By Chris Moore:
Since Mike, Nicole, and I are getting revved up for Bob Dylan’s upcoming November 27th concert at the MGM Grand, I’ve been designated the task of preparing a soundtrack for preparation. I’ve been so busy that I’ve let time slip by since Mike asked me, but I couldn’t allow this to go any farther than tonight.
I started by looking up the set lists for Dylan’s past ten shows (this was made simple by them being easily available on Dylan’s Facebook page). Each set list is comprised of between 15 and 17 songs, so I sorted through all of the songs and put a tally mark next to each track for each time it was performed.
Well, 53 songs later, it was only somewhat clearer which songs might be played at our November 27th show!
I’ve done my best here to put together the tracks that have been played most often, sorting through different versions I have on my iTunes to pick for not only the best versions, but also to add variety to the playlist. And “Thunder on the Mountain,” “Ballad of a Thin Man,” “Jolene,” and “Like A Rolling Stone” have been played at every show in the same order, so those are a fairly certain bet (unless he switches it up in the next few weeks). I’ve put them at the end of the playlist, as they were most often the end of the set list, so don’t stop before you reach those!
Once I compiled this playlist, I couldn’t help but post it here online…
Without further ado, here it is, my November 2010 Bob Dylan Concert Primer. For all those going to see Dylan this month, I hope this is helpful! 🙂 (For the true Dylan fanatic, I’ve posted my raw data notes below this playlist.)
1) “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” – The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live, 1966
2) “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” – Together Through Life (2009)
3) “Highway 61 Revisited” – Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4) “Just Like a Woman” – Blonde on Blonde (1966)
5) “Summer Days” – Love & Theft (2001)
6) “Workingman’s Blues #2” – Modern Times (2006)
7) “Tangled Up in Blue” – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
8) “Cold Irons Bound” – Masked & Anonymous (2003)
9) “Simple Twist of Fate” – The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975
10) “High Water (For Charley Patton)” – The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs (Live Version, 2003)
11) “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” – Modern Times (2006)
12) “Thunder on the Mountain” – Modern Times (2006)
13) “Ballad of a Thin Man” – Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
14) “Jolene” – Together Through Life (2009)
15) “Like a Rolling Stone” – Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Statistics compiled from 10 setlists of shows between Oct 19 and Oct 31, 2010. Each night, Dylan played between 15 and 17 songs.
Leopard Skin iiiiiiii
This wheels i
stuck inside iii
just like a woman iiiiiii
beyond here iiii
tangled up iiiiii
rollin and tumblin iiii
spirit on the water ii
high water iiiiiiiii
workingman’s blues iiii
highway 61 iiiiiiiiii
ain’t talkin i
Thunder on the iiiiiiiiii
ballad of a thin man iiiiiiiiii
Jolene iiiiiiiiii
Like a rolling stone iiiiiiiiii
senor tales of ii
I’ll be your baby i
the levee’s gonna iiii
i don’t believe you i
honest with me ii
a hard rain’s a-gonna ii
cold irons bound iiii
love sick ii
nettie moore ii
rainy day women #12 i
Don’t think twice ii
tryin’ to get to heaven ii
blind willie mctell i
summer days iiii
cat’s in the well i
it’s all over now baby blue ii
things have changed ii
desolation row ii
not dark yet i
all along the watchtower ii
lay lady lay i
Man in the long black i
i feel a change comin on i
visions of johanna i
Masters of war i
simple twist of fate iiii
just like tom thumb’s i
forgetful heart i
It ain’t me babe i
tweedle dee & tweedle dum i
if you ever go to houston iii
when the deal goes down i
the man in me i
positively 4th street i
the lonesome death of hattie i
forever young i
queen jane approximately i