KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR BOB DYLAN 1997 by Olof Bjorner A summary of recording & concert activities. New releases, tapes & books. Copyright (c) 1998 by Olof Bjorner All Rights Reserved This article may be reproduced, retransmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. Part 2 of 9 CONTENTS: ========= 1. INTRODUCTION \ | 2. THE YEAR AT A GLANCE | | 3. CALENDAR | | 4. NEW RECORDINGS | 4.1 Time Out Of Mind | 4.2 Other recordings from 1997 | -- part 1 of 9 4.2.1 Simon Wiesenthal Benefit Center Dinner | 4.2.2 World Eucharistic Congress | 4.3 New tapes | 4.3.1 Jimmie Rodgers Tribute Album Outtake | 4.3.2 Bobfest Rehearsals | 4.3.3 "Hallelujah", ATV May 14, 1964 | / 5. THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES \ 5.1 Introduction | 5.2 The Musicians | 5.3 The show | 5.4 Tour of Japan | -- part 2 of 9 5.4.1 Dates and venues | =========== 5.4.2 The songs | 5.4.3 Statistics | 5.4.4 Comments / 5.5 US and Canada Spring Tour \ 5.5.1 Dates and venues | 5.5.2 The songs | -- part 3 of 6 5.5.3 Statistics | 5.5.4 Comments / 5.6 US and Canada Summer Tour \ 5.6.1 Dates and Venues | 5.6.2 The songs | -- part 4 of 6 5.6.3 Statistics | 5.6.4 Comments / 5.7 UK Fall Tour \ 5.7.1 Dates and Venues | 5.7.2 The songs | -- part 5 of 9 5.7.3 Statistics | 5.7.4 Comments / 5.8 US Fall Tour \ 5.8.1 Dates and Venues | 5.8.2 The songs | -- part 6 of 9 5.8.3 Statistics | 5.8.4 Comments / 5.9 US Winter Club Tour \ 5.9.1 Dates and Venues | 5.9.2 The songs | -- part 7 of 9 5.9.3 Statistics | 5.9.4 Comments / 5.10 Summary \ 5.10.1 Show statistics | 5.10.2 Alphabetical song list | 5.10.3 Song statistics | -- part 8 of 9 | 6. NEW BOOKS | | 7. SOURCES | | 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS -- part 9 of 9 5. THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES 5.1 Introduction ----------------- The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 94 new shows, all pretty much the same as in 1995, 1994 and 1993. Guitarist John Jackson quit after the Tour of Japan and was replaced by Larry Campbell. The 1997 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of no less than 6 new "legs" in spite of the cancelled European Summer Tour. 1 February Japan 11 shows 2 April-May US & Canada 25 shows 3 August US & Canada 22 shows 4 October UK 4 shows 5 October-November US 17 shows 6 December US 15 shows Note that the San Josˇ show in November, which was really a private event, is counted as part of the never-ending tour. 5.2 The musicians ------------------ John Jackson electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal (February) Larry Campbell electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle (March and onwards) Bucky Baxter pedal steel guitar lap steel guitar electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro electric mandolin back-up vocal Tony Garnier bass David Kemper drums 5.3 The show ------------ The standard show contained a main set: 5-6 electric songs 3-4 acoustic 2-3 electric and then encores: 1 electric 1 acoustic 1 acoustic or 2 electric 1 electric 1 acoustic A shortened version was used at various festivals. 5.4 Tour of Japan ----------------- 5.4.1 Dates and venues ---------------------- FEBRUARY 9 Tokyo Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum 10 Tokyo Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum 11 Tokyo Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum 13 Kurashiki Japan Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan 14 Fukuoka Japan Sun Palace, Hakata 16 Nagoya Japan Century Hall, Nagoya Congress Center 17 Osaka Japan Festival Hall 18 Osaka Festival Hall 20 Sendai Sun Palace 22 Akita Kenmin Kaikan 24 Sapporo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan 5.4.2 The songs --------------- AB acoustic with the band Songs in order played: February 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 24 Tot Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 165 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 I Want You 2 1 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 3 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 2 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 11 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 Masters Of War AB 8 8 9 9 4 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 9 10 9 3 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 4 Simple Twist Of Fate 11 11 11 3 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 5 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 14 14 14 5 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 If Not For You 2 2 2 Shelter From The Storm 4 4 2 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 1 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 9 3 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 9 1 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 10 10 2 You're A Big Girl Now 11 1 Girl From The North Country AB 14 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 2 3 I Don't Believe You 4 1 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 4 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 8 8 5 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 9 9 2 She Belongs To Me 11 1 Ballad Of A Thin Man 12 11 2 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 9 14 3 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 1 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 5 3 Ballad Of Hollis Brown AB 9 1 I'll Remember You 11 1 Maggie's Farm 12 12 12 12 4 Positively 4th Street 4 4 2 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 4 Shooting Star 11 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 1 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 1 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 1 Under The Red Sky 4 1 To Ramona AB 9 1 I Shall Be Released 11 1 My Back Pages AB 14 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 1 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 1 Everything Is Broken 10 12 2 I And I 11 1 Forever Young AB 14 1 The Man In Me 2 1 What Good Am I? 4 1 John Brown AB 8 1 Jokerman 10 1 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 2 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 1 God Knows 10 10 2 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 1 Every Grain Of Sand 4 1 Viola Lee Blues AB 7 1 Alphabetic order: ----------------- February 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 24 Tot Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 165 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 2 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 Ballad Of A Thin Man 12 11 2 Ballad Of Hollis Brown AB 9 1 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 9 9 2 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 9 10 9 3 Every Grain Of Sand 4 1 Everything Is Broken 10 12 2 Forever Young AB 14 1 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 4 Girl From The North Country AB 14 1 God Knows 10 10 2 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 5 I And I 11 1 I Don't Believe You 4 1 I Shall Be Released 11 1 I Want You 2 1 If Not For You 2 2 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 1 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 2 I'll Remember You 11 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 14 14 14 5 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 5 3 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 1 John Brown AB 8 1 Jokerman 10 1 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 3 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 2 3 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 9 1 Maggie's Farm 12 12 12 12 4 The Man In Me 2 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 1 Masters Of War AB 8 8 9 9 4 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 1 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 8 8 5 My Back Pages AB 14 1 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 9 14 3 Positively 4th Street 4 4 2 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 4 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 1 She Belongs To Me 11 1 Shelter From The Storm 4 4 2 Shooting Star 11 1 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 11 Simple Twist Of Fate 11 11 11 3 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 10 10 2 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 9 3 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 1 To Ramona AB 9 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 1 Under The Red Sky 4 1 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 4 What Good Am I? 4 1 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 1 Viola Lee Blues AB 7 1 You're A Big Girl Now 11 1 5.4.3 Statistics ----------------- Number of shows: 11 Number of circulating shows: 11 Number of circulating & complete shows: 11 Number of unique shows: 11 (1) Number of different shows: 11 (2) Number of different songs: 61 (3) Number of unique songs: 61 (4) Number of performed songs: 165 Mean number of performed songs: 15 Variation: 4.1 (5) (1) a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order (2) a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order. (3) electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs. (4) a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed; (5) variation is computed as the ratio between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs. Songs: # of # of songs % perf. % Electric 42 68.9 120 72.7 Acoustic 19 31.1 45 27.3 Albums 57 93.4 152 83.0 Singles 1 1.6 2 1.2 Outtakes 0 0.0 0 0.0 Covers 3 4.9 11 6.7 5.4.4 Comments -------------- Recommended shows: ------------------ Tokyo 2/9 and 2/10. Tapes ----- There are complete audience tapes in circulation from all shows.