October 26, 2012
Review by Scott Eisner
Just when you think that perhaps Bob is mailing it in you get a show like
The Hollywood Bowl and you realize that The Never Ending Tour has great
purpose. Although I had better seats in Santa Barbara the show at the
Hollywood Bowl was mesmerizing in many ways. The opener, You Ain't Goin
Nowhere set the tone for what was a great evening of music from the
Master.
To Ramona was done with renewed purpose and challenged the audience as
usual to figure out The Voice of a Generation. An amazing and haunting
Desolation Row in the 8 spot kept the audience guessing as to how this
creative genius can continue to reinvent himself night after night. Love
Sick was haunting and chilling and Ballad of A Thin Man continues to grow
with power each and every performance.
Although many people on the bus back to Chatsworth after the concert did
not get Bob and his style, those of us who cherish the gift that Bob gives
us so many times night after night continue to appreciate and respect Bob
Dylan in this version of the Never Ending Tour. Long live Bob! Down the
road when I am close to the end I just want to be surrounded by one of
Bob's many versions of Desolation Row!
Review by Snufkin Rin
I went to the box office @ 6PM and found one Garden ticket was available.
It's a very nice seat but asking for $195. Wow, I had to think twice and
should I spend that kind of money or not. Outside the box office, I found
a guy who's trying to get rid of his $55 plus the ticket bastard free
worth extra ticket and selling for $30 so I took it.
The show was.... nice.... well, I liked the setlist(I know it's typical
Friday set for this tour.) even he did not play any new songs. You Ain't
Goin' Nowhere was kinda unexpected opener. Stu? started playing the
acoustic guitar solo and at the beginning, I could not tell what song was
it. Things Have Changed - I know everyone's praising the new arrangement
but I did not like it at all. Loved Make You Feel My Love & Love Sick,
TOOM is STILL my fav of Bob Dylan album from 90s to the present time. His
voice was so clear on Desolation Row and it was one of the highlights of
the night for me. There's a guy sitting behind me saying his voice sucks
but he wrote such a great music.
At he bowl, they don't really check for the camera at the gate. I saw a
lof of people taking pictures but they didn't say anything or they
couldn't do anything about it. My seat was way far from the stage. it was
row 1 on T1 section, so it wasn't so bad at all. The sound system was
better than the one I went to the SF show. The stage light was so dark and
you could not see anything from the back. While he's playing All Along The
Watchtower, I snaked into the Terrace Box seat section and found four
empty seats! It was pretty cool to see Bob on Blowin' In The Wind up
close.... well.. sort of.
I can't answer that the show was worth paying for $195 but it was worth
what I paid for.
Snuffy Rin
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