Desiring Machine

Far and away my favorite Bob Dylan song of all time is Shelter From the Storm. However, I have only been keen on the Blood on the Tracks album version. I have not heard many versions that capture the emotional intensity of the album version. And quite frankly they have always felt quite flat and lacking. However I stumbled across a live recording from 1976 on youtube that lives up to the full expectations of the song. It is certainly different than the album and does not reproduce the mood of the album but it delivers the song in a stunning and dynamic way that redefines the meaning of the song for me. Hope you enjoy.

And by the way, what is with those hats? Crazy hippies. But they are cool in a way that only 70’s Dylan could make cool.