At Budokan released: Apr 23, 1979 BUY

This 2-disc live album, recorded in Tokyo in early 1978, finds Dylan backed with a band similar to that on Street-Legal, performing a kind of career retrospective, including at least one song from every studio album he had recorded up to that point, with the exception of Bob Dylan. Most of the tracks find superb Dylan vocals encrusted with arranged touches from saxophone, flute, and keyboards, as well as prominently featured background singers. When it works it delivers new insights such as on the powerful re-imagining of "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" and a fine reading of ’ÄúForever Young.’Äù Dylan sounds relaxed and happy most of the time making disarming remarks before some tunes. Mr. Tambourine Man | listen | Shelter from the Storm | listen | Love Minus Zero/No Limit | listen | Ballad of a Thin Man | listen | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | listen | Maggie's Farm | listen | One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) | listen | Like a Rolling Stone | listen | I Shall Be Released | listen | Is Your Love in Vain? | listen | Going, Going, Gone | listen | Blowin' in the Wind | listen | Just Like a Woman | listen | Oh, Sister | listen | Simple Twist of Fate | listen | All Along the Watchtower | listen | I Want You | listen | All I Really Want to Do | listen | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | listen | It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) | listen | Forever Young | listen | The Times They Are A-Changin' | listen |