yeah, it was kind of disappointing. i mean, ok, so he's 67, i don't expect him to do anything crazy (not that bob dylan was ever about crazy stage antics, obvs), but it just was so anticlimactic. i enjoyed steve earle, who i'd never even heard of, much more.
it's always a weird thing for me when you see people who've had these really long, massive careers, but their biggest hits all happened 20+ years ago. because, like...i mean, bob dylan put out an album in 2006. so did elton john. but i don't go to hear that stuff, i go to hear "shelter from the storm" or "goodbye yellow brick road." and they know that. but at the same time, i respect that they're artists and i certainly don't begrudge them the right to play the music they're making now, you know? i find it depressing when artists are forced to basically just play a live version of their greatest hits albums.[/ramble]
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Date: 2008-08-19 04:12 am (UTC)it's always a weird thing for me when you see people who've had these really long, massive careers, but their biggest hits all happened 20+ years ago. because, like...i mean, bob dylan put out an album in 2006. so did elton john. but i don't go to hear that stuff, i go to hear "shelter from the storm" or "goodbye yellow brick road." and they know that. but at the same time, i respect that they're artists and i certainly don't begrudge them the right to play the music they're making now, you know? i find it depressing when artists are forced to basically just play a live version of their greatest hits albums.[/ramble]