Re: Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler – Tour Herbst 2011

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notdarkyet

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Ach ja, vergessen… Ein kleiner sehr interessanter Auszug aus Guy Fletchers Tour-Tagebuch über Oberhausen:

„When I returned to the dressing room Mark was there with a Set-list in hand. Not ours. Bob had sent message and invited Mark onstage for four songs. The two band dressing rooms were adjacent and Charlie and Tony came popped in to our to run Mark through the arrangements. Catering tonight was a full on success with most of the guys opting for Turkey Schnitzel but I went for the Sunday Roast, rib of beef, Yorkshire pud and gravy. We were onstage at precisely 7:30PM to what appeared to be a completely full house. Another sold-out gig and a fantastic German crowd who were on our side from the word go. Another show preceded by a day off. There’s a little something extra that comes with that scenario and we were on top form with Mark especially playing some spectacular stuff and as has been the case recently, singing as well as ever. The only drawback with these shows as we often discuss is the lack of available time for vocal warm-ups, between dinner and show. We started doing warm-ups a couple of tours ago and have found them to be beneficial in the extreme. As I said, this audience were up for it with many standing ovations throughout the set. We left the stage for Bob to rapturous applause and headed back to the dressing room where Paul (Crocks) waited with set-list revisions from Bob. Some last minute homework for Mark. Tony dropped by again, this time in stage clothes to offer some assistance. Before we knew it, Mark was being ushered to the stage for Bob’s show. We all grabbed our drinks and went to the area to stage-right where our monitor system HAD been. Our boys load out whilst Bob’s crew set up his stage. Incredible. This vantage point offered a great view of Bob’s facial expressions.Bob, his band and Mark took to the stage and the band launched into Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat and then into It Ain’t me Babe. Then came a fabulous version of Blind Willie McTell with Mark sailing in and out on his customary Les Paul. Mark then continued on ‚Things Have Changed‘ playing some lovely stuff in amongst Bob’s harmonica wailing. Bob’s band are great to watch as of course is Bob, looking as sharp as ever.“

Siehste mal! Nicht alle Knöpfe sind Anti-Dylans… ;-)

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