Path: online.no!sn.no!nntp.uio.no!newsfeeds.sol.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!insync! uunet!in3.uu.net!198.82.160.249!solaris.cc.vt.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!zombie .ncsc.mil!paladin.american.edu!auvm!hsn.sll.se!obr Subject: Waiting For A Miracle -- part 2 of 6 From: Olof Bjorner Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 12:46:58 +0100 WAITING FOR A MIRACLE BOB DYLAN 1996 by Olof Bjorner A summary of recording & concert activities. New releases, tapes & books. Copyright (c) 1997 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 6 CONTENTS: ========= 1. INTRODUCTION \ | 2. THE YEAR AT A GLANCE | | 3. CALENDAR | | 4. RECORDINGS | 4.1 New releases | 4.1.1 Brett Whiteley compilation | 4.1.2 Feeling Minnesota soundtrack |-- part 1 of 6 4.1.3 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert | 4.1.4 Jerry Maguire soundtrack | 4.2 Recordings from 1996 | 4.3 New tapes | 4.3.1 May 1989 Rehearsals | 4.3.2 The Genuine Bootleg Series - Take Two | 4.3.3 Early rehearsals for The Never-Ending Tour | 4.3.4 Other new old tapes | / 5. THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES \ 5.1 Introduction | 5.2 The Musicians | 5.3 The show | 5.4 US and Canada Spring Tour | -- part 2 of 6 5.4.1 Dates and venues | =========== 5.4.2 The songs | 5.4.3 Statistics | 5.4.4 Comments / 5.5 Summer Tour of Europe \ 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 Fall 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 Summary \ 5.7.1 Show statistics | 5.7.2 Alphabetical song list | 5.7.3 Song statistics | -- part 5 of 6 | 6. NEW BOOKS | | 7. SOURCES | | 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS -- part 6 of 6 5. THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES 5.1 Introduction ----------------- The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 86 new shows, all pretty much the same as in 1995, 1994 and 1993. Same band, same songs and same format. The only change was that drummer Winston Watson quit after the summer tour in Europe and was replaced by David Kemper from the Jerry Garcia band. The 1996 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of three new "legs": 1 April-May US & Canada 27 shows 2 June-July Europe 28 shows 3 October-November US 28 shows The Nomura show in February and the Olympic Games shows in Atlanta in August must also be considered part of the Never-Ending Tour. 5.2 The musicians ------------------ John Jackson electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal Bucky Baxter pedal steel guitar lap steel guitar electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro electric mandolin back-up vocal Tony Garnier bass Winston Watson drums February-August David Kemper drums October-November 5.3 The show ------------ The standard show contained a main set: 6 electric songs 3 acoustic 3 electric and then encores: 1 electric 1 acoustic 1 acoustic or 1 electric 1 electric A shortened version was used at various festivals. 5.4 US and Canada Spring Tour ----------------------------- 5.4.1 Dates and venues ---------------------- APRIL 13 Madison, New Jersey Simon Forum Athletic Center, Drew University 14 New Haven, Connecticut Palace Theater 16 Springfield, Massachusetts Symphony Hall 17 Burlington, Vermont Patrick Gymnasium, University Of Vermont 18 Providence, Rhode Island The Strand 19 Portland, Maine State Theater 20 Portland, Maine State Theater 21 Portland, Maine State Theater 22 Orono, Maine Hutchins Concert Hall, Maine Center For The Performing Arts, University Of Maine 23 Orono, Maine Hutchins Concert Hall, Maine Center For The Performing Arts, University Of Maine 26 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Verdun Auditorium 27 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Concert Hall 28 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Concert Hall 30 Syracuse, New York Landmark Theater MAY 1 Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center 3 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania University Fieldhouse, Bucknell University 4 Richmond, Virginia Classic Amphitheater, Fairground At Strawberry Hill 5 Atlanta, Georgia Miller Lite Stage, 3rd Annual Music Midtown 7 Louisville, Kentucky The Palace 8 Columbus, Ohio The Palace 10 Erie, Pennsylvania Warner Theatre, Civic Center 11 Buffalo, New York Houston Gym, Sports Arena, Buffalo State Collage 12 London, Ontario, Canada Alumni Hall, University Of Western Ontario 14 Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan Theater 16 Clarkston, Michigan Pine Knob Music Theatre 17 Cleveland, Ohio Nautica Stage 18 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Coca Cola Star Lake Amphitheater 5.4.2 The songs --------------- AB acoustic with the band Songs in order played: April 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 30 Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 Crash On The Levee (Flood) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Want You 2 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Just Like A Woman 4 4 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Don't Think Twice, It's All R AB 9 9 9 God Knows 10 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 5 5 5 11 11 Obviously Five Believers 12 12 12 Alabama Getaway 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Girl From The North Country AB 14 14 14 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 2 2 2 Shelter From The Storm 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 4 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 7 To Ramona AB 9 Maggie's Farm 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 