Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Bob Dylan & band @ United Palace Theatre (on night 1) (wflines) "...this was the first show I've seen since guitarist Charlie Sexton rejoined the band. The setlist was phenomonal: they opened [night three] with a hard rocking, swagger heavy...
RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Our indefatigable roving correspondent and good friend Russ caught a second Dylan show last night, in Beantown, Massachusetts, and shares his impressions below: Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat: a raucous opening and Bob was into it from the start. Lots of dance moves and grins tonight. Girl From the North Country: a beautiful and tender delivery. [...]
Phillyist (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Image Credit: Flickr User Jim Linwood Pot and incense. Although we could easily identify the aroma at the Dylan concert on Monday night, the show itself left us scratching our heads. Yes, we know the artist is aging. Yes, we know that his voice has drawn criticism throughout his career. But he is an icon. And he is constantly on tour. Wouldn't, then, his team know about the horrible acoustics at the...
RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Thanks to our old friend Russ for the following review of Bob Dylan’s show last night in Fairfax, Virginia at the GMU Patriot Center, including the snapshots: WOW! Easily one of the best shows I’ve seen from Uncle Bob. He was energized, enthused, happy and in great voice. In fact, all of his [...]
Althouse (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
"Vicious currents blew through a majority of the material. Violence cast a pall over 'Ain't Talkin',' while a re-imagined 'Just Like a Woman' threw sarcastic daggers. Better still, the scampering 'Highway 61 Revisited' and scathing 'Ballad of a Thin Man' evoked sinister desires." That was excellently written, by Bob Gendron, for the Chicago Tribune. We were at that concert last night, at...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News For the man many consider to be the greatest songwriter rock has ever produced, there are quite a few clichés that surround Bob Dylan 's current approach to performing, the most obvious one being he does what he wants. Why this cliché exists was evident as the Bard -- introduced as "The poet laureate of rock 'n' roll" -- and his band rolled...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
He ignores songs from his new album -- that's nothing new. Neither is his attempt to define himself through his changing set list. He ignores songs from his new album -- that's nothing new. Neither is his attempt to define himself through his changing set list.
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
There are many reasons to celebrate Charlie Sexton’s return to Bob Dylan’s live band, but the biggest one might be that Sexton’s presence frees up Dylan to peel off terrifically cranky lead lines on a guitar that sounds like it’s been strung with straightened-out wire hangers. Kicking off a three-night stand at the Hollywood Palladium [...]
RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
There’s a recording on YouTube of Bob Dylan singing Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking on October 10th last in Berkeley, California. It’s the song with which he’s kicked off most of his shows so far on his fall tour. The recording might not be the best, but it’s good enough to know that [...]
East Bay View (mostly a food blog) (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
My big three Dylan albums* will forever be The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan , Bringing It All Back Home and Blood on the Tracks , but Love and Theft is top of the second tier. It's an album about staying in Mississippi a day too long, then finding there's now no reason to leave. On "Po' Boy" he employs the novel concept of playing the Fool for laughs, not tragedy. He sings like an old man, but...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
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Earvolution (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
By: David SchultzIn 1997, Bob Dylan sent his most ardent fans into career retrospective mode when he entered the hospital with a near-fatal heart infection. At the time, Dylan's career was in one of its cyclical nadirs but upon his release, that would all soon change. In the studio, Dylan put the finishing touches on Time Out Of Mind, which would become a critically lauded, Grammy winning success
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
• Madonna Reveals Celebration Track List • Brown Involved in More Abuse Incidents • Jackson Employees Want to Speak Out • “Be My Baby” Writer Ellie Greenwich Dies • iTunes, Target Team for Pearl Jam Album • Britney Spears Stars in New VMAs Ad • Charlie Sexton Rejoins Bob Dylan’s Band • Them Crooked Vultures: New Live Footage • Jackson Reality...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Photo: Roberts/Redferns When Bob Dylan resumes his never-ending tour October 5th in Seattle an old friend will be back in the band. Arc Angels guitarist Charlie Sexton, who played with Dylan from 1999 to 2002, has rejoined his group. Earlier this month Sexton sat in with Dylan in Round Rock Texas, causing rumors that a reunion [...]
JackRabbit Café (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
I have nothing against guitarist Denny Freeman, who has been on the road with Bob Dylan since 2005. He's great, but... From Austin 360: Diane Scott of the Continental Club has a scoop in this week’s club newsletter. Charlie Sexton has rejoined Bob Dylan’s band, replacing Denny Freeman. “Well, at least it’s Charlie,” Freeman told Scott. The never-ending tour restarts Oct....
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