It’s very rare to see so much talent on one stage, as those who attended the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in 1992, began to flex their rock and roll muscles. The show featured some of Dylan’s closest friends including, of course, Clapton, Harrison, Young, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam and more. (Faroutmagazine)
The footage has been doing the rounds for some time and it’s little wonder why. Not only does it feature the headline act of the upcoming tribute but also a selection of rock and roll’s finest musical exports. It was a line-up befitting Dylan’s influence of music during his then 30 years.
The clip sees the aforementioned acts working on the performance of one of the night’s big hitters, the brilliant ‘My Back Pages’. On stage is not only the acts mentioned above but also Roger McGuinn, G.E. Smith, Booker T. and the M.G.s guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn, Jim Keltner and organist Booker T. Jones.
The audio isn’t quite where you’d hope it to be, missing out, sadly, on the intimate conversations the group share in shadowy corners of the rehearsal space — tragically denying us the opportunity to listen in on candid conversations between Tom Petty, George Harrison, Eric Clapton or Bob Dylan. However, what we do have is documentation of some of the finest guitarists in the world showing off their skills in a relaxed environment.
