tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post115782763918358623..comments2023-06-24T11:57:48.459-04:00Comments on larrylivermore.com: Bob Dylan ApproximatelyLarry Livermorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1158082852004302572006-09-12T13:40:00.000-04:002006-09-12T13:40:00.000-04:00Dylan hasn't been writing anything but variations ...Dylan hasn't been writing anything but variations on blues changes for about 20 years. This new record is actually a lot less samey-sounding and more entertaining than the critically-hailed Time Out Of Mind, which bores me to tears. I wouldn't shell out retail for it, but if somebody burned you a copy, I'd at least give it a listen.Jersey Beat Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052091882642154586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1157909518232998722006-09-10T13:31:00.000-04:002006-09-10T13:31:00.000-04:00im not much of a blues person myself, but ive hear...im not much of a blues person myself, but ive heard a few tracks off of the new album, and while they arnt too bad...i just cant get into them. <BR/>as much as i love Dylan, it makes me incredibly sad that he has become so...pompous? i think thats why he refuses to actually sing any of his classics, in favor of mumbling on level to rivel Tim Armstrong. <BR/>I think that after blond on blond he had some really great songs ('man in the long black coat' from Oh Mercy is, lyrically, the best song hes ever written, but the way he decided to sing it makes me want to insert something sharp into my ears) but its just hard to listen to those albums to find them, and honestly, years of punk rock have seriously dampened my attention span for any song longer than 3 or 4 minutes unless its really uptempo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1157837437544619362006-09-09T17:30:00.000-04:002006-09-09T17:30:00.000-04:00"I'm liberal -- to a degree." Was that an effort t..."I'm liberal -- to a degree." Was that an effort to drop a Dylan reference, even?<BR/><BR/>I think drawing the line at John Wesley Harding is totally fair. I might even say Nashville Skyline is alright, given that it's a solid record even though it doesn't really sound like Dylan. I hardly blame you for being unwilling to indulge him. But I do agree with a lot of the critics-- the last few albums he's done really have been awfully good, and ever since he relinquished Jesus he seems to have returned to a more humble sound which seems to suit him fine.<BR/><BR/>I mean, comparatively. None of these records are Highway 61 Revisited, but then again few things are.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14455373484658778200noreply@blogger.com