REVIEWS
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Review by Tim Shorrock
I've been going to hear Dylan since 1974 and this was one of the finest performances I've seen. The night was hot - at sunset the temperature was in the 90s - so Bob and his men in black were already sweating when they began. The highlights for me were 1) an absolutely rocking version of Memphis Blues Again, played almost at the same tempo as the original on Blonde on Blonde with a nice acoustic guitar touch; Bob didn't seem to want to stop singing and the crowd loved it; 2) two of his greatest antiwar songs, John Brown and Masters of War, delivered with passion and anger; this was the first time I'd heard John Brown live and it was chilling; 3) a beautiful and empassioned Chimes of Freedom, also my first live experience of this song; when he added this to his antiwar stuff I began to think that Dylan is very conscious of the fact that the military-industrial complex responsible for so much death and destruction is all around us here in the greater DC area; 4) a powerful and emotive This Wheel's on Fire, another first for me. It was a great and happy evening. Kids under 12 came in free, so there were lots of children running around and dancing with their parents. Bob, if you can kick out the jams like this at age 64 well I can too - you have 10 years on me, so this was an inspiration. A fantastic night - 31 years after my first show in February 1974, with The Band at the Santa Monica Civic Center. My hat's off to you, Bob.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
John Brown
Chimes of freedom