Interview: Bassist Rob Stoner - Recording Bob Dylan's Desire
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2019
- Rob Stoner Dylan, Desire, and Discipline! Bassist and musical director Rob Stoner takes us behind the scenes of the recording of Bob Dylan's Desire album in New York City, including the controversial single "Hurricane," which sets the stage for the historic Rolling Thunder Revue. A veteran of the Greenwich Village scene, an in-demand session player/vocalist, and a band-leader in his own right, Rob plays a pivotal role in Dylan's remarkable resurgence on this record - which reignites a folk-rock landscape mostly given to the softer, overtly commercial sounds of Laurel Canyon. With Stoner as his anchor and guide, Bob was accepted by a generation which had grown skeptical of 60s "icons" in a rapidly changing popular music scene where commerce was consuming art. Tom Semioli: Interviewer / Writer. Mark Preston: Director / Producer. Derek Hanlon: Cinematographer. Mark Polott: Editor. [www.KnowYourBassPlayer.com] To learn more about bass players and their history, visit www.KnowYourBassPlayer.com - Subscribe to Tom Semioli’s Know Your Bass Player CZcams page!
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I love to learn and listen to these great stories from people that were actually on the scene. Thanks for posting this and allowing others to feel the time❤
Wow!!! What a great story teller. Love 'DESIRE'. So much energy and passion in that album.
A history lesson from a player who lived it and breathed it. Pure facts is what you have here. Very good stuff.
Rob’s work on Dylan’s "Hard Rain" live album is simply mind blowing.
Agreed!!!!
he was facing the different players and doing "lead in" notes and gesturing like a conductor (often the drummer is the conductor in a rock - combo... not on NBC 's live in Colorado video.
he was facing the different players and doing "lead in" notes and gesturing like a conductor (often the drummer is the conductor in a rock - combo... not on NBC 's live in Colorado video.@@knowyourbassplayer
YES Rob was Dylan's musical director for a few years played on Desire, live at Budokan, before the flood also played on Mcleans American pie album. Real good guy too.
He later overdubbed his parts because he played so badly on the gig.
Check the video of him and the audio. He is playing different to the audio.
❤️ what a person, what a player what a valuable musical historian we have in Rob SToner ❤️
Great stuff.
Desire is a masterpiece.Well done mister for getting rid of the hangers-on!
This Rob Stoner interview is great. He knew how to navigate the waters he was in charge of (specifically the Rolling Thunder gigs and the Dylan studio sessions) and all the while, grooving his ass off. Takes a special musician to do that. Howie Wyeth RIP.....we miss him!
Will Lee: All of Rob Stoner's interviews are insightful, informative and humorous! I keep tellin' him he should pen his memoirs.....
@@knowyourbassplayer ❤️ I musically swoon for Mister Rob Stoner
I saw this man’s talent first hand when my son was taking guitar lessons in his home. The wall of his studio is covered in Gold records (most fans don’t realize he played bass on Don McClean’s American Pie). The man played a jazz version of Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire with his eyes closed. He is beyond talented and the stories he tells and people he befriended (like Jimmi Hendrix) are amazing. Very humble guy, you would never know that this guy was who he was. My son was really fortunate that he learned from him...
Great story! Thanks for sharing it. Just to know, in what city did your son take those lessons?
What a great story
I've been nagging Rob to write his memoirs!
@@avanti6058 NYC close by.
The writ
Great Story. Thank you Rob.
It's been my great fortune be friends with Rob since we run into each other at many local events where we live. I have been in his home and studio. He is a total gentleman and very kind, humble and generous.
I've been nagging Rob to write his memoirs! He is a living history book! And funny too...
.❤️ still returning for this wonderful interview and my beautiful beautiful friend Mister SToner…so appreciate his musical heart
He sent them all home - EXCEPT Scarlet Rivera. Genius call. I suspect he already knew what the songs would sound like with just the four of them.
Good Interview Fantastic Insight Into That Time So Much Interesting
Stuff Said 🌸🧡
Amazing. Love this. Thanks! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Rob for your incredible talents
This guy is a walking encyclopedia.
so gratifying hearing you Rob, I get your beat
Really interesting about the overdubs of "Hurricane" and how they had to edit the incredible John Hammond performance for PBS.
Very nice guy!! Still fit and smart!!!
Much respect to the great Rob Stoner. He is a gracious gentleman.
Dylan playing slide with a capo , shelter , down right awesome
cool interview. For my money Rob Stoner is the greatest electric bass player in the world. cool cat too
Agreed!!!
Nope… he’s not that… great player though
Thank you so much Tom Semioli🎶🌷
Which follow up is this cuz there are more Rob Stoner interviews… Aren’t they numbered..?
