Before singing, Dylan relates something that may or may not have happened earlier that evening or perhaps some other time - it's not 100% clear - explaining why the concert started a little late.
He then launches into a very strong, moving performance of a classic Neil Young fan favorite., "Old Man." The rendition stays largely faithful to the original, including both Dylan's singing and the guitars. And on background vocals, Larry Campbell and Charlie Sexton do great job together evoking Neil Young's voice, with its unusual pitch, on the chorus.
It's long been known that Neil Young (like virtually every other modern singer-songwriter) is a fan of Bob Dylan. If anyone wondered whether Dylan reciprocated, his reference to Young in the song "Highlands" from 1997's "Time Out of Mind" provided the answer:
"I'm listening to Neil Young, I've got to turn up the sound. Someone's always yelling, 'Turn it down.' "
Dylan's respect and appreciation for Young are also evident here.
An unusual feature of Dylan's Fall 2002 tour was his inclusion of several covers by contemporary peers at each show.
The most frequently covered artist by far was Warren Zevon, who must have been very much on Dylan's mind. Zevon had been diagnosed with terminal cancer less than two months earlier. He would pass away not quite a year later in September 2003.
Every show on the tour included Zevon's "Mutineer." A second Zevon cover was also frequently added, most often "Accidentally Like a Martyr." The two others were "Lawyers Guns and Money" which appeared just four times among the 37 shows, and a more obscure pick, "Boom Boom Mancini" which Dylan played only once.
Of the several artists Dylan covered on this tour, Zevon was the only to have more than a one song included.
Other songs featured at nearly all the shows if not every concert were the Rolling Stone's "Brown Sugar" and this Young's classic from his 1972 album,"Harvest."
19 апр 2022
