Bob Dylan in the 80s Vol 1. If you are a die hard Dylan fan like me , this has to be THE most disappointing album buy in recent memory. Maybe I am just old fashioned, but the leit motif if not the USP of Dylan's music are the lyrics. If you are going to drown the lyrics in a dirge of amplified noise, it's unlistenable. I bought the LP as it had a version of "Brownsville Girl", IMHO, one of the most underrated Dylan songs. Even the original was way overproduced, with overtones of Cecil D Mille/Phil Spector. The Regis Watts version on this album...The only polite way I can describe it would be with the choicest Indian expletives.
I know YMMV and that sort of thing. There are a couple of little gems on this double album but OTW , a huge disappointment . Fortunately, my recent pickings also included Lyn Stanley(if you are an audiophile , this is a must have album).
Cheers
I know YMMV and that sort of thing. There are a couple of little gems on this double album but OTW , a huge disappointment . Fortunately, my recent pickings also included Lyn Stanley(if you are an audiophile , this is a must have album).
Cheers
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