Customer Reviews for Bob Dylan
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SLC 10/17/17
I've been listening to Bob since 1964. Brought my Bob records to college in 1966 and was almost booed out of the dorm by upper classmen who were into Smokey Robinson. My wife and I had a great time last night at the concert in SLC. Mavis was great as usual. The first thing that strikes you about Bob and the band is how tight they are. They play with an amazing precision. Others have commented on Bob changing the arrangements of his classic songs like Tangled Up in Blue and Desolation Row to the dismay of some. I knew this was coming following him for so many years. But what surprised me is that he mostly played the last song of the night pretty straight up - Ballad of a Thin Man. The melody was recognizable. He has ended his concerts with this song for years. I had to smile knowing he loves to wink at his audience with a mischievous twinkle in his eye "You don't know what's happening. Do you Mr. Jones?" Written with affection - Mr Jones
Not Disappointed!
I brought my wife and 19 year old son to see Bob in Asheville. We all enjoyed the performance. Despite hearing negative reviews we had a great time. He's still great at the harmonica! Loved it!
Love Bob!
His voice was strong for the close to two hour show. Of course I enjoyed his old songs but his last song Every Grain of Sand was fabulous! He acknowledged the crowd a few times. It was my son’s first time seeing him and we had a great time. Listened to alot of his older music on the way home! Very happy I was able to see him again!
Greatest Show on Earth
We saw Bob Dylan and his band in Orlando 2024-03-09. Four of us went, but I was the only Dylan fan. While the others were disappointed not to hear Blowin’ in the Wind, I thought the show was phenomenal. It is not a greatest hits show where they just play what you heard on the radio fifty years ago, but a modern show of new music and new arrangements of classic music. Even some of the newest songs were treated to new arrangements. While I was familiar with all of the songs, some of the arrangements still surprised and delighted me. The restrictions of recording devices was very welcome as no one was holding an iPad over their head blocking the view. The show started on time to the minute and finished when expected. When it was done, there were no annoying encore theatrics. When the music was over, the lights came on and we left. This was definitely the best concert I have ever seen.
Loved it
I enjoyed every moment, I guess I just knew what to expect.
Rochester 10/24/23
I wanted so much to love this performance and I believe I would have if Bob wasn't at the piano all night. His band was top notch and they did their best to hang on through the changes, unfortunately not every song is a blues. The piano playing was remedial at best and he clanged the keys haphazardly without any thought to actual harmony, dissonance is cool when it's intended; when the rest of the band is playing one chord and you are off in your own world playing another, you are either not listening or not caring. At one point I started laughing because, it really could be that he knows exactly what he's doing and he's just putting everyone on. If that's the case then it was the coolest show I've ever seen. I really hope that's the case. The uptake from all of this was the audience, no phones and everyone was in deep conversation before the show. Still I made it there and I'll never forget it, wouldn't have missed it for the world.