"Love and Theft" (2001)
Last time I did this, I went through and re-read all my reviews before writing it this time ima just put on the album and kind of go in blind. I'm kind of scared to read a lot of my old takes, and I started this well over ten years ago ;_; Anyway, many things dropped September 11th, 2001 least of all this album. I don't know how much I've waxed poetic about old man Dylan before but I have a lot of issues with it. Vocals haven't ever really been the high point of Dylan but like sometimes it's just so wack.
Anyway, this album is one of the most aware of his aging voice and seems to really work with it. The music fits it, from the blues tracks to the throwbacks to early rock and roll. The opening track sounds like he's genuinely having fun. Mississippi is one of the high points for me, it's a beautiful folk song and the lyrics dance between Dylan's funny surrealism and blunt poignanty. It's probably my favorite Dylan song of the modern era, maybe of almost any and if you're gonna listen to just one song listen to it.
Favorite Lyric: "I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie’s bed / Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees / Feeling like a stranger nobody sees / So many things that we never will undo / I know you’re sorry, I’m sorry too."
Favorite Songs:[/QUOTE] Mississippi, High Water (For Charley Patton), Po' Boy