There’s a truly great EP buried within this over-stuffed and thematically inconsistent album.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2074)
When Bruce announced his participation in the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour in 1988, his re-arrangement and performance of this Bob Dylan classic became the title track of an EP released the following month.
Introduced without fanfare on the Seeger Sessions Tour, Bruce’s immigrant song grew into his summational statement and band tribute. Read the backstory and watch great performances inside.
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