This summer's tour from Asia to Austria may have been the most exciting for Dylan's tours in recent years. Up until now, we have continued to release CD-Rs, following the ongoing tour, since immediately after Fuji Rock ended. All of them were wonderful audience recordings that were rich in both sound quality and performance, but the item containing the sound source of the last day of the tour, which maniacs all over the world are probably waiting for the release of the item, is finally here. It will appear! The last day of the tour was August 28th in Christchurch. The reason why this day surprised maniacs all over the world is that “Like A Rolling Stone” was played live for the first time in a while. The Divine Comedy, which had been played so often on stage until 2012, was no longer played as a result of the shift to the album-centered set the following year, and even Sinatra covers. As an exception, it was performed on the second day of Desert Trip in 2016, but it was not performed again after that. It was in contrast to the Dylan classic “Blowin’ In The Wind”, which is lined up with this song, and continues to be played as a regular encore number. However, this summer's Dylan, who showed a surprising amount of aggressiveness and vitality, did it at the very end. ``Like A Rolling Stone,'' which has been revived after a long absence in place of the usual ``Desolation Row,'' has an interesting arrangement. It started with a very tight rhythm, but as the chorus entered, the performance broke and Tony Garnier played the double bass with a bow, suddenly becoming moody. However, the arrangement where the band joins in again from the "how does it feel" line is really refreshing! Above all, it is played in the same key as the original song, and yet it is sung, so it is a new pop arrangement that can easily be heard at Dylan live performances, which are often ridiculed as ``not keeping to the original''. Not only that, the country arrangement of “Summer Days” introduced from Brisbane on August 24th is also an outstanding performance. Donnie Heron's introductory country fiddle performance, which can be said to be at his best, is innovative, yet it doesn't feel out of place at all. This also applies to "Like A Rolling Stone", but it was an attractive arrangement that I can't help but want to continue playing. As it seemed to be the last day of the tour, Dylan was firing on all cylinders from the beginning, and these two songs alone were enough to make the day change, but the finale was his first performance since 2005, ``It Takes A Lot.'' Even “To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry” has made an unexpected comeback. The arrangement itself is not much different from the slow blues arrangement that was previously performed live, but it is full of power that does not make you feel at all the blank after 13 years. Anyway, this song and "Like A Rolling Stone" were played for the first time in a while, and the album title song was also played as usual, so "Reminiscence of Highway 61" was suddenly realized in the summer of 2018. I can't help but be surprised by the album feature night. As for the sound source, it is based on what appeared on the internet as a matrix version that made full use of two types of sound sources owned by enthusiasts. That said, the main thing is one type of audience recording, and the reason why it was called Matrix was that a different audience was recorded for a few tens of seconds just after the opening song "Things Have Changed" started. It would seem that you are referring to the recording being patched. I'm guessing that there was probably a problem with noise or something. The recording was done by a different person than the previous Australian performance taper, but the sound quality is top notch this time as well. I hardly picked up the chatter from the surrounding audience, just a little bit when that "Like A Rolling Stone" started (I guess it was a surprise to those who were there...I guess it's natural), and the sound pressure was low. Dylan's voice is especially close when it's on. If you can listen to the 2018 summer "Highway 61" night with such sound quality... you won't hesitate anymore. By the way, the blues version of "Gotta Serve Somebody" was also changed in key during this period. Dylan was really hot this summer! Live at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand 28th August 2018 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(57:29) 1. Intro 2. Things Have Changed 3. It Ain't Me, Babe 4. Highway 61 Revisited 5. Simple Twist of Fate 6. Summer Days 7. When I Paint My Masterpiece 8. Honest With Me 9. Tryin' to Get to Heaven 10. Make You Feel My Love 11. Tangled Up in Blue 12. Pay in Blood Disc 2(53:56) 1 Early Roman Kings 2. Like a Rolling Stone★ 3. Love Sick 4. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 5. Thunder on the Mountain 6. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry★ 7. Gotta Serve Somebody 8. Blowin' in the Wind 9. Ballad of a Thin Man Bob Dylan - vocal, piano Stu Kimball - guitar Charlie Sexton - guitar Donnie Herron - violin, mandolin, steel guitar Tony Garnier - bass George Recil - drums, percussion
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