Bob Dylan - 2003 - Australia & New Zealand - CEDAR database

February 6, 2003 - Canberra, Australia [top]

Disc 2 - One Too Many Mornings @ (Bob on guitar and then piano), Honest With Me, It Ain't Me Babe @, Masters Of War @, Forever Young @, Summer Days (Tony on standup bass), Blowin' In The Wind @, All Along The Watchtower

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (At the top of "Highway 61," a male voice yells, "You've still got it, Bob."  Crisp, clear recording with unobtrusive crowd. Apparently, on all circulating copies there are beeps at 3:38 and 4:33 of "Saving Grace" and at 0:05, 1:37 and 2:15 of "Don't Think Twice."). CEDAR 2 - Much better version - not fully listed on CEDAR yet  - at the start of Brown Sugar male voice calls out for Visions Of Johanna followed by Dunedin Doug's faint call for Brown Sugar - bingo!.  I was at this concert.

February 8, 2003 - Melbourne, Australia [top]

Disc 2 - Saving Grace, Bye And Bye, Summer Days, Blowin' In The Wind @, All Along The Watchtower

Have artwork. Poor recording.  CEDAR 2 (Recording begins with voice saying, "Larry... here's Larry." Complete recording, but marked by frequent singing and talking by taper and friends. Distorts at points and is generally bass-heavy). I was at this concert.

Incomplete version (single disc): Seeing The Real You At Last, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Highway 61 Revisited, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Things Have Changed, Drifter's Escape, Just Like A Woman, Lonesome Day Blues, One Too Many Mornings @, Honest With Me, Saving Grace, Bye And Bye

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (Incomplete mini-disc recording, cutting at 4:48 of "Bye and Bye" and missing the encore. Very listenable though apart from a number of skips on some tracks.)

February 11, 2003 - Brisbane, Australia [top]

Disc 2 - Watching The River Flow (Bob on piano and harp), Honest With Me (Bob on piano), Saving Grace (Bob on piano and Larry on pedal steel guitar), High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on piano), Moonlight (Bob on piano and Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano then guitar then back to piano and Tony on standup bass), It Ain't Me Babe @ (Bob on harp), All Along The Watchtower (Bob on electric guitar)

Bob with Billy Burnett (Brisbane 2003).  Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (At end of concert after "Watchtower," a male voice asks, "Did you see the Academy Award on the side there?". Doublespeed minidisc recording. Some reporters have complained of the sound, citing its heaviness, its bassiness, its lack of separation, and its overall instrumental muddiness. Others think that the high saturation of the recording gives it a lot of presence and character. Well worth a listen.) I was at this concert.

February 13, 2003 - Adelaide, Australia [top]  

Disc 2 - Lay Lady Lay @ (Bob on acoustic guitar, Larry on pedal steel, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on standup bass), Honest With Me (Bob on piano, Larry on slide guitar, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on standup bass), Bye And Bye (Bob on piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on semi-acoustic Gibson, Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano then Stratocastere then piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on standup bass), Forever Young @ (Tony on acoustic bass), All Along The Watchtower (Bob on Stratocaster, Larry and Bill on Telecasters, Tony on electric bass)

Have artwork. CEDAR 2 (Male voice says "Yeah" and then recites the introduction along with Al Santos. Very loud crowd near taper, talking, clapping, and singing (questionably) - probably most would consider this crowd too obtrusive. Recording otherwise quite good, with Bob's voice and keys quite clear, and decent depth to the sound in general.)  CEDAR 3 - better (Before "Lay Lady Lady," Aussie bloke asks, "Where's the guitar, Bob?". Clear and crisp recording, with good separation. Beginning of Al Santos's intro is cut. Also, there's a cut on the master between "Honest With Me" and "Bye and Bye.")  I was at this concert. 

February 15, 2003 - Perth, Australia [top]

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (During the first instrumental break in "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum," two men are in conversation near the taper, and one says, "In the event that there's a crowd surge, what I'm asking you to do is lift him up."  Clear, well balanced, with reasonable separation, but recorded too "hot," causing distortion at a number of points (mainly from crowd cheers). Also there's some very distracting crowd conversation. On the whole the sound is thin and lacking warmth, and the vocals are more buried than you'd hope for.) I was at this concert.

February 17, 2003 - Sydney, Australia [top]  

Disc 2 - Honest With Me (Bob on piano), Bye And Bye (Bob on piano, Bill on acoustic guitar, Tony on upright bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano, Tony on upright bass), Blowin' In The Wind @, All Along The Watchtower

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (Just before "Bye and Bye," two men share their positive opinions of Bob: "You're number one, Bob" and "You're a legend."  Nice recording, with good overall sound and unobtrusive crowd chatter. Vocals a little echoey.) I was at this concert.

February 18, 2003 - Newcastle, Australia [top]  

Disc 2 - Honest With Me (Bob on piano), Moonlight (Bob on piano, Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano, Tony on standup bass), Blowin' In The Wind @, All Along The Watchtower

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (Two fingerprints: at 8:24 of d1 t4, a whistle in the right channel; at 5:47 of d2 t4, a cough in the left. VG-EX recording. Good clarity, good balance, good separation, with the bass just a little too heavy.) I was at this concert.