Its Great to get this inside look. The artistry of these musicians was like doing 10 songs that night… natural spirits joined in musical joy.. Wow! That feeling is holy.. We all had that sometimes… When all matches perfect without saying🎼❣️🌺🌻🌷🎶
Wow. Loving this.
I wish this had been my life!
Hope Rob writes that book he's been promising us!
great interview!
Thanks for watching Joel - hope Rob writes that book he's been talking about for years!
@@knowyourbassplayer me too!
I always loved this guy's playing but didn't know anything about him until now. Dylan always made great choices when it came to musicians bringing something great to the table.
Listen to Rob on Don McClean's American Pie lp and single (he renders high vocal harmonies) - he's listed by his birth name Rob Rothstein Thanks for watching
@@knowyourbassplayer Great stuff. Thanks.
Excellent video 🔥
The whole era was great, Desire through ROLLING THUNDER REVUE. . I would still like to hear the outtakes with the “superstars” .
Wait a sec, all due respect to Mr. Stoner, I don't think the Band "quit" on Bob. Pretty sure they both had in mind to do other things after the tour.
You’re right.
I saw the Astrodome, "Night of the Hurricane" show Jan 1976 Ringo, rolling thunder, Byrds reunion *no crosby) stevie wonder, Isaac Hayes , Stephen Stills, Carlos Santana.
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Rob is one cool cat !..... an icon
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Just because you have super-star musicians in the room does not mean they are meant for a particular project. Many times they are what they are best within their own musical worlds.
he been there done that.. and as far as i know he drove bobs ship thru some troubled waters. they eventualy parted ways.
im suprised he isnt suing dylan as well ... along with levy actualy.
maybe i forgot to mention this....cool interview
Levy wife tried suing him but it got kicked out Dylan owned all the copyright and publishing rights to all his songs hence why he got hundreds of millions for them. Unfortunately for studio musicians there paid scale for the studio work they don't have any say in the copyright unless there a co writer in the credits which most are not.
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The music on many Dylan albums such as Blonde on Blonde, Desire, etc was created and performed by backup musicians who got little or no credit.
Highway 61 had credits, BOB did not. Self Portrait, New Morning I think had credits. No credits on Nashville Skyline as I recall. Stoner got lucky as his photo was on Desire, and the Budokan live twofer. No credits on Hard Rain. Of course, Rob was omitted from the Scorsese mockumentary - and it's easy to see why - he was the best interview of all the principals. Glad we got the truth here....
ALL the musicians on Blonde on Blonde are credited ON THE ALBUM sleeve.
I thought Bob’s gig that Shelton reviewed was Bob opening for John Lee Hooker??
Yeah sure… jus cigarettes and 🥃 🍸… 🤧🤑🙄 .
BTW great vid .
john herald backed up Ian and Sylvia and his contributions to Four Strong Winds and Northern Journey, their second and third records, are unparalleled.
Eric Weissburg was NOT in the Greenbriar Boys.
"In 1958, guitarist and vocalist John Herald formed The Greenbriar Boys, along with Bob Yellin (banjo) and Eric Weissberg (fiddle, mandolin, banjo). Weissberg was soon replaced by Paul Prestopino, who, in turn was later replaced by Ralph Rinzler (mandolin) to form their most successful combination. The trio often played the Greenwich Village scene, but were good enough to be the first northern group to win the Union Grove Fiddlers' Convention competition, where Yellin also took top honors for banjo."
Less is always more.
I wonder if this guy ever smoked weed?
Hey Fartguy, don't conflate my name with my state of mind.
@@robstoner3521 hey fartguy play a song for me im not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
@@robstoner3521 As if you didn’t choose your last name lmao
Is he a Shhhhteiner?
Shut up interviewer let him tell his story.
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Rob 'won' Facebook. no one posts better musical bits.
enough about me
Yeah, Sleepy. Enough about me. Apparently you didn't realize that my work was the subject of the interview. Let's hear about some of your many contributions to popular culture instead, for a change of pace.
@@robstoner3521 would you take a listen to my stuff? czcams.com/video/zreKSxrcfHU/video.html
@@JM-co6rf Sorry I am not an evaluator of peoples' music. I'm glad you like my music though. Good luck with yours.
@@robstoner3521 you have a lot of good stories. Should I expect an autobiography from you soon? I'll buy 10 copies.
@@theha-hawalls5783 Thanks! In 2023.
The entire Hurricane thing was BS. A highly fictionalized account of the reality. The movie, too. This has all been proven.
Indeed. It's a great song even if fictional and Dylam is a sh!tlib