Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:25:48 GMT From: mcmullen@DUKEOF.ENET.DEC.COM Subject: Harborlights, Boston June 16 Just wanted to add my observations on this great show last Friday night. The commute from New Hampshire prevented me from getting there early enough to join the r.m.d crowd at the Barking Crab - sorry I missed you. When I first heard about the show, a few days after it was announcced, I figured it would be sold out, and was surprised when I called ticketmaster and got tickets easily. The seats were towards the back, but really weren't too bad. I was surprised at how many empty seats there were. I did like the Harborlights venue though. There was enough of a breeze blowing in from the harbor to make it quite comfortable. Nice scenery too of the Boston skyline and the harbor. As to Bob, his vocals were wonderful. As noted by others, it took some getting used to seeing Bob sans guitar during the acoustic set. Highlights for me: Just Like a Woman, Silvio, Masters of War, Like a Rolling Stone. At least in the back of the pavillion, the crowd was pretty quiet (uptight is description SadieJane gave). Maybe it was because they were sipping wine and guzzling Red Wolf lager during the show, but lots of people around just sat politely during most of the songs. The older guy next to me (probably late 40s - I'm only 41 myself!) was whooping and hollering now and then, but the woman next to him just sat there as if she was in a coma or something (or maybe her mind was still on that Excel spreadsheet she was supposed to finish up at the Government Center before heading over to the show!) I loved the entire show by Bob and the band. A couple things I would like to have heard and seen: Maybe one more "unplugged" song. "Watchtower" sounded fine, but maybe it's time to give it a rest and try out one of the other 900 or so Dylan compositions. I'll be on vacation next month and staying just a few miles from the Phoenix Festival in Stratford on Avon, so I'll probably head out to see what Bob's got in store for the British crowd. Cheers Joe
