I HEARD (but didn't see him) in Prospect Park last month and I was happy with the concert. I had seen him in the nineties in a really great concert, where he did mostly his 'older ' tunes, which I was very happy with; he was in fine voice and the band was amazingly tight. He did a lot of his 'hits' (from his most seminal albums like Freewheeling, Blonde On Blonde, Blood on the Tracks, etc.). He also seemed top pick a lot of songs that I particularly loved (like To Romana ), as if he'd read my mind as to what I wanted to hear. He did the arrangements from his recordings, so no one was disappointed.

I have to admit, there is NO bad Dylan for a fan like me: he has given so much to music, and was my prime influence in my creative endeavors. And I don't expect 'polished perfection' in his concerts, I am just happy to hear where he is at. Dylan loves to play for his fans, and that was evident to me at this event. He did a lot more of his newer songs, and just a few of his 'standards' (Like A Rolling Stone) which generally were presented in different rhythms/arrangements, etc.   What was interesting to me was that when I (we) sang along, it was like he was doing 'harmony' to his music, so it was a strange and exhilirating experience to sing 'lead' with Dylan. His voice may have been a little ragged, but that's alright with me, and the band was really powerful.

Had I not heard him in concert earlier, I may have wished to hear a few more of his 'better known' songs, but I didn't think it was a bad concert. And it looked like there were at least 10,000 fans who turned out to listen on the lawn, and no one seemed disappointed either- we all stayed for the over 2 hours of Dylan's intense music.

Glad I made the show.

btw there is an intersting bio of Dylan's time in NYC and Greenwich Village by Suze Rotolo, I am reading it right now and highly recommend it to true Dylan fans. Highly evocative of a certain time and place. And a generally loving portrait of the man and the times.