Tangled Up In Blues: Songs Of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute

Various Artists (Artist), Taj Mahal (Performer), Mavis Staples (Performer), Isaac Hayes (Performer), R.L. Burnside (Performer), James Solberg (Performer), Alvin Youngblood Hart (Performer), Leon Russell (Performer), The Holmes Brothers (Performer), Larry McCray (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: House of Blues
• ASIN: B00000JJIV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #65 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Folk Rock

Track Listings

1. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Taj Mahal

2. Gotta Serve Somebody - Mavis Staples

3. Lay Lady Lay - Isaac Hayes

4. Everything Is Broken - R.L. Burnside

5. Pledging My Time - Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson

6. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - John Hammond

7. Ballad Of A Thin Man - James Solberg

8. Million Miles - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart

9. Watching The River Flow - Leon Russell

10. Wallflower - The Holmes Brothers

11. All Along The Watchtower - Larry McCray

12. One Too Many Mornings - The Band

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars diverse, interesting and soulful, January 31, 2000

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A Scientist and Thinker (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangled Up In Blues: Songs Of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute (Audio CD)

this compilation has almost no weak spots. every tune is unique and surprising.. I especially liked the rendition of "Lay Lady Lay" It is haunting and seductive. I can't help but think that if Dylan ever listens to this disk, he'd like it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dylan Serves Us Well, November 28, 2007

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M. K. Weintraub "Hoopsnfunk" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tangled Up In Blues: Songs Of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute (Audio CD)

This CD never fails to satisfy me. Taj's opener, "It Takes a Lot to Laugh.." is rock solid. But when I first heard Mavis Staples version of "Gotta Serve Somebody", I had to listen to it over and over again. An incredible roster of musical luminaries have covered Bobby D. - Hendrix, Ferry, and all these great blues artists, to name a few. But let's not forget that behind almost every great cover, there's a great original. Bobby D. has served us well.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent album., February 20, 2002

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Anthony Hutcheson (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangled Up In Blues: Songs Of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute (Audio CD)

As a person who is a huge fan of Dylan's songs but really dislikes his vocals, I have searched long and hard for a tribute album that I liked. Ironically, I found it in this "ain't no tribute" album. These are GREAT interpretations of the songs of Dylan. My only complaint was that there weren't more songs; a two-CD set would have been sweet. Otherwise, great.