Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan

Nashville Skyline isn't looked on too well by the bulk of Dylan fans, never mind the music press. It's one of the latest albums I have bought, I've been putting it off and buying all the "good" albums first (although I managed to pick up Self Portrait ages ago proving that I'm a lying scumbag). The 4 for £20 HMV CD sale was too much to resist though, I may be about to go to University and hence already have no money but I can't turn down HMV's kind ...
...By no means is Nashville Skyline a great Dylan album, but as it turns out it isn't nearly as bad as some would have you believe. The story goes a little like this: Dylan brings folk music from obscurity to the forefront of popular culture. Dylan gets bored with it and then brings Rock music out of obscurity and invents 'intellectual rock' and pushes it to the forefront of the entire world. Dylan knows he's done his bit so has a little break (including ...

pink 24.08.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan

...in your album title... unfortunately, nashville did not really broaden bob's horizons. at the time it must've seemed a disappointment, and it seems that way now. in no way is it a bad album, but then, it no way is it a great album, the best song being a cover of his own material... with johnny cash in tow... bob's shifted the key of original "girl from the north country" to make it much more MOR... and it's suprisingly good. there's no reason that ...
...songs aren't any good, and the lyrics are even worse... michael gray, in his book "song and dance man" makes a comment about how dylan punctures stereotypes and deflates expectation in his songs on "john wesley harding", but the songs on "nashville skyline" really don't seem intelligent enough to do any such thing. and dylan's official excuse for his honeyed deliveries on the album is that he quit smoking. personally, i think he was trying a little ...

spoffy 27.05.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan