it's funny cuz he digs so deep and plays so many songs compared to most classic rock touring artists but then he TOTALLY ALWAYS PLAYS watchtower, blowin' in the wind, and like a rolling stone
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
That has more 'old faves' than I would have expected.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
when I saw him in '05 he played "I'll Remember You"! My heart leapt.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
I re-discovered the mp3's I d/l of the "hears a who" set. Made a nice sleeve and label for a burned CD..
I guess he's not going to do "Green Eggs and Ham"
― Mark G, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
i've been looking at dylan setlists for like, most of my internet life, so sometimes i wish he'd dig a little deeper, play some things from Infidels or New Morning or something. but this show i just listened to sounded pretty cool.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
I figure he played piano on the original therefore it's easier for him.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/240999.1020.A.jpg
― Odd Spice (Eazy), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 00:42 (twelve years ago) link
OTOH, they're probably not often recognizable as such- at least until he gets to the chorus (or mumbles a few consecutively intelligible lyrics).
― o. nate, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 01:05 (twelve years ago) link
The first time I saw him, mid-80s, he did an acoustic set including Blowin and Times They Are a-Changin, and it felt like Fogey Central. Saw him like 15 years later, and he did this mournful, bluesy version of Blowin' that was just gorgeous. So, yeah, unpredictable.
I don't think 68 minutes is necessarily a bad sign. For one thing, that could mean a 17-minute epic in there, and his track record on those is pretty good. But also, the longer songs on Modern Times completely trump the short ones on Together Through Life.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 01:17 (twelve years ago) link
that could mean a 17-minute epic in there
The song about the TItanic is 14 minutes long.
As I've said elsewhere, the cover looks like a self-released smooth jazz album.
― 誤訳侮辱, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
Xpost yeah, last time I saw him took me a verse or two to realize he was playing tangled up in blue
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
i have never seen dylan live!
― goole, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:17 (twelve years ago) link
i can't claim to be a superfan or anything, it just struck me.
― goole, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
it's weird to think how old love & theft is! he's been playing a lot of that album as a core part of his setlists for over a decade now.
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
puts me in mind of the woody allen conversations we've had here
I haven't seen Woody Allen live either.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
we're watching him die
― goole, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
he played literally four blocks from my house last summer at the ballpark & I felt guilty that there's no way I'm going to an outdoor goes-on-forever rock show at a ballpark in the summer here no matter who it is
― tallarico dreams (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno, the ballpark thing seems kind of fun? at least more fun than a hockey arena. best time i saw him was at the hollywood palladium. here's a recent live thing i've been enjoying. i dunno, obviously the ragged vocals will be a roadblock for some, but i think he sounds great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCLBFvqyBkI
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
and check him out herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHsXVSFkFs
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
cover looks like what i'd expect to see in a one-sheet on a new soft cell album anytime in the last 9 years
― bb, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno, the ballpark thing seems kind of fun? at least more fun than a hockey arena
yeah I guess - I really strongly prefer short sets so I don't go to classic-old-dude shows anyway, and one that's outside in punishing southern summer heat is one I'm especially not going to
― tallarico dreams (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i don't know if i'd go if one of those was near me, but maybe if it was cheap ... a beer, a hot dog and blowin in the wind. america.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
o t m
― bb, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
I'm mad at myself for not going to see that Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Mellencamp ballpark tour a few years back. Nearest show was 3 hours away, but still.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
the only time i've ever seen dylan was in a saint pall ballpark with willie nelson opening (with part of a set pushing his reggae album, too!).
it sure as hell was fuckin america. i had cheese curds. me and my date sat on a blanket in the grass. dylan was doing 'masters of war' a lot then.
― j., Wednesday, 18 July 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
it sure as hell was fuckin america. i had cheese curds. me and my date sat on a blanket in the grass. dylan was doing 'masters of war' a lot then.think this is a quote from On The Road isn't it?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
when i was in high school i basically wanted nothing in the world more than to see dylan live but the neverending tour rarely finds its way to oahu let alone to the big island
then he came here to portland the other year and i was like, eh. see also: i could buy half a dozen super soaker xp35s now, and yet.
(i should still go see him at some point. i would like to. it was just an inconvenient week. also i doubt they make the xp35 anymore and nothing will ever be more platonically ideal.)
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef016302205689970d-pi
― dow, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
I saw one of the Palladium shows a few years ago and the main thing I remember about that gig is how many people were looking at Johnny Depp being bored at his VIP table instead of at Dylan. I really enjoyed the show though. Warm sound, reasonably sized venue.
A part of me wants to see him live now that he's ditched the organ crutch, but I don't think I'd go to an arena show to see God. Too bad fucking Knopfler's opening for him instead of John & Exene like last time.
― Everything You Like Sucks, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
hrmhttp://www.jambands.com/images/2012/07/18/37190/DylanKnopfler-353x.jpg
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
knobpfler
― j., Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
money for knothin
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
Seen him three times, most recently in summer '05 with Nelson. The sound was fabulous: a locomotive running through a baseball stadium centerfield. Stuck to piano.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
i guess dylan/knopf toured europe last fall together, did some jams, but sadly did not play infidels in its entirety.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
dates for n. america. man he tours pretty hard, doesn't he. two colorado dates, kind of tempted, especially if he's playing new stuff.
