#116. Bob Dylan in concert can be a dicey affair. The first time I saw him was on the Slow Train Coming tour, and he didn't play any old songs. Bummer. The second time I saw him was in the mid 80's, and he only played old songs but they all sounded the same and you couldn't tell what song it was until he started spitting out the words. I decided then and there that, as much as I loved Bob, I would never see him again.
And then he played the El Rey Theatre in 1997 on the Time Out of Mind tour and all was forgiven. Excellent band, great new songs and a true love of the material he was playing. This is the Bob I always wanted to see. I ended up regretting only going to 1 of the 5 shows, but I'm lucky to have been at the show I was at since the capacity was under 1,000.
I've seen Bob many time since. He has played some amazing shows, and released an album that I might even rank in my Dylan top 5 ("Love and Theft"). But his shows have been slipping again to the point that, once again, I'm boycotting Bob. Lazy, phlegmy, gravel voiced Bob is no fun for me.
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