Mick Ronson (guitar)
David Mansfield (steel guitar, violin, mandolin, dobro)
Rob Stoner (bass)
Howie Wyeth (piano, drums)
Luther Rix (drums, percussion)
Ronee Blakeley (vocal)
Joan Baez (vocal, guitar)
Scarlet Rivera (violin)
Rolling Thunder (Cherokee Medicine Man) makes a speech
Bob Neuwirth - Sleazy
Bob Neuwirth - Cindy (When I Get Home)
Steven Soles - Don't Blame Me
T-Bone Burnett - Werewolves Of London
Cindy Bullens - Nowhere To Go
Rob Stoner - Catfish
Mick Ronson - Is There Life On Mars?
Bob Neuwirth & Ronnie Blakeley - Alabama Dark
Ronee Blakeley - Please
Bob Neuwirth - Mercedes Benz
Bob Neuwirth - Ramblin' Jack
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Me & Bobby McGee
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Friend Of The Devil
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Salt Pork, West Virginia
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I'm A Rich And Ramblin' Boy
Bob Dylan & Bob Neuwirth - When I Paint My Masterpiece
Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe
Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Bob Dylan - Romance In Durango
Bob Dylan - Isis
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez - Never Let Me Go
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez - I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez - I Shall Be Released
Joan Baez - Diamonds And Rust
Joan Baez - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Joan Baez - Joe Hill
Joan Baez - Love Song To A Stranger
Joan Baez - Long Black Veil
Joan Baez -Please Come To Boston
Roger McGuinn - Chestnut Mare
Roger McGuinn - Eight Miles High
Joan Baez & Roger McGuinn - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Bob Dylan - Oh Sister
Bob Dylan - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (only performance this tour)
Bob Dylan - Hurricane
Bob Dylan - One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
Bob Dylan - Sara
Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (segues into)
Bob Dylan & Roger McGuinn - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Entire Ensemble - This Land Is Your Land
