Yet one caveat of The 1974 Live Recordings is the fact that Dylan and The Band played a lot of the same songs each night. Billed as a celebration of the Bob songbook, the nightly set included such essentials as “Ballad Of A Thin Man,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and Planet Waves’ most enduring song, “Forever Young.”

During his Tuesday night show in Buffalo, New York, Dylan decided to finally play “Desolation Row” and accompanied it musically with a freakin’ wrench. According to videosshared online by people who attended the show, Dylan can be seen playing the piano, picking up the tool and then proceeding to bang it against his mic in tempo.

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