Northern Wish Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I won't steal this topic for the rest of Bluesfest, but I cannot possibly be more excited about tonights impending performance by THE MAN.Just knowing I am going to see Bob tonight has me Rollin and Tumblin.........I hope to be amidst those awesome 30 or so smiling faces that seem to follow me around town since my arrival.Hopefully security staff get some training courses today ;-)Sean (and Nina!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJFH Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I hope to be amidst those awesome 30 or so smiling faces that seem to follow me around town since my arrival. Kinda creepy isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 We were hoping to bring the girls tonight, but the crowds from last night have made us rethink that. Damn shame, though, if they don't go - it was a real experience for them last year being able to see the Rhythm Devils et al. at the Vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Hugh betcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Dylan still inspiring, but the fun is missingJohn GoddardFolk legend shows no sign of fading with tour, award, upcoming releaseJul 05, 2007 04:30 AMJohn GoddardStaff ReporterQUEBEC CITY–The lights went up on Bob Dylan slinging a Stratocaster guitar low on his hips, a sight not seen in Canada for more than three years.Beginning with "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," he and his band rocked through an opening set of five numbers from the 1960s and early '70s at the Coliseé arena Tuesday night, Dylan taking lead guitar solos on three of them.It was an inspiring sight – Dylan, at 66, again swivelling his legs, commanding the stage and stepping smartly to the microphone at the start of a five-date Canadian tour also taking him to Montreal last night, Ottawa tonight, and Casino Rama on Saturday and Sunday.Online chat sites report that he picked up the guitar again in Europe this spring without explanation, just as he never explained why in 2003 he switched to electric piano. Interviewed by Newsweek in 2004, all he said was that he liked the sound of the instrument and couldn't find anybody else to play it.At the Coliseé, Dylan returned to the keyboards for the sixth number, the recent "Rollin' and Tumblin'" and stayed there for the rest of the night, occasionally taking a harmonica solo.His presence there proved less entertaining, and the show proved uneven in other ways.The group showed itself capable of remarkable tenderness midway into the show on "Simple Twist of Fate." And from his pre-fame Greenwich Village repertoire, Dylan to chilling effect resurrected "John Brown," about a young soldier returning from war so shot up his mother barely recognizes him.Two-thirds into the program, however, one song tended to run numbingly into the next and "Blowin' in the Wind" sounded so empty of its original purpose as to seem pointless.Dylan's career is at an odd phase.Fascination about him has rarely been stronger, and more than ever people are rushing to honour his accomplishments.This month's The Walrus magazine features a fictional short story that puts Dylan in Muskoka. Last month, Bryan Ferry released a tribute album, Dylanesque. Yesterday, the Montreal Jazz Festival gave Dylan its Spirit Award for "musical innovation and ... influence," although he asked to receive it backstage, not during the concert.On Oct. 1, Sony Music plans to release a three-disc boxed set spanning his entire career titled simply Dylan. Online voting by fans at Dylan07.com will help select the 51 songs. On the same date, a one-disc "best of" compilation of 18 songs is also to be released.On the other hand, Dylan's concerts lately have been missing the sheer joyfulness that characterized his shows for about 10 years starting in the early 1990s, when he taught himself lead guitar and traded licks with such likeable masters as Ron Sexton and Larry Campbell.The current band members look smart enough in their matching grey suits and black shirts, setting off Dylan in his white shirt, black hat and black suit, with a red stripe down the leg.They also play smartly and multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron, who went missing at Dylan's last Toronto show in November, shone on slide guitar, violin and banjo.But by comparison to the Sexton/Campbell era, the current lineup seems overly serious and not much fun.Dylan's voice is another problem. It has narrowed to little more than a croak.Still, Dylan remains endlessly creative in his phrasing, in the way he falls behind the beat and jumps out in front of it.And to his credit, he also refuses to use backup singers as a cover, but the lack of vocal range subtracts from the band's overall musicality.Dylan wraps up the current North American leg of his so-called Never Ending Tour on July 28 in California and reopens it on Aug. 8 in Christchurch, New Zealand, before a swing through Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 In. We're taking my parents who are visiting for a couple days.So stay back you filthy animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I'm going to ask your mum for a piggyback!! ......forcefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Is anybody planning on showing up for Jimmie Vaughan (7pm, same stage as Dylan)? I'm going to ask your mum for a piggyback!! ......forcefully.Unless there are suggested/designated meet-up spots, I suppose I'll just keep my eyes open for gentlemonkey, about one body above the crowd, moving around as if he was levitating, shouting "Woo-hooo!" as he goes...Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 i'll be at radio birdman at 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I hope to be amidst those awesome 30 or so smiling faces that seem to follow me around town since my arrival. make that 31 good to re-meet you on sunday, sean. one more person who'll "get" my geography t-shirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Catphish and jimmyb are in for some zimmerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJFH Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 sweet....tell them to meet the crowd at the back by the electronic scaffolding/staging thing. That was pretty much the rendevous spot last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPhish Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 see ya there sweet cheeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 and so it begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJFH Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 hehehehehehehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Who's got my heady fatty wristand kick-down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 You've got a job you cheap bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) just got word that the show in montreal last night was sick and dylan was on fire stoked! oh...and they said jimmy vaughan sucked Edited July 5, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 bob was great! I just sold my two "extras" for $$$ for beer and couscous for those awesome 30 or so smiling faces that seem to follow me around town since my arrival. sweet! hope to run into you tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 He sure was. Took a while for me to warm to the show but the second half was killer. Bob was in good voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Bob and Band great, audience waaaaay bad. I didn't mind the thicket of tall heads a few spaces ahead of me because the eventually cleared and were at least into the music and did eventually clear. The guy standing behind me smoking a series of huge stinky cigars was pretty annoying. But the worst thing was that I ended up being surrounded by a constant stream of bloody teenagers (meaning early to mid 20s *cough wheeze*) who spent the whole show taking pictures of the stage or , more often, each other and going yap yap yap yap to each other or into their cellphones. I could barely refrain from shouting "Do you people even like Bob Dylan? And if not, why the crap are you here?"Oh, and after the show I was making my way through the crowd, and some middle age bint in a lawn chair was saying in a smug voice, "I came in with very low expectations ... and they were just barely met." So I emptied my water bottle over her head (in my mind, which I reckon was much more satisfying than it would have been in real life.)Band smoked, loved the arrangements ... like the night before, setlist wasn't particularly adventurous, apart from stuff on Modern Times there weren't any songs that you wouldn't find on any well thought out Best Of compilation, but the performances were hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 I believe someone's already floated this theory but it's like this is the one time of the year most of these people go out to see live music and their concert etiquette suuuuucks.I too noticed a plethora of cigar smoking men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 I believe someone's already floated this theory but it's like this is the one time of the year most of these people go out to see live music and their concert etiquette suuuuucks.Funny, you'd figure if it was the one time of year they went out to see live music that they would want to , you know, *listen* to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 The 67-year-old troubadour was also in terrific voice as he tore through a set of standards with youthful energy and elusive charisma.Did Bob Dylan play two shows last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 i would agree with that review. bob was in great form. was it your first time seeing him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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