BOB DYLAN : BOB LOVES PORTLAND MAINE

Disc One (56:49)

1. Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go
2. One Too Many Mornings
3. Desolation Row
4. This World can't stand long
5. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
6. Not Dark Yet 
7. Stuck Inside Of Mobile with the memphis blues again
8. Lonesome Day Blues 
9. Mama, You Been On My Mind
10. Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
11. Tangled Up In Blue

Disc Two (67:11)

1. Summer Days
2. Mississippi 
3. Drifter's Escape
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
5. Things Have Changed 
6. Like A Rolling Stone 
7. If Dogs Run Free
8. Honest With Me
9. Blowin' In The Wind
10. All Along The Watchtower 
11. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Label : Tambourine Man Records

Venue : Cumberland Civic Center, Portland, Maine, USA

Date : November 23, 2001

Quality : audience recording (A+)

Review (Bob's Boots) : In my opinion, this title has been judged more by comparison than on its own worth and subsequently, has been given a bad rap by some reviewers. The 2001 material is fantastic and very well represented by various manufacturers. The Portland show may not be the paragon concert of the '01 leg, but the material and title shouldn't be so easily dismissed. Some of the songs could certainly be tighter, but that isn't something you can lay off on TMR. The recording is excellent, and indeed there are some definite highlights. One Too Many Mornings is outstanding, as is Not Dark Yet! The energy and emotion that Dylan infuses into this version is so magical, that one would be hard pressed to find a recording that conveys the sentiments of the piece any better. In fact, Dylan is running the whole show on all cylinders undoubtedly fueled by his band. There are a lot of great 2001 shows.to say this title unequivocally doesn't belong in your CD rack isn't accurate. And aesthetically, its a snappy little package as well.