While doing a vanity search on Google I accidentally found that 1st result if you look after “Bob” is Bob Dylan’s website. The big surprise was not that I didn’t turn 1st in the search results page, but to see that “the man with no teeth” has concerts all over Europe, this spring.
This 66 years old man is a living legend, who inspired generations and who’s music and voice I would like to hear in every important moment of my life.
Today I decided that no matter the costs, I will do my best to catch at least one of Bob Dylan’s concerts this spring. If I cached your attention and would like to go as well, leave a comment and maybe we can get group discounts – I am aiming for the 8-April one in Amsterdam, as it’s right on Orthodox Eastern and we have some free days ++ what could go better together than Amsterdam & Bob Dylan ?
You can see a list of concerts on Bob’s live event page.
REGINA HACKETT has some very nice words about Mr.Dylan, words that fully match my feelings. Read on this post or you can see the full article here.
“Dylan appeals to those who have traveled hard mental miles, but that doesn’t mean they sound like him when they sing his songs. He doesn’t pluck a guitar like he’s stuck in a vat of molasses, and he doesn’t sing as if his lyrics are threadbare and might tear from use.
Plenty of people are deaf to Dylan’s charms. Personally, I’m off the deep end of positive, not just for the lyrics although the lyrics blaze in my mind, but for the way the lyrics fuse with the thump-loving, polished simplicities of the beat.
When I lie dying, I expect Dylan songs and Richard Pryor standup routines to flash before my eyes, both being formative influences, but even I will admit that Dylan’s voice is not about range. It’s the perfect instrument for what he wants to convey, the railroad track, kicked in the teeth, romantic mysticism of his down-home sound. Off the back porch of his mind, he sees visions that he sets to music.
Nobody goes to a Dylan concert expecting flash. For a legend, he likes a lean show. Let the Rolling Stones fill sports stadiums with visual bling. Dylan is just as likely to play a country fair with a pickup band.
The band on the current tour rose way above that level. With elegant dexterity and real passion, they manned (all men) drums, multiple guitars, upright bass and keyboards. In soft gray suits and fedora hats, they looked spiffy, but not as chic as the main man in stovepipe black pants, long black jacket and flat black hat. ”
See ya there !!! You really don’t want to miss this!
