The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84980   Message #1571777
Posted By: GUEST,Tunesmith
28-Sep-05 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Live Rock Music in the 60s
Subject: Live Rock Music in the 60s
The recent Dylan programmes, and the old debate surrounding Dylan plugging in and going electric, started me thinking about "the sound" of live rock music in the 60s. I remember that me and my mates were never happy with sound we heard at live performances and always wondered why bands couldn't achieve a sound similar to that which we heard on our record machines. Indeed, it wasn't until I heard Santana in the early 70s that I realised that bands were able to achieve a "record quality" sound. Now - back to Dylan, are there any bootlegs - taped from the audience - of Dylan at his infamous early electric gigs; for example, Newport or Manchester, which would allow us an idea of just what the audience could - or couldn't - hear.