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Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings
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Positive: 71 out of 87
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Mixed: 5 out of 87
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Negative: 11 out of 87
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Sep 11, 2012Best Bob Dylan's effort in years. Bob remains as the truest storyteller in recent years and he is still on top of his game both lyrically and musically. Every track on this thing is a killer. Not a single word or chord is meaningless or out of touch. Instant classic and an essential album at the beginning of this decade.
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Sep 11, 2012The title track is one of the most haunting pieces of music to be written in years. Bob is beyond brilliant. This album is just shy of a perfect score for me, but I am sure many will consider it to be flawless. "Roll On John" is another personal favorite from the album.
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Sep 11, 2012
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Sep 12, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012Amazing album, especially for a 71 year old. But as Dylan ages, the quality and power of his music does not, and Tempest sees Dylan at top form with great new songs. The band is tight, and the music is much better rehearsed than Together Through Life and Christmas In The Heart. Also, Dylan's voice is clear and strong in the album, and is as emotive as always!
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Sep 11, 2012Dylan has always been hit and miss even within his greatest albums. that may be changing. There are simply no misses in Tempest. It's the best Dylan we have seen in years and quite possible the best album of the year. Stunningly good songs with lyrics so achingly sorrowful that you cannot remain unmoved. Beautiful.
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Sep 27, 2012
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Sep 24, 2012
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Mar 13, 2013If this is his swan song, it's a great album to end his career on. Gorgeous rythms, structure and lyrics. This proves again what a great story teller he is and how his song arranging genius is often overshadowed by his poetry and stories.
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Oct 20, 2012After hearing what most people listen to nowadays, garbage pop music, cliche rap music and the like, you'll be glad to here that Bob Dylan proves music is still alive. Lyric wise, this album is brilliant, Bob Dylan went in a darker direction writing the songs and it turned out great. It may not be a classic like his album "John Wesley Harding," but this is easily one of the best albums this year.
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Mar 1, 2013
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Sep 14, 2012His best since Love and Theft. Maybe not an all-time Dylan classic, but certainly a fantastic album and a best-of-the-year finalist. I really didn't think he had another album this strong in him.
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Sep 13, 2012Spellbinding start to finish. Dylan's best in years. This release is meant to be heard at one sitting. Not a weak song on the document----even if the title song may drag a bit. Outstanding production and sound.
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Oct 18, 2012Another fine album from Bob Dylan. He is my favorite musical artist. Dylan requires repeated listening to fully appreciate both the music and lyrics. My favorite song on this album is Narrow Way, which I think is another Dylan classic. Other great songs include Tempest, Roll On John, and Early Roman Kings, but there is not a weak song on the album.
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Sep 20, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012Similar in sound to his last album (less accordion, thankfully), but an upgrade in every way. A highlight of his late-career resurgence that mines and mixes English literature, the Great American Songbook, and his own work to great effect.
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Nov 6, 2012Bob Dylan has released 35 studio albums in his 71 years on the planet and is considered an American Icon (I
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Nov 10, 2012
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Oct 15, 2022His least interesting later works but his most dynamic since. Attempting to push Bob Dylan out of his sonic comfort zone a rockabilly rough bluegrass blues takes shape with dance ready rock folk classics. Bob remains as one of the truest storyteller in recent years and consistent discography in terms of maintaining critical and commercial attention.
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The WireDec 5, 2012[Tempest has] a sense of dues paid as a continual creative replenishment, rather than a swansong. [Nov 2012, p.63]
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MagnetDec 4, 2012Surprisingly, Dylan has never been more deliberate or so overtly savage. [No. 93, p.54]
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Oct 4, 2012As with the albums that have come in its wake, this one will be compared to 1997's Time Out Of Mind, the last truly great Dylan disc. Though not of that caliber, Tempest finds Bob Dylan still very much in the game.