01/14/98 New London, Connecticut ("Not Dark Yet") : A- (A-/A-)
The highlights of this show include: Not Dark Yet (the second ever live version), Tangled Up In Blue (with some interesting phrasing), Million Miles gets its live debut, and 'Til I Fell In Love With You is great. There are six songs from Time Out Of Mind played at this great concert! The filler has a very rockin' Highway 61 Revisited featuring Sheryl Crow on guitar and vocals, and a nice Knockin' On Heaven's Door featuring Sheryl Crow on accordion and vocals. The sound levels change relatively often during the filler songs.
Disc 1:
1. Absolutely Sweet Marie
2. Not Dark Yet
3. Cold Irons Bound
4. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
5. Can't Wait
6. Silvio
7. The Times They Are A-Changin' (acoustic)
8. Love Minus Zero/No Limit (acoustic)
9. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic)
10. Million Miles (live debut of this song from Time Out Of Mind)
11. This Wheel's On Fire
12. 'Til I Fell In Love With You
Disc 2:
encore:
1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic)
3. Love Sick
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
filler:
5. Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie (acoustic) - written by Elizabeth Cotton - glitch at 4:18
6. Highway 61 Revisited (Sheryl Crow on guitar) (sung with Sheryl Crow)
7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (acoustic) (Sheryl Crow on accordion) (sung with Sheryl Crow)
8. Stone Walls And Steel Bars (acoustic) - written by Ray Pennington and Ray Marcum
9. Mr. Tambourine Man (acoustic)
10. It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic)
11. Roving Gambler (acoustic) - written by unknown (traditional)
12. One Too Many Mornings (acoustic)
13. My Back Pages (acoustic)
- Tracks 5-7 are from 12/19/97 El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California
- Tracks 8-10 are from 12/18/97 El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California
- Tracks 11-13 are from 12/17/97 El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California
02/15/98 Toledo, Ohio ("A Knife, A Fork, A Bottle & A Cork") : B+ (B+/B+)
The Time Out Of Mind material is quite well done, especially Million Miles. The filler's also very good.
Disc 1:
1. Absolutely Sweet Marie - sound levels take some time to become balanced
2. I Want You
3. Can't Wait
4. You're A Big Girl Now
5. Silvio
6. Cocaine Blues (acoustic) - written by unknown (traditional)
7. Masters Of War (acoustic)
8. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) - fades-out at end
9. Million Miles - sound levels take some time to become balanced
10. This Wheel's On Fire
11. Highway 61 Revisited
encore:
12. 'Til I Fell In Love With You
Disc 2:
1. It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic)
2. Love Sick
3. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
filler:
4. Not Dark Yet - small gap at 4:06
5. Cold Irons Bound
6. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
7. Just Like A Woman
8. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (acoustic)
9. Born In Time
10. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
11. My Back Pages (acoustic)
12. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (acoustic)
- Tracks 4-5 are from 01/16/98 New York City, New York
- Tracks 6-7 are from 01/31/98 Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Track 8 is from 01/17/98 New York City, New York
- Tracks 9-10 are from 02/01/98 Newark, New Jersey
- Track 11 is from 01/13/98 New London, Connecticut
- Track 12 is from 01/20/98 New York City, New York
05/19/98 San Jose, California ("San Jose '98 Soundboard") : A- (A/A-)
This show is worth hearing if even just for the way he sings "oh they tear me to shreds!" in Cold Irons Bound, but it's definitely worth it for other moments too. This soundboard puts Bob's voice up to the front of the mix so you can hear all his vocal inflections. The energy on Silvio is impressive, Masters Of War sounds very serious and urgent, Tangled Up In Blue is given an uplifting performance, and almost all the songs seem to have new life breathed into them. Even though this recording is only on one disc, it contains all the songs that Dylan played that night.
1. Absolutely Sweet Marie
2. The Man In Me
3. Cold Irons Bound
4. Just Like A Woman
5. Silvio
6. Stone Walls And Steel Bars (acoustic) - written by Ray Pennington and Ray Marcum
7. Masters Of War (acoustic)
8. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Band intro
11. Highway 61 Revisited
encore:
12. Forever Young (acoustic) - volume gets quieter around 5:13
13. Love Sick
14. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - start is clipped (music before Bob sings)
06/11/98 Copenhagen, Denmark ("I Have No One To Meet") : A- (A/B+)
This opens with an absolutely awesome rockin' All Along The Watchtower...wow! Cold Irons Bound and Shooting Star are both highlights as well. The only technical problem is that there are some static pops on the last track of disc 1, but they all happen after the music has ended and the sound is fading out (so they aren't really relevant at all). The filler is very good, especially Man In The Long Black Coat and Born In Time.
Disc 1:
1. All Along The Watchtower
2. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
3. Cold Irons Bound
4. Shooting Star
5. Silvio
6. To Ramona (acoustic)
7. Masters Of War (acoustic)
8. Love Minus Zero/No Limit (acoustic)
9. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic)
10. Can't Wait
11. Make You Feel My Love - a few static pops after the music has ended
Disc 2:
1. Blind Willie McTell
2. Highway 61 Revisited
encore:
3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
4. Love Sick
5. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
6. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
filler:
7. To Be Alone With You
8. Man In The Long Black Coat
9. Born In Time
10. The Times They Are A-Changin' (acoustic)
11. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (acoustic) (Bob on harp)
- Tracks 7-11 are from 06/10/98 Gothenburg, Sweden
10/23/98 Minneapolis, Minnesota soundboard : B+ (A/B+)
This is a nice all-around sounding soundboard from a '98 show. The show's an ok show throughout though nothing really stands out for me.
Disc 1:
1. Gotta Serve Somebody - start of song is clipped (this is on original)
2. I'll Remember You
3. Cold Irons Bound
4. Just Like A Woman (Bob on harp)
5. Silvio
6. It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic)
7. Masters Of War (acoustic)
8. Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic)
9. My Back Pages (acoustic) (Bob on harp) - minor static distortion from 2:32-2:42
Disc 2:
1. Make You Feel My Love
2. Highway 61 Revisited
encore:
3. Love Sick
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
5. Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)
6. 'Til I Fell In Love With You
7. Forever Young (acoustic)