They threw a similar party in Texas with Stevie Wonder as the headliner. The Wallflowers were also on the bill with Bob, but they didn't play together. Free tickets to this were given away to employees of Applied Materials, but many non-employees managed to gain admittance. Fortunately, one of them supplied this great sounding tape. The entire run of shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles are worth hearing.
All tapes are good to excellent quality.
Revisited and Knockin' on Heaven's Door . Dylan's run of outstanding shows continues this year with some of the best of his entire career. There was no doubt that 1998 found an increasingly energized Dylan enjoying the comeback of his career. A sold out series of shows with Van Morrison at Madison Square Garden continued the roll he was on after the El Rey engagement. After winning three Grammy awards for Time Out of Mind , including Album of the Year, he did a short West Coast tour of arenas on a triple bill with Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell.