Bob Dylan & The Band

The Profile

A collaborative banner for Bob Dylan and The Band, famed for the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions and a triumphant 1974 tour documented on Before the Flood.

Dylan’s mid-60s electric era featured The Band as his backing group; the 1967 Basement Tapes were recorded in and around Big Pink in West Saugerties, NY; the partnership reunited for a 1974 tour resulting in the live album Before the Flood.

Alezmoskov celebrates the 2009 remaster of The Basement Tapes, calling it Dylan’s best work and a timeless monument. The review blends a personal vinyl-borrowing saga with heartfelt praise, noting Beatles-like shades in some tracks. The remaster’s version of Bessie Smith is singled out as moving, and younger listeners are urged to dive in.