Re: Dylans opinion on bootlegs

"DGDevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "volkfolk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > College Campus circuit? Your joking right? The Dead are the most
> successful
> > touring act of all time.
>
> Maybe we need to define "successful," if you mean the most shows,
probably.
> But if you mean the gate, then the Stones and some other bands certainly
> come in ahead of the Dead.

Overall, I believe that the Dead were the most consistently successful
touring act. The Stones might have made more money (they did/do charge alot
more) but they also only toured every few years. The Dead consistently
played 100-150 dates per year and after the release of "In The Dark" sold
out nothing but Stadiums and Hockey rinks. They held(still hold?) the record
for the most sold out shows at Madison Square Garden.

> > When you consider the fact that the Dead actually encouraged their
> > fans to record their show and Bob is on the record as not condoning
> audience
> > taping and actively trys to stop it, I would be very surprised to find
out
> > that there are more Audience "Bootleg" recordings of Bob D than the Dead
>
> You could also look at "commercial" bootlegs, recordings for which someone
> went to the trouble to cook up artwork and offer for sale, in which case
> again I think you'll find the Stones are in the no. 1 slot.  But the one
> that started it all off was a Dylan release, no doubt about that, and both
> Dylan and the Stones were booted in ways that forced the issue of official
> releases, maybe there are some points for that too.  I'm not sure what all
> this proves, if anything, to me the coolest thing about Dead boots is that
> the band allowed them, for that they all deserve an especially shiny halo.
> ;-)

If you define "Bootleg" as an unofficial/illegal recording then the Dead are
not the most "bootlegged" band or recording artist. If you define Bootleg as
an audience or SBD recording made by someone other than the band, then the
Dead win hands down

Scot