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Dylan continues reinventing his classics | {{Bibliography header}} | ||
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<center><h3>Dylan continues reinventing his classics</h3></center> | |||
<center>Sunday, September 30, 2007</center> | |||
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<center>RICK MASSIMO</center> | |||
Multiple Grammy-Award winner Bob Dylan entertained at URI’s Ryan Center last night. | <center>Journal Pop Music Writer</center> | ||
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'''Multiple Grammy-Award winner Bob Dylan entertained at URI’s Ryan Center last night. | |||
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Bob Dylan is one of the few performers who has earned the right to give the audience something other than what they expect. In his show last night at the Ryan Center, at least in the early going, he continued his seemingly lifelong tour with reinventions of classic songs, some more successful than others. | SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Bob Dylan is one of the few performers who has earned the right to give the audience something other than what they expect. In his show last night at the Ryan Center, at least in the early going, he continued his seemingly lifelong tour with reinventions of classic songs, some more successful than others. | ||
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Playing without his crack band, The Imposters (formerly The Attractions), Costello was handicapped during rock songs such as “Less Than Zero” and the ballad “Alison.” On the other hand, the setting gave him room to play with vocal dynamics and range, such as on “Veronica” and a wounded “Either Side of the Same Town.” And on some songs, such as “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?,” both phenomena happened in the same song. | Playing without his crack band, The Imposters (formerly The Attractions), Costello was handicapped during rock songs such as “Less Than Zero” and the ballad “Alison.” On the other hand, the setting gave him room to play with vocal dynamics and range, such as on “Veronica” and a wounded “Either Side of the Same Town.” And on some songs, such as “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?,” both phenomena happened in the same song. | ||
Singer-songwriter Amos Lee opened the show with songs that fell into classic templates, usually at the intersection of blues and the ballad side of Southern rock. The stately ballads “Careless” and the new “What’s Been Going On?” were highlights, as was a loose, sinister “Black River,” with malleted drums. | Singer-songwriter [[Amos Lee]] opened the show with songs that fell into classic templates, usually at the intersection of blues and the ballad side of Southern rock. The stately ballads “Careless” and the new “What’s Been Going On?” were highlights, as was a loose, sinister “Black River,” with malleted drums. | ||
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'''The Providence Journal, September 30, 2007''' | |||
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Rick Massimo reviews [[Bob Dylan]], Elvis Costello and [[Amos Lee]], [[Concert 2007-09-29 Kingston|September 29, 2007]], Ryan Center, University Of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. | |||
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