Bob Dylan
9th show of the superb 2003 European Fall tour
Berlin, Berlin Arena
October 20 (Monday), 2003
  
DISC I [58:07]
01 Intro
02 To Be Alone With You 
03 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 
04 Cry A While
05 Desolation Row 
06 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 
07 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
08 Things Have Changed 
09 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

DISC II [1:00:08]
01 Can't Wait
02 Highway 61 Revisited
03 Love Minus Zero/No Limit 
04 Honest With Me 
05 Every Grain Of Sand 
06 Summer Days 
   (encore) 
07 Cat's In The Well 
08 Like A Rolling Stone
09 All Along The Watchtower

Bob Dylan - vocal & piano
Freddie Koella - guitar
Larry Campbell - guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar
Tony Garnier - bass
George Receli - drums & percussion


SOURCE
"Along with ‘By The Waterfront Docks’, an absolutely astounding sound quality recording 
and an outstanding performance."

SCHUBERT recording, additional soundmastering by Schubert
Recording & sound mastering by Schubert
Current lineage: [sony tcd-d100  +  sony sbm1 / neumann skm 140 / neumann
bs48i-2 / maxell audio tape (44,1 khz)] / FreeRIP 2.51 / SHN / CDR / FLAC
I believe this source was later issued and titled as the 'Man Totally Into His Music'


NOTES
Bob's 10th show in Berlin is a true escalation. Probably the best of all the 16 
shows which has been played in October. The band play perfectly and so beautifully
all over the show that all the performances are just simply tremendous.
Most versions of songs are inspired - such as 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,'
or 'Every Grain Of Sand' - and appearently presented in their best forms of their 
'03 fall renditions. Yet in the opening song 'To Be Alone With You,' Bob sings 
with full vigour and hits the piano more and more intensively. 
They are determined to rock. 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' evolves and evolves 
and the band perfom another beautiful version of the song featuring a 
mindblowing ending.
I listened through carefully all seven 'Desolation Row' from this fall and in my 
opinion it's just tops all (even if it lacks a certain verse). The way Bob sings and 
uses his harmonica and his bandmates' work all the way through it, is mesmerizing. 
The tour debut of 'Can't Wait,' - which is between the powerful performances of 
'Most Likely You Go Your Way' & 'Highway 61 Revisited' shows signs of brilliance. 
During 'Most Likely..' Bob mixes the words many places - seemingly in joy playing 
the tune along with Larry's and Freddie's genuine co-work. 
Larry's playing is - again - haunting during 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit.'
No matter how long or short this review is I'm sure that all the beauty just can't 
be put into words. 
So give a try, don't hesitate cause it's the blueprint of '03 Fall. 
Buda

 

PS Someone please seed the definitive version of Bob's 1991 Budapest DVD