BOB DYLAN : AUSTIN 2024 SECOND EVENING |
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Disc One (52:45)
Disc Two (55:18)
Label : no label Venue : ACL Live At The Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, USA Recording Date : April 6, 2024 Quality : Audience Recording (A+) Concert Review (Boblinks) : Jimmie Vaughan has stepped in and out few times. From the left side I could see someone with a guitar hung up so knew something was going on. Definitely wasn't expecting him to stay for more than a couple of songs, those several replacings of Doug have been a real WTF. - Vaughan has added a really different sound to the band, beautiful but not too flashy solos and specially an incredible work in 'Grain of Sand'. Bob surely has let him play, but he has blended amazingly with the band. - When Doug has come out again in 'Key West', he was jacketless and with his sleeves rolled up. Very serious looks and even sweating a bit (it was hot down there tonight). A semi-new arrangement has been tried, and is true I have felt that something was off, not sounding right. A couple of killer Bob looks to the Doug side and even an "ohshhh..." at the mic. Next song, Vaughan in again, maybe the best 'Serve Somebody' of the tour. - 'Walking By Myself' has been incredible, super danceable version, nothing of Bob start-stop or piano driven. Pure strikes of lightning. - To put it easy: when Vaughan was on stage, Bob seemed happy as if it was Xmas, belting the phrasing and all you can imagine. When it was Doug... I've felt bad for him, wouldn't want that his last show with Bob has been like this honestly. - 'Jimmy Reed' and 'Grain of Sand', specially the latter, with Vaughan just scraping the strings, have been unforgettable, a very special hasta la vista to an unforgettable tour. Bob has done an extra mile of acknowledging thankyous and a mini meeting with the band (not sure if Doug was there) when lights went down. Maybe just for the human aspect, I'd stick with Austin #1, but I think that also emotionally-wise last night had that bit of extra something. In any case, so glad I decided to do them all to Austin and my bet is that we're not done with R&RW yet! |