Dylan show

yayyy, going to the Dylan show for my birthday, at the historic Auditorium Theatre.....looking forward to it.

bobdylan.com: Bob Dylan: Live And In Person!



featuring Bob Dylan and his band,
Merle Haggard and the Strangers,
and Amos Lee

{Personal, Bob Dylan}

update: good show, Merle Haggard was a lot better than I had expected. Sat in the 7th row, on the aisle of the center section.
We noticed Dylan having some major flirtations going on with the violinist (Elena Fremerman from Hot Club of Cowtown), whether consummated or not, we weren't sure.

I wonder if Mr Dylan is suffering from arthritis, and this is why he no longer plays guitar, going as far as soloing with harmonica. There was an acoustic guitar behind him, but it never was played.

Chicago, Illinois Auditorium Theatre April 6, 2005

1. Drifter's Escape
2. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
3. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
4. Lay, Lady, Lay
5. Cold Irons Bound
6. Just Like A Woman
7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
8. Ballad Of A Thin Man
9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
10. Man In The Long Black Coat
11. Honest With Me
12. It Ain't Me, Babe

encore
13. Every Grain Of Sand
14. All Along The Watchtower

These days, Dylan stands behind his little church organ, stage left, stabbing at the microphone with his still-unconventional vocal style. Behind him stands his lead guitarist Stu Kimball, whose playing often seems to please Bob. Center stage stands his new violinist, Elana Fremerman, who at first listen reminds one of Dylan's 70s violinist Scarlet Rivera, but she soon sheds that comparison in favor of a broader style, one that encompasses flowing grace as well as sharp attacks of her bow. Multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron stands far stage right, playing a new instrument on every song, adding just the right touches to fill out the sound. Rhythm guitarist Denny Freeman stands next to Herron, adding some high-end Telecaster to the sound, and now and then taking a dirty rockabilly solo. But they would all be scenery if it weren't for the core members who hold the rhythm down: Tony Garnier on bass and George Recile on drums. Garnier, in his porkpie hat, has been playing with Dylan for longer than any other single musician in the forty-four years since Bob came on the scene, with him since the early 90s. The powerhouse behind the drums, Recile, locks in with Garnier's playing so well that it allows the band's Dixieland style to issue forth, as they hold it together. The beats these two put out are ridiculous; “solid” doesn't do them justice. There is an exact force behind everything they play. Anyone else can play anything, and know that underneath is an unassailable foundation.

previous set lists after jump