NEIL YOUNG & BOB DYLAN : LIVE ON AIR 1988

 

  1. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  2. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  3. Masters Of War
  4. You're A Big Girl Now
  5. Gotta Serve Somebody
  6. In The Garden
  7. Man Of Constant Sorrow
  8. Lakes Of Pontchartrain
  9. Boots Of Spanish Leather
  10. Driftin' Too Far From Shore
  11. Gates Of Eden
  12. Like A Rolling Stone
  13. Maggie's Farm

Label : Eagle Eyes Entertainment

Venue : Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, USA

Recording Date : June 7, 1988

Length : 69:46

Quality : FM recording (A+)

Review : Live On Air 1988 documents Bob Dylan's stop at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California on June 7, 1988, part of the same summer trek on which Neil Young joined him on stage for a run of songs. Dylan opens strong with "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Absolutely Sweet Marie" before digging into the protest-era weight of "Masters Of War" and the gospel-tinged "Gotta Serve Somebody" and "In The Garden." Traditional and folk material such as "Man Of Constant Sorrow," "Lakes Of Pontchartrain" and "Boots Of Spanish Leather" sit comfortably next to the stripped-down "Gates Of Eden," while Neil Young's guitar work adds extra grit to several of the set's later numbers. The show builds to the expected highlights, with a full-band "Like A Rolling Stone" and a driving "Maggie's Farm" closing things out. Circulating as an FM radio broadcast, this recording captures the loose, guitar-driven energy of the pairing during a period when Dylan's live shows were being reshaped into what would soon become known as the Never Ending Tour.