From: nickh@CS.CMU.EDU (Nick Haines)
Subject: Pittsburgh, Friday 9th October 1992 (set list, notes)
Originator: nickh@VOILA.VENARI.CS.CMU.EDU
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:34:12 GMT

Set list:

Everything is Broken				     a	1,2,3
Pretty Peggy-O					     a	4
All along the Watchtower			     ahl
Shelter from the Storm				     a	5
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry     e	3
Under the Red Sky				     a
Silvio						     e	5
Little Moses					     as
Boots of Spanish Leather			     as
It's Alright Ma					     ab
Don't Think Twice				     ab
Unbelievable					     e
I'll be Your Baby Tonight			     a
The Times They are a-Changin'			     A	5
Maggie's Farm					     eh

Ballad of a Thin Man				     a
Highway 61 Revisited				     e

It Ain't Me (Babe)				     as

a = acoustic
e = electric

s = solo
b = with double-bass accompaniment (this was _Excellent_)
A = acoustic band
(otherwise with full band)

h = cool harp solo (cool enough for me to write down)
l = neat light-show synched to drummers.

1: Dylan was introduced with the following words (with killed lights):
	"Columbia Recording Artist, . . .  Bob Dylan"
   then lights flashed up and they hammered into "Everything is Broken". 

2: His appearance was shocking. I've seen him 3 times before, July
1984 (Wembley Stadium, 8/10), June 1989 (Wembley Arena, 9/10), and
early 1991 (Hammersmith Odeon, 2/10), but this was like a new Dylan.
He's had a shave and a haircut, he was wearing very understated
clothes (black jeans, black jacket, white shirt, no boots), and he
looked like a mid-60s Dylan. Amazing. I was gob-smacked. Combined with
note 1, I think they are trying to recover the feel of early Dylan
(presumably for the anniversary show) and for my money they nearly
succeeded.

3: After `Everything is Broken' he said "Thanks, everybody". At the
end of "It Takes a Lot..." he said something which I didn't make out.

4: Does `Pretty Peggy-O' have some new words? I'm sure it didn't used
to include the line "If ever I return, your cities I will burn." Did
it??

5: these songs had new tunes. `Times' had a funky semi-Latin acoustic
tune.

He got a very rousing welcome (i.e. a standing ovation), although the
theatre wasn't full. His voice started out poor but got continually
stronger throughout (though it retained a very strong nasality and
shortness of breath which I think prevents the full recovery of that
early-Dylan feel: his voice just isn't as good as it used to be). The
acoustic set was stunning, one could have heard a pin drop, we were
all captivated by this tiny unassuming man with a guitar and
harmonica. The send-off was also amazing for the same reason. I was
pleased by the fairish coverage of different eras (not all 60s), but
disappointed that he still isn't playing anything from Infidels.

High points:
 - his appearance
 - the acoustic numbers, especially those with double-bass
	accompaniment, which works excellently. Combined with the new
	image (?), the youthful disillusionment of "It's Alright Ma"
	came across unspeakably well.
Low points:
 - "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" just wasn't very good.

Nick Haines nickh@cmu.edu
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