REVIEWS
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Review by Mike Mahoney
It was the first night in a ballpark, it was the second night of the tour. Dylan and band turned in a strong, well done--but pedestrian show. Tonight he debuted 'This Drearm of You' off TTL. Well done, but lacking the accordian that gives this song it's steamy borderetown feel. Even though it was deep in the show, Dylan stepped back away from the keyboard and went center stage with his guitar and handled the song from there. The new song caught much of this crowd way off guard. It was hard to say how many Bobcats there were in the crowd of 5-6,000, but not that many recognized the debut of the song. Dylan apparently likes 'Foregetful Heart. He played again in Sauget last night. Here's what's very different about it. the staging. Zimm, in one of those black Rivedrboat Gambler outifitsd (hey, were were just a few miles from the Mississippi River on the Ill. side of St. Louis) took center stage with no guitar, no nothing but mic and harp. It had that feeling of when he'd do those acoustics sets earlier in his career when it was him--maybe a little back up guitar and nothing else. This was working without a net. Dylan and the band gave a faithful rendition to the song as recorded. He even walked to what appeared to near the apron stage left (as you faced the stage, showing a rare bite of connection to the crowd. And, again, many did not recognize the tune. Jolene was the third TTL song. He must be really proud of this one, too. It's thr opener of the regular 2 song encore. They did a great job with this. They are working with a great song. The problem, however was this this tune is made to unleash the music. It's tailor made for a long, fun jam and , tonight, at least, they kept it in check. Jolene, though, has lots of promise as a real stomper
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HIGHLIGHTS
This dream of you
(First Live)
Forgetful heart
Jolene