BOB DYLAN : SCARLET TOWN IN DETROIT

Disc One (49:19)

1. Things Have Changed
2. She Belongs To Me
3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
4. Workingman's Blues #2
5. Duquesne Whistle
6. Waiting For You
7. Pay In Blood
8. Tangled Up In Blue
9. Love Sick

Disc Two (59:31)

1. High Water (For Charley Patton)
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. Early Roman Kings
4. Forgetful Heart
5. Spirit On The Water
6. Scarlet Town
7. Soon After Midnight
8. Long And Wasted Years
9. Autumn Leaves
10. Blowin' In The Wind
11. Stay With Me

Label : Stringman Records

Venue : Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Recording Date : May 15, 2015

Quality : Audience Recording (A+)

Concert Review (Bob Links) : The show started as usual. The eye logo on the back drop, the Oscar in a prominent position, the strumming of an acoustic guitar, right on time. The sound was superb, every instrument could be heard clearly, including Dylan’s baby grand and his harmonica (which he played quite frequently). While the general feeling of the show was dark and somber, from the lighting to the song choices (Pay in Blood, Love Sick, Scarlet Town, Simple Twist of Fate, Autumn Leaves, Stay with Me), the tightness of the band and Dylan’s vocals lifted the mood dramatically. Bob changed a lot of the lyrics in some songs; Tangled Up in Blue, Love Sick, Simple Twist of Fate, which I feel is a good way to keep a song fresh. A great part of the show was when Dylan performed Early Roman Kings and sang the line “I was up on black Mountain the day Detroit fell”; at that point the crowd let out a roar, and Dylan looked a little startled, perhaps forgetting that he was in Motown… The selections he sang from his new album “Shadows in the Night” were fantastic. He and the band performed Autumn Leaves and Stay with Me beautifully. It made me want to go back and listen again to that album. The encore included Blowin’ in the Wind (totally new arrangement) and Stay with Me which was a great way to end an enjoyable night of music.