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number of classics, including "Tangled
Up In Blue," "It Ain't Me Babe' and
"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall."
Everyone was talking about the
One of Dylan's signature protest
Bob Dylan/Paul Simon concert at
songs from 1963's The Freewheelin'
Pine Knob last week. But a few hun-
Bob Dylan album, "Hard Rain" is a
dred lucky fans got to see Dylan up
poetic laundry list of apocalyptic
close and personal the night before at
imagery of a world at the peak of
Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall, the old
cold-war horror. As much impact as
ballroom on Congress. A living legend
this song had in the early '60s, it does-
at St. Andrew's is not an everyday
n't compare to the level of clarity and
event, so understandably, the vibe
intensity that Dylan is able to infuse
before the show was electric.
into it now. It's as if, wizened by age
With the stage set for an acoustic set,
and experience, he finally reaps the
the band slowly shuffled onto the stage,
full potential of this masterpiece.
bypassing the "special guest" the ticket
With a hollow, faraway look in his
stub promised. Dylan, with his back to
eyes, Dylan can seem, at
the audience and follow-
first, to be somewhat
ing a short exchange with
Bob Dylan at St. Andrew's "absent." Everyone has
the drummer, launched
Hall, July 6, 1999: Before heard the rumors of the
into "Cocaine," the old
the concert, fans debated
effect many years of
blues standard.
whether or not Dylan
The set seemed to be
would actually speak. They drugs have had upon
him, but the crystal-
tailored to suit the tastes
weren't disappointed. He
of die-hard fans, leaving
not only thanked them for clear delivery of his
most potent lines reveals
out obvious hits such as
being there but also
instead a man who
"Like A Rolling Stone"
attempted a joke.
seems
to be looking less
and "Blowin' in the
to his fellow man for
Wind," and offering
comfort, relying instead on his art.
instead eclectic selections like "Love
It's as if his much publicized health
Minus Zero/No Limit," "I'll Be Your
problems — which resulted in the
Baby Tonight" and "Mama, You've
Grammy-winning 1997 Time Out Of
Been On My Mind," an unreleased
Mind — have helped him to find a
gem from 1964. Dylan used to per-
new focus and purpose in his music.
form "Mama" as a duet with Joan
Following a switch to electric guitars,
Baez but never recorded a definitive
Dylan delivered one of that album's
version of the song.
most powerful songs, "Not Dark Yet,"
Feeling a bit like a state-fair coun-
singing — "I've been down on the
try-music show, the set did feature a

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