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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Real Live is a live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on November 29, 1984 by Columbia Records. Recorded during the artist's 1984 European Tour, most of the album was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 7 July, but "License to Kill" and "Tombstone Blues" come from St James' Park, Newcastle on 5 July, and "I and I" and "Girl from the North Country" were recorded at Slane Castle, Ireland on 8 July.^{[citation needed]}

Produced by Glyn Johns, it features Mick Taylor (formerly of the Rolling Stones) on lead guitar, Ian McLagan (formerly of the Faces) on keyboards, and a guest appearance from Carlos Santana. The performances on Real Live were recorded in support of his successful Infidels album. While Infidels was hailed as a "return to musical form" (as described by Kurt Loder in Rolling Stone magazine), critical reception for Real Live was generally mixed.

Released in December to capitalize on the Christmas shopping season, Real Live still sold in disappointing numbers, reaching a then-career low of #115 in the US and #54 in the UK.

Reception

In his review for Rolling Stone, Loder writes, "Although cynics may find that Dylan's trademark wheeze is verging on self-parody by this point, his singing is truly spirited throughout. The band he assembled for the tour generally serves him well, if without inspiration...Dylanologists will savor the heavily revised, third-person* lyrics for 'Tangled Up in Blue' (although they scuttle the original song's compelling intimacy), and some fans may get a giggle out of the rhythm riff – lifted from Ray Charles' 'I Believe to My Soul' – that graces 'Ballad of a Thin Man.' But 'Highway 61 Revisited' and 'Tombstone Blues' suffer from formless arrangements, and the band simply can't replicate the reggae groove called for on 'I and I'...If [Dylan's] rag-and-roll approach to rock is dated, that's essentially a cosmetic problem. One continues to hope that he'll someday assemble a full-time band he really believes in...a band that will enable him to reassert his brilliance in the modern rock marketplace."

Loder neglected to realize, however, that the lyrics were originally written from a third-person perspective prior to rerecording.^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Bob Dylan.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Highway 61 Revisited"	5:07
2.	"Maggie's Farm"	4:54
3.	"I and I"	6:00
4.	"License to Kill"	3:26
5.	"It Ain't Me, Babe"	5:17

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tangled Up in Blue"	6:54
2.	"Masters of War"	6:35
3.	"Ballad of a Thin Man"	4:17
4.	"Girl from the North Country"	4:25
5.	"Tombstone Blues"	4:32

Personnel

Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals

Additional musicians

Colin Allen – drums
Ian McLagan – keyboards
Carlos Santana – guitar on "Tombstone Blues"
Gregg Sutton – bass guitar
Mick Taylor – guitar

Technical personnel

Glyn Johns – producer

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Real Live at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ Loder, Kurt (1985-02-14). "Bob Dylan: Real Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ Tangled Up in Blue

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Real Live at AllMusic

[2] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[3] Loder, Kurt (1985-02-14). "Bob Dylan: Real Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[4] Tangled Up in Blue

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 '''''Real Live''''' is a [[live album]] by American singer-songwriter [[Bob Dylan]], released on November 29, 1984 by [[Columbia Records]]. Recorded during the artist's [[Bob Dylan 1984 European Tour|1984 European Tour]], most of the album was recorded at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 7 July, but "License to Kill" and "[[Tombstone Blues]]" come from [[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] on 5 July, and "[[I and I (song)|I and I]]" and "[[Girl from the North Country]]" were recorded at [[Slane Castle]], [[Ireland]] on 8 July.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
-Produced by [[Glyn Johns]], it features [[Mick Taylor]] (formerly of the [[Rolling Stones]]) on lead guitar, [[Ian McLagan]] (formerly of the [[The Faces|Faces]]) on keyboards, and a guest appearance from [[Carlos Santana]]. The performances on ''Real Live'' were recorded in support of his successful ''[[Infidels]]'' album. While ''Infidels'' was hailed as a "return to musical form" (as described by [[Kurt Loder]] in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine), critical reception for ''Real Live'' was generally mixed.
+Produced by [[Glyn Johns]], it features [[Mick Taylor]] (formerly of the [[Rolling Stones]]) on lead guitar, [[Ian McLagan]] (formerly of the [[The Faces|Faces]]) on keyboards, and a guest appearance from [[Carlos Santana]]. The performances on ''Real Live'' were recorded in support of his successful ''[[Infidels (Bob Dylan album)|Infidels]]'' album. While ''Infidels'' was hailed as a "return to musical form" (as described by [[Kurt Loder]] in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine), critical reception for ''Real Live'' was generally mixed.
 Released in December to capitalize on the Christmas shopping season, ''Real Live'' still sold in disappointing numbers, reaching a then-career low of #115 in the US and #54 in the UK.