Lay Lady Lay 2 Most Likely You Go Your 4 5 Tears Of Rage 5 Mama, You Been On My Mind AB 9 7 7 9 Seeing The Real You At Last 12 10 My Back Pages AB 14 14 14 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 Positively 4th Street 4 4 4 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 8 8 I Shall Be Released AB 14 14 Drifter's Escape 1 1 1 1 1 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 8 9 Friend Of The Devil AB 9 9 9 9 9 9 She Belongs To Me 11 11 Joey 12 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 You're A Big Girl Now 4 Visions Of Johanna AB 8 John Brown AB 9 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With 10 10 Simple Twist Of Fate 11 Seven Days 12 12 12 12 12 10 Forever Young AB 14 Pledging My Time 5 Desolation Row AB 8 8 8 What Good Am I? 11 11 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 1 1 If Not For You 2 2 Under The Red Sky 4 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 I Don't Believe You 5 4 Tombstone Blues 10 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 Jokerman 10 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Car AB 14 I'll Remember You 11 Shooting Star 4 May 1 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 TOT Total # of songs 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 400 Crash On The Levee (Flood) 1 1 9 I Want You 2 2 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 5 9 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 27 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 13 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 13 Don't Think Twice, It's All R AB 9 9 9 9 7 God Knows 1 This Wheel's On Fire 5 11 11 11 11 11 15 Obviously Five Believers 12 4 Alabama Getaway 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 27 Girl From The North Country AB 14 14 14 14 7 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 23 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 5 Shelter From The Storm 2 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 2 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 12 To Ramona AB 8 9 8 4 Maggie's Farm 12 12 10 12 10 12 12 16 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 14 14 6 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Most Likely You Go Your Way 4 3 Tears Of Rage 4 2 Mama, You Been On My Mind AB 9 5 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 6 My Back Pages AB 14 14 5 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 2 5 Positively 4th Street 4 4 5 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 5 5 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 2 I Shall Be Released AB 2 Drifter's Escape 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 3 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 4 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 2 Friend Of The Devil AB 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 14 She Belongs To Me 11 3 Joey 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 2 7 You're A Big Girl Now 4 2 Visions Of Johanna AB 1 John Brown AB 1 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With 10 10 10 5 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 3 Seven Days 10 7 Forever Young AB 1 Pledging My Time 5 2 Desolation Row AB 8 8 5 What Good Am I? 2 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 4 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 1 1 1 1 1 7 If Not For You 2 Under The Red Sky 1 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 11 11 4 I Don't Believe You 4 4 4 5 Tombstone Blues 1 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 2 Jokerman 10 2 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Car AB 1 I'll Remember You 1 Shooting Star 1 The Man In Me 2 1 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 8 1 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 11 2 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 8 2 I And I 11 1 Disease Of Conceit 4 1 Everything Is Broken 10 1 Alphabetic order: ----------------- April 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 30 Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 Alabama Getaway 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 8 8 Crash On The Levee (Flood) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Desolation Row AB 8 8 8 Disease Of Conceit Don't Think Twice, It's All R AB 9 9 9 Drifter's Escape 1 1 1 1 1 Everything Is Broken Forever Young AB 14 Friend Of The Devil AB 9 9 9 9 9 9 Girl From The North Country AB 14 14 14 God Knows 10 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 I And I I Don't Believe You 5 4 I Shall Be Released AB 14 14 I Want You 2 If Not For You 2 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 2 2 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 I'll Remember You 11 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB Joey 12 John Brown AB 9 Jokerman 10 Just Like A Woman 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 4 Lay Lady Lay 2 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 1 1 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Car AB 14 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 8 9 Maggie's Farm 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 Mama, You Been On My Mind AB 9 7 7 9 The Man In Me Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Most Likely You Go Your 4 5 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 7 My Back Pages AB 14 14 14 Never Gonna Be The Same Again Obviously Five Believers 12 12 12 Pledging My Time 5 Positively 4th Street 4 4 4 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Seeing The Real You At Last 12 10 