It's simple. Bob rocks.

Truly exceptional! In this age of cotton candy country and bubble gum pop/rock, Love and Theft is so refreshingly real. Absolutely authentic. A patchwork quilt of genius. Plus, Ol' Bob seems to be having himself a ball...which in and of itself is something to hear.

I would first like to say, that no album is perfect, and this is no exception. It is still an absolute 10 though! Not since "Blood on the Tracks" have I been so impressed with a Dylan album as a whole.

Super Album,Dylan Straight up,no chaser!

This is the most incredible, creative, haunting, melodious, folksy, bluesy, serious, humorous, bright, and dark album ever....not just by Dylan, but by anyone. I have been listening to Dylan since 1967 and feel that this is his best work ever.

A great album near to 10 !

Just listening to this album is like a 20th century music class. The way he jumps from one style to the other is amazing as is the fact that it was recorded in two weeks!

Grand Pa' Bob know what is Music ... Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz, Folk and Love Italian Friend

not only one of the best by dylan -- one of the best by anyone. if i could only take one song to a desert island, it would be mississippi...

Gets better and better with repeated llistenings.

An amazing journey through American music that is also extremely enjoyable. This will prove to be a very important record, remembered for ages.

Un des meilleurs albums de toute sa carrière, c´est dire...

It's the bomb

A record that gets better with each and every listen. It manages to maintain general cohesion whilst making you think, dance, laugh and sing at differenct intervals.

Remarkably loving & energetic, a celebration of freedom from w/in pain, a meditation on fate & its refusal, this collection soars throughout like very few other high points in this artist's long career.

Just listening to this album is like a 20th century music class. The way he jumps from one style to the other is amazing as is the fact that it was recorded in two weeks!

Mississippi is a classic 100% pure Dylan style. Sugar Baby is a masterpiece, too. The jazzy things reveal a new Dylan sensibility, that will develop in the next albums, surely greater than this incredible one.

as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"

as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"

Be serious. Every thoughtful recording by Dylan deserves a rating (on a scale of 1-10) in the high 90s. "Love and Theft" is such a recording.

A miracle. The unlooked-for return of a genius.

Unbelievably good! You alway hear something new with each listen, every song is a plesant surprise. So many qoutable lines, so many clever word play and different things tied together you never thought would ever be related. Thank you Bob. sion

No words needed

Rings true in an age where everything dissolves instantly.

still got it

Wow, he's happy again. I'm glad Bob, it's good to see you happy again.

This is my favorite album. It's not only a great album but a great document in American music history.

Being a Dylan freak, I might be biased ;) but this CD is worth being biased about. The epitome of cool.

Excellent in almost every way! Total enjoyment is to be expected when playing this recording, and not from just Dylan fans. This is for anyone that enjoys meaningful music, from the lyrics of "Missisippee" to the driving beat of track 5.

An astonishing album. This is up there with Dylan,s masterpieces.

I have been a Dylan fan for over 25 years and 6 years after the release of the album, I still find myself having to play it. Every track is Dylan at is best. This is the best of his recent trilogy

The critics are right on this one - a truly great CD.

This album was released on September 11, 2001. Bod Dylan may not be a prophet but he is a poet and poetry and prophecy go hand in hand. Listen to each track several times and you will be rewarded with beauty, insight and truth.

I think this is a great album, though call me crazy but Time Out Of Mind was THE album for me. I think TOOM was a 10 so I have to give this one a 9 and a half. It is a masterpiece still, and overall, this is the disc that I would assume could convert the conquered. His lyric style has sort of reverted back to that style which produced his seminal albums like Blonde On Blonde and Highway 61. He is the master, there's no doubt and I think he remembers that finally, and I must add, it's about time that he did. Now we can continue on in the direction that should have stayed had there probably been no boos in the audiences way back when. Buy this album, if not steal it from Walmart. There's bound to be something on it you'll love. He knows alot of things and no one says it better than Bob so take heed.… Expand

Remarkably executed with dazzling word play...one of his best and certainly unique for if nothing else its good humor...an excellent cohesive work,,,,,

A great album. He captures his live sound which is only done because he is the producer, and no one is screwing with his voice, it's just recorded the way it comes out. Of course, the way it just comes out is the best. Dylan amazes me again and has once again solidified his place in history as one of the best music makers ever.

