Real Live
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Background
Produced by Glyn Johns, it features Mick Taylor (formerly of the Rolling Stones) on lead guitar, Ian McLagan (formerly of the Faces) on keyboards, and a guest appearance from Carlos Santana.[2] The performances on Real Live were recorded in support of his successful Infidels album.
Reception
While Infidels was hailed as a "return to musical form" (as described by Kurt Loder in Rolling Stone magazine), critical reception for Real Live was generally mixed. Released in December to capitalize on the Christmas shopping season, Real Live still sold in disappointing numbers, reaching a then-career low of No. 115 in the U.S. and No. 54 in the UK.
In his review for Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder, rating the album 3/5, wrote, "Although cynics may find that Dylan's trademark wheeze is verging on self-parody by this point, his singing is truly spirited throughout. The band he assembled for the tour generally serves him well, if without inspiration...some fans may get a giggle out of the rhythm riff – lifted from Ray Charles' 'I Believe to My Soul' – that graces 'Ballad of a Thin Man'. But 'Highway 61 Revisited' is well done as a rocker and 'Tombstone Blues' with Carlos Santana rolls along with great energy."[3]
In Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Guide, Rolling Stone panned Real Live but recognized the album's heavily revised version of "Tangled Up in Blue" as a "forgotten classic".[4] The feature quoted Dylan as stating: "On Real Live, ['Tangled Up in Blue']'s more like it should have been. The imagery is better".[4]
NJ Arts's Jay Lustig cited "I and I" as the standout track from the album and praised Mick Taylor's "stellar guitar work" on it.[5]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians
- Colin Allen – drums
- Ian McLagan – keyboards
- Carlos Santana – guitar on "Tombstone Blues"
- Gregg Sutton – bass guitar
- Mick Taylor – guitar
Production
- Glyn Johns – producer
- Genaro Rippo – FOH sound engineer
- Chris Wade-Evans – Monitor sound engineer
- Guido Harari – cover photograph[6]
Charts
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bieri, Guido (2008). Life on the Tracks: Bob Dylan's Songs. Basel, Switzerland: Lulu. p. 499. ISBN 9781847531513.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Real Live | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Loder, Kurt (14 February 1985). "Real Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheffield, Rob (2015). "Forgotten Classics". Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Guide: 67 – via Rolling Stone.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bob Dylan: Favorite songs from each album of the '80s (WITH VIDEOS)". NJArts.net. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bob Dylan, Sirmione, Italy, 1984". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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