Bob Dylan and/or The Band. What albums to get? For under $50. Thanks!?

I have recently discovered the music of Bob Dylan and The Band. I absolutely love "like a rolling stone" and even more the live "judas" version from the 1966 tour . As for The band I caught some of "The Last Waltz" film and I really enjoyed a lot of the numbers.


So basically I am looking to go deeper into realm of these talents and was wondering if anyone could recommend some good CD's to buy. These are some points to consider:





To my knowledge I like the vibe of most of what I have heard of The Band ("the weight" and "up on cripple creek" - both of which i enjoy)





I have an open mind to most of Bob Dylan's music with the exception of his woodie guthrie/ strum-guitar-while-moaning-like-a-llama earlier folk stuff.





I do not want one of those greatest hits cds as I feel you loose the context of the songs and I can "get" the main hits off of Rhapsody 25.





I have been looking into "The Basement Tapes" and "Before The Flood" Any good?





I dont wanna spend a ton of cash so 3-4 CDs max

Bob Dylan and/or The Band. What albums to get? For under $50. Thanks!?
I know you don't want greatest hits, but try #3. It has "Ring them bells" on it, plus many other great songs.
Reply:I heard there is some super duper collection coming out in October called "Dylan" so I might wait. However to get a temporary mix of both worlds I'll get "Before The Flood" which is the 1974 live album of a tour with Dylan + The Band. Report Abuse

Reply:The Band: Songs from the Big Pink is great. It has the two songs you mentioned.


Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks; it has the classic Tangled up in Blue
Reply:I'm a Dylan fan, but I still haven't gotten into the Basement Tapes or the things like that. I know I will, but I doubt if it's a good place to start. The Band is good musically, but their songs don't have quite the same timeless quality as Bob Dylan





I would start with Highway 61 Revisited (like a rolling stone is on that) and Blonde on Blonde. Those are two electrified records, not much Woody type stuff on there. You should also get Bringing It All Back Home. (blood on the tracks is great, but might be too acoustic for what you're lookin for)





so get these three albums





1. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan


2. Music from Big Pink - The Band


3. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
Reply:you need


blonde on blonde


nashville skyline


john wesley harding


love and theft





a+
Reply:In spite of the fact that you refer to someone you say you like as "singing like a llama"





Bringing It All Back Home-Dylan


Highway 61 Revisited - Dylan


Music From Big Pink - The Band

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