Expecting Rain

Maybe you caught him on an off night, Sonia. Time to give him another shot.

Maybe i have to consider to go to some other country at his show.... I'm affraid he'll never come back after having seen the half-empty Ice Palace four years ago.

Well sonia, your honesty is quite refreshing. Being somewhat older, and literally growing up on the music of Bob Dylan, I am in complete sympathy for those who lust for the good ole days. Bob's voice in the early days was unbelievable. There are many here who claim to prefer the present incarnation, and that's great. I think his writing is still top shelf and pure Dylan. When I talk about the "magic" that still permeates from his shows, it's not something tangible you can label or point to. It's simply in the air and consciousness of everyone there. I guess, really, and most appropriately, the only way to accurately describe it is to borrow and slightly change some words from the wizard himself -

"As I went out one evening, to breathe the air around Bob Dylan..."


And I guess I should add, to turbo charge the whole experience, a joint of some nice high test works wonders!

[quote="chrome horse"]. When I talk about the "magic" that still permeates from his shows, it's not something tangible you can label or point to. It's simply in the air and consciousness of everyone there. -
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I think thats simply the atmospheric pressure caused by thousands people trying desparately not to cry and laugh at the same time.

You're the best Benny! You might be right.

Another analogy I like is from the great movie "Amadeus", about the life of Mozart. There was this jealous Bishop who was deeply offended by the success of Mozart, and couldn't believe God had endowed such a crude being with such gifts.

I've always associate Dylan with Mozart - as the character from this movie, not as the historical man.

Excellent. See, I tuned in on a thing we have in common! And I agree. I took a college course in classical music once, and I remember the professor referring to Mozart as the "Supreme Architect of music". The music just flowed from him like water from a faucet. And in Bob Dylan, we have seen the exact same thing.

A Mozart&Salieri story I mean, in fact, Salieri was a very good composer, he worked hard all his life, he was a brilliant teacher, he taught the music to Beethoven... but he wasn't Mozart.