1992 HIGHWAY 51

 

 

7      the never-ending tour CONTINUES

7.1       Introduction

7.2       The Musicians

7.3       The show

7.4       Australian Tour

7.4.1        The dates

7.4.2        The songs

7.4.3        Statistics

7.4.4        Comments

 

 

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7         the never-ending tour CONTINUES

7.1        Introduction

For the seventh year in a row Bob Dylan spent a good deal of his time on the road. This is also the fifth year of the Never-Ending Tour. Rumours in late 1991 had it that Dylan would take a long break. In the end he decided to give it another year. This year he played 92 concerts that kept getting longer and longer despite the fact that the number of songs remained constant. The shows were in general of a much greater quality compared to 1991, mostly due to Dylan's apparent renewed interest in both singing and playing guitar. Maybe as a consequence he became less and less talkative. Some of the late 1992 shows rank as the best ever from the Never-Ending Tour!

The 1992 tour consisted of five new "legs":

1

March-April

Australia & New Zealand  

20 shows

2

April-May

US West Coast

21 shows

3

June

Europe

11 shows

4

August-Sept

US and Canada

20 shows

5

October-November

US East Coast

20 shows

 

7.2        The Musicians

The addition of Bucky Baxter on a steel guitar and other guitar variants also meant a fuller sound and a greater diversity in arrangements. During the spring tour Dylan also added an extra drummer, making the backing band a quintet.

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

John Jackson

guitar

X

X

X

X

X

Bucky Baxter     

pedal steel guitar        

X

X

X

X

X

 

lap steel guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

electric & acoustic

 

 

 

 

 

 

slide guitar, dobro

 

 

 

 

 

 

electric mandolin

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Garnier     

bass

X

X

X

X

X

Ian Wallace      

drums

X

X

X

X

X

Charlie Quintana 

drums

 

X

X

X

 

Winston Watson   

drums

 

 

 

X

X

 

7.3        The show

After the first show in Australia, which had the 1991 format, all shows were structured as follows:

Main set:        7 electric songs

4 acoustic

2 electric

1 acoustic with the band/1 electric

1 electric

Encores:         2 electric

1 acoustic solo

All in all 18 songs. Exceptions were summer festival shows, which were generally shorter and some shows with fewer or no encores, due to either bad weather or sound problems.

 

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7.4        Australian Tour

7.4.1       The dates

 

MARCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Perth, West Australia, Australia

Perth Entertainment Centre

21

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

23

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

24

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

25

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

28

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Entertainment Centre

29

Canberra, Australian Capitol Territory, Australia

Royal Theatre, National Convention Centre

 

 

 

APRIL

 

 

 

 

 

  1

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

  2

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

  3

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

  5

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

  6

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

  7

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Palais Theatre

10

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Silver Dome

11

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Derwent Cemtre

13

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

14

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

15

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

16

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

State Theatre

18

Auckland, New Zealand

Mount Smart Supertop

 

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7.4.2       The songs

AC  acoustic with John Jackson

AB   acoustic with the band

 

SONG CHARTS

 

 

 

March

 

 

18

21

23

24

25

28

29

Maggie's Farm

 

1

7

7

7

7

7

7

Lay Lady Lay

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Along The Watchtower

 

3

3

3

3

3

1

1

I'll Remember You

 

4

13

13

13

 

 

13

Watching The River Flow

 

5

 

 

 

17

 

17

Dolly Dagger

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

7

 

 

 

13

13

2

When I Paint My Masterpiece

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AC

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gates Of Eden

AC

10

 

 

 

 

 

10

Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cat's In The Well

 

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

Little Maggie

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

West L.A. Fadeaway

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highway 61 Revisited

 

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

18

17

17

 

 

17

 

Most Likely You Go Your Way

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

Most Of The Time

 

 

2

2

2

2

2

 

Just Like A Woman

 

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

Stuck Inside Of Mobile

 

 

5

5

5

 

 

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

6

6

 

 

 

 

Love Minus Zero - No Limit

AC

 

8

8

8

8

8

8

Little Moses

AC

 

9

9

9

9

9

9

Female Rambling Sailor

AC

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

Desolation Row

AB

 

11

11

11

 

 

 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

Blowin' In The Wind

AC

 

18

18

18

18

18

18

Trail Of The Buffalo

AC

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

Tangled Up In Blue

 

 

 

 

1

5

5

5

She Belongs To Me

 

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Everything Is Broken

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

Two Soldiers

AC

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Total # of songs

 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

 

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SONG CHARTS - continued

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

1

2

3

5

6

7

10

11

13

14

15

16

18

Maggie's Farm

 

7

7

 

7

 

7

7

7

7

15

 

 

7

16

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

All Along The Watchtower

 

