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Dylan, perhaps the most famous singer of the 20th century, spending a
good part of his life trying to destroy the myth of his reputation as
being the singer of political protest. Today, however, a
new disc is edited to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation
of International Amnesty, exclusively composed of Bob Dylan's verses.
'Chimes
of Freedom', - Songs of Bob Dylan, including 75 of his original
compositions, performed by Patti Smith, Adele, Diana Krall, Sting, Pete
Townshend, Billy Bragg, My Chemical Romance, Maroon 5 and My Morning
Jacket ... amongst many more others.
The dimension of the product, 4 CD's with more than 5 hours of music, turns it into the most uncommon beneficiary disc ever recorded.
Chimes of Freedom was, in fact, the song that closed the concerts of Dylan's tour 'Human Rights Now' which International Amnesty organised in 1998, performed together with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour.
The dimension of the product, 4 CD's with more than 5 hours of music, turns it into the most uncommon beneficiary disc ever recorded.
Chimes of Freedom was, in fact, the song that closed the concerts of Dylan's tour 'Human Rights Now' which International Amnesty organised in 1998, performed together with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour.
Another
significant fact: International Amnesty initiated their activities in
1961, the same year Dylan travelled to New York & offered his first
concerts in the Big Apple. As Dylan didn't celebrate his own 50th
anniversary, this quadruple CD would be more like a birthday cake.
'Chime
of Freedom' unites artists of all generations and vocations - Pop
stars (Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha), veterans (Kris Kristofferson, Pete Seeger),
rockers (Bad Religion, My Chemical Romance), regulars (Sting, Jackson
Browne, Sinead O'Conner, Lenny Kraviitz, and inseparable duels (Paul
Rogers with Nils Lofgren, Seal with Jeff Beck). All these versions have
been recorded specially for this project, with the exception of 5 live
performance: of Dave Matthews Band, Adele, Sugarland, Marianne
Faithful and Dierks Bentley.
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