October 24, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia - set list
Bill Pagel
Vancouver, British Columbia
General Motors Place
October 24, 2008
1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on electric guitar)
2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on harp)
3. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
4. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
6. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard and harp)
7. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard)
8. Make You Feel My Love
9. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on keyboard)
10. Visions Of Johanna (Bob on keyboard)
11. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob on harp)
12. Desolation Row (Bob on keyboard)
13. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
14. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard)
15. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
16. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
17. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
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Thanks to Stephen Scobie for the phone call
and Stefan Haras and Thomas Kalcher for the email..
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really real
>
> 1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on electric guitar)
> 2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on harp)
> 3. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
> 4. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
because they really rock
> 5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
bit of oom pah pah
> 6. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard and harp)
and this version was musical in its own way. The words rang truer in
this version though. And I must say, Dylan was blowing some very strong
harp. Finally I get some proof that he can still do that!
> 7. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard)
> 8. Make You Feel My Love
row, he does it full of upsing. Don't tell me that Dylan didn't know I
was in the audience.
> 9. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on keyboard)
it;s hard to hear all the words. Another problem is that half way
through, the band got dull again.
> 10. Visions Of Johanna (Bob on keyboard)
way through, it turned shlocky. The band was playing this Tick Tock riff
that seemed to come out of My Grandfather's Clock
> 11. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob on harp)
was very good. By now though, Bob's harp was losing energy.
> 12. Desolation Row (Bob on keyboard)
song. You can't expect Dylan to carry the whole thing
> 13. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
wonderfully.
> 14. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard)
> 15. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
>
> (encore)
>
> 16. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
Quite amazing. Bob seemed to capture the old feeling with this performance
> 17. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
It was nice hearing this song, as it added another level to remembering
that the guy we were watching had written so many great songs over such
a long period of time. The actual performance though was kind of
dramatic, nothing very special
All in all, a very nice night of Bob Dylan. One feels privileged getting
to actually see Bob Dylan in the flesh, and here he is, fronting a
pretty good rock band making some pretty good stadium music. Nothing
revelatory happened tonight, but Bob Dylan doing a good live show is
kind of a revelation in itself.
badlands420
> 2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on harp)
> 3. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
Nice. Don't recall seeing those back-to-back before.
badlands420
>> 4. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
> This was good too. It's great that Bob has these new songs to sing because
> they really rock
I got to see the live premiere of this song in San Diego last year. That was
cool. I'll always remember the huge shit-eating grin he had on his face when
he sang the "over the hill, past my prime" line. Great moment.
really real
>
> I got to see the live premiere of this song in San Diego last year. That was
> cool. I'll always remember the huge shit-eating grin he had on his face when
> he sang the "over the hill, past my prime" line. Great moment.
>
>
I detected no shit eating grin this time. I did see Bob smile once in
the show but it was one of those quick, ironic smiles
really real
>> 2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on harp)
>> 3. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
>
> Nice. Don't recall seeing those back-to-back before.
He's done that before. The review this morning said at one point he
strapped on a guitar and then took it off. I must have missed that.
J Buck
Heard it as I was going in - sounded okay, nothing special
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
Started out great but got kind of dull later on - the band was playing a
bit of oom pah pah
9. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on keyboard)
This sounded very good at first. One problem was though, in a stadium,
it;s hard to hear all the words. Another problem is that half way
through, the band got dull again.
10. Visions Of Johanna (Bob on keyboard) And once again, this sounded
fabulous at first but about a third of the way through, it turned
shlocky.
11. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob on harp)
This song confused me at first until I recognized it. The arrangement
was very good. By now though, Bob's harp was losing energy.
14. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard)
Nice melody - couldn't make out the words>
I'm reminded of the old joke, "So how did you like the play,
Mrs.Lincoln?"
really real
>
> I'm reminded of the old joke, "So how did you like the play,
> Mrs.Lincoln?"
>
Could you explain what this assassination joke has to do with my review
of the Dylan concert? Admittedly, Dylan was wearing his bullet proof
vest, as usual, but what's your joke all about?
J Buck
play, Mrs.Lincoln?">
really real wrote: <Could you explain what this assassination joke has
to do with my review of the Dylan concert? Admittedly, Dylan was wearing
his bullet proof vest, as usual, but what's your joke all about?>
That 'whooshing' sound you hear is the joke going over your head.
really real
>
> That 'whooshing' sound you hear is the joke going over your head.
>
ADmittedly, you had to read between the lines to realize how I felt
about last night's concert, but if you can't read between the lines,
what are you doing listening to Bob Dylan?
J Buck
realize how I felt about last night's concert, but if you can't read
between the lines, what are you doing listening to Bob Dylan?>
Ah, another one of your infamous 'You can't be a true Dylan fan unless
you (feel in the blank)' missives.
