Behind
the Lines of War
source: Hammersmith 2/15-16/91
Side one:
Most likely you go your way
Lay Lady lay
Masters of war
The man in me
Gotta Serve somebody
Stuck inside of Mobile
Side two:
Wiggle, wiggle
Bob Dylan's dream
Love - 0/no limit
Mr. tambourine Man
Girl of the north country
Boots of Spanish leather
Side three:
Everything is broken
Man in the long black coat
Seeing the real you at last
God knows
I shall be released
In the garden
Side four:
Like a rolling stone
It ain't me, babe
Blowin' in the wind
Highway 61 revisited
Maggie's farm
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Information:
A relatively obscure West German release from 1991
that leaves a little to be desired as far as European pieces go. The best
thing going for this LP is the title and artwork,
which need to be well thought out to even make sense. I've not yet made
any connection to the venue, and the fact that this is a German title (other
than the obvious WWII connection that pitted the two
nations.) There is a deeper meaning, however, than the surface one. Dylan
performs the classic "Masters of War" at this venue. If one were to look
"behind" the lines of the song, one would see the writer painting a portrait
of the horrors of war that run even deeper than the devastation of life
and property. This deep, primal force is the same sentiment that the artist
Picasso wanted to portray. The simple
black and white LP cover reproduces one of his best
known works. Guernica takes one deep
behind the lines of war, far beyond the physical destruction caused by
the bombing raids, and into the souls of the survivors. Into the very depths
of human psychodynamics.
A small photo on the bottom front cover shows the marquee of Odeon Hammersmith.
Song lineup and times are on the back cover.
Blank labels. Field recording varies from total audience silence
to screaming directly into the mic.
5-7 stars
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