Bob Dylan in Milan, Italy

15. APRIL 2009
Milan / Italy - Assago Datch Forum

Review by Paolo Martinelli
Then the lights went off and I saw Bob moving from the keyboard and getting the electric guitar and moving to the center of the stage: good! Tom Thumb was brilliant, to me the price was already worth it (towels apart, see intro). From now on Bob went back to the keyboard until the harp solo at the end of Blowin'. JLAW was enjoyed by the audience, singing the chorus. Having heard about four of the first shows I almost knew what to expect so the rest of the show sounded familiar, to my hears, but it was played very well (i'm not a musician, a mean as a listener) and really enjoyed it all. After a couple of minutes of Hard Rain I thought: "where's the acoustic guitar? I can't hear it", a dozen seconds after this Stu looked at the soundboard, pointed his left first finger to the speaker behind him, then up. Another couple of seconds and he nodded: the acoustic was back into the song, wooow it wasn't me getting deaf. During Blind Willie McTell, so good to hear, Tony went center stage facing George and Bob (... and showing his beautiful back to the left of the arena :] ). Bob often 'played' the keyboard with just one hand raising the left to the audience and, at the same time, one of the legs, funny movement that i liked. :) Before Thunder the lights went off, Bob moved next to Donnie and in the dark of the stage I saw Tony running to them, probaly to be sure what to do next: Thunder or another song before? Finally Tony went back to Stu and Denny, no surpise, anyway the Master told us years ago: he plays mathematical music, so tonight just 17 songs... I expect 18 on the next show to keep the series 17, 18, 17, 18 :]
(Bob Links )

HIGHLIGHTS
Just Like A Woman
Blind Willie McTell

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Milano, Italy
15 April 2009

Bob Dylan in Milan 2009 - Bootlegcover

2 CDR
Bach Recording
Complete show

ARTWORK
Lewis & stewART CD Artwork 2009

SETLIST

1. The Wicked Messenger
2. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
(Bob on guitar)
3. Just Like A Woman
4. Rollin' And Tumblin'
5. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
6. High Water
(For Charley Patton)
7. Sugar Baby
8. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
9. Blind Willie McTell
10. Desolation Row
11. Honest With Me
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man
13. When The Deal Goes Down
14. Thunder On The Mountain
15. Like A Rolling Stone
16. All Along The Watchtower
17. Spirit On The Water
18. Blowin' In The Wind

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

02. NOVEMBER 2003
Milan / Italy - Filaforum

REVIEW
Bob Links

Review by Paolo Vites
But then he comes to Europe and pulls out one of his most convincing and passionate approaches ever. And one of the most professional, even: fixed setlists, songs rehearsed to perfection, an approach that reminded of the 74, 78 and 86 tours. None of those impossible guitar jams where he used to take the spotlight (funny and exciting for the first times, but terribly boring after years), he retreats behind the keyboards and lets those two great talents (Freddy Koella, ex- Willy DeVille band) and Larry Campbell take the spotlight. And he sings just great, pulling out a voice that many thought gone, with fire and passion and that during Desolation Row or Every Grain Of sand pushes up onto tough peaks, tuching peakes of melody that left al of us just shocked for the raging beauty of this Œnew voice¹. This has been the most rock'n'rolling Dylan (`Play fucking loud', as he asked his band in 66) in decades: To be Alone With You, Summer Days, Cat's In The well are overwhelming, so the hard boiled blues Cry A While and Honest With Me make it clear why he once got called `the greatest white blues singer', Like A Rolling Stone puts the seal up to the whole night: this song never sounded so convincing since the tour with the Heartbreakers. Hell of a man: we will never be able to set you aside.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
Cry a while
Desolation row

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Milan 2003)

???

2 CDR
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dustyoldfairgrounds.com 2003
http://www.dylanimages.com/2003.htm

SETLIST

01. To Be Alone With You
02. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
03. Cry A While
04. Desolation Row
05. It's Alright Ma
(I'm Only Bleeding)
06. Boots of Spanish Leather
07. Things Have Changed
08. Dignity
09. The Lonesome Death of
Hattie Carroll
10. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
11. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man
12. Honest With Me
13. Every Grain of Sand
14. Summer Days
15. Cat's In The Well
16. Like A Rolling Stone
17. All Along The Watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Piano, Harp,
Vocals

Larry Campbell
Electric- and
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Freddie Koella
Pedal Steel Guitar
Electric- and
Acoustic Guitar,
Slide Guitar, Dobro,
electric Mandoline

