30Th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition] [ Blu Ray] [2014] [Blu-ray]

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Harrison performed under the impression that proceeds from the concert would go to charity. When he discovered that the show was for-profit, he made his disappointment clear.

Finally, after the television satellite feed was shut down, Bob Dylan generously returned to the stage for a lovely, understated version of "Girl Of The North Country" that proved one more time what one man can do armed only with his voice, guitar, and extraordinary songs. Edition makes this historic all-star musical event available for the first time on Blu-ray. Also includes 40 minutes of previously unreleased material including behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, interviews and more. Special Thanks -- Don Ienner, Michele Anthony, Mary Ellen Cataneo, Jay Krugman, Paul Rappaport, Mason Munoz, Ron Wilcox, John Ingrassia, Mark Schwartz, J David Waldman, Mo Ostin, Elliot Groffman, Ruth Richards, Joanna Ifrah, Bobby Brooks, William and Yetta Kramer, Scott Muni, Michael Borofsky, Kathi & Shelly, Sam, Charley, Matthew & Catherine, Madison Square Garden Corporation The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, which reached No. 40 (in the US and went gold), was released in August 1993 just before Dylan was about to deliver his second folk studio set inside of a year, World Gone Wrong. The concert was dubbed "Bobfest" by Neil Young at the beginning of his "All Along the Watchtower" cover. Producer [For Nhk Enterprises - Production Assistance] – Aron Sadovsky, Denise Mast, Heidi Santelli, Jessica Hodges, Jonathan Gruber, MK Kimura, Melaine BloomCrew For House Band -- Anthony Aquilato, Jeff Shaw, Lisa Sharken, Cesar Diaz, Artie Smith, Richard Brister Harrison was a longtime fan of Dylan. He eventually had the opportunity to work with him in the Traveling Wilburys. The supergroup also had Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne as members. According to Petty, Harrison and Dylan were fans of each other’s work.

John Mellencamp, who's been covering "Like A Rolling Stone" in concert for years, bravely took on the Dylan classic early in the show and delivered a fairly faithful and altogether convincing cover featuring strong vocal help from Pat Peterson and Sue Medley. Joining Mellencamp and his excellent band for the event on organ was Al Kooper, reprising his prominent part from Dylan's 1965 original, which was voted the best single of the last 25 years by "Rolling Stone" in 1988. Mellencamp -- whose been instrumental in the activities of Farm Aid, which Dylan helped inspire with his onstage comments at Live Aid, and who directed Dylan's "Political World" music video in 1989 -- was also in fine form for a rousing, bluesy "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" from 1966's "Blonde On Blonde". Dubbed “Bobfest” on stage by a jubilant Neil Young, the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration reached a transcendent crescendo with an unforgettable performance and all-star jam featuring the evening’s honoree.

Columbia Records and Legacy Recording, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, have released Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – Deluxe Edition in three configurations: 2-CD, 2-DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. A full complement of musicians accompany those names, and while it’s not immediately apparent how tight is the band, their unity becomes more impressive as the show proceeds. Led by guitarist G.E. Smith, the man who fulfilled a similar role for Dylan when the latter began his ‘Never-ending Tour,’ the band sounds continuously sympathetic, and not just in contrast to those sequences such as Vedder and Mike McReady for “Masters of War,” accompanied only by Smith on mandolin or Tracy Chapman’s solo rendition of “The Times They Are A Changin’.” The shifting arrangements reaffirm not only how skillfully Bob Dylan has written in a variety of styles over the years, but how this concert, here running over four hours, included, by and large, all those tunes of his a devoted fan or the casual listener would want to hear. Harrison would have preferred that the event had been more like previous charity concerts, like his 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. George Harrison wasn’t the only one upset at Bob Dylan after the concert On October 16th, 1992 a concert was held in Madison Square Gardens to celebrate the work of Bob Dylan and the fact that in March 1962, Columbia Records had released Bob Dylan’s eponymous debut. Some of the greatest musicians and singers of the time attended. Originally released on double CD in 1993, the version I have was reissued in March of this year. For some reason, I had not bothered to get it, but as this version was comparatively cheap, I thought that after 21 years, I ought to give it a listen.

Now you may remember that Ronnie Wood used to make solo albums and his version of the song “Seven Days” is next. It’s good and Ronnie does his best Dylan impersonation. Nice guitar work from Ronnie, Steve Cropper & GE Smith. Even Booker T plays guitar! Apart from two extra CD cuts, such content is the only bonus feature per se, but The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration doesn’t really need anything further because the performances do speak for themselves, even if, as with Stevie Wonder’s pontificating take on “Blowin’ In the Wind,” some tend to be ponderous rather than uplifting. But then that’s in keeping with the songs themselves, which in the case of that anthem (to name just one), Dylan was wise enough to move beyond rather than merely replicate. The former Motown prodigy is no more or less rabble-rousing than John Mellencamp playing “Like A Rolling Stone,” but when the latter claps at song’s finish, it’s clearly for the composition and the composer. Crew [For House Band] – Anthony Aquilato, Artie Smith, Cesar Diaz*, Jeff Shaw (2), Lisa Sharken, Richard BristerThe 2DVD and Blu-ray versions of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – Deluxe Edition include 40 minutes of previously unreleased material including behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, interviews and more. Bob Dylan’s 2012 Tempest showed that the fire in his belly has yet to be extinguished, and the only predictable quality about the artist is his steadfast unpredictability. But if it’s impossible to say what the future will bring for Dylan, the reissue of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration is a worthwhile occasion to raise a glass to absent friends and savor a most remarkable body of work. Dylan once wrote, “It’s not dark yet...but it’s getting there.” But this triumphant, all-star 1992 evening could well turn out to be just the halfway point in the career of Bob Dylan. Cissy Houston, Katrice Barnes, Gary Houston, Jerry Barnes, Rose Mitcham, Gynnice Coleman, Leotis Clyburn, Curtis King, Brenda White King, Dennis Collins, Christine Ohlman, Sheryl Crow