November 14, 2018
Review by Chuck Case
I caught my 28th Bob Dylan show last night in Rochester, and it was a
great one. How great? Well, people were singing along. The crowd was
engaged, from casual classic rock fans to diehards. There were standing
ovations.
He hit the stage with his voice already warmed up and it made a big
difference with Things Have Changed having a bite and clarity I have
missed the past few times I’ve heard it. He did damn lovely versions of It
Ain’t Me, Babe, Don’t Think Twice, Simple Twist of Fate, and Blowin’ in
the Wind (on which Donnie’s violin had a Celtic feel). The care he had
been taking with his vocals on his standards albums was transferred to
his own material, and it made the show. Don’t Think Twice was
BEAUTIFUL and melodic. Not beautiful for Bob. Beautiful, period. Like a
Rolling Stone was of course well received and the new arrangement with
the slowed tempo and bowed bass at the chorus is great. Early Roman
Kings was really well placed after it. Gotta Serve Somebody was just
bloody awesome. It rocked. He sang Scarlet Town low and clear with a
passionate intensity and the crowd loved it. The new arrangement of
Cry A While is downright sexy. Tryin’ To Get to Heaven was perfect,
and he brought back the lines “Sometimes when youlose everything/
You find out you can always lose a little more” but he placed them in
the last verse, which was pretty powerful. His lyric changes all the way
through were easy to pick up. He let Charlie be Charlie a few times,
too. This was as good as Bob gets. I loved it. One of the best shows
I've ever seen.
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