Bob Dylan – Whatever You F-Ing Feel Like – Fall Tour of the USA 1991

Bob Dylan
WHATEVER YOU FUCKING FEEL LIKE
Pink Panther Records
1991 Fall Tour of the United States of America.

The popular theory is that all 91 concerts are rubbish & the popular theory is wrong.
There is also a view that there are a few decent concerts buried in the mess of the 91 US Fall tour.
So what is really happening here if we are objective about it & stick to the facts from the circulating tapes.
Over four weeks (28 days), Bob performed 21 concerts & played 65 songs (25 of them only once or twice).
The songs are very well performed & two-thirds of the concerts are circulating in very good to excellent sound.
The Donald Duck on helium vocals from earlier in the year are absent.
Bob & the band play enthusiastically, coherently & consistently.
Like most Bob things from 91, someone has a wacky theory –
the most weird one about the vocals is that it took Bob’s sinuses almost a year to recover from all the Traveling Wilburys coke.
I have no idea, but the improvement in the vocals is dramatic.
The constant experimentation with the songlist shows Bob focused on what he is doing, & doing it well.
These are very good to excellent performances in very good to excellent sound.
There is no typical Fall 91 concert setlist – it changed considerably every night.
Every song played during Fall 91 is represented here.

Statistics for this compilation (yes, lies, damn lies & statistics masquerading as facts)

74 ball-tearing, sensational tracks
65 different songs
19 concerts are represented here (from the total of 21 concerts)
7 hours & 6 minutes of music
1 bob

Missing in action: 1991-10-24 Corpus Christi (no recording circulates & setlist unknown)

City Coliseum
Austin, Texas
25 October 1991

00.Intro
01.20/20 Vision (Milton Estes/Joe Allison)

LB-8887

Sunken Garden Theater
San Antonio, Texas
26 October 1991

02.Pancho And Lefty (Townes van Zandt)
03.Visions Of Johanna

LB-8721

Lubbock Memorial Center
Lubbock, Texas
27 October 1991

4.Wiggle Wiggle

LB-0635;
xref-00481

Brady Theater
Tulsa, Oklahoma
30 October 1991

05.All Along The Watchtower
06.Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)
07.I’ll Remember You
08.Gotta Serve Somebody
09.Simple Twist Of Fate
10.I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
11.Trail Of The Buffalo (trad. arr. Woody Guthrie)
12.Answer Me (Gerhard Winkler/Fred Rauch/Carl Sigman)
13.It Ain’t Me, Babe
14.Every Grain Of Sand
15.Everything Is Broken
16.Man In The Long Black Coat
17.Maggie’s Farm
18.What Good Am I?
19.Ballad Of A Thin Man

LB-1687;
Soundboard

Civic Center
31 Octobre 1991
Wichita, Kansas

20.Willing (Lowell George)
21.You’re A Big Girl Now

LB-4697;
Taper: PDub;
Equipment: Sonic Studios 6p mics > Sony D6 > Unknown transfer >
CDR(1) > EAC (Secure/Offset) > FLAC (Level 8) > HungerCity

Midland Theater
Kansas City, Missouri
1 November 1991

22.Two Soldiers (trad.)
23.Bob Dylan’s Dream
24.Highway 61 Revisited

LB-4707;
Taper: PDub;
Equipment: Sonic Studios 6p mics > Sony D6 >
Unknown transfer > CDR(1) > EAC (Secure/Offset) >
FLAC (Level 8) > HungerCity

CY Stevens Auditorium
Ames, Iowa
2 November 1991

25.Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson)
26.Answer Me (My Love) (Gerhard Winkler/Fred Rauch/Carl Sigman)
27.Lenny Bruce

LB-2498

McCaw Hall
The Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
4 November 1991

28.Golden Vanity (trad.)
29.Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
30.Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
31.I’ll Remember You

LB-0854;
Taper: MJS

Dane County Memorial Coliseum
Madison, Wisconsin
5 November 1991

The “useless gig” concert

32.New Morning
33.Lay, Lady, Lay
34.Simple Twist Of Fate
35.Gotta Serve Somebody
36.It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
37.Mr Tambourine Man
38.That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie-Beasley Smith)
39.Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
40.Shooting Star
41.I Believe In You

LB-10660

Morris Civic Auditorium
South Bend, Indiana
6 November 1991

42.One Irish Rover (Van Morrison)
43.Shelter From The Storm
44.You Don’t Know Me (Eddy Arnold/Cindy Walker)
45.Roving Gambler (trad.)
46.John Brown
47.Everything Is Broken
48.Highway 61 Revisited

LB-7410;
Taper: Net Taper A (NTA);
Equipment: cassette master > DAT – clone >
(digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 >
Wavelab > ssrc > cdwave for tracking > tlh

The Whitney Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
8 November 1991

49.Watching The River Flow
50.To Be Alone With You
51.Girl Of The North Country
52.Just Like A Woman
53.The Times They Are A-Changin’

LB-7405;
Taper: Legendary taper G (LTG);
Equipment: Sennheiser MKE2002 >
Sony D6,cassette master > DAT – clone >
(digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 >
Wavelab > ssrc > Wavelab, levels raised >
cdwave for tracking > tlh

Memorial Hall
Dayton, Ohio
9 November 1991

54.Confidential (Dolinda Morgan)
55.When I Paint My Masterpiece
56.Boots Of Spanish Leather
57.The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
58.One Too Many Mornings
59.I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
60.What Good Am I?
61.Friend Of The Devil (Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter/John Dawson)

LB-7402;
Taper: Legendary Taper F (LTF);
Equipment: Sennheiser MKE2002 >
cassette master > DAT – clone >
(digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 >
Wavelab > ssrc > cdwave for tracking > tlh

Murat Temple
Indianapolis, Indiana
10 November 1991

62.Desolation Row
63.SeÒor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
64.Man In The Long Black Coat

LB-0027

The Fox Theater
Detroit, Michigan
12 November 1991

65.Tears Of Rage (Bob Dylan & Richard Manuel)
66.The Man In Me
67.Gates Of Eden
68.Dust My Broom (Elmore James)
69.Maggie’s Farm

LB-7419;
Taper: Legendary Taper G (LTG);
Equipment: Sennheiser MKE2002 >
Sony D6, cassette master > DAT – clone >
(digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 >
Wavelab > ssrc > Wavelab, levels raised >
cdwave, tracking > tlh

EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
University Of Akron
Akron, Ohio
13 November 1991

70.Love Minus Zero/No Limit

LB-9163;
Equipment: Xfered from cassette > DR07 > WAV >
audio cleaning lab, edit marks > TLH > FLAC 8

FM Kirby Center
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
15 November 1991

71.I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)

LB-1205

Stanley Performing Arts Center
Utica, New York
18 November 1991

72.Ballad Of Hollis Brown

LB-0096;
xref-00488

Warner Theatre, Civic Center
Erie, Pennsylvania
19 November 1991

73.Moondance (Van Morrison)
74.Queen Jane Approximately

LB-0803;
xref-00502

University Hall
University Of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
20 November 1991

75.Joey (Bob Dylan & Jacques Levy)

LB-8879;
Fixed LosslessBob-0105 xref-00501 >
Wave Repair 4.9.3 to fix double index clicks

Thanks as always to Nellie at Expecting Rain for this incredible compilation – Mat