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Bob Dylan
Dylan [2007 3-CD Deluxe Edition]
Release Date: 2007 10 02
Label: Legacy
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In 1985 Bob Dylan's Biograph established the blueprint for weighty rock & roll retrospectives, blending rare and unreleased material with classics over the course of a three-disc set that wound up being the template for rock & roll boxes for the next 20 years or so. Twenty-two years later, Dylan's second triple-disc retrospective arrived, and it's quite a different beast, bucking all the conventions that Biograph instituted. Simply called Dylan, thereby creating confusion with the 1973 rarities set Dylan that Columbia released in a pique of anger as he recorded with Asylum briefly, the set is nothing more and nothing less than a concise introduction to Bob, with all the rarities trimmed away. As befitting its companion status to Todd Haynes' impressionistic biopic I'm Not There -- where no less than six actors played the Bard, including actress Cate Blanchett -- Dylan comes in a multitude of forms, beginning with a terse single disc, then expanding out to a three-disc set, which is then offered in a variety of limited-edition sets. Although the single disc is good, it's the three-disc set that commands attention for it's a truly exceptional encapsulation of his work.

Yes, there are great, even significant, songs missing -- no other songwriter has quite as deep a catalog -- but the remarkable thing is that there is no dip in quality here, thanks to judicious selections from the '80s but also Dylan's remarkable comeback of the late '90s/2000s. It was the great third act that his great career needed, and while he is sure to make more great music, the 22 years uncovered by Biograph but present her turn Dylan into a richer aural biography. It hits many, but not all, of the '60s and early-'70s highlights, soft-sells the scatteredness of the '80s albums by picking the best songs (including "Blind Willie McTell," unearthed on the first Bootleg Series; nothing can quite save those slick, cavernous productions), and in this context the '90s and 2000s work sounds even more impressive. This doesn't give you everything you should hear, but as an introduction to Dylan in his entirety, this can't be beat. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Song to WoodyDylan2:41
2Blowin' in the WindDylan2:48
3Masters of WarDylan4:33
4Don't Think Twice, It's All RightDylan3:39
5Hard Rain's A-Gonna FallDylan6:51
6Times They Are A-Changin'Dylan3:14
7All I Really Want to DoDylan4:05
8My Back PagesDylan4:23
9It Ain't Me, BabeDylan3:34
10Subterranean Homesick BluesDylan2:19
11Mr. Tambourine ManDylan5:26
12Maggie's FarmDylan3:56
13Like a Rolling StoneDylan6:09
14It's All Over Now, Baby BlueDylan4:14
15Positively 4th StreetDylan3:54
16Rainy Day Women #12 & 35Dylan4:35
17Just Like a WomanDylan4:52
18Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)Dylan3:29
19All Along the WatchtowerDylan2:31
20You Ain't Goin' NowhereDylan2:44
21Lay Lady LayDylan3:19
22If Not for YouDylan2:41
23I Shall Be ReleasedDylan3:03
24Knockin' on Heaven's DoorDylan2:31
25On a Night Like ThisDylan2:58
26Forever YoungDylan4:56
27Tangled Up in BlueDylan5:41
28Simple Twist of FateDylan4:17
29HurricaneLevy, Dylan8:34
30Changing of the GuardsDylan6:34
31Gotta Serve SomebodyDylan5:24
32Precious AngelDylan6:33
33Groom's Still Waiting at the AltarDylan4:05
34JokermanDylan6:17
35Dark EyesDylan5:07
36Blind Willie McTellDylan5:53
37Brownsville GirlDylan, Shepard11:05
38SilvioHunter, Dylan3:07
39Ring Them BellsDylan3:01
40DignityDylan5:37
41Everything Is BrokenDylan3:15
42Under the Red SkyDylan4:10
43You're Gonna Quit MeTraditional2:48
44Blood in My EyesTraditional5:04
45Not Dark YetDylan6:30
46Things Have ChangedDylan5:09
47Make You Feel My LoveDylan3:34
48High Water (For Charley Patton)Dylan4:04
49Po' BoyDylan3:07
50Someday BabyDylan4:56
51When the Deal Goes DownDylan5:01







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