BOB DYLAN : MOVING ON TO HOLLAND

 

Disc One (77:24)

  1. I'm Movin' on
  2. If Not For You
  3. All Along The Watchtower
  4. Tangled Up In Blue
  5. Watching The River Flow
  6. Stuck Inside of mobile with the memphis blues again
  7. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, it takes a train to cry
  8. Tomorrow Night
  9. Jim Jones
  10. Mr. Tambourine Man
  11. Don't Think Twice
  12. Cat's In The Well

Disc Two (74:38)

  1. I And I
  2. The Times they are a-Changin'
  3. Highway 61 Revisited
  4. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  5. Everything Is Broken
  6. It Ain't Me Babe
    Bonus Tracks :
  7. The Man In Me
  8. I'll Remember You
  9. What Good Am I ?
  10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  11. Folsom Prison Blues
  12. The Times they are a-Changin'

Label : Rattlesnake

Venue : Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland

Date : February 15, 1993

Quality : soundboard recording (A+)

Review (Bob's Boots) : In the liner notes, the Gentleman's Club of Spalding reports "The quality of these new tapes is astounding". Astounding indeed. The soundboard recording is mastered to perfection by this wonderful label. Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht is a 1500 seat capacity venue, and a very intimate place to be. I remember fondly this wonderful night. Bob kicks off with a blinding rendition of Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On" (hence the CD title), and the scene is set as Bucky Baxter's electric slide guitar hints of the powerful performance to come. Dylan selected to play acoustic on all but three tracks and delivers quite beautiful performances of "Tomorrow Night" and "Jim Jones" (Of course, his tour here was in support of the "World Gone Wrong" CD). A very delicate performance of "Mr. Tambourine Man" follows these two standout tracks, with Bob finding it hard to grasp the melody. The nakedness and vulnerability of this acoustic set is kind of hard to listen to, but the jocular ending of "Don't Think Twice" lightens the mood. A lot of the songs drag out, and seem to look for an ending, but an incredibly uncompromising "I And I" kicks off disc 2 with a furious Winston (The Muppet) Watson flaying those skins with unparalleled urgency. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" is played as if it were a march. The overall performance is a little ragged round the edges, but Rattlesnake has again produced the goods, and has gone over the top to do it. The set includes two beautiful silk-screened discs and a 12 page color booklet of rare photos. This is not a spectacular Dylan performance, but 9-10 stars for sound quality and aesthetics. A rare, unearthed gem!.