BOB DYLAN : HOUSTON 1981 SOUNDBOARD

Disc One (51:44)

1. Introduction (Roland Grivelle)
2. Gotta Serve Somebody
3. I Believe In You
4. Like A Rolling Stone
5. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
6. Man Gave Names To All The Animals
7. Maggie's Farm
8. Girl Of The North Country
9. Ballad Of A Thin Man
10. Simple Twist Of Fate
11. Heart Of Mine
12. All Along The Watchtower
13. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
14. Forever Young

Disc Two (69:49)

1. Gamblin' Man (Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis, Regina Havis & Madelyn Quebec)
2. The Times They Are A-Changin'
3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
4. Watered-Down Love
5. Shot Of Love
6. Like A Woman
7. Solid Rock
8. Masters Of War
9. When You Gonna Wake Up
10. In The Garden
11. Blowin' In The Wind
12. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
13. It Ain't Me Babe
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Label : Zion Records

Venue : The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA

Date : November 12, 1981

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review : This new release by Zion Records is slightly clearer than "You Can't Kill An Idea" but there's also slightly less bottom end. It's a nice addition, it comes with cover art and the price is right. But most of all, it's an opportunity to hear a fantastic performance in glorious soundboard quality. The man who speaks French at the Houston show just before the concert is Roland Grivelle, a French guy who met Bob Dylan in Paris in May 1966 by clinging to the back of his car and forcing him to stop. He then stayed in touch with Bob and introduced some of his Fall 1981 shows in the French language, especially this one in Houston. He was still with Bob on the 1984 tour and got a thanks on "Real Live", after that we lost his trail. In one of the Telegraph magazines there is a painting by Dylan of a man with glasses known as "Mr Blaze". This is Roland Grivelle.