WASHINGTON 1994 2CD (Amsterdam AMS 729) Warner Theater, Washington, DC 30 Oct 1994 + filler 31 Oct 1994 Tracks: 20 Time: 74/78 Source: Audience Quality: Very Good Ist CD starts Track1. Jokerman Track2. Just like a woman Track3. All along the watchtower Track4. Under the red sky Track5. Tangled up in blue Track6. Positively 4th Street Track7. Mt Tambourine Man Track8. Desolation Row Track9. Don't think twice, it's alright Track10. God knows Ist CD finishes 2nd CD starts Track11. Every grain of sand Track12. Maggie's farm Track13. Ballad of a thin man Track14. It ain't me babe Track15. The man in me Track16. The lonesome death of Hattie Carroll Track17. Masters of war Track18. Highway 61 revisited Track19. Disease of conceit Track20. Like a rolling stone 2nd CD finishes Tracks 1-14 are from Oct. 30, 1994 Tracks 15-20 are from Oct. 31, 1994 Bucky Baxter (pedal-steel guitar/mandolin) Tony Garnier (bass) John Jackson (guitar) Winston Watson (drums) from EXPECTING RAIN web site: I can still remember Bob's lips folded back throughout this show, baring those incisors like a wild dog ready to pounce on some unsuspecting prey. What a performance!! Hearing it again in better quality than my average tape brings the memories flooding back. Three songs in particular standout above the rest as supreme renditions: 4th Street, Desolation Row & Every Grain of Sand. I can't recall a show where Bob's phrasing was so varied and pronounced, so playful and yet so biting. He bullies through 4th St. like a runaway freight train rolling through the hills, emphasizing the last words of lines like "I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your playeeeeaaaaace...." so effectively, until the last 2 lines where he slows things down to a crawl, which gives even more venom to "...what a drag it is to see you." So different than the slower, classic Europe '96 versions but almost as pleasing. The vocal on DRow is just as good, with Bob stretching the vowels and kicking up his voice a notch, singing high and singing low, just a wonderfully playful performance with great accompaniment by all. The killer, though, is Every Grain, a roller coaster rendition with the vocal done softly one moment and exuding strength and volume the next, "...like every leaf that trembles, like every grain of saaaaaaaaa aaaand." I can still see his choppers from the 2nd row, fully exposed as he sings out "...in the hour of my deepest need" Wow! Everything meshed that night and it comes through loud and clear on this nice Japanese set. From start to finish, an inspired performance by all, particularly Mr. Dylan, who's singing was sublime THROUGHOUT! October 94 was a great month, no?? Setlist: Jokerman/JustLike/Watchtower/RedSky/Tangled/4thSt/TMan/ DRow/Think2x/GodKnows/EveryGrain/Maggie's/ThinMan/AintMebabe/ filler 10/31:ManInMe/Hattie/Masters/H61/phenomenal DiseaseOf Conceit/LARS.