BOB DYLAN : NO TIME TO THINK

 

Disc One (73:59)

  1. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
  2. Maggie's Farm
  3. Shooting Star
  4. God Knows
  5. Gates Of Eden
  6. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
  7. Shelter From The Storm
  8. You're A Big Girl Now
  9. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  10. Blowin' In The Wind
  11. New Morning
  12. All Along The Watchtower
  13. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
  14. Trail Of The Buffalo

Disc Two (71:49)

  1. Delia
  2. If Not For You
  3. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
  4. Idiot Wind
  5. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  6. Shelter From The Storm
  7. Love Minus Zero / No Limit
  8. Little Moses
  9. Desolation Row
  10. It Ain't Me Babe
  11. Cat's In The Well
  12. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  13. The Lady Of Carlisle
  14. The Times They Are A-Changin'

Label : Red Sky Records

Venue : Wolf Trap Farm Park, Vienna, Virginia, USA  (Disc 1) / State Theatre, Sydney, Australia (Disc 2)

Date : September 9th, 1993 (Disc 1) / April 14 and 15, 1992 (Disc 2)

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Bobsboots) : This label can't seem to get its' act together when producing cover artwork. The aesthetics on this one are as bad as ever. Unlike some compilations, however, at least it does contain all relevant venue information on the inside front cover. As for the material... on paper, this looks like a bizarre, thrown together compilation. To some extent, that is true - it's hard to see any logic behind putting the WolfTrap '93 tracks ahead of the early 1992 material. The 1993 tracks are taken from an ALD 'soundboard' recording, and are very good with strong, upfront vocals. Not the best ALD recording, but nice nonetheless. Three of the tracks are slightly incomplete: 'Don't Think Twice' & 'It's Alright' fades in, while 'Shelter Form The Storm' and 'You're A Big Girl Now' both fade out. It's when the Australia '92 tracks kick in that things start to take off. They are great recordings of great performances! A wonderful listen from an under appreciated touring leg which is under-represented on genuine bootlegs. Contrary to what you would expect, the interspersion of tracks from other venues does not distract from the enjoyment one bit, since the sound characteristics are consistent. Personally, I think they should have done away with the WolfTrap '93 material and just made this an early '92 compilation, but there you go. It is what it is... and what it is, is an understated gem. A surprisingly decent release that logic says shouldn't work nearly as well as it does!