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All Shows in Brisbane / Australia 13. 08. 2007 11. 02. 2003 30. 03. 2001 01. 09. 1998 28. 05. 1992 01. 03. 1986 15. 03. 1978 14. 03. 1978 13. 03. 1978 12. 03. 1978 15. 04. 1966 Norbert Baro last update 04. 02. 2007 |
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13. AUGUST 2007
Brisbane / Australia - Entertainement Centre
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Review by Jock McNamara I arrived home from a 4 hour drive to and from the concert to check the website for a review of last nights concert, aware that there may be mixed reviews of the brisbane concert, but to my surprise there was none at all. I thought this is typical of Queensland, so being from just below the border, thought it my duty to inform the awaiting fans from the fairer states to provide a non clinical review from the heart where great music lives. Comments like "great band, pity about the singer" could have been the order of the night when Bob started up as those expecting to hear the old high pitched nasal Dylan instead heard a deeper rasping bluesy sound with many of the words hard to pick up. But to the credit of the band, Bob and the crowd something clicked and we were entranced throughout. Dylan's newer songs were a better fit for the voice but the new arrangements of "Tangled Up in Blue" and "All Along The Watchtower" in particular were a real blowout for everyone. Dylan moved to the keyboard early in the set and looked and sounded extremely comfortable from then on. The band moved comfortably from blues to swingy jazz and even country and then to hard driving rock without missing a beat and Dylan's voice fitted in throughout, sometimes just as an instrument when the words were indecipherable. The bassist, the drummer and the guitarist were absolute standouts and I would love to see them again just to take in the quality and invention of their performances. A couple of other observations and curiosities, something not unusual for Dylan: - the Oscar on the stage?, and playing the keyboard facing left?, denying those to the right of the stage a decent front on view of him. Final observation - this concert deserves a venue, possibly outdoors, where people feel free to get to their feet and move to the beat. Come on Bob, how about it? Review by Jock Min McCloy In all this, I was above all impressed with a sense of how much Dylan cares about these songs – he is not their master but their servant, and night after night he lovingly places himself at their disposal. But the greatest moments of the evening were the electrifying performance of “Highway 61 Revisited” and the explosive re-creation of the 2001 song “High Water.” The power of this latter performance was best summed up in Dylan’s own fierce growl, “I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind.” If you didn’t feel this threat – the risk that you might “lose your mind” in the furnace of Bob Dylan’s creative intensity – then you simply weren’t paying attention. (Bob Links) |
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11. FEBRUARY 2003
Brisbane / Australia - Entertainement Centre
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Review by Doug Lilly As the bass & drums started up for Highwater, I fumbled for my mobile phone in my pocket to call Curfew Gull to hear it - his favourite track at the moment. He answered and I just held the phone discreetly to my chest until . . . BUST #3 - I am a marked man. The first security guard is gesturing wildly at me from behind the rail cutting his finger across his throat. Does he want to kill me? I shake my head in disbelieve at him and put the phone back in my pocket. Curfew Gull got half the song I think. Did they think I was doing a recording via the phone - come on, give me a break. Review by Glenn Henry Baby Tonight had a lovely harp solo. Highway 61 was a good version because it was sung clearly and loud. Ain't Going Nowhere sounded like the Basement tapes. Things Have Changed was great, Wicked Messenger was not sung that well so it's no surprise some people thought it was Drifter's Escape. Bob on electric for this one with great harp. The four acoustic songs that followed were all terrific, despite Bob's awful guitar adventures (with the occassional moment that almost rose to mediocre status). Larry finished Don't Think Twice with a quote from our unofficial national anthem, Waltzing Matilda. A nice touch. Great versions continued until an awful Highwater that stripped a classic, stinging, evocative folk masterpiece and turned it into a blues boogie reminiscent of the bad old days of Live at Budokan. Then amazingly came the highlight of the night for me - Moonlight. It was perfect, and reminded me of why I was here. (Bob Links) |
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30. MARCH 2001
Brisbane / Australia - Entertainement Centre
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Review by Dave Bartram one goes to a dylan concert not knowing what to expect knowing that it will be unexpected,one goes not knowing if you'll ever be there again,this could be the last one. you go hoping you'll hear your favorite song and hear ever one song you love.one leaves knowing some of the answers but one,will i ever see him again.and amongst the war mongering and scare tactics in the world tonite you wonder.I went tonite to my 5th bob date knowing he would play the keyboards,some idea of the set list and some worries that his recent concerts have been a mixture... ... so what did i think of the concert,brilliant,outstanding,better than 4 years ago-yes i admit to all of that and more.the best part was the mixture of it,the to and fro from straight full on rock to the gentle and even a bit of melody. bob if you dont come back youve left one helluv a memory,if you do come back,next weeks good for me.but please how about a decent venue,this one sucks. my partner liked the concert, she told me when we got home. (Bob Links) |
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01. SEPTEMBER 1998
Brisbane / Australia - Entertainement Centre
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Review by Bob Zorn Silvio!!! YES!! Two nights in a row. Singing it strong again, singing it loud again. I couldn't contain my enthusiasm and can hardly convey it now. I didn't want it to end - the guitar work, the jamming. I was in another world, elevated to a higher plane, shown all the secrets of the universe..... and I didn't care. Just wanted to hear those guitars!! ... One lone dancer, determined to cheat death and fate, is up again. I think it's a guy, but it could be a girl. Hard to tell from way back. Security tells him to sit. He sits. Security goes back to the barrier, and he's up again waving his arms around. Security returns. He sits, then he's up again. ... Desolation Row @: Wonderful - long instrumental introduction, takes some time for me to recognise what it is. Very bouncy, very bluesy. Best version I've ever heard, and not a common one. This is really shaping up to be another great night. ... The lone dancer is up again, and security don't see him this time. Somehow he's moved over to the side of the hall, but here he comes, doing the swim, and gliding along the front. he comes right up behind the central security chappie, who's looking the other way, and stands there wiggling and swimming like some ancient Egyptian on dope. Eventually the security man turns and sees "the swimmer". It's too much and two security chappies actually drag him away. Not sure where too. Maybe he's in some unmarked grave now, out behind the carpark bushes. ... Highway 61 Revisited: The second highpoint of the show after Silvio. Security come and encourage the stage rush again. Ironic, as the lone dancer was man-handled away only 10 minutes ago. (Bob Links) |
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28. MAY 1992
Brisbane / Australia - Entertainement Centre
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01. MARCH 1986
Brisbane / Australia - Lang Park
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15. MARCH 1978
Brisbane / Australia - Festival Hall
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14. MARCH 1978
Brisbane / Australia - Festival Hall
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13. MARCH 1978
Brisbane / Australia - Festival Hall
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12. MARCH 1978
Brisbane / Australia - Festival Hall
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15. APRIL 1966
Brisbane / Australia - Festival Hall
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