Not his best, but still any album by Bob Dylan is better than most anything else. Love the traditional bluesy sound.

What do you mean you can't repeat the past? Of course you can. The onstage greatness of Dylan captured in studio.

What do you mean you can't repeat the past? Of course you can. The onstage greatness of Dylan captured in studio.

The more times you listen to this the more you will like it! K

Musically, his most varied album ever. Improves with each listen. When Dylan's on there's nobody who touches all of your senses more. Good CD.

Best album since Blood On The Tracks.

Remarkably loving & energetic, a celebration of freedom from w/in pain, a meditation on fate & its refusal, this collection soars throughout like very few other high points in this artist's long career.

Remarkably loving & energetic, a celebration of freedom from w/in pain, a meditation on fate & its refusal, this collection soars throughout like very few other high points in this artist's long career.

I was blown away-as good as any dylan album out there. Beautifully poetic and very solid musically.

in love with this record

Bob Dylan simply amazes me. He's one of the few reasons I wanna live to be 60.

Brilliant and raw. Sits on the same shelf as my Charlie Patton, Son House and BLind Willie Johnson cds.

One of the best albums I have heard in years. It took a while for it to sink in and make sense. Don't judge it before you listen twent times, after that it will not leave you cd player for long.

No doubt a great album. A friend told me once that Bob was a shit, he listen to this album and i get him impresionate. Bob is a great singuer, he has a unic voice and her guitar is simple and beautifull carrying us to the paradise. He is poetry not only for his lyrics, also for his beauty. May be a little less monotomy will be better (9,8 willl be my rate), but there are different elements that we forgot that monotomy. Thanks Bob...… Expand

This latest dive (for me) into the work of Dylan pulled up gold once again in Love and Theft. I shared it with my father, dying in a hospice, hoping it would bring him as much joy and serious reflection as it's brought me.

" .. got nothin' for you, had nothin' before.." But you did and you still do

What an outstanding,heartfelt collection of songs. Bob's finest album since 1975's "Desire".

dylan's most lyrically daring disc in ages succeeds on all levels for his ripening fans and will generate a new decade of afficionadoson scale of importance with ''sKYLINE'', ''SELF-PORTRAIT'' and ''J.W.H.''

Leave it to the master

The Dylan album to own, if you only own one.

a wonderful homage to the music of 30s & 40s. Pure joyous Americana.

A mosaic, a masterpiece. Album of the decade thus far.

Again an icredible album from bobbie. He is the best. I don't know any artist who wrote more than 750 songs, who are beautiful. EVERY important artist is influenced by dylan, and if (s)he's not, he should not be named as a great artist!

Yes, if you DON'T like Bob, you won't like this. But if you are a fan (and you SHOULD be), this is a GREAT album musically and lyrically. There are some very funny lines in a few songs that you really need to pay attention to.

One of his best. Reminds me of Highway 61 Revisited.

The record if a happy man who no doubt gets up in the morning looks in the mirror and thinks he now likes what he sees.

so much to ponder, yes. but a great driving album, too.

A true master!! We live trough the few bad albums and this is what we get, WONDERFULL!!

incredible.

A work of true genius

I popped this gem in my player on September 11 and have been listening to it ever since. Everything else sounds trivial next to "Love And Theft." We should all feel fortunate just to be alive while this man is creating music.

eclectic!

Des chansons fabuleuses : certaines d'entre elles sont capables de donner le sourire au plus mélancolique. Bravo Monsieur Bob !

I don't believe that you can (or should ) take the work of an artist like Dylan and make comparisons to earlier work. He is a dynamic creator who must be absorbed in the time of the creation itself. That being said, Love and Theft is a remarkable set of lyrics that is almost prophetic in its accuracy. The fact that it was released on 9/11 sends a shiver up the spine ("things should start to get interesting right about now"). Sugar Baby transcends melancholy and sentimentalism. It is a meditation on the condition of an aging thinker.… Expand

Bubba Hick....Dye? Let's leave writing to those in the know how hey?

It smells like dust and sweat. Dylan's rocky voice takes us along road 66. With a raw sound and a bluesy, rock and folk orchestration that lead the great man's poetry and humour on the winding and sunny roads of lucid hope. A great album !