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ive listened to this album one hundred times over and it never gets old. beautifully joan baez joined in a couple songs at the end for some of the best duets ive ever heard. this album is also very fun to play on the guitar and that is good news for me. the lonesome death of hattie carroll and who killed davey moore rattle around perpetually in my skull.
i hope you are well, friend.
Feb 20, 2025
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I love âDesolation Row,â and Iâm always happy when Bob passes the ten minute mark. we got:
âKey West (Philosopher Pirate)â â a dreamy meditation on life and finding meaning in the margins on the world
âSad-eyed Lady of the Lowlandsââ the worldâs prettiest haunted love song
âBrownsville Girlâ â in running for funniest song ever. a guy describing a movie he canât quite remember, and a road trip with a lost love, while the stories bleed together like repeating dreams. made complete by Kanye-style blasts of gospel choir.
âHighlandsâ â a guy wanders around and flirts/argues with a diner waitress? ok idk this one is for the heads.
And of course âMurder Most Foulâ â
17 minutes of Fiona Apple piano and Bob narrating the moment of JFKâs demise, a nation betrayed and sentenced to pay, its cultural history collapsing in on itself at the start of a new age.
Oct 8, 2024
Copper kettle without overdubs from âAnother Self Portrait.â
Became totally obsessed with this album last winter ⊠advanced bobby listeners who havenât tried it yet⊠please do yourselves a favor and get down with some unreleased tracks, gorgeous demos, and alternate takes of songs off the studio albumsâŠ
Feb 21, 2024
A little overlooked and a little maligned as being part of that period in Bobâs career (starting after the motorcycle incident) where he ended his streak of revolutionary albums (that had his contemporaries in a constant chokehold from â63-â66), and instead began turning inwards; a little more pastoral, a little more run-down and homey. Whatever, he couldâve stopped after Visions of Johanna, anything after is a blessing. It pains me when people treat this as pedestrian or unessential music. Close to John Wesley Harding in sound and aesthetic but more honest and not as interested in folk-mythmaking. This is like his McCartney, total domestic bliss and joie de vivre. Sign On The Window is my favourite.
Hopefully gets some reappraisal after Timmy covered Three Angels on SNL.
Feb 10, 2025
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completely enamored. there is so much humanity here. little foot taps and hums. every variation is just wonderful. getting to listen to the evolution of some of the greatest songs is such a treat.
i hope you are well, friend.
Feb 25, 2025
this movie has so many qualities i enjoy; the directing is lovely, the soundtrack is wonderful, the acting is (enter synonym), the plot had me entertained and it wasnt predictable. you should watch this movie if youre not squeamish and youd like to have a good time.
i hope you are well, friend.
Feb 21, 2025
kevin atwater released his debut album last night and i couldn't be more enthused. beautiful guitar driven songs and immersive storytelling. i have cried so much today. i don't think i've ever related to a song in this way, let alone a whole album. the turmoil of the gay experience is so viscerally portrayed. listen to this album and catch him on his upcoming tour if you can.
i hope you are well, friend.
6d ago