by Midnight Voyager » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:22 pm
I just want to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I've always been fascinated by their live shows, probably because, sadly, there is little to none cohesive documentation of them -- the only exception being Monterey Pop.
Compared to today's tour standards, their show schedules were very loose and sporadic. Granted, the industry is much different now. But even during their era, I think their approach to touring was an unusual luxury. I understand that previous to their mass success, as struggling folk artists, they spent many years enduring grueling tour schedules. It's easy to see why they didn't have the yearning hit the road hard core -- their records were selling; they didn't have to work as hard. Is it fair to guess that what was considered a full show lasted an hour at best?
Looks like they did about 30 or so shows. You'd hope that at least a few were recorded by someone....somewhere??!! If the technology of today existed then, every show would have been bootlegged and up on utube!