Trite. Inane. Yawn.
tochri...@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks for posting your thoughts. Sounds like a very typical modern
response.Do you think you/we/people go to these shows with certain
over-high expectations and when we get an on old guy doing what he's
capable of, we're sort of over expectational? Sounds like all the way
through, you're waiting for... genius?
badlands420
> Sounds like all the way
through, you're waiting for... genius?
That's something I've noticed with a lot of people I've known, and it's by
no means exclusive to Dylan. There's a certain breed of fan who can never be
satisfied with a show unless they get some transcendental life-altering
experience out of it, yet ironically, it's their own outsized expectations
that preclude such an experience from ever actually occurring. Personally,
I'm content if the band rocks and they play some cool tunes. Twenty years
ago, I don't think anyone could have reasonably envisioned a 67-year-old
Dylan still releasing great albums and touring his ass off in 2008. Maybe if
more people thought about it in those terms, they'd be more appreciative of
the experience.
gemini jackson
wrote:
I'm starting to detect a pattern here.
-GJ
President_dudley
> > 1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on electric guitar)
>
> missed it completely - you mean there's no opening act?> 2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on harp)
>
> Heard it as I was going in - sounded okay, nothing special> 3. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
>
Dear mr real,
A real dylan fan is never late for a bobShow.
A real dylan fan is always early for a bobShow.
No excuses.
I don't want to have to speak with you again about this matter.
Glad you kind of liked the performance.
Yr pal,
dudley
really real
> Thanks for posting your thoughts. Sounds like a very typical modern
> response.Do you think you/we/people go to these shows with certain
> over-high expectations and when we get an on old guy doing what he's
> capable of, we're sort of over expectational? Sounds like all the way
> through, you're waiting for... genius?
For me, the expectation is all about a song coming alive in a way it
never has before. This happened to me once with Mr. Tambourine Man a
decade or so ago. Some of the lines of Dylan's older songs took on an
interesting ironic meaning at the concert, but there was nothing
revelatory for me.
really real
> Dear mr real,
>
> A real dylan fan is never late for a bobShow.
>
> A real dylan fan is always early for a bobShow.
>
> No excuses.
>
> I don't want to have to speak with you again about this matter.
I actually do have an excuse involving a VW Cabriolet which broke down
Coming late worked out perfectly for us, as the scalpers were getting a
bit desperate once the concert had started. A real Dylan fan would miss
a song or two to get the seventeenth row at a bargain price.
Deborah
wrote:
GM Place? I'm glad I missed it then. After seeing him at the Calgary
Saddledome in 2002 or thereabouts, I vowed I would only see him live
in concert again if I got a chance at a smaller venue. I saw him at
the Orpheum Theatre, home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, a few
years later, and that was MUCH better than some huge stadium with
dreadful acoustics.
Deborah
really real
> Saddledome in 2002 or thereabouts, I vowed I would only see him live
> in concert again if I got a chance at a smaller venue. I saw him at
> the Orpheum Theatre, home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, a few
> years later, and that was MUCH better than some huge stadium with
> dreadful acoustics.
Normally I would agree about seeing Bob in big stadiums, but by buying a
17h row seat, I was able to approximate a much smaller venue. The
acoustics weren't too bad at all from where I was. At one point, when
Dylan was singing Visions of Johanna, I had a feeling, listening to some
of the lyrics, that I was back in the much smaller Agrodome in '66,
listening, for the first time, to Dylan & the Hawks do the song.
J Buck
mileage in a Ferrari.
Just Walkin'
You got me wonderin' what our set list over at Northrop Auditorium
next Tuesday night's gonna' look like, what with all the election
hoopla an' all.
Sprung or not, I'll be in my seat a little early, if the voters let me
through...
I'll let you know how it goes.
President_dudley
> > Dear mr real,
>
> > A real dylan fan is never late for a bobShow.
>
> > A real dylan fan is always early for a bobShow.
>
> > No excuses.
>
> > I don't want to have to speak with you again about this matter.
>
> I actually do have an excuse involving a VW Cabriolet which broke down
>
Sorry for your troubles with your foreign car. Hope everything worked
out.
A real dylan fan would have broken down going home.
> Coming late worked out perfectly for us, as the scalpers were getting a
> bit desperate once the concert had started. A real Dylan fan would miss
> a song or two to get the seventeenth row at a bargain price.
Negatory. A really real dylan fan wd've copped a primo seat at bargain
rates and missed nothing.
And that's the way it is.
I'm very disappointed in you really.
Sorry, i have to go eat my dog's homework.
Actually i have to go investigate the Socialism & Liberation Party.
They have 30 electors in the upcoming election.
Funny how i haven't seem them reported by the Free Press.
dudley