BOB DYLAN : ZEBULON 2005

 

  1. Drifter's Escape
  2. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
  3. God Knows
  4. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  5. Highway 61 Revisited
  6. Tryin' to Get to Heaven
  7. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
  8. Blind Willie McTell
  9. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
  10. New Morning
  11. Summer Days
  12. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  13. All Along the Watchtower

Label : no label

Venue : Five County Stadium, Zebulon, North Carolina, USA

Recording Date : June 12, 2005

Length : 86:01

Quality : Audience Recording (A+)

Concert Review (Boblinks) : From the opening of Drifter’s Escape we realized that Bob was in better voice than we had ever heard him (despite local news accounts to the contrary). Love Minus Zero was beautifully performed. God Knows, well, I could have left satisfied after that. This is a show stopper at the #3 spot. The arrangement has a very subtle first verse with a soft delivery, but you know what’s coming. When George and the band kicked in at the beginning of the second verse, wow, it was one of the best concert moments I’ve ever experienced. The entire set was well played with great deliveries from Bob, who looked like he was enjoying himself. The band was very tight. What musicianship! And what fun watching them attentively teeter on each of Bob’s nuances. The interplay and counter-balance between Stu and Denny was great, and Donny’s steel work was remarkable, even atmospheric at times (I think he has listened to some of those sacred steel players). The rest of the night was stellar. The band did bobble the ball a bit on Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, but never lost it. Blind Willie was a bonus track, with Donny playing a spooky riff on banjo. The arrangement of Summer Days was much improved - reminded me of Bob Wills sans the fiddles. Okay, now that I’ve used up most of the adjectives I know, here’s a short description of New Morning. Bob starts out and we’re wondering what the tune is. The band is like “what?”. Tony moves closer and starts to pull it together with Stu. I think the band and audiance all recognized the song at the same time. The band all come around and kick in on the second verse. It’ s a rousing, moving version that was definitely one of the highlights of the night. All the while, looking around the audience, you could see the faithful, frantically jotting down their personal concert notes on bits of paper in the dark. Bob ends it as he began, with the band holding on and Tony working it out. Thanks again Bob. Come back soon.