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Set List
- Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
- Lay, Lady, Lay
- Lonesome Day Blues
- Girl From The North Country
- The Levee's Gonna Break
- Spirit On The Water
- Honest With Me
- John Brown
- Highway 61 Revisited
- Beyond The Horizon
- It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
- Nettie Moore
- Summer Days
- Masters Of War
- Like A Rolling Stone
- Thunder On The Mountain
- Blowin' In The Wind
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Comments
Nice to walk a few blocks to a Dylan concert
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Definitely enjoyed the show, even if Bob sounds more like Tom Waits these days. Several moving moments, especially Girl From the North Country.
I agree that those who don't have tickets should at least be able to see from behind the fences. I was told it's to keep people from climbing over, but they don't need to cover outsiders' views.
"Nettie Moore"
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Dear Paul,
There is so much I want to say about "Nettie Moore," but at this time what I want to say is still in the feeling stage. I need to spend time letting my thoughts and feelings take the shape of words, so I ask for your patience. I will be too busy (and away from my computer) during the coming week to do it justice. But stay tuned. I too, would really like to start and have a dialog with you about "Nettie Moore."
You responding to that particular part of my concert comments for the Brooklyn show suggests to me that we are feeling something in the song that I do not believe everyone feels, at least not at that depth. I know my friends do not have as strong a reaction to it as I do.
Although I have heard "Nettie Moore" many times, live, and recorded, for some reason, since hearing Bob sing it in Brooklyn last Tuesday, I finally started writing down notes, questions (that expect no answers), and feelings about the song. I hope it adds up to something worth reading.
My fear is, that when I finally add it to my Blog as a separate entry, I may have just gone around in circles. Maybe what I can hope for, at the least, is that those circles are a spiral up, or are concentric. Whatever I end up writing, I am sure at least YOU will appreciate it.
Stay tuned. I'll be back on this one.
I wish the Webmasters would hurry up and make it easier for us all to create our own personal groups. So far, it's just people popping out of the sky. Thank you for popping out of sunny London!
I think The Bob Dylan Team, and Bob Dylan probably, will find it very interesting to see how those groups form, and how the groups themselves take on unique characteristics of their own.
We'll "talk" later. Write me on my Blog and remind me if I forget. In the meantime, I'll keep taking notes about my personal response to "Nettie Moore."
Carol Shriver residing in NYC and Upstate New York
Your blog
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Dear Carol,
Just a note to say how much I appreciated your sensitive note after the recent concert in NYC, I was entrigued by your comment about Nettie Moore, it is one of those Dylan songs that has got right under my skin and somehow triggers very deep feelings of longing, loss, and tenderness. i'd like to hear your thoughts....
Best wishes from sunny London, Paul.
Dylan and The New Dylan?
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A great night of music. I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Bob was definitely up for this one. The vocals were clear the setlist was good. Bob played both Masters of War and John Brown (playing to the New York crowd) with great intensity. In a strange move (maybe not so strange for Bob) he completely changed the melody for the last verse of Honest With Me singing in an exaggerated staccato rhythm leaving George and Tony wide-eyed and laughing while playing along. After the show I raced to the Bowery Ballroom to see Conor Oberst. I was 25 minutes late but seeing both of them in the same night was incredible.
Dylan and The New Dylan?
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A great night of music. I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Bob was definitely up for this one. The vocals were clear the setlist was good. Bob played both Masters of War and John Brown (playing to the New York crowd) with great intensity. In a strange move (maybe not so strange for Bob) he completely changed the melody for the last verse of Honest With Me singing in an exaggerated staccato rhythm leaving George and Tony wide-eyed and laughing while playing along. After the show I raced to the Bowery Ballroom to see Conor Oberst. I was 25 minutes late but seeing both of them in the same night was incredible.
from the front of the line-the event was worth the wait
I was only slightly miffed that when I arrived with my GA tickets in hand at the 9th street entrance at 10:00 that morning that I wasn’t the first on line to see my hero perform in my neighborhood. Two others, more nuts than me, had arrived pre-dawn to ensure themselves prime park slope real estate seating on the lawn-however many hours away the opportunity to grab it was. Eric -he dah man -arrived at 2:00AM to claim the prize of being first on line for the big show.
