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Editorial Reviews
The exquisite country-rock of John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline continued on this 1970 LP: his instant classics If Not for You and the bluesy One More Weekend plus Winterlude; If Dogs Run Free ; the title song, and more!
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59 of 66 people found the following review helpful
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I have always had a soft spot for New Morning, since hearing "Went to See the Gypsy" on a college radio station one night shortly after the record was first released. Dylan is in fine voice on this album; his unique and eloquent style of piano playing dominates many of the songs, giving it a unique vibe; and it may be his "happiest" record, celebrating the joys of domesticity, family life, and country living. "Gypsy," "Day of the Locusts," "Sign on a Window," "Time Passes Slowly," "If Dogs Run Free" are all examples of Dylan contentedly working on miniatures in the light. Fans of The Big Lebowski will have a Dude-dream flashback when "The Man in Me" rolls along. At the time of its release this album was hailed as a return to form by a counterculture intelligentsia worried by the inscrutable mess that was Self-Portrait, following hard upon the MOR countrypolitan smoothness of Nashville Skyline. "New Morning" marks the beginning of the peak period of his mature singing voice; he sounds gritty, with a manlier edge to his voice, and for better or worse the "velvet sneer" of the mid-60s masterpieces is gone forever. For all the variety of his material in the 70s, he went from strength to strength vocally; after "New Morning," there came "Planet Waves," "Blood on the Tracks," the overrated "Desire," the underrated "Street Legal," and "Slow Train Coming" all of which feature some of Dylan's most powerful singing. "New Morning" was never his best-produced album, being rather ramshackle sonically with sometimes slapdash arrangements, but this superb remaster lets you hear it all more clearly and in greater detail. Highly recommended.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I agree strongly with the positive comments on the sound of this remaster. Although New Morning was well-received at the time and has generally been considered a strong effort by the fans, the remaster was somehow skipped over when the SACD remasters came out in 03. That was a crime, because the old CD version was one of the worst in the catalogue, muddy, muddled, and almost unlistenable (the original vinyl was no great shakes either). Well guess what, this sounds as good as any of the SACDs, even though it is standard 16 bit redbook. The great music is like bird released from its cage, and now it really sings.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Paulo Alm
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New Morning is a forgotten treasure which I gladly review here. This remastered version was long overdue since it clearly marks a renaissance in Dylan's career and life.
He'd been roughly 10 years in the public eye and all around things had changed. He'd changed. Nowhere else will we find Dylan so sure of being married, living in the country, trying to raise a family. This is where you get the impression of a happy frozen moment in his life as he wouldn't be this sure a mere three years later with Planet Waves.
Bob was definitely immersed in his life with Sara and most songs serve as a fitting tribute to his marriage and kids. His heartfelt lyrics on Sign On The Window go on like this: "Build me a cabin in Utah/marry me a wife/catch rainbow trout/have a bunch of kids who call me 'Pa'/that must be what it's all about/that must be what it's all about", he sings enthusiastically.
On Time Passes Slowly, he states: "Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town/Ain't no reason to go to the fair/Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down/Ain't no reason to go anywhere".
And on New Morning, he opens his heart: "So happy just to be alive/Underneath the sky of blue/On this new morning, new morning...with you".
If Not For You and The Man In Me are also obvious favourites.
Dylan plays quite a lot of piano on New Morning, seven tracks in total, which also helps to give it quite a distinctive flavour. All adds up to a set of strong songs, all belonging to each other just like the music on Blood On The Tracks does. It appears he'd found a new way which eventually took him to all the anger, frustration and beauty of his aforementioned 1974 masterpiece. This alone is a reason to dive into these tracks of love - this ode to raising a family fitting as a counterpoint to his infamous broken marriage a few years later.
It also seems he just felt lucky to be alive and well after his years of turbulence in the sixties and that feeling of a new beginning is very much alive on this album. I'd place this as a unique gem in Dylan's career so - if you're curious - grab it with no hesitation.
It is also worthy of mention that Father Of Night even ended up covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band on Solar Fire in 1973 as a great progressive rock opus!
He'd been roughly 10 years in the public eye and all around things had changed. He'd changed. Nowhere else will we find Dylan so sure of being married, living in the country, trying to raise a family. This is where you get the impression of a happy frozen moment in his life as he wouldn't be this sure a mere three years later with Planet Waves.
Bob was definitely immersed in his life with Sara and most songs serve as a fitting tribute to his marriage and kids. His heartfelt lyrics on Sign On The Window go on like this: "Build me a cabin in Utah/marry me a wife/catch rainbow trout/have a bunch of kids who call me 'Pa'/that must be what it's all about/that must be what it's all about", he sings enthusiastically.
On Time Passes Slowly, he states: "Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town/Ain't no reason to go to the fair/Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down/Ain't no reason to go anywhere".
And on New Morning, he opens his heart: "So happy just to be alive/Underneath the sky of blue/On this new morning, new morning...with you".
If Not For You and The Man In Me are also obvious favourites.
Dylan plays quite a lot of piano on New Morning, seven tracks in total, which also helps to give it quite a distinctive flavour. All adds up to a set of strong songs, all belonging to each other just like the music on Blood On The Tracks does. It appears he'd found a new way which eventually took him to all the anger, frustration and beauty of his aforementioned 1974 masterpiece. This alone is a reason to dive into these tracks of love - this ode to raising a family fitting as a counterpoint to his infamous broken marriage a few years later.
It also seems he just felt lucky to be alive and well after his years of turbulence in the sixties and that feeling of a new beginning is very much alive on this album. I'd place this as a unique gem in Dylan's career so - if you're curious - grab it with no hesitation.
It is also worthy of mention that Father Of Night even ended up covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band on Solar Fire in 1973 as a great progressive rock opus!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Different Dylan
I first heard this album in 1970, while visiting a friend in N.Y.C.. Just as we sat down to check out this new record, a massive explosion rocked the whole building we were in,... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Chris Lo Pinto
5.0 out of 5 stars
New Morning
This sounds like different Dylan...but by no means bad Dylan...it's great. I usually don't like just sitting and listening to music...but I do with this. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Leon Hartwell
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good not great Dylan album.
Has some great tracks, yet lacks the consistency of some of his other classic albums. A must buy for any real Dylan fan!
Published 4 months ago by Kyle M. Geltemeyer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Dylan album
Not a classic, but worthwhile for several reasons, including George Harrison's (uncredited) lead guitar on "Went To See The Gypsy."
Published 5 months ago by Steven Haag
5.0 out of 5 stars
An overlooked gem
I started to purchase the Bob Dylan albums I did not considered 'essentials' , and this is a surprise. I think this is one of the best Dylan album of all. Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. GALVEZ
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic DYLAN
A classic album from what I suppose were Dylan's middle period. What makes it a classic? Collaborating with George Harrison is enough for me! ... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Midnite
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Underrated Gem.
1970's "New Morning" was hailed as a comeback of sorts for Dylan after the universally panned "Self Portrait. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Anthony Nasti
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy Listening Bob
Bob Dylan / "New Morning": This is a pleasant album from Bob Dylan. There are, as one would expect, some fine lyrics here but it is not one of his most compelling albums. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Bynum
5.0 out of 5 stars
How Did This Album Slip Past Me?
Coming off the mighty heels of Nashville Skyline, and four months previous to this release, Self Portrait, New Morning kind of flew past me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Karl J. Valentine
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dylan's Obscure Classic
In which Dylan adopts a less mysterious persona and lets the listener inside by bringing his actual life into his art. Read more
Published on May 21, 2011 by Dave "Fever Tree" Sigmon
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