RobMCFC
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All Time Top 1100 Albums (Aerosmith - Big Ones) P265
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FogBlueInSanFran
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Ha! You are totally right about THAT tune and kudos for the memory jog done EXACTLY the right way!Surprised by this. Even on “Can't you hear me knocking”?
So. Once they pulled that shit, I started doin' my own things in Vegas nobody ever t’ought of doin’…
FogBlueInSanFran
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The Talking Heads DIRGY????? I mean, The Overload, yes . . . but nothing else they've ever done is "dirgy". They're the opposite of that!@Lovebitesandeveryfing For the love of God, please help knock that dirgy rubbish off the top spot!
FWIW, I'm with you - a detailed review/analysis is far better than a mark out of ten, but in this case, play the game man!
RobMCFC
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I think we discussed this at the time. “Dirgy” in this case refers to the production - the fact that on the album in question, you can’t hear the individual instruments or what the hell David Byrne is singing about. It’s the audio equivalent of strapping a piece of metal to the bottom of your shoe an dragging it along a concrete surface.The Talking Heads DIRGY????? I mean, The Overload, yes . . . but nothing else they've ever done is "dirgy". They're the opposite of that!
Given what’s come later, I seriously overmarked it at 6/10! “Once in a lifetime” wasn’t bad, but the rest was very bad.
Spot on about Robert Zimmerman his voice is his greatest tool to deliver the songs and gel like the frequency of a sine curve when you throw in the musicality.Not being precious, mate, but I'm not fond of rating albums on a scale of one to ten. I'm more at ease with words, less with figures. It's an album that means a lot to me, fifty years after its release. I was a kid then, I'm a grandfather now. That's quite something in itself.
its why the zillions that have attempted to bring his music in their own way to the masses can't reproduce the emotions both good and bad Dylan gives to the listener.
A great song to me is one you remember every time you reflect be it when you are at peace or not with yourself and your purpose in life and challenges your very existence and Dylan has many of them
I didn't appreciate him and discover what I was missing out on until I was 18 and I hopefully when I am a great grand father I will play him or let him into their lives as they will be much richer for it.
Don't get me wrong I love the version of Blowin in the WInd by Peter Paul and Mary but imagine attempting to get Karen Carpenter who I believe has the finest singing voice in terms of purity and ease on the ear to sing a Dylan Song and not wanting to listen to the Dylan version even more so afterwards.
antspider
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Thought I’d run out of time for Dylan. No time to before anyone with my thoughts ,, erm 6/10
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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I still think the term 'busy' or similar best describes it.I think we discussed this at the time. “Dirgy” in this case refers to the production - the fact that on the album in question, you can’t hear the individual instruments or what the hell David Byrne is singing about. It’s the audio equivalent of strapping a piece of metal to the bottom of your shoe an dragging it along a concrete surface.
Given what’s come later, I seriously overmarked it at 6/10! “Once in a lifetime” wasn’t bad, but the rest was very bad.
I sporadically put the album on to see if the way I hear it has changed in hope that I can now see the genius in it.
Within about 35 seconds I am reminded that I haven't changed, I cannot spot the genius in it and it gets turned off again.............
RobMCFC
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You and me both, mate.I still think the term 'busy' or similar best describes it.
I sporadically put the album on to see if the way I hear it has changed in hope that I can now see the genius in it.
Within about 35 seconds I am reminded that I haven't changed, I cannot spot the genius in it and it gets turned off again.............
Dylan albums can generally be batched together in 3s and 4s (Freewheelin/Times/Another Side - Bringing/Highway/Blonde) and are more of a snapshot of what he was doing across the period (exception being Blonde on Blonde which is just an exceptional body of work by anyones standards). Beyond this period we get JWH/Nashville/New Morning, then Planet Waves/Blood/Desire/Street Legal).
So this album stands at the transition between the folk-fun of Another Side of Bob Dylan and the folk-rock of Highway 61. On the first side he is putting his largely whimsically poetic or amusing stuff, that could easily have gone on Another Side, to electric backing (exception Subterranean Homesick Blues which point towards Highway 61) whilst on side 2 he gives an absolute tour-de-force of his acoustic songwriting ability culminating in Its Alright Ma. The last song - It's All Over Now Baby Blue is a goodbye to the folkies. This was further emphasised at the Newport Folk Festival when he got booed off for playing electric and cheered to the rafters when he returned on stage with his acoustic guitar. He sang It's All Over and didn't return for 30 odd years.
I don't think this is a perfect album and clearly marks a transition. Highway 61 is better in some ways, Blonde on Blonde is just out and out one of the best albums ever.
I give it a 9/10
So this album stands at the transition between the folk-fun of Another Side of Bob Dylan and the folk-rock of Highway 61. On the first side he is putting his largely whimsically poetic or amusing stuff, that could easily have gone on Another Side, to electric backing (exception Subterranean Homesick Blues which point towards Highway 61) whilst on side 2 he gives an absolute tour-de-force of his acoustic songwriting ability culminating in Its Alright Ma. The last song - It's All Over Now Baby Blue is a goodbye to the folkies. This was further emphasised at the Newport Folk Festival when he got booed off for playing electric and cheered to the rafters when he returned on stage with his acoustic guitar. He sang It's All Over and didn't return for 30 odd years.
I don't think this is a perfect album and clearly marks a transition. Highway 61 is better in some ways, Blonde on Blonde is just out and out one of the best albums ever.
I give it a 9/10