The bigger show, it turned out for me, was the 8 1/2 hour wait at the front of the line. A few really nice folks, and hearty souls they were, showed up around noon to stand with me. Starting around 3:00p.m a line of folks began to wind their way around the perimeter of that section of the park and a steady flow of apparitions seemed to appear out of the woodwork and present themselves at the entrance. Arguing and laughing, buzzing around or just mingling about the ticket counter for who knows what reasons they provided some really, really solid entertainment. From platinum blondes with some serious implants to a pot bellied guy in a Gerry Garcia costume -it was a great show- What a town, what a borough, what an event!
The show except for Master of War was, in this ole Dylan fans opinion, pretty disappointing. I agree you had to be from another planet or galaxy, drug induced or not, to really equate the power of this to what Dylan at his best could do.
Anyway the spirit of Al Aronowitz lives. Happy Birthday Myles, glad we had a chance to share this
First time... and a good one!
I got into Dylan late, after many years of Paul Simon, Billy Joel, and all the wannabes.
Dylan's voice at this point is an acquired taste; I had hard time understanding some of the words, so I wasn't crazy about that.
"Rainy Day Women" was a great choice for an opener, to get the casual fans into it. "Lay Lady Lay" is one of my top 5, and I was glad to see it in the setlist, even though it's not the same without the Nashville Skyline/Isle of Wight- crooner voice. I don't think Bob can do that anymore.
Other highlights for me were definitely "Masters of War" and "Spirit On the Water;" I thought the Love and Theft material was great, particularly "Lonesome Day Blues."
But the biggest highlight was hearing that waltzlike intro, thinking to myself "what in the world is he playing?" and then "If you're travelin'..." -- the rendition"Girl from the North Country" was tremendous. What a way to revisit a classic.
My First Dylan Concert
I am no longer a Dylan virgin. I have to agree with Preacher, it was an excellent show. I went with a youngish kid (20) and he and I both reflected on why we loved it. Of course because for both of us it was our first Dylan show, but it was more than that. We reflected on why we like Dylan so much. What is it about his music that speaks to us. For us, it was enough to hear him live; to watch the man work.
We had decent seats, row E, right side. So, we got to watch the band look to him for direction the whole night. This made it exciting; they, as we, were looking for the next step. Where would Dylan take us?
He took us to a blues version of "Blowin' in the Wind." I am no musician, so I cannot see from that point of view. As a listener I found it moving because blues, first of all, is a cry. It is a cry for liberation and freedom. This is a theme rampant in Dylan, and so the accompaniment is appropriate and moves the song to a "whole other level."
There seem to be two camps who go to a Dylan concert: those who want a "song and dance man" who will play the songs as they know them and who will entertain them and those who pay to watch an artist work. I am in the latter camp. There is nothing wrong with paying to watch a song and dance man. Neil Diamond was at the Garden on the same night and probably put on a "whompin' good time."
But Dylan is different, isn't he? I went with this question on my mind: "How will Dylan move me?"
The answer is this: we cry because, ultimately, we are alienated. We are on a journey. I know this. Dylan knows this. He just puts into words we intuitively feel.
UPDATE: This being my first Dylan concert and all, I never knew about the Nag Champa incense. I told the kid I was with that I loved the smell. We thought someone might've been smoking hooka, but I found out from bobsboots tonight that it is Nag Champa. The odd thing is that I burn incense as I am writing (short fiction), and as I am Catholic, incense has a long history in my faith. I loved the smell of it so much that I'm ordering it along with a peacock ash catcher. For those who are interested, the peacock feather is an ancient symbol in Christianity: it is a symbol of the Resurrection.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.
