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An argument for Dylan
What are the chances? Driving along and you will see a big sign flashing "Bob Dylan in concert." He is truly a living legend. Since I have never seen him and I would not get another chance, I thought I was an idiot not to grasp this opportunity. Veronica have been not too enthusiastic, because they had seen him several times (her father is the quintessence of old hippie making the annual pilgrimage Dylan). I tried to think of some provocative ways to sell her the idea of spending one hundred U.S. dollars and a few hours of her life listening to unintelligible lyrics mumbled by a man 67 years old.
I tried to live legend idea, but she had seen him before, so ... when we talked, I came across what I think the real reason for anyone to be interested in seeing Dylan, even if they do not particularly care for his music. Few people in the history of art ever to make significant changes in how their vehicle is running. Bob Dylan is one of those few. Basically, he changed the way songs are written, not musically but lyrically. There is a noticeable difference between the numbers before and after impact. Before Dylan, lyrics told stories in a clear, simple way. The use of images is usually limited to the music, with melody and chord structure. He changed that. Now it is common for the texts used as a vehicle to "an image" as much as the feel and shape of the music. Bob Dylan had a big hand in making for that to happen. This point made an impact on Veronica and she was really looking forward to the show (I wisely decided not to remind her that she would not be able to have a word of decipher the man sings - I fear that the entire text argument to lose).
We came without tickets just before showtime and completely dumb luck got seats in the third row that somehow overlooked in the presale. What can I say, we derive a Charmed Life. The first thing I noticed upon entering the arena was the crowd. It is a long, long time since I went to a big stadium rock concert, but I still remember what it was ... and it was not. I really felt like one of the youth there. This was probably a good thing. No mosh pits, groupies, safety or cyclist clouds of pot smoke to obscure the reason we came. There was a fairly large contingency of young children from the local college readiness to assist all the show in exchange for the cheaper ticket prices. Perhaps that is where some secret herb-burning fires. It seemed like a little hint now and then drove by.
As for the show itself was pretty much what I expected except that Dylan has reinvented himself as a keyboard player on this tour. He got only one guitar on a few tracks and mainly used the harmonica a little color here and there add. The crowd went wild every time he touched the harp, so it worked.
Dylan's been known to do entire shows of songs only a hardcore fan would recognize so happy we would be blessed with a number of classics like "Highway 61 Revisited "," Like A Rolling Stone "," It's All Over Now Baby Blue "," Maggie's Farm "and" All Along The Watchtower ". All nostalgic, bring-your-back-to-a-particular-place-and-time classics. For Veronica, a particularly fond memory occurred during" "Rainy Day Woman # 12 and # 35 (huh?, Oh yeah, "Everybody Must Get Stoned") refrain shock of her mother that her father was listening to "that song" for the children. Daddy simple explanation for the off as a song about Jesus, which is funny because it's (kinda) true. A nice little childhood memories that made Veronica smile.
It can bring a little off-how Dylan never acknowledges his audience, almost like watching a rehearsal. You can see that as good or bad, I personally like the thing to find. The lighting is scarce - you never really good to him, the very pared-down phase. It is almost as if the crowd is a side issue. I can see how after decades of performing these songs, he intentionally of texts, so it does not turn into a sing along. It also occurred to me that the college kids (and some of the old hippies) to stop screaming out requests of favorite songs, because it could make it less likely that they play.
Dylan not lively, but he did not seem like an "old man", either. Like Veronica said, he "ran cool. He is, as its introduction, "the poet laureate of rock 'n roll. The voice of the promise of the years 60s counterculture. The guy who forced folk into bed with rock, make-up that drew in the '70s and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse and came to find Jesus. "
And the band kicked ass.
David, www.GypsyNester.com
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