I saw Bob Dylan on his tour just recently. It was my first ever Dylan concert, so there were no expectations on what to expect. It was an honor just to see him, a legend in his time even if he really couldn’t carry a melody, or if he ever had consistently over a very long and distinguished career.
It was disappointing, even being 12 rows back not to see much of his face, since he didn’t move away from his keyboard much, just maybe to catch a sip of water.
I did maybe expect to see him play a guitar, but it was not to be on that particular night. Someone said he may have arthritis, or whatever, and it would have seemed that watching a concert with the main star who cant carry a tune, or play a guitar, or move about the stage would be a bad show.
But not the case, Bob Dylan at 65 has a stage presence and a command of his band and audience that is awesome and of course, he can still play the harmonica beautifully, sending chills down a spine.
Every rock star for the last 40 years has had to come to realize that there is more than just music, or profound words and poetry that have real meanings; there is an essence of spirit to move the masses, that only Bob Dylan has been able to capture and still does for what ever reason.
Thanks for sharing. I don't know when you saw him, but his most recent leg of the tour, starting two weeks ago, has been getting rave reviews. He ain't slowing down either. He's been on the Never Ending Tour since 1988!!! LOL