REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Tampa Steve
This was my 26th Dylan show since 1986 and I can't say I've seen a better one. The portion of the crowd that stuck around to hear the whole set (maybe 60%) probably did so for the right reasons. Some doubters may have been converted. I saw many youngsters grooving. "It's Alright Ma" is enjoying a particularly twisted arrangement right now (don't miss it!) and "Rolling Stone" made my companions laugh out loud with its audacity. The new songs were magical. The guitarists each enjoyed moments of essential contribution without anyone really overdoing it. What other band has this kind of taste and restraint? I could easily see this show emerging as an official document of the powers of the 2009 Bob Dylan Band, although the possibility of that is extremely doubtful. Bootleg Series #9. Please?!?


Review by Dam McKay
I love the variation in the Bobster's arrangements, but sometimes they just degenerate into nothingness. The only lyric I was able to understand in those two songs was a very clear, "sometimes even the President of the United States has to stand naked". On these songs His Bobness had no clothes. What the freak???? Dylan, you can do better. OK, it wasn't all bad. I would put Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat in every set list if I had my choice. Bob was good on harp, but there was way too little of it. Most of the songs were pretty well done, but I don't know what it is about Jolene that makes it an encore song. Haven't gotten used to that, and LARS as well as Watchtower were both sub-par (keep doing LARS, Bob). Overall, I was disappointed
.(Bob Links )

HIGHLIGHTS
Don´t think twice
The levee´s gonna break
Forgetful heart