I know you have all been waiting with bated breath for a review from me, the ultimate Dylan fan, well don't be disappointed. Here it is. I have read various reviews & critiques in sources varying from newspaper reviews to message board junkies. The only really bad comments I have read are from those who went along to relive their golden years expecting Dylan to sing exactly as he did in nineteen humptyseven. Anyone who is a real dedicated Dylanophobe would realize that he never sings a song quite the same. They are his songs, he can do what he damn well likes with them OK?
He didn't disappoint on Saturday. From a kickass start with Rainyday Woman #12 & 35 to the final of All Along The Watchtower, The whole evening rocked. His backing band was superb & Dylan was Dylan. Clad in black , he stood splay legged behind his keyboard & gave it all hell. he isnt that terribly good on keyboard & the volume for it was relatively low. Which was more than could be said for the volume on his microphone. That was too loud & distorted his vocals badly at some points, but hey, it was Dylan & we all knew the words anyway. Highway61 revisited, tangled up in Blue, Rollin an a Tumblin, & herself's personal favourite Masters of War. Quite a lot of stuff from Modern Times, But hey, thats a kickass album too. He even had his oscar in pride of place on one of his amps. It was a no frills gig. Just Dylan, a 5 piece band & the sound gear on stage.. Very basic lighting, no flash screens or other distractions. We got what we all went there to see. Our hero. The man who popularised the thoughts & ideals that we all had but couldn't articulate. The man who right from when he left school wanted to be a singer & did it.
We saw Bob Dylan
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And we are utterly thrilled for you that you did.
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