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

17

17

 

17

17

19

I'll Remember You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Watching The River Flow

 

17

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Dolly Dagger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

13

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

7

When I Paint My Masterpiece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

Mr. Tambourine Man

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Gates Of Eden

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

4

Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

3

Cat's In The Well

 

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

20

Little Maggie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

West L.A. Fadeaway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Highway 61 Revisited

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 

15

15

15

19

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

16

16

 

 

17

17

17

17

 

 

17

 

 

14

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

8

Most Likely You Go Your Way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Most Of The Time

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

9

Just Like A Woman

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

4

18

Stuck Inside Of Mobile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

5

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

 

5

Love Minus Zero - No Limit

AC

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

19

Little Moses

AC

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

19

Female Rambling Sailor

AC

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

11

6

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

14

12

14

14

14

14

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

Blowin' In The Wind

AC

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

 

18

18

18

18

Trail Of The Buffalo

AC

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Tangled Up In Blue

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 

5

 

15

She Belongs To Me

 

6

6

6

 

 

6

6

 

6

 

 

 

 

10

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

3

Everything Is Broken

 

3

3

 

 

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

 

 

8

Two Soldiers

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

11

 

11

 

11

 

11

 

 

 

 

5

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W You

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

3

Idiot Wind

 

 

14

13

13

13

 

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

 

11

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

3

What Good Am I?

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

It Takes A Lot To Laugh

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

New Morning

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

Black Muddy River

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Golden Vanity

AC

 

 

 

 

10

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

I Believe In You

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

10

2

John Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

1

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

1

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

1

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

 

 

2

The Lady Of Carlisle

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

1

Delia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

Union Sundown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

1

Sally Sue Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

1

Man In The Long Black Coat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

1

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

1

Shooting Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

1

Total # of songs

 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

360

 

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHARTS

 

 

 

March

 

 

18

21

23

24

25

28

29

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Along The Watchtower

 

3

3

3

3

3

1

1

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

Black Muddy River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blowin' In The Wind

AC

 

18

18

18

18

18

18

Cat's In The Well

 

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

Delia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desolation Row

AB

 

11

11

11

 

 

 

Dolly Dagger

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything Is Broken

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

Female Rambling Sailor

AC

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

Gates Of Eden

AC

10

 

 

 

 

 

10

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Vanity

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highway 61 Revisited

 

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

I Believe In You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

6

6

 

 

 

 

I'll Remember You

 

4

13

13

13

 

 

13

Idiot Wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

It Takes A Lot To Laugh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Like A Woman

 

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

Just Like A Woman

 

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

The Lady Of Carlisle

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lay Lady Lay

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Maggie

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Moses

AC

 

9

9

9

9

9

9

Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

Love Minus Zero - No Limit

AC

 

8

8

8

8

8

8

Maggie's Farm

 

1

7

7

7

7

7

7

Man In The Long Black Coat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most Likely You Go Your Way

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

Most Of The Time

 

 

2

2

2

2

2

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AC

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

New Morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

18

17

17

 

 

17

 

Sally Sue Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She Belongs To Me

 

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shooting Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

7

 

 

 

13

13

2

Stuck Inside Of Mobile

 

 

5

5

5

 

 

 

Tangled Up In Blue

 

 

 

 

1

5

5

5

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trail Of The Buffalo

AC

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

Two Soldiers

AC

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Union Sundown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watching The River Flow

 

5

 

 

 

17

 

17

West L.A. Fadeaway

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Good Am I?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I Paint My Masterpiece

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHARTS - continued

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

1

2

3

5

6

7

10

11

13

14

15

16

18

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

 

11

All Along The Watchtower

 

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

17

17

 

17

17

19

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

16

16

 

 

17

17

17

17

 

 

17

 

 

14

Black Muddy River

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Blowin' In The Wind

AC

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

 

18

18

18

18

Cat's In The Well

 

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

20

Delia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

11

6

Dolly Dagger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

3

Everything Is Broken

 

3

3

 

 

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

 

 

8

Female Rambling Sailor

AC

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Gates Of Eden

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

4

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

1

Golden Vanity

AC

 

 

 

 

10

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

1

Highway 61 Revisited

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 

15

15

15

19

I Believe In You

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

3

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

 

5

I'll Remember You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Idiot Wind

 

 

14

13

13

13

 

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

 

 

2

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

3

It Takes A Lot To Laugh

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

3

John Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

1

Just Like A Woman

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

4

18

The Lady Of Carlisle

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

1

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Little Maggie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Little Moses

AC

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

19

Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Love Minus Zero - No Limit

AC

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

19

Maggie's Farm

 

7

7

 

7

 

7

7

7

7

15

 

 

7

16

Man In The Long Black Coat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

1

Most Likely You Go Your Way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Most Of The Time

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

9

Mr. Tambourine Man

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

11

 

11

 

11

 

11

 

 

 

 

5

New Morning

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

8

Sally Sue Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

1

She Belongs To Me

 

6

6

6

 

 

6

6

 

6

 

 

 

 

10

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1

Shooting Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

13

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

7

Stuck Inside Of Mobile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

5

Tangled Up In Blue

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 

5

 

15

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

14

12

14

14

14

14

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W You

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Trail Of The Buffalo

AC

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Two Soldiers

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Union Sundown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

10

2

Watching The River Flow

 

17

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

West L.A. Fadeaway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

What Good Am I?

