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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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HeatherOct 2, 2001It's simple. Bob rocks.
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MarkR.Oct 2, 2001Truly 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.
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PeterD.Oct 5, 2001Grand Pa' Bob know what is Music ... Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz, Folk and Love Italian Friend
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timOct 5, 2004not 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...
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Botticelli'sNephewOct 2, 2001Gets better and better with repeated llistenings.
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JohnD.Oct 3, 2001Remarkably 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.
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erikhaatvedtOct 6, 2001as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"
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erikhaatvedtOct 6, 2001as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"
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SigurjonThorF.Oct 1, 2002Unbelievably 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
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WimE.May 23, 2002No words needed
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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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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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PeterESep 14, 2006An astonishing album. This is up there with Dylan,s masterpieces.
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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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RussellFSep 18, 2007The critics are right on this one - a truly great CD.
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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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mikeOct 2, 2001A 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.
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NelsonMuntzOct 2, 2001What do you mean you can't repeat the past? Of course you can. The onstage greatness of Dylan captured in studio.
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KnutK.Oct 2, 2001The more times you listen to this the more you will like it! K
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SjefH.Oct 24, 2001Best album since Blood On The Tracks.
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JohnD.Oct 3, 2001Remarkably 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.
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HailahA.May 29, 2002in love with this record
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MichaelSJun 25, 2003Brilliant and raw. Sits on the same shelf as my Charlie Patton, Son House and BLind Willie Johnson cds.
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chuckJul 5, 2003One 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.
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BenjaminHJan 6, 2004
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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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kathcJan 2, 2005" .. got nothin' for you, had nothin' before.." But you did and you still do
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kennethoJun 25, 2005dylan'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.''
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AnthonyNSep 22, 2005Leave it to the master
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JesseFJun 22, 2006The Dylan album to own, if you only own one.
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JackH.Dec 10, 2007A mosaic, a masterpiece. Album of the decade thus far.
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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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LloydC.Nov 11, 2001One of his best. Reminds me of Highway 61 Revisited.
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RandyW.Dec 19, 2001so much to ponder, yes. but a great driving album, too.
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JeremyP.Dec 26, 2001incredible.
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TomT.Dec 28, 2001I 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.
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ecoleSep 14, 2002eclectic!
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ThomasApr 15, 2003Des chansons fabuleuses : certaines d'entre elles sont capables de donner le sourire au plus mélancolique. Bravo Monsieur Bob !
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royrJan 21, 2006Bubba Hick....Dye? Let's leave writing to those in the know how hey?
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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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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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Nov 10, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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AlbertoC.Oct 3, 2001A great album near to 10 !
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waynehApr 7, 2004still got it
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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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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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sanvOct 2, 2001
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NicholeB.Oct 2, 2001Not his best, but still any album by Bob Dylan is better than most anything else. Love the traditional bluesy sound.
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JimS.Aug 14, 2002Bob Dylan simply amazes me. He's one of the few reasons I wanna live to be 60.
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JimBMar 27, 2005What an outstanding,heartfelt collection of songs. Bob's finest album since 1975's "Desire".
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frankdAug 13, 2006a wonderful homage to the music of 30s & 40s. Pure joyous Americana.
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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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RossM.Nov 2, 2001The 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.
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ScottAJun 12, 2005
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JasperS.Oct 2, 2001some funky, some bluesy, some jazzy, some rocky it's a nice album but also very strange. So a real Dylan album.
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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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nickcOct 11, 2001An album of old age. Dylan hides his world-weariness behind traditional musical forms and quotes (which, fittingly, allude to both love and theft) for some comfort.
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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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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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HarmS.Jan 4, 2004A relaxed and laidback record. Dylan and the other musicians are really enjoying themselves. One of the best records he has made in the last 20 years, but compared to his best work this record is not very special. It is good, but not great.
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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]