August 22, 2008
Review by Gibby Fairfield
National City Pavilion @ RiverbendCincinnati OH My 10th show, and luckily
this one was right here in my own backyard. Riverbend is always cool, and
one seems to always get lost in a darkened Coney Island after the show. A
concert in the middle of an amusement park... most interesting. I had no
homies to go with me tonight, so alone I went for the first time ever.
Being by myself changed the dynamics totally, it became a much more
personal experience. When one is utterly alone, and not part of a group
of friends - you become one with the crowd, and feed off that communal
energy much more deeply. That's the best way to describe it... A packed
house. Grammy displayed. Hot and humid as humanly possible. What a
night. Absorbing this all in through half-teary eyes and goosebumped
flesh... what else can so strongly move someone as music? That
all-encompassing power that inspires such acts of greatness? Music is my
religion... and I know alot of you ninjas out there know exactly what I
mean. Some personal highlights for me were Chimes Of Freedom, I Believe
In You & Just Like A Woman just for their relative rarity throughout the
setlists. Wish we could have gotten a Love Minus Zero/No Limit like the
folks did Tuesday night up in NY, but of course that was not to be. The
vocals seemed to be turned up quite loud in the mix tonight, almost in a
dominating way. It worked real nicely for Times/Changin' though, that's
gotta be the best I've ever heard Bobby sing that. It must also be noted
that he sang the same verse twice in a row during Mobile/Memphis... it
seemed probably accidental - but who knows. And finally, congratulations
to cool Security. In fact, no Security is a better way to put it. And
that's the way it should be. Too many shows have dudes wanting to get in
your pockets, or panicking over the sight of a cellphone, or freaking over
strange aromas of natural herbs and such. Tonight was beautiful. We all
behaved ourselves just fine without Authoritys help. Peace out... and
long live Mr. Robert Allen Zimmerman.
Gibby Fairfield
Fairfield OH
dgmoore7@hotmail.com
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