Bob Dylan 2002.04.21 in Zürich
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:14:27 +0200 From: cykagoma@bluemail.ch Subject: The Zurich Concert To: webmaster@expectingrain.com Good morning everybody Yesterday, Bob had zwo different drummers during his show in Zurich. I think, the second was Jim Keltner. Greetings from Zurich Christian Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:13:47 +0100 From: klaatu@freesurf.ch To: webmaster@expectingrain.com Subject: review concert zurich 21,4,02 hi there, here i short review of last nights gig in zurich hallenstadion: for the first time the hallenstadion which hosted his bobness several times throuh the last years, was all seated. but neverless the crowd in the most expensive areas in the centre aisle close to the stage was like always (at least here in switzerland) a good balanced mix of a crowd of at least three generations, yes dylan is so cool and hip nowadays that even quite young people are interessed to see him from quite close, nevermind the exorbitant high prices for tickets. anyway to my pleasure the crowd in the center aisle remained seated only for the first 5 or ten seconds of the show. the show was GOOD (as always in the last few years) but maybe not as intense as the last concert bob gave in switzerland last summer in montreux. the band was as tight and compact as we rembered them and the new drummer fitted in very well. the higlights: its allright ma, with a suprising temporarliy country-beat which made the some look different from its cynicaly razor-blade original without to loose any of its power. solid rock: what a pleasure to here one of his controversial "religious" "saved"-album. (which in my opinion together with the "slow train coming" is a very good one). the bands first electric piece this night, in a very tight and powerful performance, which got the hall boiling for the first time. a superb vocal part from bob included. high water: see above, a lot more intense and strong than the studio version on his latest album, the band in absolut perfection. (How long we have to wait for an official live 3-cd-box of his bobness live concerts througout the last years???) subterranen homesick blues: a refreshing and surprising version which transform this old bluesy tune into a super-contemproraray post-millenium-blues. the band very sharp and also his voice. i looked at some of the younger visitors and thougth to myself: "who, was it really who invented the rap as a musical/lyrical expression? tangled up in blue: in the beginning not very exciting (we heard this arrangement some times before) if not for a quite interesting phrasing of bob, it came to a exploding intense ending during the guitar-solo part where the band once more gave a sample of their dinamic ability. summer days: boogie till you drop, a crusher, makes the lame go running for gold in the next olympics. superb: all the three guitars and especially sextons. forever young: such a tender and caressing version even though there were some vocalistic disharmonys in the first two refrains, but really soul and heart warming. well, i hope i get to see this guys soon again. theyare always worth to take a trip to go listen to them. if they come near you, get moving, go see them.... steven, bern