Tony Garnier
Bass

George Recile
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 2003

20. APRIL 2002
Milan / Italy - Filaforum

REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Luca Mazzotti and Marco Mazzotti
The outcome was that one could hardly see what was going on there. This happened because there was some problem on stage at the beginning of the concert, that even made Bob Dylan pull the microfone towards the back part of the stage during the first series of acoustic songs. Only at the beginning of the electric set he felt comfortable again with staying again close to the audience in the first rows. I was too far from the stage to understand what happened in reality, and I would be curious to know more. My assessment, or better my conjecture, is that there were too many flashes being shot towards the stage when the band was introduced ("Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, could you please...."); by the way there was no personal check or search at the entrance, and everybody could have carried inside anything. I guess that, the flashes annoyed Bob Dylan, to the point that he didn't sing in the first gig (I have noticed that www.expectingrain.com claims this was an instrumental version of Humming bird - I am not sure...), and that he didn't want to stay in the light (front part of the stage) for a good 15 minutes. Thus, I believe that shooting the spotlights towards the audience could have been a countermeasure to avoid more flashes during the show. I am expecting more from those, who were closer to the stage and could figure out some of Bob Dylan's signs and talking with the crew during the first part of the concert. Interestingly however, these problems didn't affect the quality and intensity of the band performance that was outstanding as I said. Dylan was very dynamic, shot a kiss to us at the end of Blowing (?!), and insisted with the band to play a second encore, when Larry Campbell had already gone. Amazing. I recommend the audiences in the next shows to avoid flashing at the beginning of the concert, since this might lead to missing the light show and to not seeing the band well!
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
Solid Rock
Lonesome Day Blues
Visions Of Johanna
The Wicked Messenger

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Milan 2002)

???

2 CD
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dustyoldfairgrounds.com 2002
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 2002

SETLIST

01. Hummingbird ( Instrumental)
02. The Times They Are A-Changin'
03. It's Alright Ma
(I'm Only Bleeding)
04. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
05. Solid Rock
06. Positively 4th Street
07. Lonesome Day Blues
08. Stuck Inside Of Mobile
With The Memphis Blues Again
09. Visions Of Johanna
10. Masters Of War
11. Boots Of Spanish Leather
12. Summer Days
13. Make You Feel My Love
14. The Wicked Messenger
15. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
16. Not Fade Away
17. Like A Rolling Stone
18. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
19. Honest With Me
20. Blowin' In The Wind
21. All Along The Watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Harp, Vocals

Larry Campbell
Electric- and
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Charlie Sexton
Pedal Steel Guitar
Electric- and
Acoustic Guitar
Slide Guitar, Dobro
electric Mandoline

Tony Garnier
Bass

George Receli
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 2002

28. MAY 2000
Milan / Italy - Filaforum

REVIEWS
boblinks

HIGHLIGHTS
???

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Milan 2000)

Bob Dylan in Milan 2000 - Bootlegcover

2 CD
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dustyoldfairgrounds.com 2000
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 2000

SETLIST

01. Roving Gambler (A)
02. The Times They Are A-Changin' (A)
03. Desolation Row (A)
04. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (A)
05. Tangled Up In Blue (A)
06. To Ramona (A)
07. Country Pie
08. Tell Me That It Isn't True
09. All Along The Watchtower
10. Not Dark Yet
11. Cold Irons Bound
12. Highway 61 Revisited
13. Ballad Of A Thin Man
14. Like A Rolling Stone
15. One Too Many Mornings (A)
16. Not Fade Away
17. Forever Young (A)
18. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
19. Blowin' In The Wind (A)

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 2002

08. JULY 1994
Milan / Italy - Sonoria ´94

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Milan 1994)

???

2 CDR
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dustyoldfairgrounds.com 1994
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 1994

SETLIST SETLIST

1. Jokerman
02. Lay Lady Lay
03. All Along The Watchtower
04. Born In Time
05. Tangled Up In Blue
06. Watching The River Flow
07. Love Minus Zero/ No Limit (A)
08. Masters Of War (A)
09. Boots Of Spanish Leather (A)
10. God Knows
11. Shelter From The Storm
12. Maggie's Farm
13. Ballad Of A Thin Man
14. It Ain't Me, Babe (A)

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Guitar, Harp, Vocals

John Jackson
Guitar

Tony Garnier
Bass

Ian Wallace
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 1994

27. JUNE 1993
Milan / Italy - Palatrussardi di Milano Milan

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
(Milan 1994)

???

2 CDR
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Dustyoldfairgrounds.com 1993
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 1993

SETLIST SETLIST

01. Hard Times (A)
02. Stuck Inside Of Mobile
With The Memphis Blues Again
03. All Along The Watchtower
04. Just Like A Woman
05. Tangled Up In Blue
06. It Takes A Lot To Laugh,
It Takes A Train To Cry
07. Watching The River Flow
08. Little Moses (A)
09. Tomorrow Night (A)
10. Mr. Tambourine Man (A)
11. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (A)
12. Cat's In The Well
13. I And I
14. Simple Twist Of Fate
15. Maggie's Farm
16. Man In The Long Black Coat
17. It Ain't Me, Babe (A)

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Harp, Guitar, Vocals

John Jackson
Guitar

Bucky Baxter
Electric Guitar
Dobro
Pedal Steel Gitarre,
Mandoline

Tony Garnier
Bass, Stand up Bass

Winston Watson
Drums

SOME PICS

Bob Dylan Picture
Archive 1993

08. JUNE 1991
Milan / Italy - Palatruzzardi di Milano