This was one of the hardest jobs in making a compilation I’ve ever had.
So many highlights on this tour I don’t even know how I shortened it.
This, to me, is the most underappreciated tour in the last couple of years, but maybe even ever in Bob’s career.
For some reason, this tour gets confused with other tours of this era that were known as “the stable setlist era”.
I’ve heard some long-time compilation makers give up on Bob during this period, calling him boring, that he needs a new band etc.
Well… After this tour, Bob did lose one long-time band member Stu Kimball and replaced him with… nothing. It wasn’t until 2019 in the fall that he changed his band.
Speaking of 2019 fall, often regarded as the best tour in 20 years at least, that wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for this tour. This tour established a pattern for every upcoming tour that came after.
Every tour after this one is appreciated.
This tour is swept under the rug for some reason.
I think Rolling Stone, around this time, wrote an article titled “Bob Dylan’s 2018 setlists are getting interesting”. Well… I know somebody did. And this tour was the reason why.
Let’s now go over the set and the reason why I chose these particular performances.
“The Yellow edition”
01. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven (Taipei 8/2/2018)
02. Simple Twist Of Fate (Sydney, 8/19/2018)
03. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Newcastle, 8/22/2018)
04. All Along The Watchtower (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
“The Orange edition”
05. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Christchurch, 8/28/2018)
06. Make You Feel My Love (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
07. When I Paint My Masterpiece (Auckland, 8/26/2018)
08. Gotta Serve Somebody (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
“The Red edition”
09. Desolation Row (Brisbane, 8/24/2018)
10. Autumn Leaves (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
11. Soon After Midnight (Auckland, 8/26/2018)
12. Long And Wasted Years (Hong Kong, 8/4/2018)
“The Blue edition”
13. Like a Rolling Stone (Christchurch, 8/28/2018)
14. Visions Of Johanna (Sydney, 8/19/2018)
15. All Along The Watchtower (Taipei, 8/2/2018)
4, 6, 8, 10 – unknown taper
1, 15 – unknown taper
12 – Zuozhizhu
2, 14 – Philandjenny
3 – Crystal Cat
9 – Spot
5, 7, 11, 13 – Soomlos
Outtakes:
I’m very sorry I didn’t use anything from Singapore, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne both nights and Sydney first night, or even anything from Wollongong. Heck, even anything from Yuzawa-cho, Niigata, Fuji Rock Festival. but oh well…
The song that carries the title name, Highway 61 Revisited, isn’t even included. I almost included it.
Tangled Up In Blue… almost included it.
Summer Days and Duquesne Whistle… almost included them too.
The final list:
The first performance is a very intimate pub-like atmosphere for Tryin’ To Get To Heaven, that very rarely in the 2017-2019 period, opens with a harmonica solo. This tour might be the only tour where Bob played harp on this song in the years 2017-2019. He played harp on a few shows for this song. There’s many great versions of this song on the tour, so I decided to settle for the most unique one.
Simple Twist Of Fate had 3 great versions on this tour where I was torn of picking the ‘best’ one. I settled for this experimental version where Bob gives it the similar approach to Masterpiece or Don’t Think Twice.
I had to pick one version of 16 for Don’t Think Twice. So I settled for this one. Check the evolution series for all the versions…
All Along The Watchtower with Bob on guitar, which was also an opener. Mic problems, leading to an almost instrumental version of the song. Bob delivers it on guitar though. Not only that, but he sang all the verses.. I think. In a short time.
It Takes a Lot To Laugh in its only tour performance here and on the very last show of the tour. First performance of the song since 2005! One of the best comeback songs of the 2013-2019 period.
Make You Feel My Love was hard to pick, so I settled for a harp-dominated version. Almost picked the Singapore one…
When I Paint My Masterpiece… I had to pick one performance of 16… it was hard.
Same goes for Gotta Serve Somebody…
I had like 5 versions of Desolation Row I couldn’t pick between. So I settled for this one which has some nice piano playing.
Autumn Leaves – only standard to be played on this tour and the last standard to be played ever, as of August 2021.
Soon After Midnight, had like 3 great versions, so I settled for this one.
Long And Wasted Years in its only performance on this tour. Of course I’ll include it.
Same goes for Like a Rolling Stone. only tour performance and first performance since 2016 and only the third performance since 2012. first time becoming the setlist regular since 2012 as well.
Visions Of Johanna – first performance since 2015 and last performance to date (as of 2021)
All Along The Watchtower – second performance, yes, but both performances are very worthy and both different in arrangement.
