BOB DYLAN : BACK AT WOLFTRAP

 

Disc One (64:42)

  1. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  2. Man In The Long Black Coat
  3. Tough Mama
  4. Under The Red Sky
  5. Silvio
  6. Stone Walls And Steel Bars
  7. Mr. Tambourine Man
  8. Tangled Up In Blue
  9. Stuck Inside Of Mobile with the memphis blues again
  10. Blind Willie McTell

Disc Two (69:53)

  1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  2. Like A Rolling Stone
  3. Don't Think Twice, it's alright
  4. Alabama Getaway
    Bonus Tracks :
  5. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
  6. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
  7. Roving Gambler
  8. Cocaine Blues
  9. Watching The River Flow
  10. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
  11. This Wheel's On Fire

Label : Q Records

Venue : Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia, USA

Recording Date : August 23, 1997

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Bob's Boots) : The package aesthetics and photo are rather weak. However, it contains a fun, wonderful show. Bob's voice is in top form. The vocals are as good as any show you'll ever hear. The band plays as good as any show you'll ever see. This is one of the ultimate 1997 recordings. Perfect quality right off of the soundboard, with only very slight level fluctuations. The filler is the unique songs from the folowing night. A great addition to any collection.

Review (Isis) : A direct/line recording taken from the shortband radio feed used for the "deaf aid" system. Recording quality is stunning superbly clear with excellent definition. There are a few instances where the recording overcooks, resulting in background buzz, but these are brief and barely noticeable. Vocals are clear, precise, and well separated from the band. This is a complete recording of the first nights performance with fillers from the second (plus 2 tracks from Wallingford). The performance is superb. If those earlier UK shows had Dylan carving his songs out of granite, now he's shaping them out of marble. Cool and clear. The band working seemlessly together, Dylan's vocals confident and rounded while still keeping their edge. Another blistering start with "Absolutely Sweet Marie", and Dylan is simply unstoppable. "Man in a Long Black Coat" is shrouded in mystery. Highlights are hard to pull out: "Stone Walls and Steel Bars", "Blind Willie McTell" and a raucus "Alabama Getaway" that replaces "Rainy Day Women" in the closing slot. The second night highlights feature superb versions of "Cocaine" and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." Recording quality is superb and it's a bit of a disappointment that the producers decided to incorporate into the final two tracks from the Wallingford show (guesting Rick Danko), as although recording quality is ok in their own right can't match that of their colleagues.