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Sunday, November 15. 2009

Good seats

A reader had good seats for Dylan in Boston last night (he did the amazing Every Grain of Sand, I am told):


Posted by Bird Dog in The Song and Dance Man at 18:26 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Have you read this article regarding Dylan

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/017/144saagx.asp

"If you needed more evidence, the release this month of Bob Dylan's Christmas album, Christmas in the Heart, should close the case. Dylan fans are like Baby Huey dolls, those inflatable figures with the big red nose and the rounded bottom, weighted so that when you punch them--punch hard, punch with all your might--they bounce right back, grinning the same frozen, unchangeable grin."
#1 mal on 2009-11-15 18:49 (Reply)
Hey! That's not nice!
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2009-11-15 18:54 (Reply)
I was at the show on Saturday night.

I enjoyed it, particularly his version of "All Along The Watchtower." Nevertheless, it was pretty obvious that his voice is really just about shot, and that his band is compensating by being overly loud and rock-ish, drowning out the lyrics. Every once in a while, I could catch a string of words that sounded like Dylan, but most of the time it sounded like he'd been gargling with chlorox and kerosene.

It's a shame, because he used to be able to put some nuance into his songs. And of course, his real power is in his lyrics.
#2 ruralcounsel on 2009-11-16 08:50 (Reply)
Sadly it's been that way since 2003, when he permanently dropped the acoustic sets -- perhaps in recognition of his roughening voice. He's never brought them back.

Without him picking up the acoustic guitar for a few tunes, it just doesn't feel like a complete "Dylan" show to me. Some of his greatest songs just don't work as well in electric arrangements (One Too Many Mornings, Tangled Up In Blue, She Belongs To Me, etc.) Still enjoy the shows, though.
#2.1 The_Dylanologist on 2009-11-16 11:45 (Reply)
Saw him in L.A. a few weeks ago. Great show! The band was hot, and Bob was smiling (when he wasn't snarling) and seemed to really be enjoying himself.
#3 Ringo the Gringo (Link) on 2009-11-16 11:13 (Reply)
True, it was difficult to understand the lyrics to most of the songs, but I still like the gnarly sound of his blown out voice box.....And compared to Shane MacGowan of The Pogues, who I saw perform the following week, Dylan's voice sounded almost sweet.
#4 Ringo the Gringo (Link) on 2009-11-16 11:18 (Reply)

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