Comments on: Farm Aid today (and forever?) http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2008/09/20/farm-aid-today-and-forever/ The latest on the Twin Cities music scene Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Don http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2008/09/20/farm-aid-today-and-forever/#comment-5501 Don Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:28:46 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2008/09/20/farm-aid-today-and-forever/#comment-5501 Jakob Dylan put on a GREAT Concert in St. Paul like he does every time he comes to Minnesota. The Wallflowers Concert last November at the Fitzgerald was the BEST Dylan/Wallflowers gig I've seen since their 1st Avenue Gig in March 1997. Unfortunately his introspective mellow setlist would have been much more appreciated at a club like the Fine Line, than outdoors at a Rockfest. The crowd at the McNally Smith Rockfest were there to see O.A.R. Dylan and his band: the Gold Mountain Rebels, which includes recent Wallflowers drummer: Fred Eltringham played almost as many Wallflowers tunes as new songs from his 1st solo CD: Seeing Things. The single; Something Good this way Comes was as perfect a radio friendly pop song as you'll hear in 2008. Most of the songs were mid tempo laid back variety that were met with tepid applause. All the Wallflowers tunes had a bluegrass country feel; that only hard core fans would reconize. The band was well rehearsed and polished. If you're a Dylan purist like me(Bob or Jakob for that matter) it was GREAT. Casual fans would be less than happy. Message to Jakob: Come back this Winter and play the Fine Line Music Cafe. I guarantee a Sell OUT! Jakob Dylan put on a GREAT Concert in St. Paul like he does every time he comes to Minnesota. The Wallflowers Concert last November at the Fitzgerald was the BEST Dylan/Wallflowers gig I’ve seen since their 1st Avenue Gig in March 1997. Unfortunately his introspective mellow setlist would have been much more appreciated at a club like the Fine Line, than outdoors at a Rockfest. The crowd at the McNally Smith Rockfest were there to see O.A.R. Dylan and his band: the Gold Mountain Rebels, which includes recent Wallflowers drummer: Fred Eltringham played almost as many Wallflowers tunes as new songs from his 1st solo CD: Seeing Things. The single; Something Good this way Comes was as perfect a radio friendly pop song as you’ll hear in 2008. Most of the songs were mid tempo laid back variety that were met with tepid applause. All the Wallflowers tunes had a bluegrass country feel; that only hard core fans would reconize. The band was well rehearsed and polished. If you’re a Dylan purist like me(Bob or Jakob for that matter) it was GREAT. Casual fans would be less than happy.

Message to Jakob: Come back this Winter and play the Fine Line Music Cafe. I guarantee a Sell OUT!

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