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MagnetApr 18, 2014Well worth a listen. [No. 108, p.61]
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UncutMar 26, 2014Remarkably, almost every performance resonates. [Apr 2014, p.83]
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Mar 26, 2014It sure does prove that Bob Dylan isn't bigger than rock and roll--while also proving that rock and roll needs ace songwriters more than many current rock and rollers think.
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Mar 26, 2014Some of these versions work better than others, but they're all imaginative and worthy and, best of all, they prove the producers' thesis that there is a lot to discover within Dylan's '80s catalog.
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Mar 26, 2014In hindsight, Bob Dylan's recordings in the 1980s deserve their bad rep less for the songs--which can be tremendously potent--than for the bland production and often half-baked performances. This revisionist tribute drives that notion home.
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Apr 3, 2014Some of the covers on Dylan in the 80s work because they restore the troubadour aspect of Dylan lore.
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MojoJul 24, 2014The most maligned period of his career, the 80s still served up the odd Dylan gem and 17 are re-ignited here. [Jul 2014, p.96]
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Apr 9, 2014The rest is a mix from great (Glen Hansard’s “Pressing On” and Deer Tick’s “Night After Night”) to the not so much (Aaron Freeman’s “Wiggle Wiggle”).
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Apr 7, 2014Suffice it to say, Bob Dylan in the ‘80s is no place to start.