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The Band: Wheels On Fire

Ian MacDonald, Uncut, September 2001

IN TERMS OF scale and impact, rock music was born during Dylan's 1965-6 world tour with a group called The Hawks. Dylan's rig was by far the largest and loudest then on the road, several witnesses likening the weight of its sound to a B52 bomber taking off.

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