Always great to get a back stage look at the inner workings of some of these tours where you couldn’t possibly imagine what it takes to put together a show with Dylan. As a long time fan of the Heartbreakers, I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation with Benmont Tench .
Once again, excellent. Looking forward to a book of your interviews. It will be a sure best-seller, head and shoulders above most of the stuff that’s out there because these are on the scene reports, not analysis. I’ve always assumed nobody who works with Bob talks much but you prove that wrong. Don’t know how you do it but keep it up!
Oh man, this was really excellent. Agree with Steven below - I really hope these are all collected in a book someday.
I've mentioned this before on these pages, but it's notable how you've gotten key people in Dylan's circle to speak about their memories of him, because like Prince, Dylan almost seems to have a pre-nup with people he's played with - they don't talk much.
The insights from Benmont here are just great. Hard to believe he told Bob no not once but twice, and still keeps getting the call-back - and like he said, maybe it's partly because of that.
One more note. I think “Cross the Green Mountain” is his best song of this century - along with a few, like "I Contain Multitudes," "Workingman's Blues #2," "It's All Good," and especially "Mississippi." Amazing he never put it on a regular album of his at the time, as you said, but it is on one of his albums, just belatedly - it's on the Tell Tale Signs Box Set, which is actually probably my favorite of all the Bootleg Series boxes.
Always great to get a back stage look at the inner workings of some of these tours where you couldn’t possibly imagine what it takes to put together a show with Dylan. As a long time fan of the Heartbreakers, I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation with Benmont Tench .
Great interview, thanks - I was hoping for some info on the Feb.‘86 recording session for Band of the Hand..
Once again, excellent. Looking forward to a book of your interviews. It will be a sure best-seller, head and shoulders above most of the stuff that’s out there because these are on the scene reports, not analysis. I’ve always assumed nobody who works with Bob talks much but you prove that wrong. Don’t know how you do it but keep it up!
Terrific interview!
Thanks so much Ray and Benmont!
Oh man, this was really excellent. Agree with Steven below - I really hope these are all collected in a book someday.
I've mentioned this before on these pages, but it's notable how you've gotten key people in Dylan's circle to speak about their memories of him, because like Prince, Dylan almost seems to have a pre-nup with people he's played with - they don't talk much.
The insights from Benmont here are just great. Hard to believe he told Bob no not once but twice, and still keeps getting the call-back - and like he said, maybe it's partly because of that.
One more note. I think “Cross the Green Mountain” is his best song of this century - along with a few, like "I Contain Multitudes," "Workingman's Blues #2," "It's All Good," and especially "Mississippi." Amazing he never put it on a regular album of his at the time, as you said, but it is on one of his albums, just belatedly - it's on the Tell Tale Signs Box Set, which is actually probably my favorite of all the Bootleg Series boxes.
"That was the first time Bob Dylan teamed up with an already-famous band to back him up". Um, The 1974 Tour wants to have a word with you.
Finally got around to reading this whole interview. AMAZING!