Hi! I have been thinking about the NET and my question is: Is it only me who´s beginning to think it´s time to quit? Or at least take a healthy brake and re-charge the batteries, because I think they are running out and are almost empty by now. I read an interesting review last fall. Interesting mostly because it was negative about a Dylan show! At first I didn´t think much of it, but then I sat down and read it more carefully. The author of the article had a few good points and one of them was that "neither Dylan or his fans, benefit in any way by saying everything is great without exception". "This only leads to a continuing of the tour were a tired and uninspired Dylan performs inferior versions of his greatest hits". I´m not saying that there´s nothing worthwhile in a Dylan performance today, but I think the reviewers thoughts have some substance after all. I saw Bob in Copenhagen in april last year and my reaction was positive, but nothing more. A fair and enjoyable show but a step backwards compared to shows from recent years. When I got some bootlegs from the fall shows in the US, I was not at all impressed! The "piano" tour is (in my opinion) a boring experience and save for a few "funny" covers, it´s not a pleasant listening at all. The thing you could hope for was that this idea about playing piano was a temporary "blackout", but recent shows in Australia are following the same path. I know it´s controversial to criticize "His Bobness" and when you do it in a forum like this, I guess I´m asking for trouble! But I´m curious about what other fans think about this? Even if it´s great to have the opportunity to see Bob Dylan in concert almost every year, wouldn´t it be better if he put together a tour every second or third year instead? In doing so, I´m pretty sure he would be more motivated and more determined to put on a great show than he seems to be at the moment. My personal opinion is that the NET was at it´s peak between 1997-2000. After that, I think it´s good but not exceptional and the latest shows are pale in comparison. Let me know if you think I´m wrong or not.



Magnus.