11/02/01 Terre Haute, Indiana : B+ (B+/B+)
Despite a few lyric flubs, Rank Strangers To Me is very nice. This show has a bunch of treats, with Bob's phrasing pretty good throughout.
Disc 1:
1. Humming Bird (acoustic) (Larry on electric guitar) - written by Johnnie Wright, Jim Anglin and Jack Anglin
2. Girl From The North Country (acoustic)
3. Desolation Row (acoustic) - small gap at 0:10
4. Rank Strangers To Me (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Albert E. Brumley
5. Maggie's Farm
6. Floater
7. Cry A While
8. Tears Of Rage (Bob on harp)
9. Mama, You Been On My Mind (acoustic)
10. John Brown (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
11. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
Disc 2:
1. Summer Days (Tony on standup bass)
2. Mississippi (Larry? on slide guitar)
3. Drifter's Escape (Bob on harp)
4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
encore 1:
5. Things Have Changed
6. Like A Rolling Stone
7. Forever Young (acoustic)
8. Honest With Me (Larry on slide guitar)
9. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
encore 2:
10. All Along The Watchtower
11/03/01 Nashville, Tennessee : A- (B+/A-)
At this show, Bob played many rarer songs and he played them fairly well. Many songs are very good but surprisingly Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat stands out for me. Things Have Changed is also very well done. Unfortunately, the sound moves around now and then on this recording, which is a bit annoying but not terribly so.
Disc 1:
1. Intro
2. Humming Bird (acoustic) (Larry on electric guitar) - written by Johnnie Wright, Jim Anglin and Jack Anglin
3. It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
4. Desolation Row (acoustic) - at one point Bob's vocals move back in the mix
5. This World Can't Stand Long (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Jim Anglin
6. Lonesome Day Blues - sound mixing moves around during this song
7. I Threw It All Away (Larry on pedal steel)
8. High Water (Larry on banjo) (Charlie on slide guitar)
9. Floater (Tony on standup bass)
10. One Too Many Mornings (acoustic) (Larry on pedal steel)
11. John Brown (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
12. Visions Of Johanna (acoustic)
Disc 2:
1. Summer Days (Tony on standup bass)
2. Mississippi (Larry? on slide guitar)
3. The Wicked Messenger (Bob on harp)
4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
encore 1:
5. Things Have Changed
6. Like A Rolling Stone
7. I Shall Be Released (acoustic)
8. Honest With Me (Larry on slide guitar)
9. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
encore 2:
10. All Along The Watchtower
11. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (acoustic) (Charlie on electric guitar)
11/15/01 Washington, D.C. : B+ (B/A-)
The opening acoustic set is very strong. Bob really gets into Tangled Up In Blue (despite a few mistakes), and the rest of the show is very good too. Every so often, there's a little bit of distortion in the right speaker, and the volume levels change some times.
Disc 1:
1. Classical music intro
2. Wait For The Light To Shine (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Fred Rose
3. Girl From The North Country (acoustic)
4. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
5. Searching For A Soldier's Grave (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Johnnie Wright, Jim Anglin and Jack Anglin - volume louder on this track which causes a little distortion
6. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
7. Tell Me That It Isn't True (Larry on pedal steel)
8. Just Like A Woman (Larry on pedal steel) (Bob on harp)
9. High Water (Larry on banjo)
10. Floater (Tony on standup bass)
11. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
12. John Brown (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
13. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic)
Disc 2:
1. Summer Days (Tony on standup bass)
2. Mississippi
3. The Wicked Messenger (Bob on harp)
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Larry on steel guitar)
5. Clapping
encore 1:
6. Things Have Changed
7. Like A Rolling Stone
8. Forever Young (acoustic)
9. Honest With Me
10. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
11. Clapping
encore 2:
12. All Along The Watchtower
11/19/01 New York City, New York : B+ (B/A-)
This is the famous New York show - the first New York show since September 11. In Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, when he sings the line about going back to New York City, the crowd errupts into cheers. Also, Bob comments about New York in the band intro during Rainy Day Women. Bob comes out very strongly and the show is quite good throughout. The harp solo on Just Like A Woman is stunning and other extremely well done songs include Things Have Changed and Like A Rolling Stone. Unfortunately, the sound moves around a bit now and then. I'm also fairly confident that a better version circulates (with less of the problems mentioned below and with more upfront sound) so I can't really recommend this copy.
Disc 1:
1. Wait For The Light To Shine (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Fred Rose - skip in intro
2. It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
4. Searching For A Soldier's Grave (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - song written by Johnnie Wright, Jim Anglin and Jack Anglin
5. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
6. Just Like A Woman (Larry on pedal steel) (Bob on harp) - minor static glitch at 5:28
7. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
8. Lonesome Day Blues (Larry on slide guitar)
9. High Water (Larry on banjo) (Charlie on slide guitar)
10. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic) (Bob on harp) - glitch at 3:23
11. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) - minor glitch at 5:52
Disc 2:
1. John Brown (acoustic) (Larry on bouzouki)
2. Summer Days (Tony on standup bass)
3. Sugar Baby (Tony on standup bass)
4. Drifter's Escape (Bob on harp)
5. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Larry on steel guitar) - minor static pop at 1:44
encore:
6. Things Have Changed - sound is quieter than last track
7. Like A Rolling Stone - skip at 4:53
8. Forever Young (acoustic)
9. Honest With Me (Larry on slide guitar)
10. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
11. All Along The Watchtower - volume increases at 1:11
"2001 Revisited" : B+ (B+/B+)
This is a compilation put together by James Sullivan. He took 11 of his favourite songs from 2001 and put them onto this one CD. They're very nice selections, making this nice to have.
1. Rank Strangers To Me (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Albert E. Brumley
2. Desolation Row (acoustic)
3. Where Teardrops fall (Larry on pedal steel) - small skip at 0:42
4. This World Can't Stand Long (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) - written by Jim Anglin
5. Every Grain Of Sand (Bob on harp) - small gap at 1:18
6. Shelter From The Storm (Larry on pedal steel)
7. Simple Twist Of Fate (Larry on pedal steel)
8. Mississippi
9. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
10. Tell Me That It Isn't True (Larry on pedal steel)
11. Visions Of Johanna (acoustic)
- Track 1 is from 11/02/01 Terre Haute, Indiana
- Track 2 is from 10/28/01 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Track 3 is from 05/01/01 Asheville, North Carolina
- Tracks 4-5 are from 11/06/01 Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Track 6 is from 08/21/01 Telluride, Colorado
- Track 7 is from 10/13/01 San Francisco, California
- Track 8 is from 11/23/01 Portland, Maine
- Track 9 is from 11/19/01 New York City, New York
- Track 10 is from 10/23/01 Sioux City, Iowa
- Track 11 is from 08/20/01 Telluride, Colorado