July 14, 2014
Review by Lars Kjædegaard
Dylan played a wonderful concert at Sofiero Castle in the south of Sweden.
He sang with great emotion and clarity and played the piano boldly - I
like the way the piano is way up in the mix, at times the band sounded
almost like an eerie incarnation of the Buena Vista Social Club band, with
Dylan's abrupt piano licks and Recile's subtle percussion which is a far
cry from orthodox rock drumming. At times the volume was pretty low so
that every word came out clearly. The set was varied, from the waltzy
'Waiting for You' to the incredible, re-worked version of 'Workingman's
Blues', a great 'Tangled up in Blue' and the majestic and sad closing
number 'Long and Wasted Years'. Dylan shuffled around the stage - not much
dancing tonight - and played crystal-clear harp solos. I noticed that he
had two extra vocal mics, and that, and the careful new arrangements of
certain songs and the deliberate well-sung delivery, made me hope that a
live album is in the works. That would be nice.
It was the thirty-third concert this year - at 73, Dylan still doesn't
seem to want to do anything but shlep around the world and give his all.
How different everything would be without him. The mind boggles.
Lars Kjædegaard
Review by Ulf Gyllenspetz
So this was the 38'th concert this year. After17concerts in Japan, 2 in
Hawaii, 2 in Ireland, 1 in Turkey, 2 in Greece, 1 in Rumania (!), 1 in
Slovakia, 2 in Austria, 1 in Czech Republic, 4 in Germany, 1 in Poland, 1
in Denmark and 2 in Norway, Bob and his band hit Sofiero Castle just
outside Helsingborg in Sweden. Beautifully placed just by Öresund, the
strait between Sweden and Denmark. Dylan made an an excellent concert no
doubt. Although the lady in the local paper claimed the band couldn't hit
a note right like they never had played the songs before, of course the
band played wonderful. Of 19 songs Bob and his band played 14 songs and
from the latest albums. Old classics were, She belongs to me, Tangled up
in blue, All along the watchtower, Simple twist of faith and Blowin' in
the wind. Maybe the new songs wasn't exactly crowdpleasing stuff. Probably
people expected the Rock'n Roll Bob version. The public started to loose
concentration and started to what it seemed small discussion groups with
no respect to those who really listened to the concert. But this of course
is what to expect of an outdoor concert, people having just a lot of fun.
Not at all like the concerts in Waterfront Stockholm last fall with more
serious listening. As the evening went on, Dylan seemed to enjoy himself
in the green summer park. It was more like visiting a jazzclub than a
rockconcert. When he was whispering Forgetful heart, the park became dead
silence, even the the ones busy with their iphones and the young rock'n
rollers were listening. You could literally hear a needle fall. A magic
moment. OK, Bob is ending this part of the tour in Gothenburg and then on
to the jazzfestival in Pori, Finland. Then continuing to New Zealand with
3 concerts, Australia 15 concerts. Probably a tour in US in the autumn.
Impressing indeed! Couldn't be easy to be a Bob Cat.
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