popular music: Bob Dylan

popular music: Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2006

Bob Still Has It
My first Bob Dylan CD was a Greatest Hits compilation which introduced me to the Bob Dylan of late (Things Have Changed, Summer Days, Feel My Love, etc). After hearing those songs, I knew I had to get Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft and Modern Times. Love and Theft ...

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall Concert"

Bob Dylan

Sony, 1998

TIME CAPSULE DICHOTOMY
This is the infamous 1966 "Judas" concert at Royal Albert Hall, Manchester, England, where Bob Dylan formally performs electric in front of a British audience. The first half is done in classic acoustic, and I must admit it is awesome. The second half of the show is ...

Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 (Deluxe)

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2008

Funny to see all the complaints
Call me crazy. Seems like the people here giving negative reviews are folks that haven't even bought this version of Tell Tale Signs. So they are reviewing something they don't have. To have a place to complain, perhaps? Because the pricetag offends their ...

Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8

Bob Dylan

Sony BMG, 2008

Excellent collection
What an amazing adition to the Bob Dylan catalogue. At first I just thought this was Columbia (and Jeff Rosen in particular)milking Dylan's name for every thing it's worth, like they did with last years greatest hits box set. But I happen to still be a big fan of The ...

The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991

Bob Dylan

Sony, 1997

Some Surprisers for Even the Bootleggers
This is the first of the Bob Dylan official Bootleg Series offered by CBS/Sony and it offers up a delicious set of recordings that any Dylan fan just has to love. Most of these songs have appeared on Bootlegs over the years, but not all of them. There are some gems ...

The Essential Bob Dylan (Rm) (2CD)

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2005

GREAT COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
Bashing Dylan's vocal skills as a means of arguing that he's not a great artist is kind of like complaining that Woody Allen isn't a versatile actor. If you have to resort to that, his talent is completely over your head. Look at this track list - 30 of the greatest ...

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2004

Outstanding Second Album
It was with "Freewheelin'", his second album, that Bob Dylan established himself as a great songwriter. Featured are all-time classics like "Blowin' In The Wind", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright". But some lesser known gems, such as ...

Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2004

Love and its loss
This album represents the very best of Bob's mid-career output. Aaron, the eight-year-old rock critic, says that you can tell how Mr Dylan is feeling by listening to his songs. Bob was sad, he observes. He adds that Mr Dylan tells stories in his songs, and that his ...

Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2004

Beautiful Masterpiece
I bought this album a few years ago and I can can still find pleasure in it like no other album. The musicianship, lyrics, and Dylan's singing are like none that no musical artist has yet to duplicate. This would definately be at the top of Dylan's great albums along ...

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2004

BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST ALBUM ! (Highway 61 Revisited is where Dylan went airborne)
"Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime DIDN'T YOU?" And so begins one of the greatest songs (albums) in rock music history. As Bob Dylan chronicles the downward spiral of an unidentified smug soul's fall from grace, he wisely ...

Bob Dylan Live 1975 (The Bootleg Series Volume 5)

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2002

Archival Interview on Bob Dylan and Rolling Thunder
On May 17th, 1976 I, Liam Aposeur, Chief Editor of Seering Stone Magazine interviewed Metamorpho as part of a series we were running at the time. We invited many well-know luminaries to discuss the greatest musical influences over the last decade. Metamorpho, just back ...

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

Bob Dylan

Sony, 1999

it really is the greatest
I never defend greatest hits albums, because when it comes to "album bands" or legendary artists, the idea is to collect all their regular studio and live albums, and leave the hit packages in the back of the store shelves where they belong. However, this is a major ...

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2005

Savage with a Promise of Hope
I was a senior at Lakewood High School in Southern California when this record came out, I was waiting for it and I wasn't disappointed. From the opening song you knew, just knew the times were a-changin'. You wanted them to be, at least. Only two and a half months ...

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Bob Dylan

Sony, 2004

One of Dylan's Greatest Live Albums
Every time I get get a new Dylan album its almost like I am listening to him for the first time. Each album is unique and has its own personality.This will complement your Dylan collection if you haven't purchased it already. I recommend this to any and all Bob Dylan ...

The Basement Tapes

Bob Dylan & the Band

Sony, 1990

'67 > '65 [and that's saying something]
As quickly as I can, the missing material being replaced by throwaway songs from The Band is not primarily a historical issue. It definitely is a historical issue, but the primary concern is of quality. For those interested, here's a list of some [emphasis on some] ...