Flannery O'Connor
I Live In An Alternate Reality
I live in an alternate reality. In other words I liked the concert. This was a special concert. Reflecting on the concert helped me appreciate it even more. Bob Dylan played a bunch of newer material. There were five songs from Modern Times and three from Love and Theft. My observations are as follows: Bob plays in a blues band now. Bob enjoys jamming with his blues band on keyboards.
The hats made them look classy. I found some of the songs unrecognizable. I know Blowin' In the Wind and It's Alright Ma I Am Only Bleeding,but I did not know he played them until I came home and checked the setlist on BobDylan.com. I like the style of music on Modern Times. You see it is not modern at all. It is old school.
I would be happy to play with you Bob as your guitarist if you ever need me. One of the cool things about the show was that Two Boots Restaurant cooked the food. It was the best food I ever had at a concert. I even saw someone from Jews for Jesus outside reminding people Bob said, "You gotta serve somebody. It may be the devil or it may be the Lord but you gotta serve somebody."
I also enjoyed meeting all the nice people at the show. It was fun to see Bob and his band leave the show in their three buses.
They went right down Prospect Park West stopped at the light
in front of the Pavilion Theater, and went right around Bartel Pritchard Square. One of my new friends from that night said, Elvis has just left the building." What a blast! My three year old daughter went and she loved it. She wants to go again!
burningcro
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Anybody who loved this concert must live in an alternate reality to whatever one I'm in
Hearing Dylan butcher his own masterpieces was like watching Picasso pour a can of Benjamin White on Guernica
His guitarist are incredibly mediocre esp. Denny
Please- compared to Butch trucks, hendrix, Warren Haynes, even Larry Cambell, or a hundred more, including students of mine!
he's BOB DYLAN! he could hire the best in the world. Plodding, bad tone, pedestrian solos
sure there were some good moments, but when you can no longer sing, you should not croak
he's a good writer- maybe retire and work on Chronicles 2
or charge no money for his shows
Man. What a brutal disappointment
Thank You Bob With All My Heart
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Was the show in Brooklyn's Prospect Park as great as all the other shows I've been to with Bob Dylan's current band? You bet.
Do I miss the earlier configuration with Larry Campbell? I miss the sound of all those guitars playing all at once. But I would not trade what he has now for something from the past. His band plays itself brilliantly, and Bob Dylan has never seemed so relaxed in his performance as he is with this band.
I've been going to Dylan concerts for a very long time.
I witnessed the transition, years ago, into his so-called "new" deliveries of his early songs. When I first experienced it, it was just that: an experience. After an initial confusion that lasted just a moment, I grabbed onto it like you would grab onto a rope being pulled through the water by a fast boat. Before I knew what was happening, I was up on my feet and riding the waves of the song and seeing and feeling things I had not felt before.
It's like that every time, and I love it. It just shows off the genius of his music and lyrics. The songs are felt and seen from different angles, often bringing something surprisingly deep and meaningful that wasn't there before.
In Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Tuesday, August 12, I was the wild woman dancing in the second row, right center section as you face the stage. Once again, another great show.
Tuesday's show, as always, had the right mix of high energy, and quiet emotion.
Although I can't help dancing most of the time, the songs I never feel like dancing to are "John Brown" and "Masters of War." But I stand to them.
"Nettie Moore" always makes me feel sadness and longing for someone gone from my life, and for those I have yet to lose. It's that powerful. I could say a lot about "Nettie Moore" but it is best saved for a blog.
My black gauze skirt survived my beer-drinking audience neighbors (I don't drink at concerts, but the beer usually ends up on me). More importantly my knees survived. Having suffered in the past from irresponsible dancing, my knees are OK due to the Italian made hiking boots that enable me to walk straight up the sides of buildings.
I ended up on the front rail, and my shoulders survived my swinging from the rail to "Like a Rolling Stone" as if riding the front of a very large boat in rough seas. I lose control and I really don't care what I look like.
