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Saturday, March 08, 2025

Flagging Down The Double E’s Newsletter MARCH 2025 II

Bob's New Band Finds Its Sea Legs

2005-03-08, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA


Twenty years ago this week, three new band members joined the Never Ending Tour at once—the most new players ever onstage at the same time. Yesterday, in the first entry in this mini-series, I gave an overview of who they were, where they came from, and how long they lasted. (It’s probably worth starting there if you missed it.)

Today, a deeper dive into the music. Specifically, a close listen to the opening three-night stand in Seattle to hear what the newbies contributed to Dylan’s music, and how well they gelled getting all thrown in at the same time.

read on here . . .

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