Bob Dylan Speaks, Royal Albert Hall 1966

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  • Bob Dylan opens up the to crowd between songs on the final night of his 1966 world tour at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 27th May 1966.
    Read more about the whole tour in JUDAS! by Clinton Heylin: www.route-online.com/all-books...
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  • @ghraydon
    @ghraydon Před 2 lety +17

    I first saw him playing in a high school gym in California in 1964, He was singing alone with a guitar and harmonica. That night changed my life forever. One year later he was playing packed auditoriums and transforming music and pop culture. I loved it when he went electric and had a band. On December 17, 1965 I brought him an oil painting I had done of him. I got to the show early and watched him and The Band do a short warm up session before the show. I was the only person in the hall, sitting front row, center seat as they serenaded me. Earlier that day I had run away from an angry Marine Sargent who was trying to shanghai me into the Vietnam War. That's another day I'll never forget. Love him or hate him you have to respect his fearless integrity to his musical muse. His folk fans wanted to keep him in a box. True artist's don't fit in boxes... they break them to get out.

    • @Goodsales23
      @Goodsales23 Před rokem

      I first saw Bob Dylan at "The Rave" Eagles club in Milwaukee WI in the 90's. It was a small venue maybe a 2 thousand people. We were so close we could nearly smell his aftershave. He closed out the show with Highway 61 Revisited and the whole building shook from the dancing that was going on, what gave me hope for the future was the diverse age of people there, lots of teenagers, young and old!!
      I have seen him a couple more times since but none have topped that show. My Mom saw Dylan in SF and was sitting behind Joan Baez in a similar setup, it was very cool because I felt like I was there with her. One of my favorites!!

  • @jayyoung8246
    @jayyoung8246 Před 3 lety +36

    This gig was performed the same evening after partying all night with John Lennon and filming the infamous "taxi" scene at 7am the same morning where he's very messed up and trying not to throw up in the cab. He must have crashed out in his hotel room for a few hours before getting sober enough to stand up and do this performance.

    • @tylerreynolds6334
      @tylerreynolds6334 Před 3 lety +7

      Lennon talked about it in an interview from 1980 saying Dylan was throwing up in the hotel lobby (which they were driving to) hence why he was hoping he wouldn't "get sick" in the taxi scene.

  • @joankearns4490
    @joankearns4490 Před 4 lety +33

    Love it.that was Bob. Take it or leave it. I took it all and he gave it all. Thanks so much Bob.

  • @ritahall6628
    @ritahall6628 Před 4 lety +17

    No one compares to you I love this and I love you Bob

  • @basilfomeen9995
    @basilfomeen9995 Před 4 lety +32

    what a pleasure to hear him drone on endlessly, and not one obnoxious high pitch "WOOOOO" sound coming from the quiet and respectful audience. just polite applause and some random heckling at times. audiences today really suck!

    • @jmack619
      @jmack619 Před 3 lety +3

      YES !!! what makes someone scream WOOOOOO as loud as they can ?? nothing is going through that brAIN EXCEPT THE woooosh OF COOL AIR.

    • @akashroy2771
      @akashroy2771 Před 3 lety +2

      lol if you think the audiences on the England tour were quiet and respectful, you really don't know shit do you

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink Před 3 lety

      @@jmack619 ALCOHOL lol

  • @quarkyman1
    @quarkyman1 Před 3 lety +21

    I love how he uses the North of England accent to say ‘rubbish’ and he did a mighty good job.

  • @olajohansson1678
    @olajohansson1678 Před 3 lety +48

    Please note that in his music he doesn't miss a bar, a phrase, a counter point, a name or a word. He knows exactly what he's doing. Then he's having fun performing stoned out of his mind between the songs. That's OK as long as the music is great.

    • @_ljcarlton
      @_ljcarlton Před 3 lety +6

      True, but so did Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) in the Devotional tour, despite having a massive drug problem. I think Bob was on a pretty dark road at this point despite being cool AF

    • @weimingsheng3214
      @weimingsheng3214 Před 2 lety +3

      @@_ljcarlton he probably is on some drugs, but I don't think it was only or even mainly the drugs which made him talk the way he did. He seems to have made it pretty clear at the beginning when he was drawling that he doesn't know how to write a drug song: all of this seems to be all highly ironic.

    • @Jackiedylan541
      @Jackiedylan541 Před rokem

      Very high, amazing he can perform

  • @simonedevlin7710
    @simonedevlin7710 Před 3 lety +6

    Authenticity of intention should be respected like genius. Hecklers have no hold over a divine gift. You are the best Bobbie "La noblesse oblige".

  • @_ljcarlton
    @_ljcarlton Před 3 lety +28

    Damn. This is pretty tough to hear. I didn't realise Dylan was so gone by this point. Sounds totally frazzled and smacked out. I'm guessing he started using to take the edge off all the speed he was on just to keep going. On top of alcohol, mary jane, ten thousand cigarettes and god knows what else. Thankfully he didn't become another casualty and is still with us today! God bless you Bob x

    • @Zepster77
      @Zepster77 Před rokem

      He was running on no sleep!!! Why do you say “smacked out” when you dontknow??

