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Bob Dylan celebrated his 67th birthday May 24. Here's a great show from 1981 when Dylan was thinking about religion. Full of passion, he never sounded better.

It was a time when Bob Dylan still had his vocals (unlike the sand-dripped rasp of later years) and steeped in Christianity. Said the wikipedia, between 1979 and 1980, Dylan didn't even play his earlier secular works on tour but that didn't come to pass when he toured behind his 21st studio album, 1981's Shot Of Love, considered to be his last overtly religious, Christian album.

Opening this 1981 New Orleans show with Gotta Serve Somebody, the Grammy winner from 1979's Slow Train Coming, he only showcased four songs from the new album - Heart Of Mine, Watered Down Love, Shot Of Love and Dead Man Dead Man. According to expectingrain.com, this show figures fairly well among Dylan fans - it's rated among the Top 75 Dylan Concerts.

Bobsboots.com noted: "The gospel material is powerful and biting without a condescending edge. The older standards are performed with a new fire and passion that includes among them the best live versions to date. Dylan stumbles on the lyrics once or twice, but adds new lines as well that more than compensate. The vocals are crisp... out front and in your face. The music is tight, well mixed, and well performed.

"This is a re-release of the 1992 KTS CD entitled Stadiums of the Damned. A great release from the start, this unknown label has gone KTS one better by eliminating much of the white noise, and bringing out the music a tad more to give the CD a smoother, more natural feel."

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	Disc I
Track 101	Gotta Serve Somebody (4.7MB)
Track 102	I Believe In You (6.0MB)
Track 103	Like A Rolling Stone (8.0MB)
Track 104	I Want You (4.4MB)
Track 105	Man Gave Names To All The Animals (6.2MB)
Track 106	Maggie's Farm (4.4MB)
Track 107	Girl Of The North Country (5.3MB)
Track 108	Ballad Of A Thin Man (4.6MB)
	Heart Of Mine (according to Bobsboots.com, this track was released on Biograph)
Track 110	Simple Twist Of Fate (5.9MB)
Track 111	All Along The Watchtower (4.3MB)
Track 112	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (3.2MB)
Track 113	Forever Young (5.7MB)
	Disc II
Track 201	Gamblin' Man (4.3MB)
Track 202	The Times They Are A Changin' (4.1MB)
Track 203	Watered Down Love (5.4MB)
Track 204	Shot Of Love (6.0MB)
Track 205	Masters Of War (4.0MB)
Track 206	Just Like A Woman (4.9MB)
Track 207	Thief On The Cross (5.2MB) (according to Bobsboots.com, this track was released as a cassette single, but not on CD)
Track 208	Dead Man Dead Man (5.4MB)
Track 209	In The Garden (8.6MB)
Track 210	Blowin' In The Wind (6.4MB)
Track 211	It's Alright Ma (7.5MB)
Track 212	It Ain't Me Babe (6.3MB)
Track 213	Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5.8MB)

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