Reteaming with the Band, Bob Dylan winds up with an album that recalls New Morning more than The Basement Tapes, since Planet Waves is given to a relaxed intimate tone -- all the more appropriate for a collection of modest songs about domestic life. As such, it may seem a little anticlimactic since it has none of the wildness of the best Dylan and Band music of the '60s -- just an approximation of the homespun rusticness. Considering that the record was knocked out in the course of three days, its unassuming nature shouldn't be a surprise, and sometimes it's as much a flaw as a virtue, since there are several cuts that float into the ether. Still, it is a virtue in places, as there are moments -- "On a Night Like This," "Something There Is About You," the lovely "Forever Young" -- where it just gels, almost making the diffuse nature of the rest of the record acceptable.
*Planet Waves* has become my favorite of Dylan's works and it's totally found a special place in my heart. I bought this album on vinyl off a whim one day. I liked the art and I like that it was with the Band. Never had heard it. I listened once and again...and was hooked. His voice is soothing and it's the most peaceful thing to me. It has such a great mood and tone. My favorite song is *Nev...
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Bob Dylan just won himself an honorary Pulitzer, and now he's going for the "John Newbery Medal.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbery_MedalDylan, no stranger to book publishing, has just finished up his first children's book based on lyrics to one of his classic songs. According to "Uncut,":http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/uncut/news/11419 it is a 60 pages about the "heartwarming and meaningful sto...
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*Planet Waves* has become my favorite of Dylan's works and it's totally found a special place in my heart. I bought this album on vinyl off a whim one day. I liked the art and I like that it was with the Band. Never had heard it. I listened once and again...and was hooked. His voice is soothing and it's the most peaceful thing to me. It has such a great mood and tone. My favorite song is *Nev...
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| 1 On a Night Like This |
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| 2 Going, Going, Gone |
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| 3 Tough Mama |
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| 4 Hazel |
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| 5 Something There Is About You |
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| 6 Forever Young |
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| 7 Forever Young (Continued) |
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| 8 Dirge |
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| 9 You Angel You |
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| 10 Never Say Goodbye |
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| 11 Wedding Song |
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