WOLF ANGEL
A Fool on the Hill
Oct 30th:
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1970 - Hotlegs
Hotlegs made their live debut supporting The Moody Blues at the Festival Hall, London.
Their only hit 'Neanderthal Man' made No. 2 in July 1970.
The members from the group went on to become 10cc.
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1975
Bob Dylan performs the first show of his Rolling Thunder Revue at the War Memorial Auditorium in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- Later the subject of two documentaries, the unusual tour is no ordinary cash grab.
Dylan has planned the Revue as a way to escape the soulless super-stardom he's been living and return to his roots.
Most of the shows are in intimate settings in small towns - a distinct contrast to the big productions he's gotten accustomed to.
Dylan also wants the experience to be accessible to all of his fans, so low ticket prices are essential.
The Rolling Thunder Revue is truly intended to be "for the people." The tour is kept primarily in New England but sneaks into Canada for four shows and wraps up in locations around New York City. One stop is at the University of Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, home to Beat Generation novelist and Dylan inspiration Jack Kerouac.
Dylan visits the writer's grave while there. Joan Baez, Bob Neuwrith, Joni Mitchell, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Roger McGuinn, and others join Dylan on tour.
The Revue wraps up at Madison Square Garden, where Dylan plays "Hurricane" at a benefit show for boxer Rubin Carter, whom Dylan believes was wrongfully imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit.
Most accounts of the tour remember it as a magical experience unlike anything that came before.
Along the way, much of it is filmed, resulting in two unusual documentaries.
Renaldo and Clara, released in 1978, presents the footage alongside fictional vignettes, with some strange editing - it is almost universally panned by fans and critics alike. The 2019 effort Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese gets a much better reception.
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1970 - Hotlegs
Hotlegs made their live debut supporting The Moody Blues at the Festival Hall, London.
Their only hit 'Neanderthal Man' made No. 2 in July 1970.
The members from the group went on to become 10cc.
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
1975
Bob Dylan performs the first show of his Rolling Thunder Revue at the War Memorial Auditorium in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- Later the subject of two documentaries, the unusual tour is no ordinary cash grab.
Dylan has planned the Revue as a way to escape the soulless super-stardom he's been living and return to his roots.
Most of the shows are in intimate settings in small towns - a distinct contrast to the big productions he's gotten accustomed to.
Dylan also wants the experience to be accessible to all of his fans, so low ticket prices are essential.
The Rolling Thunder Revue is truly intended to be "for the people." The tour is kept primarily in New England but sneaks into Canada for four shows and wraps up in locations around New York City. One stop is at the University of Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, home to Beat Generation novelist and Dylan inspiration Jack Kerouac.
Dylan visits the writer's grave while there. Joan Baez, Bob Neuwrith, Joni Mitchell, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Roger McGuinn, and others join Dylan on tour.
The Revue wraps up at Madison Square Garden, where Dylan plays "Hurricane" at a benefit show for boxer Rubin Carter, whom Dylan believes was wrongfully imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit.
Most accounts of the tour remember it as a magical experience unlike anything that came before.
Along the way, much of it is filmed, resulting in two unusual documentaries.
Renaldo and Clara, released in 1978, presents the footage alongside fictional vignettes, with some strange editing - it is almost universally panned by fans and critics alike. The 2019 effort Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese gets a much better reception.
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