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 6 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 5.8 US Fall Tour ---------------------- 5.8.1 Dates and venues ---------------------- OCTOBER 24 Starkville, Mississippi Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University 25 Jackson, Mississippi Thalia Mara Hall, City Auditorium 26 Mobile, Alabama Mobile Civic Center Arena 28 Athens, Georgia Exhibition Hall, Classic Center 29 Athens, Georgia Exhibition Hall, Classic Center 30 Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center 31 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Coleman Coliseum, University Of Alabama NOVEMBER 1 Asheville, North Carolina Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center 2 Columbia, South Carolina Township Auditorium 4 Knoxville, Tennessee Civic Auditorium 5 Huntington, West Virginia Huntington Civic Center Arena 7 Columbus, Ohio Veterans Memorial Auditorium 8 Dayton, Ohio Dayton Hara Arena 9 Bloomington, Indiana Auditorium, University Of Indiana 11 Lisle, Illinois Dan and Ada Rice Athletic Center, Benedictine University 12 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Eagles Ballroom 14 San Josˇ, California San Josˇ Arena 5.8.2 The songs --------------- AB acoustic with the band In order played: October 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 Total # of songs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 If Not For You 2 Cold Irons Bound 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 Can't Wait 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 7 7 7 7 7 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 9 9 9 9 9 'Til I Fell In Love With You 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 Blind Willie McTell 11 11 11 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 14 Love Sick 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 2 Just Like A Woman 4 This Wheel's On Fire 11 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 12 12 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 Maggie's Farm 1 1 1 1 Tears Of Rage 4 Friend Of The Devil AB 10 Forever Young AB 14 I Want You 2 Ballad Of A Thin Man 4 Roving Gambler AB 7 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 9 9 You're A Big Girl Now 4 Cocaine Blues AB 7 Not Dark Yet 11 November 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 14 Tot Total # of songs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 271 Absolutely Sweet Marie 3 If Not For You 1 Cold Irons Bound 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 Can't Wait 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 16 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 17 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 7 9 7 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 17 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 9 9 10 9 10 9 11 'Til I Fell In Love With You 10 12 10 11 10 10 11 10 10 9 17 Blind Willie McTell 11 4 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 17 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 5 Love Sick 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 17 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 Lay Lady Lay 2 3 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 2 When I Paint My Masterpiece 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 4 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 5 Just Like A Woman 1 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 10 6 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 2 One Too Many Mornings AB 8 7 3 Maggie's Farm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 Tears Of Rage 1 Friend Of The Devil AB 10 9 3 Forever Young AB 14 14 14 13 5 I Want You 2 2 3 Ballad Of A Thin Man 1 Roving Gambler AB 7 7 7 4 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 2 You're A Big Girl Now 1 Cocaine Blues AB 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 Not Dark Yet 1 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 2 Pretty Peggy-O 2 1 Born In Time 4 1 Tomorrow Is A Long Time AB 9 1 Make You Feel My Love 11 1 My Back Pages AB 14 1 Positively 4th Street 4 1 Shooting Star 11 1 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 1 Alabama Getaway 16 16 2 I'll Not Be a Stranger 2 1 Under The Red Sky 4 1 To Ramona AB 9 1 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 1 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 1 Every Grain Of Sand 4 1 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 4 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 2 Alphabetic song chart: October 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 Total # of songs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 Alabama Getaway Ballad Of A Thin Man 4 Blind Willie McTell 11 11 11 Born In Time Can't Wait 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Cocaine Blues AB 7 Cold Irons Bound 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 14 Every Grain Of Sand Forever Young AB 14 Friend Of The Devil AB 10 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 I Want You 2 If Not For You 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 I'll Not Be a Stranger It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 9 9 Just Like A Woman 4 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Love Sick 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Maggie's Farm 1 1 1 1 Make You Feel My Love Man In The Long Black Coat Mr. Tambourine Man AB 9 9 9 9 9 My Back Pages AB Never Gonna Be The Same Again Not Dark Yet 11 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 Positively 4th Street Pretty Peggy-O Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Roving Gambler AB 7 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) Shooting Star Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Simple Twist Of Fate Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 7 7 7 7 7 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 12 12 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Tears Of Rage 4 This Wheel's On Fire 11 'Til I Fell In Love With You 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB To Ramona AB Tomorrow Is A Long Time AB Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 2 Under The Red Sky When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 You're A Big Girl Now 4 November 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 14 Tot Total # of songs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 271 Absolutely Sweet Marie 3 Alabama Getaway 16 16 2 Ballad Of A Thin Man 1 Blind Willie McTell 11 4 Born In Time 4 1 Can't Wait 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 16 Cocaine Blues AB 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 Cold Irons Bound 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 5 Every Grain Of Sand 4 1 Forever Young AB 14 14 14 13 5 Friend Of The Devil AB 10 9 3 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 I Want You 2 2 3 If Not For You 1 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 2 I'll Not Be a Stranger 2 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 4 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 2 Just Like A Woman 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 3 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 1 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 17 Love Sick 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 17 Maggie's Farm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 Make You Feel My Love 11 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 2 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 9 9 10 9 10 9 11 My Back Pages AB 14 1 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 4 1 Not Dark Yet 1 One Too Many Mornings AB 8 7 3 Positively 4th Street 4 1 Pretty Peggy-O 2 1 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 Roving Gambler AB 7 7 7 4 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 1 Shooting Star 11 1 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 17 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 2 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 7 9 7 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 2 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 17 Tears Of Rage 1 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 10 6 'Til I Fell In Love With You 10 12 10 11 10 10 11 10 10 9 17 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 1 To Ramona AB 9 1 Tomorrow Is A Long Time AB 9 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 5 Under The Red Sky 4 1 When I Paint My Masterpiece 1 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 You're A Big Girl Now 1 5.8.3 Statistics ---------------- Shows: Number of shows: 17 Number of circulating shows: 17 Number of circulating & complete shows: 17 Number of unique shows: 17 (1) Number of different shows: 17 (2) Number of different songs: 54 (3) Number of unique songs: 54 (4) Number of performed songs: 271 Mean number of performed songs: 16 Variation: 3.4 (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 39 72.2 199 73.4 Acoustic w band 15 27.8 72 26.6 Albums 45 83.3 236 87.1 Singles 1 1.9 1 0.4 Outtakes 2 3.7 10 3.7 Covers 6 11.1 24 8.9 5.8.4 Comments -------------- Starkville October 24: Live debut of Cold Irons Bound, Can't Wait and «Til I Fell In Love With You. Bucky Baxter plays organ on Cold Irons Bound. Jackson October 25: Amusing lyric changes in When I Paint My Masterpiece: "Oh, to be back in the town where I can have a Coca Cola". (1st bridge) "Oh, to be back in the land where I can drink Rum & Coca Cola" (2nd bridge) Columbia November 2: First version of Tomorrow Is A Long Time since London February 12, 1991. San Josˇ November 14: This was a private event not open to the general public sponsored by Applied Materials. Selected BobTalk ---------------- Asheville November 1: "Wanna say hello to a great guitar player who's here tonight, Doc Watson." (before This Wheel's On Fire). San Josˇ November 14: "We want to thank you all for coming. We'd like to come everytime you have one of these things!" (before This Wheel's On Fire). Recommended show ----------------- Columbus November 7.