No reviews or audio clips yet, but Bob Dylan kicked off his new tour in Seattle last night center stage, singing Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking.

He hasn’t performed that song from Slow Train Coming in concert since 1980. Aside from the version on that album, he also released one in 2003 — a duet with Mavis Staples — which appeared on the album Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan. That one had rewritten lyrics.

In another twist on the set lists we’ve been used to, Bob closed the show with Jolene.

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Addendum: Description from Glen Boyd:

Rather than stay behind his keyboard as he has on recent tours, Dylan prowled the stage, singing several songs without playing any accompanying instrument other than his mic.

He was also uncharacteristically animated, waving his arms about as he sang, and giving cues to the rest of the band by pointing his fingers at them. Dressed from head to toe in black, this was a much showier Dylan than you’d normally expect. On several songs, he also played his signature harmonica, which made for a nice touch on songs like “Shooting Star,” “Ballad Of A Thin Man,” and “Not Dark Yet.”

Speaking of the band, they sounded simply amazing playing in such an acoustically perfect venue as the Moore. Returning lead guitarist Charlie Sexton, in particular, was a house of fire — he literally tore the joint down on rockers like “Highway 61 Revisited” and “Thunder On The Mountain.”

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