Lt. Col. Bob Dylan of the 7th Cav?
So on Saturday night my wife wanted to go see Bob Dylan play, even though he has a rep of being terribly uneven in his shows. Actually he was evenly bad, with a flat band, a froggy voice and a bored, minimalist vocal delivery. For me, the most interesting aspect of the show was that ...
So on Saturday night my wife wanted to go see Bob Dylan play, even though he has a rep of being terribly uneven in his shows. Actually he was evenly bad, with a flat band, a froggy voice and a bored, minimalist vocal delivery.
So on Saturday night my wife wanted to go see Bob Dylan play, even though he has a rep of being terribly uneven in his shows. Actually he was evenly bad, with a flat band, a froggy voice and a bored, minimalist vocal delivery.
For me, the most interesting aspect of the show was that Dylan was dressed up like a late 19th century Old West cavalry officer, with a flat broad-brimmed hat, snug brass buttoned jacket, and pants with yellow stripes on the outside, as seen here on the left.
For all that, he didn’t display rank insignia, wear a sword or play “Garry Owen,” as far as I could tell. Given his thumpy band, it would have been hard to distinguish it from his 2010 version “Desolation Row.”
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