A MUSICAL RETROSPECTIVE
Doberman 252-54 3CDR / Scorpio K9RE1/2/3 3CD [T-719]
(1) Paramount Theater (Portland, OR); December 3, 1980
(2) Paramount Theater (Portland, OR); December 4, 1980
(3) Paramount Northwest Theater (Seattle, WA); November 29, 1980
(4) Paramount Northwest Theater (Seattle, WA); November 30, 1980
(5) Fox Warfield (San Francisco, CA); November 15, 1980 (line)
(6) Fox Warfield (San Francisco, CA); November 16, 1980 (line)
(7) Fox Warfield (San Francisco, CA); November 22, 1980
(8) Fox Warfield (San Francisco, CA); November 12, 1980
(9) Fox Warfield (San Francisco, CA); November 18, 1980
Tracklist: (1) Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe In You, Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Simple Twist Of Fate, We Just Disagree, All Along The Watchtower, Ain't Gonna Go To Hell, Girl From The North Country, To Ramona, Slow Train, Abraham Martin & John, Rise Again, Let's Keep It Between Us, Mary From The Wild Moor, Solid Rock, Just Like A Woman, Seņor, Couple More Years, What Can I Do For You, When You Gonna Wake Up, In The Garden, Blowin' In The Wind, City Of Gold, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
(2) Like A Rolling Stone, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, To Ramona
(3) Saved, Don't Think Twice
(4) Fever, All Along The Watchtower
(5) Like A Rolling Stone[w/Mike Bloomfield], Covenant Woman, Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar[w/Mike Bloomfield], City Of Gold, Love Minus Zero
(6) To Ramona [w/Jerry Garcia], Let's Keep It Between Us, Just Like A Woman
(7) Fever, Mr. Tambourine Man [w/Roger McGuinn], Knockin' On Heaven's Door [w/Roger McGuinn], It Ain't Me Babe
(8) Caribbean Wind, Precious Angel
(9) Rise Again, Do Right To Me Baby
NOTE: This overview of the fall 1980 "Musical Retrospective" concerts includes at least one version of every song performed on the tour. Initially released on CDR, followed by a glass-mastered edition. A fan variant with artwork for standard CD cases also circulates.
DEEP: These audience recordings are top notch by 1980 recording standards and are certainly the finest quality "real disk" issues to date, surpassing even Rise Again. Just a joy throughout with a wild array of rarely performed and/or radically reworked performances. "Definitive" may not be too strong a characterization of this one. Committed, fiery performances from the man at the top of his game. Highly recommended.
rmd: A stupendous compilation. The tracklist speaks for itself; the source recordings are almost all at least VG, and often better, and the packaging is attractive and well-executed. A must have. (DM)
