Bob Dylan @ Baton Rouge River Center Tuesday, October 26

the setlist for the current tour is available on line and it rarely varies
his voice and vocal phrasing are about what you'd expect
his band is incredible

go to say you went and check it off your list
in a room with Dylan is a good place to be regardless

This will be after the concerts in Indio, though. So it's possible that he could change up the set between now and then. I wouldn't expect a greatest hits show either way.

Even when he plays the hits he sings them like hes trying to draw you offsides. Cant really get into it. He did "Ballad of a Thin Man" that was boss but hard to vibe with.

Saw him at Audubon Zoo in '88. Interesting to say the least. Band was great, I think G.E. Smith was leader. Good setlist, but as was mentioned, don't try to sing along or understand the lyrics.
He changes verses / times / lyrics on the fly, adds, subtracts verses as well. Didn't play very long (15 or so songs), not much talking between songs either.
Still nice to say you saw a legend.

Buy a CD of his older stuff...he sounds terrible today ...would not go if you gave me free tickets

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I always have a hard time deciphering whether the negative opinions of his live shows are the usual duncecappy "he caint sing!" bullshite (as if he's trying to compete with Pavarotti or something), or if it's an actual shite show because the arrangements are some kind of fricked up game of Simon Says.

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I will expand on my earlier post on the 2 Dylan shows I've been to.

First one was an arena show. He and the band came out, and the sound from everyone was horrible. It was like they didn't even do a sound check and they were adjusting levels on the fly. Took 4 or 5 songs for the sound to sound even close to a decipherable song. Even then, it wasn't great. Dylan's guitar was turned up way too high, but maybe it was where we were sitting. We couldn't even hear him singing. The backing band didn't sound horrible, but it was just an odd mix to me. His guitar was just so in your face and LOUD. We left about 45 minutes into his set, as were a lot of other people.

Second time I saw him was at a festival - City Stages in downtown Birmingham. He was the headliner that night, and we got there late, so we were way in the back, and it was very crowded. That probably had a lot to do with our perception of the show. There was another act playing a couple of blocks away we could hear that was interfering with his act. So maybe that critique isn't fair. I've seen people that were closer to the stage say it was a good show. We only hung around for 3 or 4 songs, and I couldn't even tell you what songs they were.

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Bob Dylan @ Baton Rouge River Center Theater

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Bob Dylan and His Band
Baton Rouge River Center Theater, Baton Rouge, LA
Wed, Oct 26, 2016 08:00 PM