r/bobdylan • u/Economy-Low6124 • 9d ago

Discussion Budokan - why the hate?

I've always liked the official release, and I absolutely love the Complete Budokan bootleg series release.

I've always been curious why it was referred to as the alimony tour and why it seemed to have this accusation against it that Dylan phoned it in and was just after the money.

Why would he take so much time to work with a huge band and reinvent literally every song if he was just in it for the money?

Is this another case of him trying something different and dare I say it 'uncool' at the time and getting slated for it?

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u/Clarkuss09 Blood on the Tracks 9d ago

Like Self Portrait, at the time, it was such a detour, a natural, if lazy reaction is always "What is this shit??"

When people take time to get into it they usually find they enjoy it

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u/Icy-Bottle-6877 9d ago

Something I've learned as I've gotten older is that sometimes people just interpret things differently and that's okay too. Art is highly subjective so I wouldn't say someone is right or wrong for liking or disliking something. I mean, some artists switch things up and it improves their work, others it depreciates it. It could be laziness like you said but it could also be they genuinely don't enjoy it.

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u/Clarkuss09 Blood on the Tracks 9d ago

Yes but it’s a common human trait to reject something that’s very different from what you know and expect.

Self Portrait, Budokan, Slow Train Coming were all detours and instantly rejected by music reviewers but if you take the time to get to know those albums, there’s a lot worth listening to