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Having seen Dylan a couple years ago at Mohegan Sun, I can say this: he's awful live. His voice is shot, and his once-iconic lyrics are now an indecipherable mess of phlegm, scotch and cigarettes. | Having seen Dylan a couple years ago at Mohegan Sun, I can say this: he's awful live. His voice is shot, and his once-iconic lyrics are now an indecipherable mess of phlegm, scotch and cigarettes. | ||
Having said that, it's also an absolute necessity that you go to see him. His band — a country and western powerhouse — is unbelievably tight, and, despite Dylan's own assertions that he's somehow working for God now, it's still a great deal of fun trying to play "Name That Dylan Tune." Because if you listen hard enough, you'll catch a phrase (" | Having said that, it's also an absolute necessity that you go to see him. His band — a country and western powerhouse — is unbelievably tight, and, despite Dylan's own assertions that he's somehow working for God now, it's still a great deal of fun trying to play "Name That Dylan Tune." Because if you listen hard enough, you'll catch a phrase ("Mr. Tambourine Man" or "it's all over now") that gives some hint as to what song he's playing. | ||
As for Costello, he, too, has mysteriously gotten better and worse with age. Late into his career, he's delved into classical and opera to varying degrees of disaster, but his most recent collaboration with New Orleans giant Allen Toussaint received rave reviews. | As for Costello, he, too, has mysteriously gotten better and worse with age. Late into his career, he's delved into classical and opera to varying degrees of disaster, but his most recent collaboration with New Orleans giant Allen Toussaint received rave reviews. |
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