Bob Dylan: "'Ruby, My Dear' by Monk was another one. Monk played at the Blue Note on 3rd Street...I dropped in there once in the afternoon, just to listen--told him that I played folk music up the street. 'We all play folk music,' he said." Read more musical excerpts from Chronicles, Vol. 1 on our Music You Should Hear page.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Bob, Emmylou, and Scarlet Rivera, too,
By B. W. Fairbanks "Brian W. Fairbanks" (Lakewood, OH United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Desire (Hybr) (Audio CD)
If I had to choose only one of Bob Dylan's albums for the proverbial desert island adventure, it might just be 1976's "Desire." I'm still a little baffled by "Joey," the song our bard co-wrote in inexplicable praise of mobster Joey Gallo, but I'm also deeply moved by it. Scarlet Rivera's mournful violin and Emmylou Harris' beautiful falsetto duetting with Dylan makes it my favorite track even though I tend to side with the late Lester Bangs' famous essay ("Dylan's dalliance with mafia chic") in which he offered a line by line refutation of every admirable claim Dylan makes on Gallo's behalf. Elsewhere, "Isis" contains some of the cleverest lyrics Dylan has written, and the often unheralded "Black Diamond Bay" is its equal. Then there's the the hauntingly beautiful "Oh, Sister" and Dylan's unabashed tribute to his ex-wife, "Sara." And I love "Mozambique," which deserved to be a hit single in that year when "Silly Love Songs" by Wings was a number one smash. What's the matter with people? Are they deaf? Apparently some of them are. I've often read about how "Desire" fails to make the grade because of its lousy production. I admit I'm no audiophile, but it always sounded like one of Dylan's most polished efforts, and it sounds even better now. Sony has done an outstanding job with the remastering, but while they were at it, I wish they had added "Abandoned Love," one of Dylan's most infectious love songs, recorded for this album but shelved (ironically in favor of the aforementioned "Joey") until the release of "Biograph" nine years later.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a classic,
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This review is from: Desire (Hybr) (Audio CD)
I don't understand how people can give this 3 and 4 stars. It's obvious that every track here is memorable--great songs and moments etched in time just like Dylan's 65' & 66' recordings. Some people don't understand that Dylan's band sound--as opposed to his solo sound--is not defined by "tight production". Rather than arrangements and and rehearsal, he goes for an overall wash of sound--very distinctive yet abstract enough for it to act as a 'backdrop' if you will, a stage where he can let the content of his lyrics unfold. What happens on this album--with the violin, bass, drums, and Emmylou Harris--is quite magical. It both is and is not technically refined. There's very refined and intimate communication going on here between the musicians--but it never enters the realm of "production," thank God. Instead, great moments of expression are captured. However, I would say that, even in terms of pure vocal technique, "One more cup of Coffee" is perhpaps Dylan's most virtuous, passionate performance. You can feel the chemistry boiling between him and Emmylou on this and many of these tracks. I'll never forget where I was when I first heard this ablbum. As good as "Blood on the tracks?" YOU BET!!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One more Cup of Coffee; Sister, Sister,
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I love this man---I love this timeless music an exceptional remaster of previous work---worth every penny you may have to scavange for the pleasure!
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