    • @addie2739
      @addie2739 Před rokem

      ​@Zepster77 I agree. It is amazing why so many people are so quick to criticize. They are like toads, eager to
      jump into murky water. Thanks Zepster. ❤

  • @c.r8895
    @c.r8895 Před rokem +3

    love it

  • @fieldguideoutdoors
    @fieldguideoutdoors Před rokem +3

    He's on so much speed. high AF.

  • @jocelynpeabody7208
    @jocelynpeabody7208 Před 4 lety +19

    PS None of the above takes an atom away from the superb, innovative music he produced on that tour.

    • @greengiant9739
      @greengiant9739 Před 4 lety +4

      He was just born to be. Bobby Dylan. Untouchable ....😎

    • @FlaschDJ
      @FlaschDJ Před 3 lety +4

      Correct. It ADDS to it.

  • @CapybaraEnjoyer95
    @CapybaraEnjoyer95 Před 4 lety +22

    Hey, he used to talk at concerts!

    • @FlaschDJ
      @FlaschDJ Před 3 lety

      I’m not so sure that’s so. Can you cite examples?

    • @dazin7886
      @dazin7886 Před 3 lety +1

      He did in the later concerts

  • @alexgraham2927
    @alexgraham2927 Před 4 lety +15

    interesting to see he actually did introduce the Hawks at least once on that tour!

    • @elifonkonsolakis2521
      @elifonkonsolakis2521 Před 4 lety +1

      Well, he sure did introduce the "hawks" to all the great tradition of american music summoning them all up in Woo dstock, Levon included; made them obtain such self sense as a group that they became " THE Band" and inspired to them 2 of the most seminal records in rock; moreover paid to Mick one year and a half of salary cos he let him down by retreating after this gruelling tour, that nearly killed him creatively and phisically - I think it can be deemed grateful enough?!?

  • @nissi.k
    @nissi.k Před 4 lety +3

    Beautiful!!! 🎈📌💥💫

  • @maggiebryan2355
    @maggiebryan2355 Před 4 lety +4

    Good on you Bob

  • @johncaldwell1625
    @johncaldwell1625 Před 3 lety +8

    He's loaded!! 👀☮️❤️

    • @letsif
      @letsif Před 3 lety +6

      With talent

  • @lucertola260
    @lucertola260 Před 4 lety +19

    Oh my goodness, I was there and have always remembered that bit about the word Rubbish which was actually a snappy and funny response to a heckler who shouted "Rubbish!". He was, though, clearly out of it and sometimes seemed to have trouble standing up. He also made a bit of an idiot of himself when he tried to play drums! I don't remember him going on for so long so at any particular point so I think various bits of talk have been edited together. I agree with another commentator that the speed has been slowed down (why?)and is prob more accurate when played at 1.25.

    • @routebooks
      @routebooks  Před 4 lety +3

      Hello Miles, thanks for that insight. Just to say that the sound isn't slowed down. The video is, but not the sound

    • @jimlabos
      @jimlabos Před 3 lety

      More like 1.5 or 1.75 but the speed here seems to vary.

    • @MrEdkern
      @MrEdkern Před 3 lety

      Holy shit, you were there!!!!! How was the concert. I saw him cleveland,ohio on november 12, 1965. Please text back to me.

  • @nilsberg5942
    @nilsberg5942 Před 3 lety +8

    This video should be called Bob Dylan speaking whilst fucked up. Great video.

  • @maggiebryan2355
    @maggiebryan2355 Před 4 lety +1

    Love bob

  • @connerdearing
    @connerdearing Před 2 lety +2

    “You and you can just go out and uh… read some books” lol

  • @Benjaminbutton86
    @Benjaminbutton86 Před 3 lety +6

    “Read JD Salinger!” Haha

  • @anthonywood1679
    @anthonywood1679 Před 3 lety +5

    "It just means nothing!"

  • @elifonkonsolakis2521
    @elifonkonsolakis2521 Před 4 lety +7

    My sweet Lord, don't anybody who's trying to stay on the wagon listen to this, they gonna fall right off; Jesus help, he was intoxicating in that period, and frankly, too hot to touch

  • @pauleatinger3105
    @pauleatinger3105 Před 3 lety +7

    I think he was being a great actor! Why? Because he nailed every song and every word. Confused the audience for sure. If he was messed up, I'll have what he was on please!

  • @IsisMusic
    @IsisMusic Před 2 lety

    fuckin great

  • @patriciathewisher2315

    Saw him I believe it was next time he was in RAH 2013. But he'd never appreciate what that took (out of me).

  • @jimmythemadostrich8947
    @jimmythemadostrich8947 Před 11 měsíci

    Bob Dylan 1966 was other worldly, he crept onto stage like a spider and spun a web of confusion.

  • @barbarapowell137
    @barbarapowell137 Před 2 lety

    A lot of difference in a year

  • @tallilaholzel4677
    @tallilaholzel4677 Před 3 lety

    Wie lange eigentlich schon??

