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Before the Flood
Before the Flood cover
Live album by Bob Dylan & The Band
Released June 20, 1974
Recorded January-February 1974
Genre Rock
Length 92:38
Label Asylum, Columbia
Producer Bob Dylan & The Band
Professional reviews
Bob Dylan chronology
Planet Waves
(1974)		 Before the Flood
(1974)		 Blood on the Tracks
(1975)
The Band chronology
Planet Waves
(1974)		 Before the Flood
(1974)		 The Basement Tapes
(1975)

Before the Flood is a 1974 live album by Bob Dylan and The Band, documenting the Bob Dylan and The Band 1974 Tour. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American The following is a summary of the academic grading systems in North America. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Planet Waves is Bob Dylan 's 14th Studio album, released by Asylum Records ( Island Records in the UK) Blood on the Tracks is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 15th studio album released in 1975 by Columbia Records, which marked Dylan's return to Columbia The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Planet Waves is Bob Dylan 's 14th Studio album, released by Asylum Records ( Island Records in the UK) The Basement Tapes is a Studio album by Bob Dylan and The Band, released in 1975 by Columbia Records. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The Bob Dylan the The Band 1974 Tour was a two-month Concert tour in early 1974 that featured Bob Dylan, in his first real tour in eight years performing with

Contents

History

Before the tour even began, a live album release was already planned; a substantial number of the performances were professionally recorded. When it came time to compile the album, most of these recordings were taken from the final three shows at the Los Angeles Forum in Inglewood, California. The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. After the tour ended, Rob Fraboni and Phil Ramone were both recruited to edit and mix the multitrack recordings so gained, drawing also on shows from New York City, Seattle, and Oakland. Phil Ramone is a Violinist, Composer, Recording engineer, and The City of New York Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U

The title of the album is thought to be taken from a novel (Farn Mabul) by Yiddish writer Sholem Asch; Dylan had a personal relationship with Moses Asch, son of Sholem and founder of Folkways Records. Sholem Asch born Szulim Asz (שלום אש also written Shalom Asch (1 November 1880 Kutno - July 10 1957 London was a Polish -born American Moses ("Moe" Asch (born December 2, 1905, Warsaw; died October 19, 1986, New York City) was the founder Folkways Records is a Record label that documents folk and world music Another theory in regards to the album's title is that the live album was released before the inevitable flood of bootlegs could surface, and saturate the underground market.

A double album released on Dylan's then-label, Asylum Records, it was a source of contention for The Band, who at the time were struggling to gather enough material to fulfill their contract with Capitol Records. Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as

Before the Flood was a modest commercial success, reaching #3 in the U. S. and #8 in the UK.

Reviews for Before the Flood were generally positive as critical consensus was strong enough to place it at #6 in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1974. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper "At its best, this is the craziest and strongest rock and roll ever recorded," wrote critic Robert Christgau in one of the more generous reviews. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American "All analogous live albums fall flat. The Rolling Stones are mechanical dolls by comparison, the Faces merely sloppy, the Dead positively quiet. Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a Rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The MC5 achieved something similar by ignoring musicianship altogether, but while the Band sounds undisciplined, threatening to destroy their headlong momentum by throwing out one foot or elbow too many, they never abandon their enormous technical ability. The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until In this they follow the boss. When he sounded thin on Planet Waves, so did they. Planet Waves is Bob Dylan 's 14th Studio album, released by Asylum Records ( Island Records in the UK) Now his voice settles in at a rich bellow, running over his old songs like a truck. I agree that a few of them will never walk again, but I treasure the sacrilege; Uncle Bob purveying to the sports arena masses. We may never even know whether this is a masterpiece. " Christgau graded the album an A.

Track listing

All songs by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" – 4:15
  2. "Lay Lady Lay" – 3:14
  3. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" – 3:27
  4. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 3:51
  5. "It Ain't Me, Babe" – 3:40
  6. "Ballad of a Thin Man" – 3:41
  7. "Up on Cripple Creek" (Robertson) – 5:25
  8. "I Shall Be Released" – 3:50
  9. "Endless Highway" (Robertson) – 5:10
  10. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robertson) – 4:24
  11. "Stage Fright" (Robertson) – 4:45

Disc two

  1. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" – 4:36
  2. "Just Like a Woman" – 5:06
  3. "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" – 5:48
  4. "The Shape I'm In" (Robertson) – 4:01
  5. "When You Awake" (Manuel/Robertson) – 3:13
  6. "The Weight" (Robertson) – 4:47
  7. "All Along the Watchtower" – 3:07
  8. "Highway 61 Revisited" – 4:27
  9. "Like a Rolling Stone" – 7:09
  10. "Blowin' in the Wind" – 4:30

Credits

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 3
1974 Pop Albums 3

Single - Billboard

Song Year Chart Position
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 1974 Pop Singles 66
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