Oct 05 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre Oct 06 - Regina, SK - Brandt CentreOct 08 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union CentreOct 09 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place Oct 10 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank SaddledomeOct 12 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena Rogers ArenaOct 13 - Seattle, WA - Key ArenaOct 15 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena Oct 17 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumOct 18 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumOct 19 - Berkeley, CA - Greek TheatreOct 20 - Sacramento, CA - Power Balance Pavillion PowerOct 22 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara County BowlOct 24 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center Oct 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood BowlOct 29 - Broomfield, CO - 1st Bank CenterOct 30 - Broomfield, CO - 1st Bank Center Nov 01 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon TheatreNov 02 - Tulsa, OK - BOK CenterNov 03 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink CenterNov 05 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy CenterNov 07 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center Nov 08 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center Nov 09 - Chicago, IL - United CenterNov 12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel ArenaNov 13 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn HillsNov 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada CentreNov 16 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Bell CentreNov 18 - Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Nov 19 - Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo CenterNov 20 - Washington, DC Verizon CenterNov 21 - Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
hm SF show is on my bday
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
absolutely hate that venue tho
yeah the CO venue is lame-o too. funny, leonard cohen is playing there a couple days later. how much gravel can one building stand?
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
He's playing US & Canada all August and September too.
― boxall, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
he's playing an outdoor venue in Indy in late August & then the United Center in Chi in November, both p much equidistant from me. former is prob a more fun venue but the weather's been so savage here that I'm not sure I want to take my chances. but lawn seats are only $30ish! whereas the United Center is not likely to be as loose, but also not going to be meltorama. not sure.
― Euler, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
He's playing US & Canada all August and September too.yeah! crazy. obviously nothing new, but still. he must really like performing. i assume he doesn't need the $$$.
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
i'd be pretty happy to see this setlist
Lyon, FranceFourviere Nights FestivalTheatres Romains De Fourviere
July 18, 2012
1. Absolutely Sweet Marie(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on violin, Stu on acoustic guitar)2. Man In The Long Black Coat(Bob center stage with harp, Stu on acoustic guitar)3. Things Have Changed (Bob center stage with harp, Stu on acoustic guitar)4. Tangled Up In Blue(Bob center stage with harp then on grand piano, Stu on acoustic guitar)5. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on grand piano)6. Desolation Row (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on electric mandolin,Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)7. High Water (For Charley Patton)(Bob center stage with harp then on grand piano, Donnie on banjo, Tony on standup bass)8. Sugar Baby (Bob on grand piano, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)9. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on grand piano)10. Forgetful Heart (Bob centere stage with harp, Donnie on violin,Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass with bow)11. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on grand piano)12. Blind Willie McTell(Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on banjo, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on grand piano)14. Ballad Of A Thin Man(Bob center stage with harp then on grand piano and back to center stage with harp)15. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on grand piano)16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on grand piano) (encore)17. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on grand piano then center stage with harp,Donnie on violin, Stu on acoutic guitar, Tony on standup bass)
― tylerw, Friday, 20 July 2012 02:27 (twelve years ago) link
High Water from that set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZMfWmtjR_E
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 July 2012 02:35 (twelve years ago) link
my fave tempest covers
http://www.popsike.eu/pix/20120521/251067649957.jpg
http://www.popsike.eu/pix/20080601/320258850754.jpg
― scott seward, Friday, 20 July 2012 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
but i like the dylan cover. except his name doesn't really fit...somehow. the rest i like. would look good for the vinyl version.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 July 2012 02:57 (twelve years ago) link
Somehow I think it might be a mock-up, or a working visual, like a working title. Just to make the press release more festive, and fit with its massive pimping of awards and chart-toppings from Time Out Of Mind onwards. First time I saw him was in the late-ish 70s, the tour he'd started with Rolling Thunder whiteface shaded to something more tasteful, no stubble, coiffure, Hot August Night-type stage attire (this is when he and Neil Diamond shared some elements of management and/or lawyers, plus Robertson had produced Beautiful Noise, which I'd still like to check[ might be how Neil got to be in The Last Waltz). By the time they got to Birmingham, Dyl was in a rumpled Cisco Kid suit, black and silver (which he wore for this whole leg of the tour, judging by the highlight reel I later saw), side of his hair flattened, hunched over and totin' that big ol' guitar, like he'd just rolled out of the blankets and straight to another night's work. But with enough campfire bacon and coffee to tap that dirty sneaker and direct diff subsets of musicians, and sometimes the whole 20 or so usually onstage (though some were sent into or summoned from the wings). Plus a female gospel chorus in several contexts, incl. a gospel-speed-metal-orchestral "Masters of War."
― dow, Friday, 20 July 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
Another time I saw him, in the early 90s, he was more into playing than singing, lots of fine complex folkie picking and some screaming solos, from him and steel guitarist, especially in "Highway 61" and "Tombstone Blues." "All Along The Watchtower" kept witholding the expected guitarpocalypse, more of a band=laidback Roadrunner, people all along the watchtower and in our mountain amphitheater seats=Wile E. Coyote. It was diabolical, and finally/suddenly we were in the middle of another song.
― dow, Friday, 20 July 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
that highwater is great.
― tylerw, Friday, 20 July 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
tim heidecker pre-covers Titanic: http://vimeo.com/46246490
― diamonddave85, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
haaaaaaa
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
His story in Chronicles of writing "Dignity" was about watching the news about Len Bias's death, so maybe he has a four-track near his TV chair.
Ronnie James Dio had stories about writing his big songs while watching NFL games.
― otm in the rain (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
Also, love this album's last track, "Roll On John."
― otm in the rain (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 14:22 (eight years ago) link
I forgot that anecdote, need to reread Chronicles soon
Roll On, John is great
― niels, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 14:54 (eight years ago) link
listening to "tempest" (the song) this really is a kooky thing
"Petals fell from flowers'Til all of them were goneIn the long and dreadful hoursThe wizard's curse played on"
― Pull your head on out your hippy haze (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 16:24 (eight years ago) link
it's somewhat similar to lily rosemary and the jack of hearts in its failed attempt at telling an epic tale on an epic scale
― niels, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 16:31 (eight years ago) link