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 Seven Days 12 12 12 12 12 10 She Belongs To Me 11 11 Shelter From The Storm 4 4 Shooting Star 4 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Simple Twist Of Fate 11 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With 10 10 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Tears Of Rage 5 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 5 5 5 11 11 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 To Ramona AB 9 Tombstone Blues 10 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 Under The Red Sky 4 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 What Good Am I? 11 11 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 Visions Of Johanna AB 8 You're A Big Girl Now 4 May 1 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 TOT Total # of songs 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 400 Alabama Getaway 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 27 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 2 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 2 Crash On The Levee (Flood) 1 1 9 Desolation Row AB 8 8 5 Disease Of Conceit 4 1 Don't Think Twice, It's All R AB 9 9 9 9 7 Drifter's Escape 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Everything Is Broken 10 1 Forever Young AB 1 Friend Of The Devil AB 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 14 Girl From The North Country AB 14 14 14 14 7 God Knows 1 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 8 1 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 I And I 11 1 I Don't Believe You 4 4 4 5 I Shall Be Released AB 2 I Want You 2 2 If Not For You 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 5 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 4 I'll Remember You 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 14 14 6 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 5 5 5 5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 8 2 Joey 1 John Brown AB 1 Jokerman 10 2 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 2 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 1 1 1 1 1 7 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Car AB 1 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 2 Maggie's Farm 12 12 10 12 10 12 12 16 Mama, You Been On My Mind AB 9 5 The Man In Me 2 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 2 5 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 8 8 13 Most Likely You Go Your Way 4 3 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 12 My Back Pages AB 14 14 5 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 11 2 Obviously Five Believers 12 4 Pledging My Time 5 2 Positively 4th Street 4 4 5 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 23 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 6 Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 3 Seven Days 10 7 She Belongs To Me 11 3 Shelter From The Storm 2 Shooting Star 1 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 27 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 3 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With 10 10 10 5 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 13 Tears Of Rage 4 2 This Wheel's On Fire 5 11 11 11 11 11 15 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 4 To Ramona AB 8 9 8 4 Tombstone Blues 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 2 7 Under The Red Sky 1 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 5 9 What Good Am I? 2 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 11 11 4 Visions Of Johanna AB 1 You're A Big Girl Now 4 2 5.4.3 Statistics ----------------- Number of shows: 27 Number of circulating shows: 27 Number of circulating & complete shows: 27 Number of unique shows: 27 (1) Number of different shows: 27 (2) Number of different songs: 71 (3) Number of unique songs: 71 (4) Number of performed songs: 400 Mean number of performed songs: 15 Variation: 4.8 (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 50 70.4 292 73.0 Acoustic 21 29.6 108 27.0 Albums 66 93.0 332 83.0 Singles 1 1.4 5 1.2 Outtakes 2 2.8 22 5.5 Covers 2 2.8 41 10.2 5.4.4 Comments -------------- Madison, New Jersey 4/13 Live debut of This Wheel's On Fire! Providence, Rhode Island 4/18: First acoustic Friend Of The Devil! Portland, Maine 4/19: First Seven Days since Orlando, Florida, April 23, 1976! Guests ------ Providence, Rhode Island 4/18: Jewel Kilcher (guitar & shared vocal) on I Shall Be Released. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4/28: 15 Paul James (electric guitar) on Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 London, Ontario, Canada 5/12: Paul James (electric guitar) on Alabama Getaway and Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35. Cleveland, Ohio 5/17: Roger McGuinn (shared vocal & guitar) on My Back Pages. Roger McGuinn (guitar) on Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35. Burgettstown, Pennsylvania 5/18: Aimee Mann (acoustic guitar) on Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35. BobTalk ------- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 5/3: "Thanks everybody! I wanna say hello to somebody out there. He-he-he. I wanna say hi to Derek Walker's mother! If he's out there, Derek Walker, of course, he's gonna be the future president of the United States, everybody, I guess, knows that. Anyway, you heard it here first. You remember me then when you get to be president!" (before band credits before Maggie's Farm). Recommended shows: ------------------ Burlington, Vermont 4/17 and Orono, Maine 4/22. Tapes ----- There are complete audience tapes in circulation from all shows.