Bob Dylan
The other night I was lucky enough to see Bob Dylan for the 3rd time. It was a triple bill with Amos Lee, Merl Haggard and Bob Dylan. It was an awesome show, although I am not a huge fan of Merl Haggard or Amos Lee but when Dylan finally got on he rocked the house down. Haggard saved him self by essentially doing a stand-up act inbetween songs and then by singing a pretty damn good version of "Unforgettable", but sitting through the hollaring and yoddling (by the crowd and Haggard) wasn't the most fun I have had in my life. Oddly enough there seemed to be more Haggard fans then Dylan fans in the crowd. Right after the country music ended many got up and left, which is all right I guess but as a major Dylan fan I was greatly insulted.
What I did not respect was the crowd walking out on one of the greatest songs of all time, a timeless classic that virtually every person has heard at least one time or another. I am talking about Mr.Tambourine Man, which Dylan sang passionatly in his offbeat style while a good percentage of the crowd shamelessly shuffled out. But those few annoyances didn't stop me from enjoying one of the greatest performances I have been lucky enough to witness. Previously Neil Young and Crazy Horse was by far the best show I had seen, even compared to my two other Dylan expereinces but monday nights show was at that level.
Dylan played songs off of John Weasly Harding, Highway 61 Revisited, Love and Theft, Under the Red Sky, New Morning, Blonde On Blonde, Bringing It All Back Home, and Time Out of Mind. It was an amazing night. Some of my favorite tracks he played were, Can't Wait, Drifters Escape, Highway 61 Revisited, Stuck In a Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Bye and Bye and Mr. Tambourine Man. Honestly almost every song he played was one of my favorites except Man in Me which I had never heard before, but was amazing to hear live. The only negative of the night was that his first encore was a cover of a country song which was a disappointment considering he has an whole album of country songs to choose from for an encore. To hear Peggy Day or Lay Lady Lay would have been a real treat. Well for now its time for bed. Next time Bob Dylan comes to town, I highly suggest you check him out, I know I will.
What I did not respect was the crowd walking out on one of the greatest songs of all time, a timeless classic that virtually every person has heard at least one time or another. I am talking about Mr.Tambourine Man, which Dylan sang passionatly in his offbeat style while a good percentage of the crowd shamelessly shuffled out. But those few annoyances didn't stop me from enjoying one of the greatest performances I have been lucky enough to witness. Previously Neil Young and Crazy Horse was by far the best show I had seen, even compared to my two other Dylan expereinces but monday nights show was at that level.
Dylan played songs off of John Weasly Harding, Highway 61 Revisited, Love and Theft, Under the Red Sky, New Morning, Blonde On Blonde, Bringing It All Back Home, and Time Out of Mind. It was an amazing night. Some of my favorite tracks he played were, Can't Wait, Drifters Escape, Highway 61 Revisited, Stuck In a Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Bye and Bye and Mr. Tambourine Man. Honestly almost every song he played was one of my favorites except Man in Me which I had never heard before, but was amazing to hear live. The only negative of the night was that his first encore was a cover of a country song which was a disappointment considering he has an whole album of country songs to choose from for an encore. To hear Peggy Day or Lay Lady Lay would have been a real treat. Well for now its time for bed. Next time Bob Dylan comes to town, I highly suggest you check him out, I know I will.
posted by Alrik B. at 12:19 AM
3 Comments:
if you've seen big lebowski you've heard Man in Me before. It plays during the opening credits over the bowling montage.
Hmmm, well I guess I didn't make that connection having not seen the Big Lebowski in a while. I thought it sounded familiar, but I figuered it was just cuz it was Bob Dylan singing.
Who is Bob Dylan??
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