10-19-2006, 05:32 PM
I love Dylan. One of the greatest music moments I've ever experienced was Dylan at the Warfield. He blew me completely away at that show. As a writer, I have overwhelming respect for Dylan's lyricism. He often helps me stave off writer's block with a good poached lyric. And I love the new album, Modern Times. I didn't at first, but it crept up on me over time.
That being said, Dylan can suck. He's a tortured artist and a malevolent prankster and I remember him walking out of a show after three songs because the 'sound wasn't right.' Graham nearly strangled him for that. With the success of Modern Times, he's coasting this tour.
Kings of Leon opened. I didn't hear a note. I was cleaning barf buckets. I was told I didn't miss much.
Dylan was playing cowboy for Halloween, replete with black cowboy hat and similarly adorned band. They had an almost southern-fried-rock sound, not one of my favorites at all. A decent steel pedal player and a soldi bass player who alternated between electric and standing. Dylan played keys and harmonica.
They opened with a lackluster Maggie's Farm, went through some new stuff, touched some old stuff, almost got me with I Shall Be Released and Watchtower but in the end, like the rest of the songs, they were only a cruel tease of what might have been if the bard had put his heart into it. The shining moment was a blazing Hwy 61 Revisted. Rolling Stone wasn't bad either, but it didn't push through. The band was technically solid, of course, but Dylan wasn't channelling god like he sometimes does. He wasn't channelling much of anything.
It was the worst Dylan performance that I've seen so far. I don't think he's lost it. I think he just didn't care. Such is Dylan. So disappointing. I still bought a pin, which I almost never do at shows, mostly because I've enjoyed his latest CD so much I thought I'd throw a few more bucks in his guitar case.
That being said, Dylan can suck. He's a tortured artist and a malevolent prankster and I remember him walking out of a show after three songs because the 'sound wasn't right.' Graham nearly strangled him for that. With the success of Modern Times, he's coasting this tour.
Kings of Leon opened. I didn't hear a note. I was cleaning barf buckets. I was told I didn't miss much.
Dylan was playing cowboy for Halloween, replete with black cowboy hat and similarly adorned band. They had an almost southern-fried-rock sound, not one of my favorites at all. A decent steel pedal player and a soldi bass player who alternated between electric and standing. Dylan played keys and harmonica.
They opened with a lackluster Maggie's Farm, went through some new stuff, touched some old stuff, almost got me with I Shall Be Released and Watchtower but in the end, like the rest of the songs, they were only a cruel tease of what might have been if the bard had put his heart into it. The shining moment was a blazing Hwy 61 Revisted. Rolling Stone wasn't bad either, but it didn't push through. The band was technically solid, of course, but Dylan wasn't channelling god like he sometimes does. He wasn't channelling much of anything.
It was the worst Dylan performance that I've seen so far. I don't think he's lost it. I think he just didn't care. Such is Dylan. So disappointing. I still bought a pin, which I almost never do at shows, mostly because I've enjoyed his latest CD so much I thought I'd throw a few more bucks in his guitar case.
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