TEMPLES IN FLAMES
Wanted Man WMM 008/009/010 3CD [T-243]
(1) Westfalenhalle (Dortmund, West Germany); September 15, 1987
(2) Jaahalli (Helsinki, Finland); September 23, 1987
(3) Palasport (Turin, Italy); September 13, 1987
(4) Autodromo (Modena, Italy); September 12, 1987
(5) St. Jacobshalle (Basle, Switzerland); September 10, 1987
(6) Sportpaleis Ahoy (Rotterdam, Netherlands); September 19, 1987
(7) National Exhibition Center (Birmingham, UK); October 10, 1987
(8) National Exhibition Center (Birmingham, UK); October 11, 1987
(9) National Exhibition Center (Birmingham, UK); October 12, 1987
(10) POPB Bercy (Paris, France); October 7, 1987
(11) Wembley Arena (London, UK); October 16, 1987
(12) Sultan's Pool (Jerusalem, Israel); September 7, 1987
(13) St. Jacobshalle (Basle, Switzerland); September 10, 1987
(14) Wembley Arena (London, UK); October 17, 1987
Tracklist: (1) Knockin On Heaven's Door, Watching The River Flow,
Clean Cut Kid, Shelter From The Storm, I'll Remember You, Ballad Of
Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, Highway 61 Revisited, Tangled Up In
Blue, Dead Man Dead Man, Forever Young
(2) Simple Twist of Fate, Memphis Blues Again, It's All Over Now
Baby Blue, I Shall Be Released
(3) Positively 4th Street, Masters Of War, Lenny Bruce, John Brown, Wicked Messenger
(4) Joey, All Along The Watchtower, When The Night Comes Falling
(5) Queen Jane Approximately, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Seeing The Real You At Last
(6) Ballad Of A Thin Man, Slow Train
(7) Tomorrow Is A Long Time
(8) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
(9) Emotionally Yours, License To Kill
(10) House Of The Rising Sun
(11) To Ramona
(12) You're A Big Girl Now
(13) Trust Yourself
(14) Man of Peace, Heart Of Mine, Go Down Moses
NOTE: The original packaging for this set gave no date or venue information, and the original entry here was reconstructed from a previously posted report on the disc which included conspicuous errors (not the least of which was the reversal of discs 2 and 3 in the track listing). That entry proved only to be less conspicuously riddled with newly incorrect information. I appreciate the extensive assistance I have received in compiling a corrected entry
CDG: Intimate, powerful, and diverse. High quality
recordings, excellent song selection.
rmd: Sound quality is unacceptably low (Masato Kato).
There's much to like here, though I'm grateful Bob didn't continue
performing in this fashion for long. The Heartbreakers provide
excellent backing, and it's nice to hear piano, absent for so long
now, especially on the acoustic tracks. Dylan's vocals suffer a bit
from that cotton-mouth duck sound heard on the Dead tour, and
indeed some peculiar, unpleasant garbles occasionally escape his
throat, but I enjoy several of his performances here. The diverse
song selections makes for interesting listening, even when the
performance falters. The sound quality varies, but much of it is
excellent to me ears, and the worst of it is still listenable. The
edits are rough between the songs, with no effort for continuity or
grace.
Wanted Man WMM 008/009/010 3CD [T-243]