Bob Dylan/The Band – Before The Flood VG+/VG (2LP)

Before the Flood captures Bob Dylan and The Band at their most forceful, turning a reunion tour into a roaring, full‑bodied document of two acts pushing each other harder than they had in years. The performances feel charged with momentum: Dylan delivers his songs with a sharp, almost confrontational edge, while The Band play with a muscular looseness that gives familiar material new weight. There’s a sense of reclamation throughout—of Dylan reasserting his stage presence after years away, and of The Band proving their power as a standalone unit. The live setting adds grit and urgency, transforming classics into something more volatile and immediate. What emerges is a portrait of artists refusing to coast on legacy, instead treating the stage as a proving ground. It’s loud, spirited, and unvarnished, a snapshot of two intertwined musical identities finding renewed electricity in each other’s company.