Yo would pick it up if you consider the outtakes: Dignity, Series of Dreams, Most of The Time (acoustic). The same thing can be said of Infidels and Shot of Love: he left some of the best songs out the records.
Big Dylan fan here. The special edition has the real treasure of this Bootleg Serie: the unbelievable and definitive version of Spanish Is The Loving Tongue, by far his best piano performance ever to be recorded on tape.
Considering the scope of Dylan’s work and The heterogeneity of his fans, I think it’s rather safe to consider a relative consensus regarding his best album: Blood, closely followed by Highway and Blonde.
I love that song. It's obviously an 11.
Also: Cash Rivers And The Sinners new joint has become my favourite album of the year (sorry, Young Fathers). We don't deserve Pollard: https://youtu.be/T1X7WRVBXw8
That some hot mum right there. So happy to know all's running smoothly with her life, I have always been a huge fan of her music and I completely fell in love with her when I listen to an interview she did with Mimi Parker (of Low). I confess I'm not a huge fan of the song, but it will hopefully grow on me.
This may easily turn into my favourite album of the year so far. Great review, Ryan, though I do think this album has all its roots in previous records from the band such as Curtain and Guns.
I've been amazed by the number of people I know that sold all their vinyls (and CDs) when streaming started to explode. Thank Lord I wasn't one of them.
I’m excited by the lukewarm reception: somehow I always feel more comfortable enjoying a record I adore (like this one) knowing that most people don’t care that much for it. Close contender for AOTY for me.
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