July 25, 2009
Review by Charles Robison
What a great night for a concert at the ballpark! A nice, hot (but not too hot)
summer Saturday in July. The Wiyos kicked things off and were well received by
the crowd. I'd love to see them in a smaller venue that wouldn't swallow up
their sparse arrangements. Willie was next and played a hell of set. His usual
hits, along with "Whiskey River," a few Hank songs, and some traditional tunes
really got the crowd going. I've never been the biggest fan of John Mellencamp,
but he and his band really rocked it out. Pretty much a greatest hits setlist,
with the highlight being an acapella version of "Cherry Bomb."
Now, onto Zimmy. Great, great, great Dylan show. Started off with a high
energy version of Rainy Day Women, and followed it up with It Ain't Me Babe and
a throttling version of The Levee's Gonna Break, which put the album version to
shame. Make You Feel My Love was a welcome surprise. The set was full of
rockin' tunes like High Water, Thunder on the Mountain, and Highway 61
Revisited. The encore was predictable, but I love the most recent arrangements
of Like a Rolling Stone and Watchtower. Dylan and the boys really ripped 'em
up. My only gripe with this show was the the lack of songs from the new album.
I've noticed he's only played about 4 or 5 songs from Together Through Life on
this tour, which is disappointing to me because I really dig the new songs.
When I was first listening to the new album, I thought about how most of the
songs are going to groove onstage. And for his last few albums, he really
brought the new material to the stage much more aggressively. Anyway, it
was a great show. Can't wait 'til the man comes around again!
Charles
Norfolk, Virginia
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