What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Yesterday was the first Avetts I didn't love and today is the first Dylan I didn't love. This is Bob's tenth release
and I'm a bit out of order as the last one I did was his seventh. Sorry, didnt realize till after the listen. I'll
get back on track. Speaking of track, Bob went off of it on this one. A lot of covers, even of his own songs. Like A
Rolling Stone and She Belongs To Me have been totally butchered. Terrible covers of classic songs Let It Be Me and
Blue Moon. One cover that does work for me is The Boxer, made interesting because Bob duets with himself. You can
choose to focus on Paul Dylan or Art Dylan. There are three love tracks, but a whopping nine that I do not like.
Even Dylan has panned this album, saying it was made to get people off his back and end the "spokesman of a
generation" tags. It still went gold and made #1 in the UK and #4 here, proving that fans will buy anything,
including me. As to why a double album, in Dylans words, "Well, it wouldn't have held up as a single album—then it
really would've been bad, you know. I mean, if you're gonna put a lot of crap on it, you might as well load it up!"
I guess that sums it up. Having spilled out all that negative, amazing that this can still sneak into the like
range.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Wigwam

Best Track - I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

1) All The Tired Horses ** - should be a *, but it's so damn pretty
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np2zV6giGPM
2) Alberta #1 **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pZJrq87alg
3) I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgKx2LPDeaw
4) Days Of '49 **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2owoxHD3_os
5) Early Mornin' Rain **
6) In Search Of Little Sadie *
7) Let It Be Me *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2oaR0GwTU0
8) Little Sadie **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LpcyymRS_Q
9) Woogie Boogie * - reversing the words doesn't make it any better
10) Belle Isle **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpVFvRM6meE
11) Living The Blues ** - from the Johnny Cash show
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN4mWaGyKhw
12) Like A Rolling Stone * - you're lucky, it's not there
13) Copper Kettle ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TkzFHPkjiI
14) Gotta Travel On **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqObPeHlDyE
15) Blue Moon *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R8-fXRk9Qc
16) The Boxer **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YW0kG_YXwc
17) The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann rules
18) Take Me As I Am ***
19) Take A Message To Mary **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnb7-nVKzLE
20) It Hurts Me Too **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XAgZvW4jP4
21) Minstrel Boy *
22) She Belongs To Me *
23) Wigwam *
24) Alberta #2 **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwoBmQ9dt7k

3's - 3
2's - 12
1's - 9

Grade - 1.8
allmusic - 1.6