Like a Rolling Stone - Looking for great live Dylan

The version from "The Bootleg Series Vol. 4," the so-called Royal Albert Hall concert, is an absolute winner. Others of interest:

For a particularly hyperactive Bob (which is not to everyone's taste, of course), there's the one on "Before the Flood," performed with The Band.

I think Bob was singing particularly well on the much-maligned "MTV Unplugged" show, with "Like a Rolling Stone" sounding awfully good.

And if you are interested in a sort of whacked-out Bob, check out the version on "Self Portrait." Few would call it their favorite, but no one would term it uninteresting.

Happy listening.

-- Howard

Thanks guys.
Czarivey - Sorry. Probably not gonna spend $22 for a 45. On the other hand, it does come with a T shirt.

I would 2nd the Royal Albert Hall concert from May 1966.Rather than pay $69.00 which is the cheapest I've seen on eBay I would go to BobsBoots.com and look at the plethora of boots of this show and get one of those off eBay at around $20.The sound quality on most of the boots of this particular show is excellent.As far as the"sort of whacked out version on Self Portrait" I am not in agreement of that evaluation.It's with The Band backing BD on the Isle Of Wight,first show back after quite a layoff.Many problems led to a long day of waiting.The promoters had never put on an event prior to this one,nonetheless i find it a satisfying performance.However the "Royal Albert Hall" performance is likely Bob at his performing best.The advantage of Bootleg Series Vol.4 is that it includes the Acoustic set as well.

The later Dylan specifically Modern Times is so much better than most of the early stuff.

Geoff- I do tend to like later Dylan more than early. I came "of age" in that era but I'm not that fond of folk music....there are exceptions. For me Desire/Blood on the Tracks is sort of a dividing line in Dylan's work. though there are certainly earlier songs that I enjoy very much. Relative to Like a Rolling Stone - wish I could find a version that has the energy captured on Hard Rain Live (and I mean the original, badly received original release...not Bootleg 5). Version on Before the Flood is sort of what I'm looking for but I didn't care for the sound on it. Version on RAH Bootleg 4 doesn't have the bite or urgency. Haven't yet listened to the version on Self Portrait. Even if they don't have LARS, might get Bootleg 5 and Hard Rain Live. I remember watching a Rolling Thunder concert on TV. Thought it was riveting. People say the performance(s) was/were sloppy. I thought otherwise and still think Hard Rain is a GREAT document on Dylan live. Thanks for letting me O-pine. Thanks to all for their input.