A rare "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from back when it wasn't rare: June 2, 1990, at NAC, Ottawa, ON скачать в хорошем качестве

A rare "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from back when it wasn't rare: June 2, 1990, at NAC, Ottawa, ON

With Dylan having played it exactly 120 times, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" can be considered one of his more rarely performed songs. But it hasn't always been a rare presence on his setlists. It was actually a regular feature of his shows during two distinct periods - at the start of The Neverending Tour for a couple of years, and then again, seemingly out of the blue, in 2002. The song's live debut was June 7, 1988 in Concord, CA, at the very beginning of The Neverending Tour. Throughout the rest of 1988 and much of 1989 it was the everyday opener at every concert on the tour. During the rest of 1989 and throughout 1990 it became a rotating opener, appearing first on the setlist every second or third show. Then, except for one lone appearance in 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland, Feb 3, the song disappeared from Dylan's setlists until 2002. That year, he played "Subterranean Homesick Blues" in the middle of shows, generally every second or third date from April 9 in Hamburg, Germany, through September 1, in Aspen, CO. So far, it has yet to resurface. I guess you could say the song has since gone underground. I got to hear Dylan play it live many times from 1988 through 1990, but only captured it this one time and was lucky to get it. Usually it takes me one or two songs after the lights go down to get rolling, so I almost never get more than the last minute or so of opening songs, if even that much. This night circumstances were different, allowing me to grab it, although you can see from the recording that it still took a few seconds at the start to get the camera properly situated. It's not the greatest recording as well because the equipment was still primitive: original Video8 instead of the far superior Hi8 format, with limited light sensitivity, just a 6X zoom, strictly manual focus, and no built-in stabilizer. Still, it's better than nothing, and I feel lucky to have the recording such as it is available to share.