Video Example 11.2: "Hard Rain," live (1975, Montreal)
Chapter 11
Video Example 11.2
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"Hard Rain," live (1975, Montreal)
Montreal, Canada (Forum de Montreal) — December 4, 1975
This stunning transformation of the song transports it to a raucous roadhouse blues, complete with a stop-time tag that guitarist Mick Ronson had used on David Bowie's song "The Jean Genie" three years prior. Dylan's white face paint and feathered hat were visual trademarks of the fall 1975 leg of Rolling Thunder.