Best Of The New Dylan Classic Trilogy Albums?

dazedcola · 06.18.2007, 12:25 PM

Dylan as of lately really got his muse back and has been releasing some great material. Which of the new albums by him do you like best?

finding nobody · 06.18.2007, 02:09 PM

They're all pretty good
I went w/ Love & Theft

evollove · 06.18.2007, 06:12 PM

Time out of Mind is way too overproduced. The "solo" in Dirt Road Blues is particularly funny--at least three guitars trying to get our attention. But the lesser songs would be highpoints on nearly any 80s release. Standing in the Doorway and Not Dark Yet are instant classics, and Highlands shows that he still has a sense of humor.

Love and Theft was produced by the man himself, which is cool--can't blame anyone else if it sucks. The old timey songs are convincing (Bye and Bye, for example, sounds exactly like a Tip Pan Alley tune) and the players are good. This is one that I appriciate, though, more than I actually like.

Modern Times, or Love and Theft, pt. II. Also produced by the man, and featuring the same blues-y Americana. I particularly like Ain't Talking.

I don't care that he's not breaking any new ground. He can sound like it's still 1957 if he wants. After all, he's always been a traditionalist. But here's the problem:

He used to be insane and good. This is when his best records were made.

Then, for a long time, he was just insane.

Now, he's just good. The insanity's missing and the work suffers. (Maybe he's leaving the "wild" out of the mercury sound.)

Don't get me wrong: these records belong somewhere on the Top 20 Dylan Albums list, just not near the top. Still glad he's around, though.

GrungeMonkey · 06.20.2007, 09:40 AM

Yeah, people can't expect Dylan to be the amazing revolution he was back in the 60s and 70s. I mean, how old is he? He can hardly sing anymore! I think his recent stuff is great though.

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Time Out Of Mind	2	22.22%
Love and Theft	2	22.22%
Modern Times	2	22.22%
Dylan is still releasing albums?	3	33.33%
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06.18.2007, 12:25 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	Dylan as of lately really got his muse back and has been releasing some great material. Which of the new albums by him do you like best? __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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06.18.2007, 02:09 PM	#2
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	They're all pretty good I went w/ Love & Theft
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06.18.2007, 06:12 PM	#3
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Time out of Mind is way too overproduced. The "solo" in Dirt Road Blues is particularly funny--at least three guitars trying to get our attention. But the lesser songs would be highpoints on nearly any 80s release. Standing in the Doorway and Not Dark Yet are instant classics, and Highlands shows that he still has a sense of humor. Love and Theft was produced by the man himself, which is cool--can't blame anyone else if it sucks. The old timey songs are convincing (Bye and Bye, for example, sounds exactly like a Tip Pan Alley tune) and the players are good. This is one that I appriciate, though, more than I actually like. Modern Times, or Love and Theft, pt. II. Also produced by the man, and featuring the same blues-y Americana. I particularly like Ain't Talking. I don't care that he's not breaking any new ground. He can sound like it's still 1957 if he wants. After all, he's always been a traditionalist. But here's the problem: He used to be insane and good. This is when his best records were made. Then, for a long time, he was just insane. Now, he's just good. The insanity's missing and the work suffers. (Maybe he's leaving the "wild" out of the mercury sound.) Don't get me wrong: these records belong somewhere on the Top 20 Dylan Albums list, just not near the top. Still glad he's around, though.
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06.20.2007, 09:40 AM	#4
GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	Yeah, people can't expect Dylan to be the amazing revolution he was back in the 60s and 70s. I mean, how old is he? He can hardly sing anymore! I think his recent stuff is great though.
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