Bob Dylan Live In Japan Vol. 3 (Tarantura TCDBD-3-1, 2) Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - February 23rd, 1978 Thursday 23rd Feburary 1978 Budokan Dai-Hall, Tokyo Japan recorded by Mr. Terry "The God" Peach Full Show!!! Superb Recording!!! Flac files extracted by cevau from audio disks provided by an industry source. Disc 1 (69:52) 01. Monitor Check / Opening 02. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Instrumental) 03. Lonesome In My Bedroom 04. Mr. Tambourine Man 05. I Threw It All Away 06. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 07. If You See Her, Say Hello 08. Ballad Of A Thin Man 09. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met) 10. Maggie's Farm 11. Girl Of The North Country 12. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 13. To Ramona 14. Like A Rolling Stone 15. I Shall Be Released 16. Going, Going, Gone 17. Announcement / 20 minutes interval Disc 2 (76:38) 01. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 02. Blowin' In The Wind 03. Just Like A Woman 04. Oh Sister 05. You're A Big Girl Now 06. All Along The Watchtower 07. Simple Twist Of Fate 08. All I Really Want To Do 09. I Want You 10. The Man In Me 11. Tomorrow Is A Long Time 12. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 13. Band Introduction 14. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 15. Forever Young 16. The Times They Are A-Changin' 17. Announcement Personnel Bob Dylan-rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals Additional musicians Billy Cross-lead guitar Steve Douglas-saxophone, Flute, Recorder Debi Dye-backing vocals Bobbye Hall-percussion Jo Ann Harris-backing vocals David Mansfield-pedal steel, violin, mandolin, dobro, guitar Alan Pasqua-keyboards Ed Rash-tambourine Steven Soles-acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals Helena Springs-backing vocals Rob Stoner-bass guitar, backing vocals Ian Wallace-drums Disk One: 01. Stück 1.flac:0a680921095a6fb6b2d21adf1a3fd0d1 02. Stück 2.flac:388b923046fdf8ebfc2a2aa8dc1b7dfd 03. Stück 3.flac:20d8593ad7bae4a6528faf1e394ec33c 04. Stück 4.flac:a2a79bde95854704cfc5734653a66379 05. Stück 5.flac:f8d83213e98aa7316ddde282e5f70b19 06. 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Stück 8.flac:f42748069c2f93c133366d185efc90c0 09. Stück 9.flac:56d4faaa879c450018661f8fef31bd47 10. Stück 10.flac:33705c346856e6d51f4b46a6f35c8aeb 11. Stück 11.flac:317311fe7b0a6e1f0511037da0f82a0c 12. Stück 12.flac:323a03145d6bae5305501d3b9b714ce4 13. Stück 13.flac:0b529175a6b8a5e4935ffd3deb5453d8 14. Stück 14.flac:a2c5a3f6ec49df35c74a6006a030eeb2 15. Stück 15.flac:b570ba23aa5211d172eb950438388fc2 16. Stück 16.flac:51145f89488b2a72fb262fc5b1a9a357 17. Stück 17.flac:09f987efdf70028eebe98ed96f8612e1 Review from internet: Bob Dylan always sought to reinterpret and rearrange his songs. But the 1978 Street Legal era remains one of the most interesting and radical. Although Dylan began the year with his first trip to Japan for eleven shows, the most recent releases from this year document the European and American shows from later in the year. Even the releases in the past decade documenting the Japan tour focus upon the Osaka and Tokyo shows from later in the tour. Dylan played the first three shows at Budokan in Tokyo. Audience tapes have been in circulation, but none have found their way onto any release. Tarantura have rectified the situation by releasing uncirculated Mr. Peach tapes for these shows. Live In Japan Vol. 1, which will be a four disc set once released, covers the February 20th show and Live In Japan Vol. 2 covers the February 21st show. February 23rd captures the third night in Budokan in excellent stereo with a minor tape flip in the middle. It is a good but nervous performance. Dylan himself sounds self-conscious and make several quips through the performance. Before “Love Minus Zero / No Limit,” commenting on a mistake in the lights, jokes “we left the light show home tonight” and after a sloppy “Like A Rolling Stone” he jokes “Thank you! We almost played that one right.” All thirty songs are taken from his past catalog or are covers. The only new Street Legal song to be played on the tour is “Is Your Love In Vain?,” but it would be played for another week. Like the preceding night the band kick off the night with an instrumental version of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” The audience applause as Dylan walks onstage. He takes his place at the front of the stage and sings “Lonesome In My Bedroom.” This cover would be played only one more time before being replaced by “Repossession Blues” and “Love Her With A Feeling.” It’s followed by a lush “Tambourine Man,” an arrangement of “I Threw It All Away” which echoes the pain of the original and “Love Minus Zero/No Limit.” “Love Minus Zero / No Limit” has a very quick paced, happy arrangement much like “Mr. Tambourine Man.” The excellent (and late?) Dylan website Warehouse Eyes singles this tune out for particular criticism when the author writes, “‘Love Minus Zero’ could have been really enjoyable were it not for Steve Douglas’s irritating flute playing (this is a concern throughout).” Personally I love the flute part. It lends an air of joy and spontaneity to an otherwise cynical and depressing song. “Shelter From The Storm,” which was played the previous night, is dropped and the band continue with “If You See Her, Say Hello.” The heartbreak of the original is replaced by contemplation and seems to echo the sentiment of the final scene of the 1977 Academy Award winning Woody Allen film Annie Hall. “I Don’t Believe You (You Act Like We Never Have Met)” is played for the first time in its new disco/heavy metal arrangement and would soon become a regular in the set. Slow and majestic versions of “I Shall Be Released” and “Going, Going, Gone” close out the first half of the show. After a twenty minute intermission the band returns with a catchy arrangement of “One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later).” A serious state of stagnation threatens the show with a bizarre version of “Oh Sister” and “You’re A Big Girl Now.” But they follow with one of the truly live pieces from the 1978 tour “All Along The Watchtower.” More than just trying to duplicate Jimi Hendrix’s famous cover, both David Cross on guitar and David Mansfield on violin take turns scorching the stage. It will become more incendiary as the year progresses. The show comes to grand finale with nice versions of “The Man In Me,” “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” and especially “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” using the flute set to a reggae beat. The set ends with “Forever Young” and “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” It is a very good, but not classic, performance. They are still trying to learn the new arrangements and have not yet introduced any new songs to the set. But now having this great recording reveals much charm in the band trying and succeeding on many levels. It will be fascinating to hear volume one, when it finally comes out, and if Mr. Peach taped any of the Osaka or later Budokan shows. Live In Japan Vol. 3 is packaged in a cardboard gatefold sleeve utilizing heavy glossy paper and using various tour photos for the artwork and an obi strip. It is an historically interesting recording worth having.