Bob Dylan
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Halifax, NS
Taper: Walkin' Dude
Location: Left side of stage
Source: SP-CMC-8 > SP-SPSB-8 > Edirol R-09
Transfer: .wav > Sound Forge > Spectralayers Pro 12 > Sound Forge > .flac

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Bob Dylan - keyboard, harp
Tony Garnier - bass
George Recile - drums
Stu Kimball - rhythm guitar
Denny Freeman - lead guitar
Donnie Herron - violin, banjo, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel


01. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
02. It Ain't Me, Babe
03. Rollin' And Tumblin'
04. Positively 4th Street
05. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
06. High Water (For Charlie Patton)
07. Moonlight
08. The Levee's Gonna Break
09. Nettie Moore
10. Highway 61 Revisited
11. Workingman's Blues #2
12. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
13. Spirit On The Water
14. Summer Days
15. All Along The Watchtower
16. Thunder On The Mountain
17. Like A Rolling Stone

Notes:

Here's a remix of the Halifax show, shared for the first time in the original 24/48 resolution. Bob swung by my neck of the woods for some shows in May of 2008, so I went to Saint John (horrible seat and sound), and then Moncton. I had great hopes for the Moncton recording, because we were about the fourth row right on the floor, right in front of a speaker stack and the show sounded wonderful. Somehow the mic line loosened from the recorder and I got nothing. That's the only time that happened, thankfully, and I still don't know how. I hadn't planned on going to Halifax, but I rushed through my job that day (letter carrier) and got home and checked to see if there were any seats left. They had just opened a section at the left side of the stage, so I bought two tickets and away we went for the four hour drive.

We were about the fourth row up in the first and second seats by the aisle, and we had a really good view of Bob on the keyboard and Donnie Herron behind him. There was a speaker positioned to point right at our position which was very fortunate, because this is by far the best recording I ever managed to get in that barn of a Metro Centre. The downside was that we were right beside the aisle, and most of the talking was by ushers trying to get people to stop going to the bottom and standing there. The sound fluctuations (2 during RDW, one about two thirds in and the last during LARS) happened when I had to stand up to let someone in our out of the row.

Despite the flaws, it was an enjoyable ride home listening to the concert, even if it was a bit of a hard day at work the next day. Three shows in three nights, with the closest one about an hour and a half away was a bit taxing, but more than worth it.

I did what I could with the talking, brought Bob's vocals up a notch as well as increased Tony's bass a smidge. If Spectralayers Pro continues to improve, in three or four years what will be able to be achieved with concert recordings will be unbelievable. I'm sure it's possible to do more than I managed now, but I'm a novice with that program and probably don't know how to do about 90% of what's possible already.

Oh yes, Bob had more fun and enjoyed himself more during that show than any I had ever seen before or since. He was looking around at the band members and grinning during the jams, and you can hear him laughing after the first couple of lines of Spirit On the Water because he came in late.

Let me know how you like this version in the comments.

Walkin' Dude