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Seeing Things
by Jakob Dylan


8.5

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The Wallflowers' lead singer releases his debut solo album.

LABEL:	Sony
RELEASE DATE:	10 June 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Alternative, Pop

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

All Music Guide

In Rubin's hands, Seeing Things plays like a songwriter playing his newest songs in your living room--a seductive feeling that no Wallflowers record ever captured, which is an excellent reason for Dylan to step out on his own.

Billboard

Under Rubin's direction, Dylan's laid-back rasp, often laced with smoky harmonies, gains weight and texture.

Blender

Treading his father’s path, he’s never sounded so comfortably himself.

Hartford Courant

His singing is a string of raspy exhalations, a measured and folksy wrapper for the despondent musings on 'War Is Kind,' one of several tunes that assess the outside world through introspection.

PopMatters

Lyrically, this is clearly Jakob’s strongest material to date.

Uncut

Together [Dylan and Rick Rubin] have made an austere acoustic album that could've been titled "American Recordings VI." [June 2008, p.87]

Boston Globe

Dylan, as a songwriter, may have lost interest in grand rock-band arrangements but not his sense of melody or storytelling.

Hot Press

Jakob Dylan's debut effort, Seeing Things, is a bare bones acoustic record showcasing the talent of the son of Bob.

Mojo

He's beautifully world-weary in songs such as 'Valley of the Low Sun' and 'Will it Grow.' [Sep 2008, p.102]

Entertainment Weekly

The unplugged treatment brings Dylan's strengths as a lyricist into sharp relief on his solo debut. [13 June 2008, p.70]

Lost At Sea

There are pleasant moments, but by any measure Seeing Things as a whole is rather bland and featureless.

Spin

Melodically, Jakob could've dug a little deeper here, even if he was consciously avoiding radio-ready 'One Headlight' territory. But Seeing Things does manage a few unexpected moments of timeless grace.

Observer Music Monthly

He and producer Rick Rubin deliver a well-judged acoustic set whose songs mix war weariness with hope and loss.

Q Magazine

Though the younger Dylan hasn't the gravitas of those old masters, his best songs such as 'Will It Grow,' have an easy downbeat charm. [Aug 2008, p.135]

The Guardian

While his lyrics are as enigmatic as his father's (eg "I was born in the summer of Sam"), it's hard to care about what he's on about.

The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 26 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Mark S. gave it a7:
Everyone will compare this folk/protest album to Bob Dylan for obvious reasons but the real comparison and similarity is to Bruce Springsteen. This is a very good album, in many ways better than Springsteen's folk albums but Jakob Dylan is no Johnny Cash and it would be very interesting to see Rick Rubin do an album with Springsteen.

Todd H. gave it a10:
I love the album. It's a step away from what he did with the Wallflowers and I like it. Great song writing and very listenable.

Maddi L. gave it a10:
I saw him in concert and he sounded exactly the same as in the album, which means awesome!

Sanitra D. gave it a10:
A true writer in every sense. This guy is a freaking genius and a real poet's poet. How does someone like this go so under the radar? Two listens to this album and it became one of my top ten of all time. I feel like I discovered a new genre of music.

Alex F. gave it a5:
How does this album get 81% when not a single critical review is over 80%/

Andrew C. gave it a10:
Peaches and cream! Hasn't been off my turntable since its release. Haunting, mesmerising, awesome, brilliant.

Steve O. gave it a6:
Doesn't even compare with Bob... I mean I'm sure Jakob is an extremely talented musician, as this album proves, but as a whole the album lacks one key element: songwriting.

Seeing Things by Jakob Dylan

Seeing Things
by Jakob Dylan