Like a Rolling Stone - Looking for great live Dylan

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.

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

I agree its really good and I've been enjoying it more than the older stuff in recent years, but hard to compare as apples/apples.

I will 2nd Rolling Thunder- a very important document in the BD arsenal. Additionally, you cannot go wrong w/ Royal Albert Hall either. Keep us posted & happy listening!

While I'm well aware that we are talking here about versions by Bob himself, I include, for those interested in hearing a fabulous cover, the following link:

http://www.nme.com/news/laura-marling/79991

One of the greatest songs ever, sung by a brilliant songwriter who also just happens to have a voice like an angel.

Enjoy.

-- Howard

Hodu, Eddie and Laura do a nice duet but the song is not a ballad. I prefer the sneer and bitterness of Dylan's version.

Also Eddie needs to learn to lift his fingers off the strings when he slides them up and down the neck. I hate that noise when guitarists don't.

No offense intended. It's just another example of different people liking different music.