Time Out Of Mind - Bob Dylan

I bought this album, Time Out Of Mind, not long after it came out. Oh I see it was 1997, time flies! I cannot remember what possessed me to buy it, I have never been much of a Bob Dylan fan in the past. I made the seemingly obligatory purchase of Highway 61 Revisited at one point but for whatever reason he just never really spoke to me. Heresy to many, I know. I even recall a roommate in college going to see the man play not long after his heart ...
...he clearly spent so much time creating himself as an artist. He unquestionably has staying power, and is unafraid to risk losing his core audience as evidenced in his early dramatic rejection of folk. One of the most hilarious things I have seen in recent memory was in that folk documentary, where the memory of Dylan's infamous act, plugging in his electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, actually still brought tears to the eyes of a committed ...

venice105 27.02.2007 · Read full review
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...This has a total playing time of almost 73 minutes - compare that with Dylan's previous album of self-penned songs, 'Under The Red Sky' (1990), which had a measly 35! If you're fan enough to have three or four Dylan albums already but don't know this one, I think you'll appreciate it, even if you don't find it instantly endearing. If I was trying to covert a Dylan novice to the great man’s music, this isn’t the first one I would choose. On first ...

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Time Out Of Mind sees an emphatic return to form from Dylan after years spent in the wilderness and many mediocre albums behind him throughout the 80's. Released in 1997 this is a true testimonial of a grumpy old man who has reached the twighlight of his years and is confused about where he is and what he has become. Lyrically, I think this is one of Dylan's strongest albums, not just of his latter day career, but of all time. He has become much ...
...the more cryptic writing of his earlier material. I know some regard it as a sin to ay, but I quite like understanding what he's writing about. Don't get me wrong, the Dylanisms and the poetic vision is still here but has been channelled. This is an album of resignation and bitterness and some may struggle with this. The production is dark and very moody. Dylan previously worked with producer Daniel Lanois on Oh Mercy but I think this is altogether ...

Nixu1980 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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album of the '97 huh? good on yer bob. and now an oscar. about bloody time. i think you might have noticed, even with just this cursory sojourn in my mind, that i think bob dylan deserves every plaudit you can hurl at him. he is a true, true genius. and now to the album in question. this album was released to general critical acclaim and universal public malaise. shame on us. i have to admit i didn't rush out and buy it either, i'd never listened ...
...be excused. the lyrics are a real return to form in most cases. although there is one glaring exception "feel my love" it sounds, in the words of my lovely (and also bob-hating) girlfriend, "like he's covering a boyband song" never was a truer word said. absolute shit. the rest of the album is so deep, dark and gruff in terms of his bobness's vocal delivery. the sound of the album too, is very textured, thanks of course to daniel lanois. the higlights ...

spoffy 11.05.2001 · Read full review
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This is a real and very welcome return to form for the Bobfather, an earthy folk-based rock album with a real flavour of JJ Cale mellowing it out and helping to ease Dylan towards his 60s. Okay, so his vocals are as ropey as ever, but at least here the material fits around the voice, with a solid, if unadventurous sound, largely courtesy of producer Daniel Lanois, adding just the right amount of weight alongside. The result, with the exception of ...

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