Bob Dylan Before The Flood 1974

Before The Flood celebrates Bob Dylan and The Band on tour in 1974 before his Blood On The Tracks album. I think there is an argument that this album helped return Dylan to form after a few years in the wilderness.

It’s an interesting album that has three parts:

  • Bob Dylan & The Band
  • Bob Dylan on his own
  • The Band on its own

Bob Dylan Before The Flood

Bob Dylan & The Band Before The Flood

Set List

  1. Most Likely You Go Your Way – 4:15 (both)
  2. Lay Lady Lay – 3:14 (both)
  3. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – 3:27 (both)
  4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – 3:51 (both)
  5. It Ain’t Me, Babe – 3:40 (both)
  6. Ballad of a Thin Man – 3:41 (both)
  7. Up on Cripple Creek – 5:25 (the Band)
  8. I Shall Be Released – 3:50 (the Band)
  9. Endless Highway – 5:10 (the Band)
  10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – 4:24 (the Band)
  11. Stage Fright – 4:45 (the Band)
  12. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – 4:36 (Dylan acoustic)
  13. Just Like A Woman – 5:06 (Dylan acoustic)
  14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – 5:48 (Dylan acoustic)
  15. The Shape I’m In – 4:01 (the Band)
  16. When You Awake – 3:13 (the Band)
  17. The Weight – 4:47 – 3:07 (the Band)
  18. All Along the Watchtower – 3:07 (both)
  19. Highway 61 Revisited – 4:27 (both)
  20. Like a Rolling Stone – 7:09 (both)
  21. Blowin’ in the Wind – 4:30 (both)

That’s ten songs by Bob Dylan and The Band, eight songs by The Band and three songs by Bob Dylan on his own.

I like The Band and Rock Of Ages is a terrific live album but I don’t think I’d have chosen quite this mix. The problem is that it’s hard to define as a Bob Dylan and The Band album.

My Overall Thoughts

It’s always interesting to listen to Bob Dylan live and I have a lot of his live albums because of the wide variations in performances. This is a good album but there are better albums that give you a purer Dylan experience.

This is important because he got Dylan back into live performances after a fallow period where he struggled to live up to his own reputation.

What Other People Say About Before The Flood

This album appears regularly on the greatest live album lists.

In particular it has featured as

  • Slate Readers Poll  – 9th
  • Rolling Stone – in theTop 25
  • NME – 29
  • DigitalDreamDoor.com – 35

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Buying Before The Flood by Bob Dylan And The Band
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Other Bob Dylan Live Albums

Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic HallLive 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” ConcertLive 1975, The Rolling Thunder RevueBefore the Flood – Hard Rain – At BudokanReal Live – Dylan & The Dead – MTV Unplugged

What Are The Best Live Albums Ever?

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You may be interested in the polls for other classic rock artists like Bad CompanyThe Beach BoysThe Beatles (group & solo)Dave Matthews BandDavid BowieDire StraitsElton JohnFleetwood MacJethro TullPink FloydQueenRushSting & The PoliceThe Rolling StonesBruce SpringsteenThin LizzyU2The WhoWishbone AshNeil Young

If you like Dylan, I think you’ll also be interested in the Best singer songwriter albums poll.

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