Love And Theft
by Bob Dylan
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 163 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 163
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 163
  3. Negative: 12 out of 163

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  1. Heather
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    It's simple. Bob rocks.
  2. MarkR.
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    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.
  3. PeterD.
    Oct 5, 2001
    10
    Grand Pa' Bob know what is Music ... Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz, Folk and Love Italian Friend
  4. tim
    Oct 5, 2004
    10
    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...
  5. Botticelli'sNephew
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    Gets better and better with repeated llistenings.
  6. JohnD.
    Oct 3, 2001
    10
    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.
  7. erikhaatvedt
    Oct 6, 2001
    10
    as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"
  8. erikhaatvedt
    Oct 6, 2001
    10
    as dylan himself said: "it's a greatest hits album"
  9. SigurjonThorF.
    Oct 1, 2002
    10
    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
  10. WimE.
    May 23, 2002
    10
    No words needed
  11. SammyM
    Jan 8, 2006
    10
    This is my favorite album. It's not only a great album but a great document in American music history.
  12. jamess
    Feb 9, 2006
    10
    Being a Dylan freak, I might be biased ;) but this CD is worth being biased about. The epitome of cool.
  13. PeterE
    Sep 14, 2006
    10
    An astonishing album. This is up there with Dylan,s masterpieces.
  14. waynet
    Jun 15, 2007
    10
    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
  15. RussellF
    Sep 18, 2007
    10
    The critics are right on this one - a truly great CD.
  16. AlanB.
    Feb 7, 2008
    10
    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.
  17. mike
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    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.
  18. NelsonMuntz
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    What do you mean you can't repeat the past? Of course you can. The onstage greatness of Dylan captured in studio.
  19. KnutK.
    Oct 2, 2001
    10
    The more times you listen to this the more you will like it! K
  20. SjefH.
    Oct 24, 2001
    10
    Best album since Blood On The Tracks.
  21. JohnD.
    Oct 3, 2001
    10
    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.
  22. HailahA.
    May 29, 2002
    10
    in love with this record
  23. MichaelS
    Jun 25, 2003
    10
    Brilliant and raw. Sits on the same shelf as my Charlie Patton, Son House and BLind Willie Johnson cds.
  24. chuck
    Jul 5, 2003
    10
    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.
  25. BenjaminH
    Jan 6, 2004
    10
    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 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
  26. RebeccaR
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    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.
  27. kathc
    Jan 2, 2005
    10
    " .. got nothin' for you, had nothin' before.." But you did and you still do
  28. kennetho
    Jun 25, 2005
    10
    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.''
  29. AnthonyN
    Sep 22, 2005
    10
    Leave it to the master
  30. JesseF
    Jun 22, 2006
    10
    The Dylan album to own, if you only own one.
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#29 Most Shared Album of 2001

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. PopMatters
    100
    "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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  2. Mojo
    90
    An album virtually bereft of fluff and filler. [Album Of The Month] [Oct 2001, p.104]
  3. Spin
    90
    Where [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]
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