Bob Dylan in Halifax / Nova Scotia

REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Annie
Nettie Moore remakes my evening when it's needed most. Donnie's fiddle is silky and sad. The first lines of the song are almost spoken, quietly and clearly. The hurdy-gurdy riffs of the keyboards guide this number, and Bob's voice is great on it, rising in midline -- "Oh I MISS ya Nettie Moore." Once he hesitates, then repeats, the personal pronoun a string of times: "I I I I'm ridin with you ..." This one number would have been worth ticket price. Highway 61 is a carnival tonight, and he delivers it almost like a carnival barker: come and see the show. After, he goes to talk with George and Tony, and they launch into Workingman's Blues -- Donnie great on this one. Bob seems to be looking forward to Newfoundland already, very conscious of where he is, when he sings so clearly a line about being tossed by the winds, the seas. He punches out that beautiful qualifier of "continual" crime. He sings the line brand new wife with a touch of something, It's Alright Ma is funked up, words not as clear. Muddy sound from the band. He tumble-falls at the end of the long lines: "dyyyyyyyyyyyying," "naaaaaaaaaaked." It's hard to make out the other words except from close by. The rest of the front row return, and a tall man in Rem Koolhaas glasses demands stridently, "is he picking it up?" I play dumb out of contentiousness and smile brightly and stupidly at him. Bob answers him for me by launching into Spirit on the Water, which makes me laugh. He's got another smile for Donnie, who has entirely inherited the Bob head-move while playing. Wrong harp. Roadie flies up with the right one, sets it behind Oscar. Bob puts a sweet coda to the song with it. Suddenly I realize he's the only one on stage who never sips water despite the heat, and the sweat rolling down them all by the end. No one dances to Summer Days.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
Tweedle dee & tweedle dum
The levee´s gonna break
Nettie Moore
Summer days

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Halifax, NS
May 21, 2008

Bob Dylan in Halifax 2008 - Bootlegcover

2 CDR
Walkin´ Dude Recording
Complete show

ARTWORK
Lewis & sewART CD Artwork 2008

SETLIST

1. Rainy day women #12 &35
2. It ain´t me, babe
3. Rollin´and tumbin´
4. Positively 4th street
5. Tweedle dee & tweedle dum
6. High water
(For Charly Patton)
7. Moonlight
8. The levee´s gonna break
9. Nettie Moore
10. Highway 61 revisited
11. Workingman´s blues
12. It´s alright, ma
(I´m only bleeding)
13. Spirit on the water
14. Summer days
15. All along the watchtower
16. Thunder on the mountain
17. Like a rolling stone

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Harp, Vocals

Stu Kimball
Guitar

Denny Freeman
Guitar

Donnie Herron
Violine, Mandoline
Pedal Steel

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

George Recile
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 2008

REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Randy Lister
I lived in Ontario for several years and the security thugs at concerts were oppressive with menacing looks, body searches and generally rude and intimidating. In Halifax someone tears your ticket, smiles and urges you to "Enjoy the show." I love it here!!! Another couple of drinks and we settled into our seats just after Bob stepped on stage and played the first notes. Dylan's voice was a bit creaky to start off but after the third song when they swapped the acoustic guitars for electric the band was in full rocking swing and so was Bob's voice. Leaning into the mike with one knee cocked spitting the lyrics at us. The predictably mixed crowd was educated in all things Bob and acknowledged the choruses and solos with great applause. I could see that Bob was getting energy from the crowd reaction responding with lots of looks, hip swings and guitar posing. When the band played Tangled Up in Blue they really hit their stride and made the us all aware of what we were in for. I have seen this song played 5-6 times live and it never really had an impact on me until last night. The extended instrumental portion nearing the end with the three guitars trading licks and Charlie leaning over to Bob edging him on to push it further had me mesmerized. Another highlight was Masters of War. The 3 guitar attack was shining - breathing extraordinary life into this masterpiece. Larry's soloing had Charlie and Bob trading poses and icy licks. Not to be outdone Bob stole the show at times playing lead. He was " on " tonight.
(Bob Links )

HIGHLIGHTS
Senor
Blind Willie McTell
Masters of war

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Halifax
6. August 2002

halifax_cover_2002.jpg (40165 Byte)

CDR
no label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dusty Old Fairgrounds 2002
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 2002

SETLIST

1. I´m the man, Thomas (A)
2. Senor (Tales of Yankee power) (A)
3. Don ´t think twice, it´s all right (A)
4. Tangled up in blue (A)
5. Subterranean homesick blues
6. Moonlight
7. Blind Willie McTell
8. Lonesome day blues
9. Mama, you been on my mind (A)
10. Masters of war (A)
11. Forever young (A)
12. Summer days
13. Make you feel my love
14. Drifter´s escape
( Bob with Harp)
15. Rainy day women # 12 & 35
16. Like a rolling stone
17. Honest with me
18. Blowin´ in the wind
(A Bob with Harp)
19. All along the watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Harp, Vocals

Charly Sexton
Guitar, Vocal

David Campbell
Violine, Mandoline
Pedal Steel

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

David Kemper
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 2002

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Halifax

2 CDR
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dusty Old Fairgrounds 1997
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 1997

SETLIST

1. Crash On The Levee
(Down In The Flood)
2. Man In The Long Black Coat
3. All Along The Watchtower
4. Just Like A Woman
5. It Takes A Lot To Laugh,
It Takes A Train To Cry
6. Silvio
7. Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie (A)
8. Mr. Tambourine Man (A)
9. Tangled Up In Blue (A)
10. Maggie´s Farm
11. You're A Big Girl Now
12. Everything Is Broken
13. Like A Rolling Stone
14. My Back Pages (A)
15. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Harp, Vocals

Charly Sexton
Guitar, Vocal

David Campbell
Violine, Mandoline
Pedal Steel

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

David Kemper
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 1997