Real Live released: Nov 29, 1984 BUY

Dylan's European tour of 1984 is documented in this interesting set drawn from July concerts in England and Ireland, a mixture of solo and band performances most notable for a solo version of "Tangled Up In Blue" with markedly different lyrics than those found on Blood On The Tracks. A pulsating "Highway 61 Revisited" kicks things off and the leader's vocals are strong rhythmically and musically. "I And I" and "License To Kill," from the recent Infidels, get a couple of the set's best readings, and Carlos Santana joins the band on guitar for a rocking version of "Tombstone Blues." Nothing new here in terms of repertoire, just a record of a hard-working "song and dance man," as he once called himself, serving up the goods on the road. Highway 61 Revisited | listen | Maggie's Farm | listen | I and I | listen | License to Kill | listen | It Ain't Me, Babe | listen | Tangled Up in Blue | listen | Masters of War | listen | Ballad of a Thin Man | listen | Girl of the North Country | listen | Tombstone Blues | listen |