Bob Dylan has been on the road for a long time. Since he began he’s been consistently touring for almost his entire career. There’s no other artist who can say that they went on the “Never-Ending Tour,” which only stopped because of COVID, but has since resumed operation under the new name of “The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.”
Point being, Dylan out of anybody has the right to take a break. Moreso, he has the right to sound tired and phone it in, as the man has never known the meaning of the word “break.” You can hear the touring lifestyle start to take effect all the way back in 1966 on “Blonde on Blonde,” where his voice is very raspy from constant performances. That’s why fans continue to be blown away by how good he sounds, and possibly how he’s starting to sound better.
At one of his recent tour dates, fans were shocked by a performance of “It Ain’t Me Babe,” and how Dylan was seemingly turning back the clock.
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The song is one of his absolute classics, with it re-entering pop culture during the release of A Complete Unknown, which features the song in a key scene with Dylan and Joan Baez. It’s one of his best songs from his early career, and will always be a crowd favorite with how relatable the emotions expressed are.
Fans couldn’t believe how good Dylan still sounds all these years later, and how he sounds even better than he did a decade ago. Taking to the comments, they shared their reactions.
“This sounds so much better than when I saw him last 15 years ago or so.”
“Sounds great!!”
“He was absolutely spectacular last night!”
We really need to take a step back and appreciate how lucky we are that Dylan is still performing after decades of the road. He’s one of the greatest to ever do it, and we’re completely blessed by his presence.
Related: Bob Dylan, 85, Shocks Fans with Out of Character Behavior at Concert – ‘This Is Such a Rare Capture on Video’
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