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«agnt January 25, 1874 »frr fruwft—DYLANBy WILL ROBERTSON ••d RUSSELL CARTERAn expectant silence fell over the capacity crowd in the Charlotte Gotost® last Thursday. The house lights were extinguished, warning that the moment everyone had thought could never be more than a pleasant dream was now but a few seconds away from becoming a reality.Suddenly the spotlight caught a small figure dressed in a black suede suit waiting onto the stage. He picked up his battered stratocaster, brushed the straps around his narrow frame, and launched into the «pwhig dar# of ‘‘Most Likely You Go Your Way and 111 Go Mine.”Instantly Bob Dylan's people were on their fset rppteaM and aboutiig im-passioned words of appreciation, tt was the first of many standing ovations given by those attantfnii the 13th. concert performed by touring folk-rock hero Bob Dylan end the distinctive rock group known simply as the Band.When Bob Dylan decided to go on tour this year, he knew that he would be competing with a revered legendarychallenge. The Coliseum sold out in three days, while Post Offices in the larger cities had to imnrovise special mail deposttoried to handle the flood of orders.The tour began in Chicago two weeks before the Charlotte date, so it was already known from press reports that the performance was excellent. Still, wtea the night came, anticipation hung heavily in the air. Mud) more heavily in fact than the usually dense fog of dope smoke. This was to be a gartering of die faithful, not a pe ty.The Coliseum was filled to its capacity of IS,000 when tour organizer BUI Graham came on stage to let everyone know he was still the toughest guy in the business. After patrwisfefg by saying that “we did want to get Charlotte on the tour,” Graham asked that people stay out of the aieiea.Moments later, the musicians waiked without introduction onto the stage, which was adorned with candles, a rug, a rolltop daak and a Tiffany lamp.The show opens with “Most likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine,” and it ia dear Cram the beginning thata flashy break by Robertson. In Another excellent set by the Band “Knockin’ On Heaven's Boor,” Dylan follows the solo set, then Dylan rejoins voices what is probably another them and together they perform twoMMuUafliwi m/ — r»l m — 1---S--nML._ —..... m----- A.a _ .
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Davidson Davidsonian
Davidson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Jan 25, 1974
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