Concert #16:2011.10.27, Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, DE, # SPOILER AHEAD #

[marc96er]

Anyone keeping up with what Knopfler is playing with Bob? I've seen videos of the 58?59? Les Paul and Red signature Strat so far.

http://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php/topic,2081.0.html

In Mannheim it was not the regular signature Strat! He played a red Strat with Lipstick-Pickups, which also had a brighter colour.

[Mr Young at Heart]

The complete Dylan set:

1. Lepoard Skin Pill Box Hat
2. Girl From The North Country
3. Things Have Changed
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. The Levee's Gonna Break
6. Love Sick
7. High Water
8. Tryin To Get To Heaven
9. Highway 61
10. Hard Rain
11. Thunder On The Mountain
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man
13. Watchtower
14. Like A Rolling Stone

As mentioned before, Mark played on the first 5 songs.

[dannyjun]

Hello, dear AMITiers!!

What an experience it was...
I travelled to Leipzig for first time - with my girlfriend (she did not see MK live before) and with three other my friends. First impression - what a city! We had some free time before the concert and I just had to see Thomas Kirche, church of J. S. Bach and many other great musicians and composers. What a beauty!
Then we went into the venue. Well, I thought that the arena will be more modern and bigger, and seats were not comfortable, but I didn

[Love Expresso]

Thanks, Danny, nice review!

LE

[Justme]

Thanks for your review! Bob's been very loud indeed. But it is very rewarding and inspiring to get to know the whole work of Bob. I actually listen to nothing else for some days. Don't care for the experience in his live shows, give him a chance and listen to his cds. It is really worth it.

But MK... what can I say, he's in the best form I could ever imagine! What has happened to him?

[ds1984]

But MK... what can I say, he's in the best form I could ever imagine! What has happened to him?

He's playing for his idol
He's playing with his idol

Add that his set is quite short and many days off preserve his voice and keep him full well.

[DIFFICULTTOBELIEVE]

Thanks for your review! Bob's been very loud indeed. But it is very rewarding and inspiring to get to know the whole work of Bob. I actually listen to nothing else for some days. Don't care for the experience in his live shows, give him a chance and listen to his cds. It is really worth it.

I will see Bob for the first time in London. I too have been listening to his stuff a lot. He had a shit voice 40 years ago as well. But, his lyrics and phrasing are just superb. Hope they come across at the Appollo.

[tunnel85]

If you see Bob for the first, don't pay any attention to all the negative comments. Of course he may be in a bad shape that night. If you like his studio work, you'll probably have fun.
If you have standing tix, it's worth queuing to be close to the stage. It really makes a difference to enjoy Bob's show.  He is a real showman.

[Jana]

So Far Away too (strange, I am a bit tired of these songs, but I really enjoyed them yesterday).

Exactly the same for me.

[dannyjun]

If you see Bob for the first, don't pay any attention to all the negative comments. Of course he may be in a bad shape that night. If you like his studio work, you'll probably have fun.
If you have standing tix, it's worth queuing to be close to the stage. It really makes a difference to enjoy Bob's show.  He is a real showman.

Well, I know about 10 Bob

[ds1984]

If you like his studio work, you'll probably have fun.

 

This is exactly the reason people go to see him and ...walk out.

[dannyjun]

Exactly.

[Dutchessy]

Exactly.

Yes

[superval99]

Same.        I thought the band was great and if the sound wasn't so earsplittingly loud and I could understand Bob's words, I would have quite enjoyed it!    

Interestingly, though, when I listened to the recent recording of "Blind Willie" I could understand the words better than on the original recording.  

[vgonis]

Oh Bob's voice, surely was never good. But it wasn't that bad in his recordings and they were always fitting for his songs. But as most people mention, it is close to unbearable live, lately. Maybe a better sound check, maybe smaller venues, maybe different arrangements. I don't get it, he have to understand that  people who just go to see a living legend for the first time, will be greatly disappointed and won't come back. Fans are fans they will buy almost anything, but sometimes I feel that he is mocking the audience deliberately. You don't have to make artistic sacrifices in order to please your audience, but in this very case he surely sacrifices his audience for no apparent artistic reasons.