Bob Dylan in Bethel,New York / USA

18. JULY 2009
Bethel / New York - Bethel Woods Center For The Arts

Review by Stephen Goldberg
A great show at a great venue. I must admit that after going to Dylan concerts on a fairly regular basis over the past 21 years or so, I have been setting the bar lower and lower. A good show is now one with only a few cringe inducing moments. I was expecting the worse, having read reports of the return of the dreaded upsinging and the same boring band. Well, happy to report that not only was there no upsinging, Bob's vocals were clear and strong from the opening song to the very last verse of Watchtower. The highlight for me was, believe it or not, Po' Boy, sung beautifully. That Bob can pull off a song like this and Forgetful Heart in front of a crowd of party-hearty drunks fired up by Mellencamp is a testament to his power. , or preferably as a performer.
(Bob Links )

HIGHLIGHTS
Po' Boy

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Bethel)

Bob Dylan in Bethel - Bootlegcover

2 CDR
Flying Gonz & Bobby Bourbon Recording
Complete show

ARTWORK
Lewis & stewART CD Artwork 2009

SETLIST

01. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
(Bob on guitar)
02. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
(Bob on guitar)
03. The Levee's Gonna Break
04. The Lonesome Death
Of Hattie Carroll
05. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
06. Po' Boy
07. It's Alright, Ma
(I'm Only Bleeding)
08. Workingman's Blues #2
09. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Forgetful Heart
(Bob on harp center stage)
11. Thunder On The Mountain
12. Like A Rolling Stone
13. Jolene
14. All Along The Watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Harp, Guitar
Vocals

Stu Kimball
Guitar

Denny Freeman
Guitar

Donnie Herron
Violine, Mandoline
Pedal Steel, Banjo

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

George Recile
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Gallery 2009

30. JUNE 2007
Bethel / New York - Bethel Woods Center For The Arts

REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Mike Skilar
High Water (For Charlie Patton) here's one of the all-time highlights of the show, this was a rearrangement from prior versions I've heard. There's a mostly chromatic descending line throughout the verses, along with some almost discordant notes in there, which takes that "circus/carnival on the edge of disaster" feel which started with 'levee's gonna break' and took it to the edge, and let it stay there. Bob's weird organ playing added hugely to the mood , making this a bluegrass-mixed with electric miles davis mixed with a kind of menacing 'benefit of mr kite' sound-- it was a sonic landscape of its own, like some planet that's always been there but just discovered. Someone in the audience was dancing to this with a huge smile on, but listening to the music and lyrics it was anything but happy-- a stunning and powerful version. There was a bit of a stop time moment in there, which denny filled up with some wonderfully witty guitar playing, inventive without being showy.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
High water
Tangled up in blue

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Bethel, New York
30th June 2007

Bob Dylan in Bethel 2007 - Bootlegcover

2 CDR
Soomlos Recording
Complete show

ARTWORK
Lewis & stewART CD Artwork 2007

SETLIST

1. Leopard - skin pil - box hat
2. The times they are a - changin´
3. I´ll be your baby tonight'
4. It´s alright, ma
(I´m only bleeding)
5. Just like a woman
6. The levee´s gonna break
7. The lonesome death of Hattie Carroll
8. High water
(for Charlie Patton)
9. Spirit on the water
10. Tangled up in blue
11. Blind Willie McTell
12. I don´t believe you
(She acts like we never have met)
13. When deal goes down
14. Highway 61 revisited
15. Blowin´in the wind
16. Thunder on the mountain
17. All along the watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Harp, Guitar
Piano, Vocals

Stu Kimball
Guitar

Denny Freeman
Guitar
Donnie Herron
Violine, Mandoline
Pedal Steel

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

George Recile
Drums

SOME PICS

Pool Photo Gallery 2007