February 21, 2003 - Auckland, New Zealand [top]  

Disc 2 - Simple Twist Of Fate, Honest With Me, Bye & Bye, Happy Birthday (to Larry), Summer Days, Blowin' In The Wind @, All Along The Watchtower

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (At the beginning of "Masters of War," a male voice says, "Security, get him outta here... go get the security." Average/good quality recording, with good separation but lacking in sharpness. Noticeable crowd conversations, but not too disturbing. Also, there is some quiet buzzing in the left channel, and a few clicks and pops as well.). CEDAR 3 - better (At the very end of the recording, someone asks, "Were you taping it?" -- "Pardon? No." Very clean mini-disc recording, with good power and range and little crowd noise. "Precise, if a little clinical." Recorded right in front of left-side speakers.)

February 22, 2003 - Auckland, New Zealand [top]  

Disc 2 - Positively 4th Street (Bob on stratocaster, Larry & Billy on Telecasters, Tony on electric bass), Honest With Me (Bob on piano, Larry on slide guitar, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on electric bass), Moonlight (Bob on piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on semi-acoustic Gibson, Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on standup bass), Forever Young @ (Bob on harp), All Along The Watchtower (Bob on stratocaster, Larry & Billy on Telecasters, Tony on electric bass)

Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (A- range. Not perfect in the sound department, but very listenable. Minor static at d2 t1 5:30, and glitches at a number of points in d2 t3 - 1:31, 2:13, 2:58-3:05). CEDAR 3 - better (An "older" male voice, 9 seconds before "Bye and Bye," says, "Got too loud." [If you can't take the heat...] Very clean minidisc recording, capturing everything from bass to cymbals cleanly. Separation could be better. I was at this concert.

February 24, 2003 - Wellington, New Zealand [top]

Disc 2 - Honest With Me (Bob on piano, Larry on slide guitar, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on electric bass), Floater (Too Much To Ask) (Bob on piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on semi-acoustic Gibson, Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano, Larry on semi-acoustic Gretch, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on standup bass), Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on Stratocaster, Larry on Telecaster, Billy on semi-acoustic Gibson, Tony on electric bass), All Along The Watchtower (Bob on stratocaster, Larry & Billy on Telecasters, Tony on electric bass)

1500th NET show! Have artwork. CEDAR 1 (Just before "Floater" begins (at 0:12-0:16 on reporter's copy), a man - likely the taper - coughs several times. A- range, with a minor blip at the top of d1 t3.)  I was at this concert.  Also see the excellent DVD (D061.hq)

February 26, 2003 - Christchurch, New Zealand [top]

Disc 2 - Tell Me That It Isn't True, (Bob Stratocaster, Larry on pedal steel, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on electric bass), Honest With Me, (Bob on piano, Larry on slide guitar, Billy on Telecaster, Tony on electric bass), Bye And Bye (Bob on piano, Larry on hollow body Gretch, Billy on thin bodied Gibson electric, Tony on standup bass), Summer Days (Bob on piano, Larry on hollow body Gretch, Billy on thin bodied Gibson electric, Tony on standup bass), Blowin' In The Wind @ (Larry and Billy on backup vocals), Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on Stratocaster, Larry on Telecaster, Billy on thin bodied Gibson electric, Tony on electric bass), All Along The Watchtower, (Bob on stratocaster and piano, Larry & Billy on Telecasters, Tony on electric bass)

Have artwork. CEDAR 1a (VG/B+ range. Minor static in first four seconds of d1 t5, and slight blip between d2 t5 and d2 t6.) I was at this concert.

February 6-26, 2003 - Looking For Maurice Chevalier's Passport Downunder 2003 - 4 CDs [top]

Disc 1 - Intro (Brisbane), Maggie's Farm (Brisbane), Seeing The Real You At Last (Melbourne), Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Adelaide),  I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Adelaide), Highway 61 Revisited (Adelaide), I'll Remember You (Adelaide), Things Have Changed (Adelaide), Cold Irons Bound (Adelaide), Girl Of The North Country (Adelaide), Drifter's Escape (Auckland 21), Brown Sugar (Canberra), The Wicked Messenger (Brisbane)

Disc 2 - It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Brisbane), Just Like A Woman (Sydney), Don't Think Twice It's All Right (Brisbane), Mama You Been On My Mind (Adelaide), It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Adelaide), Lay Lady Lay (Adelaide), Sugar Baby (Canberra), Boots Of Spanish Leather (Newcastle), Masters Of War (Adelaide), It Ain't Me Babe (Auckland 22), Mr. Tambourine Man (Auckland 22)

Disc 3 - My Back Pages (Wellington), Desolation Row (Wellington), Tell Me That It Isn't True (Christchurch), Positively 4th Street (Wellington), Saving Grace (Brisbane), High Water (For Charley Patton) (Brisbane), You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Brisbane), Simple Twist Of Fate (Auckland 21), Tangled Up In Blue (Auckland 22), One Too Many Mornings (Sydney), Lonesome Day Blues (Sydney)

Disc 4 - Make You Feel My Love (Sydney), Honest With Me (Sydney), Bye And Bye (Sydney), Moonlight (Newcastle), Watching The River Flow (Brisbane), Floater (Too Much To Ask) (Wellington), Happy Birthday (Auckland 21), Summer Days (Auckland 21), Like A Rolling Stone (Wellington), Forever Young (Adelaide), Blowin' In The Wind (Newcastle), All Along The Watchtower (Sydney)

Have artwork (link here).  My compilation of all 46 songs played on this tour.

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