Bob Dylan/Osaka,Japan 3.7.2001

This time, it is Taper who recorded “THE BEST SHOW” on the first day of Osaka in 2001, but he also recorded the stage on the second day of Osaka Welfare Pension the next day. This is also an audience recording of great quality. At first, we even considered releasing a voluminous CD in conjunction with the previous day. However, if you are an enthusiast, you may remember that compared to the first day in Osaka, which received a storm of rave reviews, the second day’s performance was somehow less impactful… In fact, it was called the best performance of the 2001 performance in Japan. This release was designed to feature only the first day. In that respect, was the second day in Osaka a picture-perfect live performance? No, I’m not saying that the performance is bad. Not really. Compared to the day before, which was a dazzling flurry of famous songs, the first half of the show had a much more modest selection of songs, which directly led to the poor impression of the day. This was something that had been said since then, but the live show was a complete turnaround from the day before. Unlike the stable quality that is unique to the fixed set list live shows that Dylan currently shows, there were days when the overall atmosphere seemed to drop after a really good night at Dylan’s live shows around this time. That was exactly the second day in Osaka. However, the fact that Dylan’s voltage level hasn’t dropped is proven by “Tangled Up In Blue,” which features a passionate harmonica blast, and if you listen to it with this high-quality sound source, you’ll understand instantly. Sho. As expected, the performance in the 2001 performance in Japan was of a high level! And this sound source is not only an audience recording that has never been distributed among traders, but the sound quality itself is wonderful. As with the previous day, the CD-R titles that were on the market in 2001 had a balance that seemed to dilute the presence of Dylan’s voice in exchange for the overall sound pressure of the performance, but here too Dylan’s voice was The balance is attractive. If you listen to it in this state, you can reconfirm that the play quality of everyone below Dylan on this day was sufficiently high. However, the song selection was rather plain. You can enjoy the contrast of such a Dylan-like live performance. Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 7th March 2001 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (58:43) 1. Introduction 2. Roving Gambler 3. The Times They Are A-Changin’ 4. Desolation Row 5. Maggie’s Farm 6 If Not For You 7. ‘Til I Fell In Love With You 8. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 9. Gates Of Eden 10. Tangled Up In Blue Disc 2 (49:17) 1. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven 2 Cold Irons Bound 3. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 4. Love Sick 5. Like A Rolling Stone 6. If Dogs Run Free 7. Highway 61 Revisited 8. Blowin’ In The Wind