  • @krasnyyuchenik6947
    @krasnyyuchenik6947 Před 2 lety

    Where is the recording from exactly?

  • @bau6078
    @bau6078 Před rokem

    Never heard before never heard him so stoned?

  • @Carmela-el7fi
    @Carmela-el7fi Před 6 měsíci

    brains are full of various bio Chemicals that are balanced 😮 can't know what was going on back then at this royal Albert concert or come to any factual conclusions about bob dylan but ❤the songs ❤

  • @Mohamed1933
    @Mohamed1933 Před 11 měsíci

    We had a cup of coffe togther but i don't remember when and where.

  • @carolynhines5298
    @carolynhines5298 Před 3 lety

    A

  • @greengiant9739
    @greengiant9739 Před 4 lety +3

    YA. BOBBY... RIGHT BACK IN THEIR FACE!!!!!😋

  • @Peter-733
    @Peter-733 Před 4 lety +3

    bob so salty at his haters

  • @marydee1946
    @marydee1946 Před 3 lety +4

    You'd have to be stoned to play to this miserable audience--and LISTEN TO HIM SING GREAT

  • @dssvlogz4444
    @dssvlogz4444 Před rokem

    I like a sober Dylan but then again if he were hammered and came to my town I would go… stay sober

  • @tallilaholzel4677
    @tallilaholzel4677 Před 3 lety

    Na, Du bist in Deinem "Grab" ja ganz schön in Trance!

  • @royevans6116
    @royevans6116 Před 4 lety +5

    Drugs are good, m'kay?

  • @jocelynpeabody7208
    @jocelynpeabody7208 Před 4 lety +5

    Glassy eyes, drawling diction, rolling stance like a bobbing boat all pretty typical of someone smacked out. Cf. Clip in the back of the limo with Lennon on the same tour - looks like a dirty hit.

    • @Zepster77
      @Zepster77 Před 3 lety

      Who cares now anyway quit judging the man was clearly going through a lot back then and he’s still going......

    • @dice1296
      @dice1296 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Zepster77 she's clearly just observing and not judging

    • @Zepster77
      @Zepster77 Před 3 lety +2

      @@dice1296 of course it is a judgement she is making, inferring he had shot smack! After all this time who cares anyway? Master songwriter if nothing at all else. What has she done?

    • @StephenPeeplesSCV
      @StephenPeeplesSCV Před 3 lety +1

      Right on. "Eat the Document."

    • @julian3265
      @julian3265 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Zepster77 shut up. jesus.

  • @imannonymous7707
    @imannonymous7707 Před 2 lety +4

    Booed for months on end and still selling out every night.....um ya I'd be a little bitter........for gods sake if you dont like the guy...dont buy tickets. Very puzzling

  • @sveinnsigururolafsson8314

    Its been slowed down, the video. Played at 1.5 speed it sounds fine and Dylan does not sound "out of it." He´s actually quite funny and nice in this. It sounds terrible at normal speed.

  • @Anthony-hu3rj
    @Anthony-hu3rj Před 4 lety +1

    What substance was he on? It seems to me he was just very, very, very drunk.

    • @tomtrapmore3993
      @tomtrapmore3993 Před 4 lety +8

      He took a lot of amphetamines during this period and I remember reading a few times he was stung out on heroin towards the end of the tour

    • @ericmioch4100
      @ericmioch4100 Před 4 lety +5

      amphetamine

    • @jcleve04
      @jcleve04 Před 4 lety +22

      A lot of speed and marijuana...but I also think part of it is an act. Imagine being super drunk or strung out and remembering all those lyrics without notes. Right when he starts singing, he doesn't sound as slurry or drunk. Marijuana high, sure; buzzed, likely. Heroin, I don't buy. That's always been a rumor, a rumor without evidence. I also think he was tired. The tour really took a toll on him physically and mentally--he was married, with children at home: Jesse had just been born. People forget how much of a 'family' guy he actually was and (likely) still is.

    • @chrisyeomans5547
      @chrisyeomans5547 Před 4 lety +6

      The audio is slowed down. Put the speed to x1.25

    • @gerardoleary9606
      @gerardoleary9606 Před 3 lety +3

      @@chrisyeomans5547 must be 30 years ago, but I got my hands on several bootleg from that tour. The audio on my cassettes seems the Same as this audio. Of course it's possible that the original recording of the bootleg was slowed down, but I doubt CBS would not have corrected when they released their own bootleg series

  • @jimvandermaas1241
    @jimvandermaas1241 Před 3 lety +1

    After hearing this, I'm glad he doesn't talk to his audience anymore.

  • @BobDylanfan
    @BobDylanfan Před 2 lety

    Bobs destroyed lol

  • @4711StGermain
    @4711StGermain Před 2 lety

    Stoned....for the same reason everybody gets stoned. But it is disrespectful to people who paid to see him.
    He needn't explain anything - just play. When you're high - you think your Bob Dylan! So did he.