Comments on: Dylan does Northrop

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:43:45 +0000

I just got a recording of the show and listened to it on the ipod this morning. I love the Internet sometimes! Anyway, I can easily hear what he said during the band introductions. Here it is

“Tony Garnier wearing the Obama button…. Alright… Tony and I think its a brand new time right now. The age of light. Me, I was born in 1941. That’s the year they bombed Pearl Harbor. Well, we’ve been living in a world of darkness ever since. But it looks like things are gonna change now!”

By: alvin

alvin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:29:46 +0000

I’ve seen Bob eight or ten times in the last 12 years, at ballparks, state-fairs and gymnasiums, at the edge of a cliff in Washington State, and the Northrup was really great. One thing about Bob… it is what you make it.

With so many factors swirling around the guy, everyone who wanted to experience the show whould have been able to find something to love.

I knew he wouldn’t have any kind of speech, and I think “Ain’t Talkin” was a nod to that. Obviously this reviewer wasn’t a real dylan head. If you want these crystaline renditions of all of the historic songs, pour yourself a glass of wine and pick-up any of teh many dvd’s and cd’s availible.

or show up and be a part of history.

“how many times must a man look up, before he can see the sky?”

that line made me laugh out loud last night. thanks bob, you’re the joker man.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:41:54 +0000

I thought BOB ended by saying since Pearl Harbor the world has been in darkness, and then a remark about change, was difficult to clearly hear it all.
more importantly the Sound SUCKED!!
The set selection great,
the experience of seeing and hearing Dylan was still well worth it.

By: Johnny Heartland

Johnny Heartland — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:45:22 +0000

Wow, a lot of wide ranging experiences last night.

I was at the show and I thought Dylan did an amazing job. He put himself all the way into nearly every single song. By the end of “Ain’t Talkin’” he was out of juice and I saw him let out an exhausted sigh, but otherwise he was dead on all night. For me the highlight was “Stuck Inside of Mobile.” He did the “Oh, Mama…” part different each time. On Highway 61 he screwed up the lyrics of the last verse by singing the first line correctly but then doing the rest with the words from the previous verse. He played it seamlessly though and it’s not like it was too easy to understand what he was singing anyway. But that didn’t matter. Rhythmically and creatively he really laid it out there and gave us our money’s worth. But, not everyone feels the same as me, I see now.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:38:44 +0000

I consider myself a pretty big Dylan fan, but last night’s show was terrible.
I paid $172 for a pair of nice seats in the first couple rows of the balcony, and I left early. I couldn’t believe I was doing it. But it was pointless to stay there.
To me, there was way too much band and not enough Dylan.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:55:42 +0000

Well, I know I’m supposed to say the Dylan show was memorable or great but I guess I’m not that enlightened. This was my 13th Dylan show so I am not some wet behind the ear rookie. For the first time in my life I actually left an event early that I paid for. Anticlimactic, brutal, simply dreadful all around. Sound, song selection, you name it and I didn’t like it.

By: Night Thief

Night Thief — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:42:27 +0000

Wases reveiwer even at sowh? Rob Dylan protest Hibbing upraising ambot looting adn train tracts. Scratch on voices Rolling Tome enchanted sogn even mroe.

By: Jon Copeland

Jon Copeland — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:55:44 +0000

Sandra Jahn said “I would have sworn he preceded that comment with “Looks like Obama’s won” but since no one else has mentioned it, I begin to wonder…”

He was introducing the band and said “And over there wearing the Obama button…”

By: JeezTakeAPillAlready

JeezTakeAPillAlready — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:49:16 +0000

While it’s true that those who expect a golden oldies show are likely to be disappointed, perhaps they should be. Don’t worry, the State Fair is just months away.

By: Jon Bream: ignoramus

Jon Bream: ignoramus — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:15:11 +0000

Could’ve taken a music class which would have taught him how to take care of his voice? You’re a fool. The man has been singing constantly since long before your smug waste of space was even born. “All Along The Watchtower” isn’t his “usual” finale. He’s ended with other songs, including “Blowing In The Wind” how many times….? Oh: THOUSANDS. How did you get this job?