BOB DYLAN : THE LONDON PALLADIUM 2022 FOURTH EVENING

 

Disc One (55:44)

  1. Intro: Ludwig Van Beethoven Symp. No. 9
  2. Watching The River Flow
  3. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I Go Mine)
  4. I Contain Multitudes
  5. False Prophet
  6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  7. Black Rider
  8. My Own Version Of You
  9. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
  10. Crossing The Rubicon

Disc Two (63:46)

  1. To Be Alone With You
  2. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
  3. Gotta Serve Somebody
  4. I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You
  5. That Old Black Magic
  6. Oh Shenandoah
  7. Mother Of Muses
  8. Goodbye Jimmy Reed
  9. Band Introductions
  10. Every Grain Of Sand
  11. Never Ending Applause
  12. Bob Presents The Next Song
  13. I Can’t Seem To Say Goodbye

Label : Crystal Cat Records

Venue : The Palladium, London, UK

Recording Date : October 24, 2022

Quality : Audience Recording (A+)

Concert Review (BobLinks) : A momentous concert tonight to end Bob’s four night London engagement. From the outset the capacity audience appeared to know that it was witnessing something truly special. As we know, Bob’s vocals have been a remarkable element of his shows over the last few years but rarely have I heard him sing with such commitment. Indeed his voice was by far the most dominant “instrument “ on stage and the audience was hanging on his every word. The atmosphere throughout was reverent, and it is no exaggeration to state that one could hear a pin drop in the quieter moments. The audience exploded once Bob picked up the harmonica for Every Grain of Sand and the rapturous applause at the show’s end seemed even to take Bob somewhat aback. What happened next is, I believe, unique to any show in the last few years. Once Bob and the band had left the stage we thought all was over but after several seconds of continued deafening applause they returned to the stage. This was momentous enough but when they returned a third time everyone knew what a significant moment this was. Bob looked totally drained but was clearly overwhelmed by the continuing ovation, looking all around the venue as if trying to capture the moment. Did he know something we did not? Is this possibly the last concert that he will ever perform in London? Only Bob knows but if that is the case, he could not have made his final exit on such a glorious high. It was truly a privilege to witness.