Denny Freeman is the final answer for lead guitar as far as I'm concerned. When George Receli's incredible drums trigger Denny Freeman's guitar on Highway 61 at that one particular spot that comes around and around again, I go into orbit.
At any given point when I'm dancing I can shift my focus without thinking onto anybody. It could be Don Herron, Stuart Kimball, or Bob Dylan's keyboard, and the playing carries me along effortlessly. And Bob Dylan's harmonica always sends chills up my spine.
And, this is most important, Tony Garnier's bass attaches to my core, pulls me around, and keeps me from spinning completely out of orbit.
Thank you to all the band members, and thank you Bob. And thank you so much for this new website so I don't have to do silly things to say Thank You, like when I waited until just before the encore to hold up the sign I made on muslin cloth which I held up from the second row at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on November 13, 2006, that says, "Thank you Bob with all my heart."
Carol Shriver residing in NYC and Upstate New York
I can't even hear the murmur
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I can't even hear the murmur of a prayer
Brooklyn
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Pretty sure Bob said that he wished The Dodgers were still in Brooklyn
A couple of reviews
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Jesse Jarnow in the Village Voice
Nate Chinen in the New York Times
Fight?
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Please John it was far from a fight. Some pushing and shoving between two dudes that lasted about 20 seconds. Skinhead? I think you are overreacting?
Cookin' in Brooklyn
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What a privilege to see Bob & Co. in such an intimate setting. The band really tore through rockers like The Levee's Gonna Break and Honest With Me, with Bob belting it out (in his way) for all he was worth. Girl of the North Country and John Brown were nice surprises, as was the timely (as always) Masters of War. Lots of nice harp too. Truly memorable!
Enjoyed the Show
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Bob Dylan's drummer and bass player are amazing. Bob played the harmonica which was great, but Lay, Lady Lay was not. I was unaware of any fighting up front an I had left front seats. All in all a really great show. Celebrate Brooklyn though should realize that the blue wall is really rude. My husband and I bought sets, because we wanted seats. Who cares if people stand outside and hang out.
Brooklyn, NY
Of all songs
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Only in New York. Is sounds like a scene out of a Judd Apatow film. Is Ozzfest coming to that venue?
August 12 Prospect Park Concert
Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn
Happily, it was pretty relaxed out in the hinterlands of the lawn area. Dylan was fantastic. His band is amazingly tight. i dont think anyone was aware that there was anything out of the ordinary up front. Kids will be kids. Anyway, Thanks Bob and band, thanks Celebrate Brooklyn and thanks Brooklyn New York. Nite !
And, you don't be a stranger now, to Brooklyn, Bob, ya hear ? ; )
A Fight Broke Out during "Blowing In The Wind"!
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Actually I got a mosquito bite on my cheek and didn't notice, the show was that good.
I had a second row center seat, luckily, and after the main set, a lot of people stormed the front of the stage. during the encore. Things went from the sublime to the ridiculous in a very short amount of time.
Sublime: most in the front sang along to the chorus of " Like A Rolling Stone", and it was terrific.
Ridiculous: a fight broke out between a skinhead and some other shnook during "Blowing In The Wind", the last song of the night. Bob is reportedly so near-sighted I doubt he even knew what was going on. I on the other hand was glad to have a chair between me and these schmucks and the people trying to pull them apart.
Quit yer Bellyachin'
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Hey Pegasus. That is silly to complain about that.
You strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.
A padded fence?????
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You put up a padded fence around an outdoor concert?????
Did you honestly think that the folks who immediately bought $55-$100 tickets, sold out the place, would've minded if a couple of hundred more people saw a stick figure playing on a far-off stage? Without muddied sound?
Why bother with an outdoor concert? The same people who paid to trek out to the hinterlands of Brooklyn to be bitten by mosquitos would've been just as happy to see him somewhere air conditioned, and you would not have created an even greater "have and have not" culture around art. I could take a decent DVD player and go out on the meadow with all the mixed tapes I want and not be staring at a Great Divide in the park.
What hypocrisy. But no surprise, by now.