Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
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Free Music Review: just a great record
Hit: 5 Stars
when dylan releases an album,why is it that it has to be one that contains lyrics that will have academics scratch their heads?why must any one who enjoys the man's music attempt to find some deeper meaning?as if when the man has spoken there has to be found some underlying message,when he himself said,so many years ago,he is just a song and dance man?
the above questions invariably arises when one reads the pre -release and most recent post release reviews of dylan's latest album.and it makes one realise,it doesn't matter.all that matters,is that upon listening to this record,upon hearing dylan so at ease with himself,surrounded with top class musicians,one is listening to dylan ,doing what he does best.and in the process,he is paying homage to some blues,mexican infusions and yes, still delivering great lyrics and great songs.so,if you just want to listen to an album that gives that feeling of excitement,that feeling of this is good stuff,and dylan is still the man,do not concern yourself about whether it contains the greatest lyrics,how his voice sounds,or where does this fit in.
This is one of dylan's finest and therefore a contender for album of the year.need i say more?
Ps.in response to the criticism to my view that it is a contender for album of the year,i recently had occassion to read the review by alan jones editor of uncut magazine,uk,april edition.having read his review and his five star rating,seems i was not far off.
Free Music Review: He's so funny!
Hit: 5 Stars
Loves it. Seems to be more of a piece than his previous three albums. Small but perfectly formed. Something for everyone. His deep,dark humour is more personal, more intimate (who am I kidding? As if! He's just sucked me in, again, hasn't he?) In fact it's less dark. How can such a tough mind be so very tender, delicate, sweet? Apparently he's reading James Joyce. Maybe it's affected his language. The songs are as playful and iridescent as 17th century metaphysical poets. Stand back if he gets into Proust. Maybe he already has?
Hell is My Wife's Home Town makes me grin like an idiot every time I hear it. On first playing, the hearing-impaired good old boy on my sofa didn't quite catch the lyrics, so wasn't laughing, leaving me wondering whether I, being so overjoyed at receiving the disc, had fallen into a trippy uncontrollable laughter spasm, but I was relieved to hear Bob's own silly giggle at the end. I'm still smiling. The sophisticated, silky arrangements (including some plain weird sounds, mama, oh yeah!) are as tight, supple and silky smooth as Beyonce's jeans and almost as lyrical. The entire thing is beautiful. I'm giving it the complete thrashing and cannot listen to anything else.
But he's got to give up the fags. After all, like Paris Hilton (Heaven help them both), he is a ROLE MODEL for me. Yeah. ROLE MODEL. Seriously, somebody get him to stop smoking.
Free Music Review: worthy addition to the canon
Hit: 5 Stars
I've spun "Togther Through Life" a few times and it has enough variety for me to add it to my personal Dylan canon. I read some strange reviews that led me to expect a Chicago blues record from the 1950's. Yes, there's a rewrite of the great Willie Dixon song "I just want to make love to you" which is most notable for David Hidalgo's accordion solo salute to the great Little Walter. And the opening track definitely echoes the great Otis Rush tune "All Your Love I Miss Loving". But the other grooves remind me more of the gentle R&B that Van Morrison offers year after year. Dylan's vocals are definitely croakier than on Modern Times. Lyrics are a bit pithier, though, and perhaps that's where lyricist Robert Hunter contributed. Or maybe not, because the lyrics remind me of other things Hunter has written through the years. If you must sing blues a short, punchy lyric is usually better.
The main theme I hear is lost love, which has been Dylan's main theme for several albums now. The effect is not as oppressive as some recent albums, though. Hidalgo is featured throughout on accordion and shares guitar duties with chameleon Mike Campbell. It's hard to imagine better players for a Dylan record (except Bob commenting with the harmonica). Early favorite tracks for me: Life is Hard, If You ever get to Houston, and Jolene.
Free Music Review: Yet another side of Bob Dylan
Hit: 5 Stars
Bob Dylan and I have indeed been together through life. 'Freewheelin'' was my first Dylan album, and I have collected everything subsequent to that (as well as the knockout debut album). Apart from being some of the best music available on the planet, his albums have also played a biographical role; re-playing them brings back the memories of people, places and events that would otherwise have been forgotten. Sharing these albums with friends means sharing the memories. I am deeply indebted to Mr Dylan for enriching my life so profoundly. And with 'Together through life' the magic continues. I think it is quite the best since 'Time out of mind'. This album is all the more exquisite because its minimalist, latino jazziness adds a depth of sophistication that becomes an ageing genius who is willing to age gracefully with his audience. (There is nothing more embarrassing than greying, flabby rockers who can't move on!)This album is tender and honest, achieving yet again that typical and wonderful Dylan ability to see the universal in the ordinary, profundity in the mundane, and greatness in the seemingly insignificant. Thank you Mr Dylan for being 'Together through life' with me. You are a finely bevelled diamond with a seemingly inexhaustible number of facets.Free Music Review: Dylan's Best?
Hit: 5 Stars
It's a toss-up for me: "Love & Theft" or "Together Through Life".
One of them is definitely my all-time favorite Dylan album.
While "Together Through Life" is missing an epic like "Ain't Talkin" or "Nettie Moore", it is, as far as I'm concerned, a far more intriguing & involving album than MT. TTL has a gorgeous, sleepy quality to it, with elusive strains of instruments that drift by like a summer evening breeze, and are gone before you can catch them. Lyrics are simple yet moving, funny & sometimes thought-provoking. The playing is as good as it gets, and Dylan's voice is as powerfully raw & real as ever.
But I think the point here is that the once-mooted "Trilogy" is complete:
Love & Theft
Modern Times
Together Through Life
We can savor it now, like a big, complex, satisfying novel.
It stands beside the other Dylan Trilogies:
Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61, Blonde On Blonde
Planet Waves, Blood On The Tracks, Desire
Slow Train, Saved, Shot of Love
Oh Mercy!, Under A Red Sky, Out Of Time
Great stuff. Dylan remains the best ever.