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i was just down at the jlc here in london picking up my tickets for tonight's show... as i was walking back to my car 2 busses pulled into the back parking lot of the building... i stopped and out walked the foo fighters. they came over where another guy was standing waiting for them, chatted for a second and signed his record. i just stood there smiling (i'm not a big foos fan but i thought it was cool). i waited another few minutes to see if anyone would walk out of the other bus, but no bobby.
really looking forward to the show tonight... first dylan show!
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Lots of accounts from this tour of people meeting the Foos in bars after the show.
I was listening to Tuesday's and last Saturday's shows today ... the band is sounding good and the Bob is in good voice. Should be a good one.
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A damn fine show in Ottawa tonight. I really walked into this concert not knowing what to expect, being neither a huge Foo's fan, and having limited exposure to Dylan. I was quite surprised by the Foo's set, mostly because when I hear the term 'acoustic set', I expect there to be a complete shift in volume and energy, but from what I gathered, they excel with this type of environment. The extra four or so musicians really do add to a lot of their songs, and really diminished my pre-conceived notion of what an 'acoustic set' really is.
As for Dylan, all I can say is that his band is great. While Dylan certainly struggled at times at being either either lyrically audible, or on-key, his band really is a talented group of guys. Not knowing a lot of Dylan's work, I essentially sat there and listened to some incredible blues music (I was truly expecting a quiet, mundane folk atmosphere), and without a doubt witnessed one of the greatest rock drummers I have ever seen. I don't know who he is, or where he has been, but that drummer is ridiculous.
One question from a Dylan newbie. Does he always come across so cold? I mean, not a 'hello', not a 'thank you', and not a 'goodbye'. He didn't say a single word to the audience all night. I imagine he can't be like 90% of the 'base and hate Ottawa because of the hockey team that plays here, so I can only imagine that this is normal.
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I'm sure I'm going to scolded by Skippy or anyone else abou this, but I hated, well hated to strong, i didnt like Bob Dylans portion of the show. The Foo's were incredible, i would have paid the 65 bucks to see them play the whole time.
I'm not a huge Dylan fan and I dont know a lot of his work, which i'm sure took away from my experience, but for him to not say anything at all. I'm pretty sure he didnt even introduce the band. He stood sideways the whole time, barely even looked at the crowd.
I think he was using his keyboard as a walker. My friend, and a couple people who called in on FM96 this morning (b/c they were lookin for callers who actually enjoyed the show), fell asleep.
Any time your falling asleep at a rock concert, something is wrong.
Like I said, i know i'm going to hear about this, yada yada yada, but this is my opinion.
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You either get it, or you don't. Dylan concerts always draw this reaction. Non-fans figure they want to go and see him, not knowing what to expect, and drag in expectations based on old recordings or the few songs they've heard on the radio.
What they get is a guy who refuses to address the audience playing arrangements that bear little resemblance to whatever was on the album. And then they complain that they went to see an artist they didn't know, and who they evidently didn't really like to start with, and wound up not liking the show.
What exactly did you expect?
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I went having no idea what to expect, and was looking forward to a great show. Which I'm sure a lot of ppl liked.
Listening to the radio, and the write up in the paper, it was not liked by many ppl at all. The free press guy who says hes been to numerous shows in the past, was not impressed at all.
And the radio go only 1 or 2 ppl who enjoyed the show out of however many who called.
I'm not saying it was a bad show, just saying it was "odd" and not greatly entertaining for me. i still have loads of respect for the guy and his music, and his fans of course.
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Bob Dylan is the man. He's just as good, if not better, now than he ever was. Have you heard his new album????It has some tracks on it that are better than anything he's done. He's always re-inventing himself....and even his old songs. What other band do you see doing that???None that I know of.
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Well, as I said, Dylan shows are always followed by a torrent of bad reviews.
You either get it, or you don't.
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Dylan did introduce the band. Always does.
It's usually the only time he speaks. He explained in his Rolling Stone interview this year that he just doesn't see any point in talking -- when you play 100-plus dates a year for 18 years straight, as he has, the whole "Hello, Cleveland!" thing starts to ring false.
It's pretty easy to sum up the negative reviews. In London, he did Desolation Row, which was 11 minutes on the album, no chorus, no bridge, words that don't appear to make much sense. Dropped one verse and added two guitar solos. Or It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleedin'), with a stream of lyrics that flow out too swiftly to be grasped, prompting complaints about enunciation from people who have apparently forgotten that that's how it always was.
If you don't know those songs, and love those songs, and you couldn't hear what he was singing, well, it's pretty clear why you would complain to FM96 afterwards.
(While making your request for Nickelback. But now I'm just being mean.)
That probably accounts for most of the negative reactions. But the ovation he got at the end of the show suggests FM96's listeners might not be a representative sample.
The sound wasn't the best. But seriously, Alex, how could you not love the Nettie Moore he did?
