Thanks to Matt Innes for the following review: Bournemouth 2nd October Not in all as special a night as the 1st, but still with it's moments, particularly the encore variation slot. Good warm up, ok Tonight I'll be Staying, but all a bit routine until It takes a lot to laugh took everyone by surprise. Fluent, and his voice was holding up well. The set list looks like it is settling down a little, but Roving Gambler was handled well by Bob and the band, and Tangled was good enough. Love Minus Zero keeps changing in its intent, and, alongside Tambourine form the previous night, had a darker, near Time Out of Mind tinge to it, far from the Tammy Wynettics of the Unplugged version. All was to come though, as a fierce God knows kick started a superb Wheel's on Fire, conjuring up, again, the sinster sense of history and imminent despair/gloom of the Basement Tapes. Very difficult to describe, this one, but I guess he's old enough to sing these tracks with conviction, rather than the wide eyed fascination and intrigue of the original recordings. Then straight into LeopardSkin, and an aural mini-riot, seeming to release the gravitas of the previous track. This one was terrific, great fun, few lyrical slips, and back to the form of the previous night. The encore was not so good, apart from a fresh It Ain't Me Babe, which lit up hte venue. Love Sick was ok, but not nearly as driving as the previous night. Good, and surprising, but Bob was 20 minutes late on stage - there may have been a change of band personnel, but I couldn't spot it - any ideas? He looked fittish, but was still soaked in sweat by the end. Matt Innes
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