Bob Dylan

Chives · 11-28-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

it's not really terrible, it's just all over the place, and the fact that there are quite a number of covers on it doesn't help much

i wouldn't really recommend you jumping on it so soon without sampling his other better albums first

his worst album, by his own admission, is Dylan [1973], as he has disowned it, and is mostly outtakes of Self-Portrait

Was he involved in the album's creation or was the record company like "hey we can release anything with Dylan's name on it and it will sell"?

And yeah I wasn't planning on picking up Self Potrait. I don't have enough spare time or money for those kind of hijinks. I figured either Nashville Skyline or Blood on the Tracks would be my next Dylan purchase.

Howard the Duck · 11-28-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Chives

Was he involved in the album's creation or was the record company like "hey we can release anything with Dylan's name on it and it will sell"?

he was contractually bound to release Dylan, so of coz he wasn't chuffed with it at all

he had very little to do with the songlist

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Originally Posted by Chives

And yeah I wasn't planning on picking up Self Potrait. I don't have enough spare time or money for those kind of hijinks. I figured either Nashville Skyline or Blood on the Tracks would be my next Dylan purchase.

good choices both, though Blood on the Tracks is more "essential"

Chives · 11-28-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

he was contractually bound to release Dylan, so of coz he wasn't chuffed with it at all

he had very little to do with the songlist

That's what I figured. Happens to most artists at some point. Even poor Bob isn't invincible.

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

good choices both, though Blood on the Tracks is more "essential"

I'm tempted to get Nashville Skyline first(I have a thing for textless covers) but I'll probably go with Blood on the Tracks. Although I'm still listening to the mono box set, so I don't even need another Dylan album quite yet.

Howard the Duck · 11-28-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chives

That's what I figured. Happens to most artists at some point. Even poor Bob isn't invincible.

it's out of print now, anyway

you probably need to download it or buy used vinyl if you want to hear how bad it is

Chives · 11-28-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

it's out of print now, anyway

you probably need to download it or buy used vinyl if you want to hear how bad it is

Thankfully, I don't have any interest so I think we're safe! Unless I get really REALLY Bob Dylan and just have to know every facet of his career, but I don't think I can afford that!

I think I said before that I was really skeptical of Highway 61 Revisited being as good as everybody said but I have to say...it's quickly becoming one of my favorite Dylan albums. Not sure if I like it more than Blonde on Blonde yet.

blastingas10 · 11-29-2011, 12:23 AM

Self portrait is pretty bad.

I'd go with blood on tracks instead of Nashville skyline. But I would probably just get them both, haha.

Blonde on blonde and highway 61 are definitely 2 of his best. It's really tough to choose.

Manuel · 12-02-2011, 08:37 AM

I love the Lyrics of Bob Dylan and Lou Reed also !!

Garrett · 12-02-2011, 10:42 AM

Bob Dylan and The Band / Before the Flood `74

Chives · 12-06-2011, 02:12 AM

How good is the Basement Tapes album? I'm currently reading a book about bootleg recordings and they bring up the Great White Wonder/The Basement Tapes so I'm a bit curious about the officially released album. Never actually seen a copy, though but I'd look for one if you guys said it was worth looking into!

blastingas10 · 12-06-2011, 02:28 AM

The quality of the recordings aren't bad at all. I think it's a good album. Certainly worth checking out. "going to Acapulco" is one of my favorites from the album. It's a pretty different sounding album. I don't really think it's as good as all the praise it has received. But there are some good songs on it and it's definitely worth checkin out.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Self portrait is pretty bad. I'd go with blood on tracks instead of Nashville skyline. But I would probably just get them both, haha. Blonde on blonde and highway 61 are definitely 2 of his best. It's really tough to choose.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	The quality of the recordings aren't bad at all. I think it's a good album. Certainly worth checking out. "going to Acapulco" is one of my favorites from the album. It's a pretty different sounding album. I don't really think it's as good as all the praise it has received. But there are some good songs on it and it's definitely worth checkin out.