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Bob Dylan: 5 Brilliant live performances from the year 1981

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Well, I’m not done yet! And I’m still doing it and I’m still not knowing why I’m doing it. Come on, I mean there’s other things that I would really, you know, enjoy doing, besides playing and…
-Bob Dylan (Dave Herman Interview, London, England – July 2, 1981)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Facts from Wikipedia:

Location North America, Europe
Associated album Shot of Love
Start date June 10, 1981
End date November 21, 1981
Legs 3
No. of shows 54

Earls Court
London, England
29 June 1981

  • Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
  • Fred Tackett (guitar)
  • Steve Ripley (guitar)
  • Willie Smith (keyboards)
  • Tim Drummond (bass)
  • Jim Keltner (drums)
  • Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis, Regina McCrary, Madelyn Quebec (background vocals)

Slow Train

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Can’t help but wonder what’s happenin’ to my companions
Are they lost or are they found?[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Drammenshallen
Drammen, Norway
July 1981

Mr. Tambourine Man

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Palace des Sports
Avignon, France
25 July 1981

Ballad Of A Thin Man

Mind-blowing version
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you say, “Who is that man?”
You try so hard but you don’t understand[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Saenger Theater
Saenger Performing Arts Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
10 November 1981

I Believe In You

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I’ll make it through[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

The Summit
Houston, Texas
12 November 1981

Just Like A Woman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Recommended concerts from 1981

  • June 29, 1981 – London
  • July 1, 1981 – London
  • July 10, 1981 – Drammen
  • July 25, 1981 – Avignon
  • November 10, 1981 – New Orleans
  • November 12, 1981 – Houston

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Egil Mosbron

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  • Love this period. His voice so strong and songs so profound. His “gospel” trilogy every bit as significant as Blonde period. To me! Thanks so much-good stuff

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