Bob Dylan: House Of The Blues

Wolftrap, Vienna, 24 Augustus 1997

Rovin' Gambler

Tangled Up In Blue

Cocaine Blues

Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, 1994

Blue Eyed Eyed Jane (with Emmylou Harris) (outtake from "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute")

Crazy Joe rates the overall quality B (on a scale from F to A), meaning excellent, and the recording quality 7 (on a scale from 0 to 9), meaning excellent.

>Subject:      Q: House Of The Blues 2CD / FYI Songs From The Soundboard '97 2CD
>From:         blackbox@erfurt.thur.de (Schwarz)
>Date:         1998/01/29
>Message-ID:   <34d105e3.23713924@news.erfurt.thur.de>
>Newsgroups:   rec.music.dylan

>2CD House Of The Blues - Atlanta '96

>(dealers list wrongly 8 Aug 96)
  


>From: alan.fraser@mcmail.com (Alan Fraser)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: Unofficial CD News
>Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:39:03 GMT
>Message-ID: <34e2d5af.6510534@news.is.chbs>

>House Of The Blues: Atlanta, 8 Aug 97, a recording from a video feed,
>slightly below the quality of a soundboard, but reportedly very good.
>Filler is (believe it or not!) from Wolftrap 97, but a surprise bonus
>is the studio version of My Blue-Eyed Jane with Emmylou Harris on
>vocals rejected by Bob for the Jimmie Rodgers tribute.



>Subject: Where beauty goes unrecognized #14
>From: E.W.Schoneveld@caiw.nl (Eric Schoneveld)
>Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 15:42:26 GMT

>House Of The Blues	550
>none	2cd
>EUR

>A complete recording taken from the video feed of this Atlanta '96 show.
>The audience tapes of this show suffered from a lot of crowd noise, since
>it was a chatty crowd, almost none of that can be heard here. Apparently
>Dylan did hear it either as he gives a wonderful performance. The acoustic
>set is the hilight of this disc for me, and a great She belongs to me. The
>soundquality is great, it has a bit of his, but that doesnt detract from
>the performance. This seems to be a rough mix, but it's well balanced
>nevertheless. The last filler track is an outtake of the JR tribute album
>with Emmylou Harris doing some background vocals. This disc comes certainly
>recommended.
>Rating *****/*****



>From: alan.fraser@mcmail.com (Alan Fraser)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: Re: Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute (Egyptian Records/Columbia, CD485189 2 (250), 1997)...
>Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 18:08:31 GMT
>Message-ID: <34fd974b.4126653@news.mcmail.com>

>>Some say My Blue Eyed Jane (Lulu Belle White / 
>>Jimmie Rodgers) on the Bob Dylan album 
>>House Of The Blues is an outtake from the sessions
>>for The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute
>>(Egyptian Records/Columbia, CD 485189 2 (250), 1997),
>>not a pirate from that album? 
>>
>>Anyone compared? 
>>
>>Anyone have either album? 

>I have them both - they are different. The last track on CD 2 of the
>House Of The Blues is the version with Emmylou Harris. It's listed as
>having been recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN. The session 9-11
>May 94 was when the snippet included on the H61I CD-ROM was recorded,
>but I am not sure this is also correct for the Emmylou Harris version.

>From: Bob Stacy 
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: Re: Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute (Egyptian Records/Columbia, CD
>	         485189 2 (250), 1997)...
>Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 18:53:25 -0500
>Message-ID: <34FDE974.A9B84097@usit.net>

>The Jimmie Rodgers Tribute (JRT) track and the track
>on House Of The Blues (HOTB) are not the same.  Slightly different
>pacing and instrumental mix.  A female voice (assumed to be Emmylou
>Harris or certainly sounds like her) accompanies Dylan on the HOTB
>track.  Lyrics are virtually the same on the two tracks, but a quick
>comparison indicates a slight difference in the final verse:
>
>(JRT): ... shadows creeping *all* over town ...
>(HOTB): ... shadows creeping over town ...



>From: "Marty Traynor" 
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: House of Blues cd
>Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 21:56:03 -0600
>Message-ID: <6g4bf4$i8e@newsops.execpc.com>

>Some thoughts on the cd House of Blues from Atlanta August 8, 1996:
>
>1.  Fans of Bucky Baxter should consider this a must.  The mix on many
>informal tapes leaves Bucky at the bottom, muddied away from the core of the
>band's sound.  Here his playing is up front and sweet, from the opening on.
>
>2.  To Be Alone With You and I've Got a Secret (AKA Shake Sugaree) are the
>twin openers.  Many times the opening songs at a Dylan show are marked by
>weaker vocals or tentative playing.  Here the band hits an immediate groove
>and while Dylan doesn't push the vocals at all, he has a strength of voice,
>very focused and purposeful.
>
>3.  She Belongs to Me....ah, what a performance.  Also Don't Think Twice,
>which has had a lot of great outings lately.
>
>4.  The other My Blue Eyed Jane, the Emmylou Harris one is here, too.  And a
>belated happy birthday to Emmylou, who caught up to me at age 51 as of
>yesterday.  I can't decide which version of Blue Eyed Jane I like better.

>From: yofranzy@aol.com (YOfranzy)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: Re: House of Blues cd
>Date: 4 Apr 1998 15:55:57 GMT
>Message-ID: <1998040415555701.KAA24628@ladder03.news.aol.com>

>how about my back pages? this is the version from the live '96 independent
>record stores promo but this version has the entire harmonica solo which for
>some strange reason sony felt should be edite when they made the promo disc.

>From: phyatt1962@aol.com (PHyatt1962)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Subject: Re: House of Blues cd
>Date: 4 Apr 1998 17:31:58 GMT
>Message-ID: <1998040417315801.MAA09000@ladder03.news.aol.com>

>Marty,
>
>The harmonica solo alone is worth the price of the disc!  
>
>I think House of Blues will go down as being a real good representative of
>Dylan's work in 1996...the vocals are impassioned, and, as was said, anyone who
>loves to hear Baxter's work, can appreciate here, in full sound.