Review by Timothy Murphy
Hwy 61. Bob was a little far from the microphone for most of it. Shooting
star was okay but he sang the last verse twice. I thought it was close
to hitting but never hit. Love sick, bob just talked thru it. Little
queenie was good musically and got the crowd going a little bit Bob never
vocally connected. Mr Blue sounded good. Early Roman Kings was a dud,
honestly; I'm not a fan of the song and if he wanted blues he
should've gone with goodbye jimmy reed. Can't wait was just bob on
the piano and him talking the lyrics, really not good. Under the red
sky was really really good; glad I heard it - first for me I believe.
Things have changed was okay, it had a blues arrangement which was a
nice change. Stella Blue never hit for me, not melodic or unique. Six
Days on the Road was maybe the second best after UTRS , musically sounded
nice. Soon after Midnight sounded okay, nothing great though honestly.
Ballad of a thin man, just okay, but the crowd seemed to like it.
Simple twist of fate I thought was gonna be good but it was mostly Bob on
the piano, talking the lyrics. Really not great but Willie's harmonica
player added a different kind of harmonica sound which did help save it.
I'll be your baby tonight was okay but then the music crescendo stopped
a little abruptly and awkwardly. Shame. A rather poor show. And I
hate to say that. Bob doesn't fare well outdoors I've found in the
past . Heck maybe it was the venue or the speakers or the crowd talking
but not a show that will go down in my top 75 percentile.
Timothy Murphy
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