Dylan

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Blonde on Blonde has been my traditional response to the "favorite Dylan album" question, but I find myself going back to Desire more than anything else.
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I just can't quit Desire. That thing is so gorgeous. It's definitely the one I listen to from beginning to end the most.
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Oh shit. I feel like an idiot. I thought BLood on the Tracks was recorded/released after Desire. :\

Man - I can't keep this guys discog straight sometimes :(
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Strat wrote:Oh shit. I feel like an idiot. I thought BLood on the Tracks was recorded/released after Desire. :\

Man - I can't keep this guys discog straight sometimes :(
You and me both, ma'dude. It's all just a big mess of a timeline in my brain.
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Desire would be a top-tier album if it wasn't bogged down by twelve minutes of "Joey," arguably Dylan's worst song of the 1970's. Such a wonderful sound, though--and a few superb outtakes.
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Kevin Davis wrote:Desire would be a top-tier album if it wasn't bogged down by twelve minutes of "Joey," arguably Dylan's worst song of the 1970's. Such a wonderful sound, though--and a few superb outtakes.
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Let your paranoia be at ease, my friend. Even at maximum posting capacity I'm not sure RM could ever have too much dct.
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Kevin Davis wrote:Let your paranoia be at ease, my friend. Even at maximum posting capacity I'm not sure RM could ever have too much dct.
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Actually heard Mozambique on the radio today. Blood On The Tracks is probably my favorite album but I spin his 60s output quite a bit.
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In my opinion, the best Dylan outtake yet to be officially released:
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He's got some good shit between Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks, too, guys. Listening to him throughout the decades is so interesting and varied.

Plus he's got so many fucking songs out there it's about as overwhelming as a discog can be.
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Blood on the Tracks is my favorite as well. It has been great for sad times and happy times, walking the dog times and back deck drinking times. The drone guitar in Meet Me in the Morning has a grip on my soul that forces me to listen at least once a week for the last 6 or 7 years. It might be stupid to openly share with a board filled with cynical, sarcastic persons, but the lyrical brilliance of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts has brought a tear to my eye.

I'm with you guys on Desire. I also enjoy Blone on Blonde, but based on listening pleasure, it isn't in my top 8 Dylan albums. An album I come back to often and would put it in my top 4 Dylan albums is Oh Mercy. Dive into that one if you haven't!

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I was obsessed with Time Out Of Mind for the last 2 years. I wrote this essay in an attempt to figure out why.

I still think Trying to Get To Heaven might be my favourite Dylan song. I'd give anything for a Tom Waits cover.
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I'm really diggin' this series so far...

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Any have/hear this?

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http://www.discogs.com/Bob-Dylan-The-50 ... se/4142612

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Hatfield wrote:An album I come back to often and would put it in my top 4 Dylan albums is Oh Mercy. Dive into that one if you haven't!
Have you listened to Mark Lanegan's version of Man in the Long Black Coat?
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super nintendo chalmers wrote:Any have/hear this?

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It's on what.cd I believe.
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This thread inspired me to listen to Blood on the Tracks the last two days driving home from work. :heartbeat:
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Gods' Die wrote:
Hatfield wrote:An album I come back to often and would put it in my top 4 Dylan albums is Oh Mercy. Dive into that one if you haven't!
Have you listened to Mark Lanegan's version of Man in the Long Black Coat?
Just listened. That's pretty good. I like the noise and Lanegan sounds great on it.
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"And he worships...at an altar."

If only he recorded Infidels like this.



I prefer BOB and Highway 61 Revisited to Blood on the Tracks. BOB is a bit edgier and has Visions of Johanna while H61R is bookended by two of the greatest songs of all-time.

Blood on the Tracks is a perfect record but I don't think it pushes me around enough - There's nothing to dislike but I like that there a still bits of those other records that I dislike and get annoyed by in a good way and songs that keep revealing themselves.
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