Bob Dylan 2001.07.18 in Bad Reichenhall
Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan Subject: Bad Reichenhall Review (18-07-2001) - long From: Anna Anna.Sauer@t-online.de Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:26:03 +0200 Bad Reichenhall 18-07-2001 - Review I just got back home from Bad Reichenhall and thought I should write a few lines about yesterday's concert. Since I had waited in front of the entrance for four hours I managed to get in the first row - a bit right from Bob. Before we were allowed to get in there was a lot of confusion because of different entrances - nobody knew which one he/she should choose and every time we asked someone of the security they said something different than the persons we had asked before. The show started a bit later than it was scheduled with "Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go". Bob was in a very good mood over the whole show - he "danced" and jammed nearly during every song. The second song this Night was "To Ramona" - great!! I personally like this song and especially its current version very much. "Desolation Row" was next; also very well played. The weather was not this good - it had been cloudy all afternoon and it rained several times during the show - but it was not too much; only a bit (nothing compared to Schwäbisch Gmünd). Bob used the Harp in "Maggie's Farm" with real enthusiasm. "Million Miles" and " Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" followed. During "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" a guy behind me - he surely was drunk - started whistling and screaming. Since Baby Blue and after that "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" are rather quiet songs this was very annoying because he didn't stop it during those songs. But finally he stopped - or was rather stopped by other fans. So we could enjoy the following songs without those annoying and very loud whistles. "Tombstone Blues", "You're A Big Girl Now" - with Larry on pedal steel - , "Drifters Escape" (Bob played the harp on this one again) and "Rainy Day Women" closed the first part of the concert. Bob and the band disappeared after a short formation and it took a bit longer until they appeared again. While they were playing "Things Have Changed" three security people came out from under the stage and took a camera from a man who had taken some photographs. Apparently Bob had seen him with the camera or even taking photographs and told the security to take his camera away. I think that's the reason why they had stayed behind the stage for a longer time. The show went on with "Like A Rolling Stone", "If Dogs Run Free", "All Along The Watchtower", a fantastic played "Knocking On Heaven's Door" - the audience liked it very much (me too) and "Highway 61 Revisited". While they were playing this song I thought he would look at the guy ( whose camera had been taken by the security people ) singing: "If you see me comin' you better run". I might be wrong but at least he looked in the direction where this person stood. Once - I don't know after which song it was - he seemed to look at me nodding. Just a dream or imagination? I really don't know but it would be great if this was true. :-) After "Blowin' In The Wind" - the last song for this show; unfortunately no second encore - during the last formation he started to look at somebody and said (don't know the words exactly; he didn't speak through the microphone): "Really? You really want that (it)?" As I said I'm not sure about that but it 's at least what this person told me. She had held up a piece of paper* - don 't know what was written on it - and threw it onto the stage after he had said the words I mentioned before. She also said it was then picked up by a roadie. I think it was a great show with Bob singing, dancing and even laughing a lot (I saw him once laugh with Larry - don't think Bob ignores him as some people said in the last time; they looked at each other very often - there was a lot of communication). I also liked the songs and how they were played - for me it was a really great concert. See you next year in Europe, Bob!!! Hopefully! Anna
* Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:49:50 +0000 Subject: Bad Reichenhall review From: MARIASmail@t-online.de (Maria Schäfer) To: karlerik@monet.no I've just read Anna's Reichenhall-concert-review: I was standing behind the girl with the piece of paper and could read the text written on it: "Do you have a job for me on your tour?" - That's what made Bob laugh. It was a beautiful concert and I fell in love with Bob when he played on harp. Thank you, Bob, for this beautiful experience. Thank you, Karl Erik for your wonderful work, I visit "expecting rain" daily, to hear Bob's music and to read your informations are as important to me as my daily espresso. Maria Schäfer