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Hear Bob Dylan and The Band Play ‘Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues’ From New 1974 Live Box Set
Bob Dylan and the Band's 1974 tour is chronicled on an upcoming box set, and you can hear a preview of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" right here.
Bob Dylan and the Band brought their reunion tour to arenas all across North America in January 1974 before touching down in New York City at the tail end of the month for three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly—as it had in the Philadelphia concerts early this month—it all came together the rough‐edged, growling baritone, the emphatic delivery, the mocking, laughing distortions of the ends of phrases combined with the Band’s superb backings to present Mr. Dylan’s songs in a totally convincing light. Nobody was booing when they reunited in 1974, and the final line of “I’m going back to New York City, I do believe I’ve had enough” from “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” was greeted by roars from the crowd at Madison Square Garden.
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