Concert Review of the Moment: Minneapolis, MN - November 8, 2007

The Concert Review of the Moment from Minneapolis, MN - November 8, 2007

At 11/11/2007 01:20:00 PM, hilltop said...

Its great to hear from some folks who really get Neil. I went to the Seattle show and an LA show and found both to be profound performances that I hold up to some of the best Neil shows I have seen since 1976. The "looked tired" and "phoned it in" comments are really missing the point in such a massive way that I can hardly begin to express my thoughts. I do sometimes wish we did not have this internet monitoring of every moment and every setlist, but it is interesting when you look at all his tours. He always stuck pretty close to a certain setlist, with a couple subtle changes here and there. I think this is because he has always been not only an artist of the highest order, but he is a real craftsman. The subtle nuances in his delivery has been amazing on this tour and I remember the same attention to detail in all the other performances I have been lucky enough to attend. I agree wholeheartedly with the comment that Ambulance Blues was worth the price of admission alone...and there you had the perfect example of craft and art...just amazing..that's all you can say. And for that matter every other song on this tour has been delivered with the same care and passion. No Hiddden Path had the passion and intensity of Hurricane, but a new maturity in his guitar phrasing that I was really blown away by. I can't say enough about this tour...its a great one. Ignore the passive audience, the people who came for the hits...just focus on the man onstage. That's all you need. thanks again Neil...for everything.

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