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Universal acclaim- based on 163 Ratings
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Positive: 146 out of 163
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Mixed: 5 out of 163
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Negative: 12 out of 163
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Oct 14, 2022
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Dec 18, 2019Dylan never made it and all of his records were bad, were terrible. Highway 61 is a scam. Blonde on Blonde is return to sender. the Basement Tapes is a Hoax, Blood on the Trax is a snoozer. Virtually anybody with a guitar and some pipes can do this.
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Nov 10, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 9, 2011If your a fan of Dylan in blues mode then this is vintage. The greatest lyricist of the 20th century transitions nicely into the next one here. Some of his best work in decades can be found here and he really just confirms his place among the greats by adding another masterpiece to his colossal volume of work. Amazing that the guy is still able to produce such high quality material after 40 years
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Jul 15, 2011It's Bob Dylan. Enough said. Probably the wittiest and most care-free he's been on a record. Fantastic follow-up to Time Out Of Mind. "Mississippi" ranks among his greatest songs, which is saying quite a damn bit. More proof that this Jokerman will always have some bite in him.
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Sep 7, 2010An absolutely amazing album ! In my opinion, its Dylan's best since Blood on the Tracks (1975) and arguably one of Bobby's best three or four records. Love and Theft improves with each listen. Brilliant.
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JamesD.Mar 16, 2009It 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 !
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AlanB.Feb 7, 2008This 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.
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JackH.Dec 10, 2007A mosaic, a masterpiece. Album of the decade thus far.
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RussellFSep 18, 2007The critics are right on this one - a truly great CD.
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JackSJul 26, 2007One song was enough for me. I have tried many, many times to like Bob Dylan, but I never understood the appeal of vocals that sound his testes are in vice grips. Maybe it is an acquired taste. Maybe I do not have good taste. It does not matter. Dylan to me sounds like crap.
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JamesBJun 21, 2007Yes, 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.
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waynetJun 15, 2007I 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
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AndrzejBMay 7, 2007boring and unimportant
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bobdMar 31, 2007could not be any worse
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richtonesMar 31, 2007he should retire now1
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joebobMar 31, 2007crappy sell out album, almost unlistenable
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EVHVHJan 31, 2007Again 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!
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RichardKJan 8, 2007
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PeterESep 14, 2006An astonishing album. This is up there with Dylan,s masterpieces.
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frankdAug 13, 2006a wonderful homage to the music of 30s & 40s. Pure joyous Americana.
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JesseFJun 22, 2006The Dylan album to own, if you only own one.
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paulhJun 12, 2006not a 10 out of 10 album but a worthy addition to the canon.doesnt reach the peaks of time out of mind but then again never tries to following its on beat which flows through an America of bygone days.Mississipi is the stand out track - havnt heard Dylan so playful in decades..Still the poet of our times who seems still able to express what everyone else can only feel.........
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BrianMMar 5, 2006Excellent 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.
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jamessFeb 9, 2006Being a Dylan freak, I might be biased ;) but this CD is worth being biased about. The epitome of cool.
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royrJan 21, 2006Bubba Hick....Dye? Let's leave writing to those in the know how hey?
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SammyMJan 8, 2006This is my favorite album. It's not only a great album but a great document in American music history.
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BubbaHickJan 7, 2006Bob Dylan sucks he's a fruitcake and should dye, He's like fucking Cher!!!
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ThomasDDec 25, 2005Wow, he's happy again. I'm glad Bob, it's good to see you happy again.
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RebeccaRNov 14, 2005This 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.
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Awards & Rankings
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"Love and Theft" sees Dylan roaring back from Highway 61 at full bore, reminding us -- as he did on Blonde on Blonde, The Basement Tapes, and Blood on the Tracks -- that, like him or not, there isn't anybody else who can do his job.
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MojoAn album virtually bereft of fluff and filler. [Album Of The Month] [Oct 2001, p.104]
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SpinWhere [Time Out Of Mind] stared down heartbreak and mortality with somber melancholy, Love and Theft finds Dylan taking on those same themes loaded up with piss and vinegar. [Nov 2001, p.127]