July 11, 2008
Review by John Hayes
When Dylan decided to miss out the UK on this tour, it was not all bad
because the opportunity then arose for me to see both Bob and Neil Young
on two consecutive nights, in Lisbon.
Having seen him four times before over the decades, I probably would not
have gone, but my 15 year old son Robert (Bob) has recently become a fan
and was really keen to go. Maybe the constant subliminal bombardment over
the years got to him! Who knows?
There was however the matter of Rage against the Machine to deal with on
the first night of the festival, Robert wanted to see them as part of the
3 day event. I can understand why they might appeal to their fans, but
enough of that.
On the night, after a half hour wait, the crowd of mainly teens to 30
ish audience, greeted Bob and the band warmly, and they kicked off with a
solid Rainy day women. Don´t think twice followed with Bob in good voice
( better I´d say than when I last saw him 4 years ago). I have also grown
into his recent renditions of Things have changed. Powerful. Girl from
the north country, I would still prefer to remember being sung solo, with
acoustic guitar, but Ok nevertheless. Tangled up in blue was fine but did
not appear to excite the audience. Desolation row, was fantastic, Bob
and the band interchanging frequently. A real highlight.. The younger
audience, did not raise the customary cheer during Its alright Ma (
president of US naked etc ). Highway 61 rocked along magnificently, the
band clearly enjoying their last night in Europe. I realise how much of a
fan my son is now when he entered Ballad of a thin man into his phone,
before I made the connection.
I realised after song 13 that like 1 other date on the tour, that we were
going to get only 15 songs, rather than the customary 17.
Thunder on the Mountain ( ever present) followed, fittingly, by the
greatest ever rock song, Like a rolling stone, to the delight of all.
Tony Garnier, with bad back looks like he needs the break now, but Bob
looks like he could go on forever.
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