June 4, 2016
Review by Claire and Roger Cutler
Great show. Always glorious to see His Bobness!
The weather was perfect for an outdoor concert and the venue is wonderful
- so civilized. Buy a bottle of world renowned wine for $20 at host's
winery and take it in with some glasses to watch the show. Far cry from
the 2 oz plunk for $7 at most concert concessions. Many people on the lawn
enjoying a picnic of wine, cheese, and grapes. Perhaps some started with
Burgundy before hitting the harder stuff.
Bob was great. Twenty songs most of which were from his recent works
(Fallen Angels, Tempest). Only 3 classics from way back: 1) Blowin' was a
great rendition with the crowd transfixed on the genius of it all and
perhaps crestfallen that we are still searching for the answers; 2) She
Belongs to Me was a surprising gem bringing so many memories; and 3) the
tune of the night, Tangled Up. Bob yet again completely revised the
lyrics. I've seen him do this so many times and he always seems to forego
the verse with the poet from the 13th (15th) century. This show he
included that verse but dramatically changed it. Unfortunately he left out
the 'revolution in the air" verse. Hard to believe at 75 Bob is still
providing further insight and guidance on his/our experiences. Thank you
Sir for keepin' on keepin' on!
The songs from Fallen Angels were very well performed and Bob's voice is
great at carrying them. They were well received but no doubt many wanted
more from his earlier works. As great as many of the Fallen Angels tunes
are they simply don't have the substance of Bob's creations.
The last song of the evening was Love Sick. It was wonderfully poignant.
The crowd which was unpleasantly docile most of the night approached the
stage and almost had a mosh pit, mostly just trying to get close to the
one who changed everything. We were fortunate to be right up front, about
10 feet from The Sage. Amazing how focused and in the groove he was in
delivering the song. Spellbinding!
A great evening! Will do it all again tonight! Hopefully get some
different tunes, but a replay would be fine.
Claire and Roger Cutler
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