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30 Responses
"The Yellow edition"
00:01 Tryin’ To Get To Heaven (Taipei 8/2/2018)
04:36 Simple Twist Of Fate (Sydney, 8/19/2018)
09:58 Don’t Think Twice, It's All Right (Newcastle, 8/22/2018)
16:23 All Along The Watchtower (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
"The Orange edition"
20:47 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Christchurch, 8/28/2018)
25:56 Make You Feel My Love (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
31:19 When I Paint My Masterpiece (Auckland, 8/26/2018)
36:45 Gotta Serve Somebody (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
"The Red edition"
42:07 Desolation Row (Brisbane, 8/24/2018)
50:06 Autumn Leaves (Seoul, 7/27/2018)
54:38 Soon After Midnight (Auckland, 8/26/2018)
58:46 Long And Wasted Years (Hong Kong, 8/4/2018)
"The Blue edition"
1:02:49 Like a Rolling Stone (Christchurch, 8/28/2018)
1:09:01 Visions Of Johanna (Sydney, 8/19/2018)
1:18:06 All Along The Watchtower (Taipei, 8/2/2018)
Many thanks, mr. T!
SUPERB-THE BEST COMPILATION EVER…IT SEEMS HE NOW UNDERSTANDS HIS OWN SONGS…YOU CAN ONLY DO SO WHEN YOU STEP INTO THE LIGHT…THE SHADOW KINGDOM IS AN AGAIN EMERGENCE FROM THAT DARK SIDE OF THE ROAD HE TOOK IN THE 60'S WITH THEM HUNGRY WOMEN WHO WILL REALLY MAKE A MESS OUT OF YOU…LOST INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN…thank you. Lani Elizabeth Makholm, Jersey Girl Gem
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A step into the light… how deeply is this… my God…. If to step into the light is with tears, I have into to the light all times I come here listen to this songs… This compilation is one of the most beautiful, mr tambourine… How emotion, my God…
mr tambourine, I didn't get to see Shadows Kingdom because my card wasn't accept… could you avalilable a litle piece them to me, please, if you can?
Lovely compilation!
once again you are doing a tremendous job for all of us, know that you are a wonderful musical dylanologist … thank you very much for the pleasure. Take care.
This is OUTSTANDING
Thanks – Saw Bob 2018 in an obscure town named Krefeld Great show
You Sir, have indubitably, delivered an art of the craft compilation of that Summer in 2018. Noticed the extended applause, at the end, of your choice of bookend, Taipei, tapers. Always, listening to, the amusing , Cowboy/Jokerman variations of how, he deals with the enemy, on "Long and Wasted Years." One of his own bootleg songs," Up To Me", has a line, "Time is an Enemy. "
well put together some great music and versions thank you
Thank you mr mambourine!
Many thanks, nice collection!
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Great work, Mr. T! I was present for a couple shows on this tour and it was very exciting wondering what Bob might have up his sleeve. Felt like things were changing every night.
Mr. T. Respect! This compilation is just wonderful. Thank you so much for your incredible job. Love it to the sky ❤️🍀🌹💋Yours Pia
Well done, that light shines , because it comes from the inside. You're so right this Tour is the foundation for 2019..and my heart swings high.. we follow the light from yellow to blue..so true
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Yeahhhhhh. Shine on.
Took awhile to think what to say to this timeless long and wasted years and all I could come up is
From time out of mind is a quote from Bob
" Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine
Riding in the backseat next to my wife
Heading straight on in to the afterlife
I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap
Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap
Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give
We're right down the street from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and they took out his brain
What more could they do? They piled on the pain
But his soul's not there where it was supposed to be at
For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free
Send me some lovin', tell me no lies"
Whenever times are down listen and create unity in community honestly kind share and care ta mr tambourine from downunder 🤠🎹🌈😎☕🎹
Always very glad to listen, Mr. Bob Dylan music.
Long life to Him.
Thank you for your job.
I have read the description – it takes someone who really admires and understands Bob's work to plow through the songs with so much love for detail!
Thank you for that, forever! 💘
I think quite some people fall off the ship at a certain point, when Bob abruptly changes his course again and again. Maybe they just catch it in the wrong moment, when they are not open for new things to happen.
It is so important to keep an open mind. With the shutters down we would miss so many beautiful things in life!
So, mr t: keep on keepin' on. 🥂You're not simply doing us a favour, you light a candle in our hearts …
"Pour yourself into space, my spirit! Be fire!
Always unburnt – so keep burning anew:
O earth, are you not a faun face,
On which we waste our hearts drunken
Until we gloriously complete you in ourselves
And dance out of the swirl into the light!"
(Walter Hasenclever, Instruction to Love, 1913)
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We thank you, mr tambourine. God bless you.
There sure is a lot of thought and selection going into the making of these shows. Amazing, mr t, looking forward to it immensely.
Lookin' forward hopefully thank you ..2018 absolute great year for Bobby saw him at his last Europe-Gig in Verona ( 04.27.) and I'm very interested in a follow-up tour… because it really explodes . too the highest Level to 2019..
Thank you in 🎼advance mr tambourine
Cus it will be worth it as always🌺❣️🌹
So happy Dylan ‘Steps Into The Light… ‘
Out of “Shadow Kingdom” which is beautiful too but…Into the Light is WOW💫🌞👌🌹
Check the deluxe bonus evolution series edition:
When I Paint My Masterpiece https://youtu.be/797sRnwc4TI
Gotta Serve Somebody
https://youtu.be/s4DGbFFSLeI
Don't Think Twice https://youtu.be/CTTL-VlWwzg