Going to see Bobby tonight in Tallahassee. Needless to say, I'm excited. It occurred to me this weekend that Lennon was actually older than Dylan. I had always just assumed the opposite.
I last saw Bobby D last summer at a show with Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. I didn't enjoy nearly as much as the previous times I'd seen him as it took the form of an endless blues jam with a few recognizable lyrics thrown in. Still, that's the deal with Dylan: you never know what you're going to get. Hope the show is great.
Great show. He was really a lot more animated than I've ever seen him. He split his time evenly between piano, guitar, and just singing (with harmonica). He appeared to even dance a bit, motioned to the audience to sing along on a chorus or two, and smiled a lot. The band sounded great, if not, like Dave says, a little too bluesy for a little too long at points. He's been doing really hit-laden setlists, but after a singalong version of "Just Like A Woman," he launched into 3 songs from the last couple of albums and did good loooong versions of them, which had a lot of fans going to get beer.
Sometime around the encore a mildly attractive older woman (she was probably my age) started really heavily hitting on me. Like trying to hold my hand and putting her arm around me and stuff. I don't know where it came from. I never even saw her until she was rubbing up against me. It was funny for a bit, but then it got annoying. My friend Mike and I got a good laugh about it.
Setlist:
Absolutely Sweet Marie Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Beyond Here Lies Nothin' Just Like A Woman Rollin' And Tumblin' Forgetful Heart Honest With Me Desolation Row Cold Irons Bound Spirit On The Water Highway 61 Revisited Can't Wait Thunder On The Mountain Ballad Of A Thin Man Jolene Like A Rolling Stone
I last saw Bobby D last summer at a show with Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. I didn't enjoy nearly as much as the previous times I'd seen him as it took the form of an endless blues jam with a few recognizable lyrics thrown in. Still, that's the deal with Dylan: you never know what you're going to get. Hope the show is great.
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ReplyDeleteGreat show. He was really a lot more animated than I've ever seen him. He split his time evenly between piano, guitar, and just singing (with harmonica). He appeared to even dance a bit, motioned to the audience to sing along on a chorus or two, and smiled a lot. The band sounded great, if not, like Dave says, a little too bluesy for a little too long at points. He's been doing really hit-laden setlists, but after a singalong version of "Just Like A Woman," he launched into 3 songs from the last couple of albums and did good loooong versions of them, which had a lot of fans going to get beer.
ReplyDeleteSometime around the encore a mildly attractive older woman (she was probably my age) started really heavily hitting on me. Like trying to hold my hand and putting her arm around me and stuff. I don't know where it came from. I never even saw her until she was rubbing up against me. It was funny for a bit, but then it got annoying. My friend Mike and I got a good laugh about it.
Setlist:
Absolutely Sweet Marie
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
Just Like A Woman
Rollin' And Tumblin'
Forgetful Heart
Honest With Me
Desolation Row
Cold Irons Bound
Spirit On The Water
Highway 61 Revisited
Can't Wait
Thunder On The Mountain
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Jolene
Like A Rolling Stone
Needless to say, she was blitzed.
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ReplyDeleteNice set! Desolation Row- a total treat.
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