Bob Dylan 2000.03.29 in Bismark, ND
Subject: Review 3/29/00 - Journalists don't pay for no tickets From: TLDate: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:16:01 -0800 We went and saw Bob Dylan tonight in Bismarck North Dakota, just one word unfrigginbelievable!!! I will try and give a review. Let me state first off (to try and avoid flames if I make a mistake) I am more a casual fan of Bob's, I really like him, but I don't have everything. We got there early and relaxed and waited for Asleep at the Wheel to open. They were pretty good, but I am not a big fan of western swing. They did an interesting version of Red River Valley, good musicians, but I was waiting for Bob Dylan. AATW was done and then they cleared the stage and we waited for Bob. The houselights dimmed and the crowd (a very disappointing showing, less than 1/2 full) started rumbling. The band came out and kicked right into the first song. A minute into the song, we knew this was going to be a good night. Bob was animated and singing very well.For the fashion report, he was wearing a jacket, pants with a white stripe down the side and tan boots. Set List 1.(I am assuming it was) Hallelujah, I'm Ready to Go, none of us were familiar with the song he opened with. 2. Mr. Tambourine Man - He had fun with the vocals on this one 3. Masters of War - very good 4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit (once again a guess, it had a reference to "Lonesome Dave" and "spanish boots") 5. Tangled Up in Blue - just a acoustic Tour de Force, this was a highlight for me, one of my favorite songs and he did the whole song, changing lyrics in a couple places, the band was really in a groove on this song. The crowd roared. 6. Savior ?, (My friend said) - I had to take a break 7. Country Pie 8. All Along the Watchtower - GREAT - I love this song and the guitar work was good (Bob played lead most of the night) 9. Lay Lady Lay - My partner's favorite and she just fixed our Brass bed, so this was her song. 10. Just Like a Woman 11. Watching the River Flow I am not totally sure of the order of 9,10,11 12. Highway 61 Revisited - along with All Along the Watchtower, the electric highlight for me, Charlie Sexton cut loose on this one. This got the crowd howling. The whole crowd stood for all the encores. Encores 1. Love Sick - Good version, and Bob actually spoke after this one, there must have been some guy taking notes down front. Bob says "that was called Love Sick,for the journalist." then he said "Journalist don't pay for no tickets" (which should be the title of the boot for this show!!) 2. Like a Rolling Stone - what could I add? 3. Don't think Twice It's All Right 4. Not Fade Away - great 5. Blowing In the Wind 6. Rainy Day Woman #12 and #35 This was just an amazing concert. Bob was animated, he did a little boogieing looked like he was having fun, he messed around with how he held his guitar. The band was relaxed and so together. Bob played lead guitar on all the songs pretty much. This was such a better concert than we saw in 90 or 91 (with GE Smith) I hate to say this, but that was (because of my expectations) probably the most disappointing concert I have seen. That is why tonight's was even better. I know I am preaching to the choir here, but if you get a chance to see this show don't miss it. Well, I wish I could give a more detailed musical review, but I was so busy enjoying the show I had a hard time remembering. We were just all on a high after the show. Well hope you enjoyed the update. Terry Oh, if this show was booted, somebody please e-mail me. I would love to get ahold of one and relive this night, it was special.