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source: Audience Tapes Tracks: Disc one March 1: Short Intro Watching The River Flow Lay, Lady, Lay Stuck Inside Of Mobile Just Like A Woman Silvio (Dylan / Robert Hunter) It Ain't Me, Babe (a) Mr. Tambourine Man (a) Tangled Up In Blue (a) Friend Of The Devil (Garcia / R.Hunter) (a) Make You Feel My Love Short Band Introduction Highway 61 Revisited Disc two encore: Love Sick Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (a) Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly) March 2: Short intro Gotta Serve Somebody Million Miles Stuck Inside Of Mobile Just Like A Woman Silvio It Ain't Me, Babe (a) To Ramona (a) Tangled Up In Blue (a) Disc three Friend Of The Devil (Garcia / R.Hunter) (a) Can't Wait Highway 61 Revisited encore: Knockin' On Heaven's Door (a) [BV] Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly) Bonus: My Back Pages (a) [Bh / Lf] Masters Of War (a) [Cd] Tangled Up In Blue (a) Forever Young (a) All Along The Watchtower [Ca] Positively 4th Street [Lps] Watching The River Flow Not Dark Yet Review: Thinman issues this 3 CD set that documents two complete and historic shows, and much of a third as bonus. The title comes from the Vegas night lights. This set is quite nice, from the great photos and aesthetics to the enclosed booklet with track info to the heavy weight, glossy inserts that they're all printed on. Each disc is offset printed with a different concert photo, and there is over three and a half hours of entertainment recorded on them. The first show is notable because it's a private party hosted by Lucky Brand Jeans (who market their own line of Dylan T-shirts). Five hundred Lucky clients and associates were there by invitation only, and the public was not admitted. Dylan performed some classics including a rare outing of Lay, Lady, Lay as well as the Dead's Friend Of The Devil. This audience recording of that song was officially released on the CD Stolen Roses. The quality of the recording can be heard on that release. It's just a tad muffled throughout the entire show, and a couple of times at songs end or beginning the crowed is a bit loud, and you can pick out a few words as they discuss the show, but nothing so bad as to detract from the listening expierence. Make is tender, but the ever present audience slightly detracts from it. Bob encores with Love Sick, which is perhaps the highlight of the show, a powerful, acoustic Don't Think Twice, and a rollicking Not Fade Away. All in all, a fair performance in fair quality... but nothing here is an absolute must have. (Cond.) © 2008 CD Pinkerton - bobsboots.com |
Information: Released: Quality: Bob's Boots ref Special Thanks to Lincoln Park
Mark
Listen to a sample of this CD: March 1 Silvio  Legend
Review:(Cont.) The second show starts off the first few words muffled as the mic comes out of hiding, but quickly brightens up. Once again, the audience is too loud at times. It's notable for a couple of reasons as well, however. First of all, it was the final show of the winter tour. More notably, U2's Bono walks on as special guest on one song. Equally exciting is the song... the tours only performance of Knockin' On Heaven's Door. Bono sings harmony with Dylan and plays acoustic rhythm and sings lead vocal on three verses (including a couple that seem to be made up on the fly). It's far from a stellar performance... but it is good. Along with this highlight are the new songs which sound great, but the show stealer is a heart wrenching Just Like A Woman. The Bonus tracks are eight of the fifteen songs performed at Jones Beach. The show from the night before has circulated for some time now, but this one has not. This is, once again, the final night of this leg of the tour. More notable is that this is the first tour with Charlie Sexton on board to replace Buckey Baxter These songs represent the better ones of the night. Unfortunately, the quality slips a little down to seven stars. The music is a little further away and the audience in proximity to the mic gets a little louder. © 2008 CD Pinkerton - bobsboots.com |
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