I find Dylan a bit hit and miss these days. When he's good he's very very good but sometimes I find it a bit forgettable. This was one of those lesser occasions for me. It didn't help that it was the NIA and the sound was not good. I was amazed to find the sound so much better when I went to the Eagles later in the year at the same venue so I don't know what the issue was.
I like the way that Dylan is constantly reinventing tracks but sometimes that can mean you get a version that for you doesn't really work. I think a few old favourites fell into that category this time. "Desolation Row" should be searing but it was too upbeat. "Highway 61" and "Like a Rolling Stone" lacked venom. I think the generally ordinary band and the sound didn't help. Bob's singing was good given the other limitations, there was a good choice of tracks and I did enjoy it - just not as much as I could have done. There is always at least one outstanding track in any Dylan gig and for me that was "The Man in the Long Black Coat".
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