Word: dylan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nevertheless, there were ample clues, beyond the obvious energy of the music itself, that Dylan was having a great time onstage. At times he allowed his guitar playing to take the forefront, plucking lead lines with gusto. Reappearing from backstage for his first encore, Dylan delivered a marathon version of "Highway 61 Revisited" in which he traded bluesy licks with his lead guitarist. During several such moments in his performance, Dylan allowed discreet grins to betray the pleasure he was finding in these vigorous interpretations of his compositions...
...second and third encore passed before Dylan and cohorts left the stage for good. A poignant version of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" was certainly a high-light, with the telling addition of the lyric, "just like so many times before" a testimony to the many trials Dylan has recently faced, most notably his diagnosis with a serious heart condition...
...this increasingly literal and openly personal narrative that has marked Dylan's recent work. The opening cut from Time Out of Mind, "Love Sick," followed "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," and was given the most striking live interpretation of all the songs that evening. "Love Sick" sets the introspective tone of the new album with a moody sound and sedate tempo, and in concert, with a thick and reverberating sonic treatment applied to the instruments, it was particularly effective...
...final encore on a high note. Audience members clearly would have been eager to hear yet more music, but when the house lights came on and other music was piped in through the speakers, the crowd dispersed, very satisfied and with expectations fulfilled. They left knowing that Bob Dylan's songs have a timeless appeal and stand alone as hallmarks of expression through contemporary music. More importantly, though, they left knowing that Dylan still has much more...
...That guy has really got something against Microsoft," said Dylan M. Morris...