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23. OCTOBER 2008
Victoria / British Columbia - Memorial Centre

Review by Jerry Tennenbaum and Lucretia van den Berg
The show was superb. Having seen a few shows in the past, this one started with Bob and the band on their game immediately. 'Rainy Day Women' was exciting and solid. The sound was good for a large hockey arena and the words were clear. 'Stuck Inside of Mobile' is always presented well and tonight was no exception. The new arrangement of 'North Country Fair' was beautiful and the joy of the lyrics came through. The banjo in "High Water' was prominent and very metaphoric. Themes came through tonight as Dylan played 'Chimes of Freedom", 'Hard Rain' and "It's Alright Ma' and politics, freedom and the terror of war were presented front and centre with an urgency that is today's world. Dylan and the band can rock big time. 'Honest To Me', "Highway 61' and "Thunder On The Mountain' all shook the listener from toes to the top of your head. At times it felt like an arrythmia could be set off in the heart's conduction system. And yet, it was all highly listenable and played with precision. But the best was "Just Like A Woman'. Throughout, Dylan was having difficulty with his keyboard. He had to leave it 2 or 3 times while technical help was offered. For "Just Like A Woman' he picked up a guitar and with that became animated and it was obvious that he was there for us. At the end of "Highway 61', he tipped his large=3D3Dbrimmed white hat to the audience. "Beyond The Horizon" was a little ragged in its playing but the vocal was great. My favourite recent song was 'Ain't Talkin' and this was truly a gem tonight. The encore was "LARS' and 'All Along the Watchtower', both played with finesse. Hand gestures in many songs were a new feature to us. In 'All Along The Watchtower' Dylan would extend his hand at the end of a line on a number of occasions. Coupled with some elegant footwork at times with bending at the knees, this was Dylan in a very positive mood to these attendees.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
Lust like a woman
Ain´t talkin´

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Victoria BC
23 October 2008

Bob Dylan in Victoria 2008

2 CDR
Bach Recording
Complete show

ARTWORK
Lewis & sewART CD Artwork 2008

SETLIST

1. Rainy day women #12 & 35
(Bob on guitar)
2. Man in the long black coat
3. Stuck inside of Mobile
with the Mempis blues again
4. Girl of the North country
5. High water
(For Charly Patton)
6. Chimes of freedom
7. ´Till I fell in love with you
8. A hard rain´s a - gonna fall
9. Honest with me
10. Just like a woman
11. It´s alright, ma
(I´m only bleeding)
12. Beyond the horizon
(Bob on harp)
13. Highway 61 revisited
14. Ain´t talkin´
15. Thunder on the mountain
16. Like a rolling stone
17. All along the watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Harp,
Piano, 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

17. JULY 2005
Victoria / British Columbia - Save - on Foods Centre

REVIEWS
Bob Links

Review by Dev Snybod
Last night was all Dylan and his band, in a somewhat longer show than his usual for this tour (16 songs). The seats were assigned in a new smallish hockey arena, and we were in the 5th row right in front of Bob, and had a great view of how he directs the band. Unfortunately it seemed to take awhile for the sound guys to get the mix right, and the band didn't seem to gel immediately, so it wasn't until the 5th number that the concert really became magical

Just after "New Morning," Bob appeared to call an audible with Tony, who went over to Stu for an animated confab, which dragged on until Bob said something like, "I can't do that song, the man can't play it." Not sure the comment was intended for the audience, but the mike picked it up just the same. At which point they went into "Stuck Inside of Mobile..." It will be interesting to hear exactly what Bob said, if anyone recorded it.
(Bob Links)

HIGHLIGHTS
Lay lady lay
Blind Willie McTell
God knows

BOOTLEG

Bob Dylan
Victoria, Canada
July 17, 2005

2 CDR
unidentified label
Complete show

ARTWORK
Bob Dylan CDR Artwork Guide 2005

SETLIST

1. Maggie´s farm
2. Tonight I´ll be staying
here with you
3.I´ll be your baby tonight
4. Lay lady lay
5. Most likely you go your way
(And I´ll go mine)
6. Blind Willie McTell
7. Watching the river flow
8. Ballad of a thin man
9. Highway 61 revisited
10. New morning
11. Stuck inside the mobile
with the Memphis blues again
12. Positively 4th street
13. God knows
14. Summer days
15. Don´t think twice,
it´s all right
16. All along the watchtower

MUSICIANS

Bob Dylan
Harp,
Piano, 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 2005

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