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

When I Paint My Masterpiece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

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7.4.3       Statistics

 

Number of shows:

20

Number of circulating shows:

20

Number of circulating & complete shows:

20

Number of unique shows[1]:

20

Number of different shows[2]:

20

Number of different songs[3]:

65

Number of unique songs[4]:

64

Number of performed songs:

360

Mean number of performed songs:

18

Variation[5]:

 3.6

 

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

44

 68.8%

242

 67.2%

  – instrumental

0

  0.0%

0

  0.0%

Acoustic

20

 31.2%

118

 32.8%

  solo

10

 15.6%

73

 20.3%

  – w band

10

 15.6%

45

 12.5%

Albums

51

 79.7%

322

 89.4%

Singles

0

  0.0%

0

  0.0%

Outtakes

1

  1.6%

1

  0.3%

Covers

12

 18.8%

37

 10.3%

 

7.4.4       Comments

Returning to Australia after six years, Dylan delivered an impressive set of shows with his new band. In fact there was only one new member: Bucky Baxter on assorted guitars, but he managed to give the whole band a new sound. There were also a couple of new arrangements, most noticeably the slow electric She Belongs To Me, inspired by Rick Nelson's version from 1965, Tangled Up In Blue and The Times They Are A-Changin' both graced by Bucky Baxter's electric mandolin. The inspired singing by Dylan from the Fall tour of last year was still there.

 

Recommended Shows

Brisbane 28 March, Melbourne 2 April, Auckland 18 April.

 

Guests

A so far unidentified violin player joins the band during the live debut of If Not For You on 14 April.

 

BobTalk

Thanks everybody! That was the spiritual part of the show... Anyway here's a song about a sailor, a certain kind of sailor. (between Little Moses & Female Rambling Sailor in Adelaide 21 March).

Thanks everybody! This is all about a farm. I ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm no more. Actually a farm's my favorite place! (Sydney 24 March).

Thanks everybody! That last song was a song about trying to say goodbye to somebody. This one is about trying to say hello to somebody. (between Cat's In The Well & Simple Twist Of Fate in Sydney 25 March).

Thank you everybody. This is another song off that same record that last song was from. (between Most of the Time & Everything is Broken in Brisbane 28 March).

Thanks everybody. This's my farm song for tonight. (between She Belongs to Me & Maggies Farm in Brisbane 28 March).

Thank you everybody. That concludes the spiritual part of the show. [pause] This is a story about two soldiers. (between Little Moses & Two Soldiers in Brisbane 28 March).

[Someone shouts out for Desolation Row] We'd like Bonnie to participate (?) when Bonnie becomes available. She says she'd like too. [someone says something]. Let's not be cruel. Here's a song about my favourite highway. (between The Times Are A-Changin' & Highway 61 Rev. in Brisbane 28 March).

Say goodbye to the band.(just before Blowin' in the Wind in Brisbane 28 March).

This is my first time playin' here at this hall. Maybe I ... Somebody asked me if I'd come back next year and play it again. So, yes you, you all come back, now. [from the audience: "We love you Bob. We love you Bob"] You what?? [someone: "We love you Bob"] You love me? Can you believe it? (turning tho the band) They love me! (before last encore, Blowin' In The Wind, last Melbourne show, 7 April).

[-- courtesy of posting by Shane Youl, sfy@dmp.csiro.au, I can't hear all this on the tape, but nothing that contradicts it either --]

Thanks everybody! For all you curious people out there that was called Lay Lady Lay! That was off one of my own records for those of you who don't know it. (Sydney 13 April)

Thanks everybody! That's a song about love lost, this is one about love won! (between Tangled Up In Blue and Shelter From The Storm in Sydney 14 April).

Thanks everybody! This off a brand new record. Ever heard of a song, a U2 song called Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For? Anybody heard that? Well, ... anybody here heard that song? They haven't been to New Zealand!! (before Cat's In The Well in Auckland 18 April).

For more BobTalk please consult the session pages for this tour.


 

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[1] a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order

[2] a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order

[3] electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs

[4] a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed

[5] variation is computed as the quote between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs