20th Century Masters: Tribute to Bob Dylan

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1998)
• Label: Bmg Special Product
• ASIN: B00000JCE8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #659,295 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Times They Are A-Changing

2. Subterranean Homesick Blues

3. Mr. Tambourine Man

4. Lay Lady Lay

5. Just Like a Woman

6. She Belongs to Me

7. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

8. I Shall Be Released

9. Tomorrow Is a Long Time

10. Blowin' in the Wind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dylan tribute has opposite effect, January 5, 2000

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Jonathan Emerson - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Tribute to Bob Dylan (Audio CD)

This album, supposedly a tribute to Dylan, sounds more like an limpid attempt at a parody. The Times They Are a-Changing is the worst version of the song I've ever heard, even worse than the one I sometimes hear in the shower. The kaleidoscopic words of Subterranean Homesick Blues are lost beneath a 90's style angst that sucks all of the portentous meaning from the masterpiece. A lovely Lay Ldady Lay is the only thing to commend this otherwise laughably terrible album that should make Dylan grimace.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Horrible, May 20, 2001

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Ernest Bornheimer (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Tribute to Bob Dylan (Audio CD)

I had to write to offset the previous review. No, it's not a great album, but it's not horrible. These are acts known to everybody who grew up in the 70's, are contemporaries (and sometimes freinds) of Bob, and it's interesting to hear their takes on the songs. None of these performances were recorded in the 1990's (although that's when the CD was released). I collect Dylan covers and I really appreciate this set being released on CD. Regarding Odetta's version of Times A-Changin': she has vocal style that no one is lukewarm about. Either you like it or can't stand it (just like with Dylan).