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| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 19, 2011 - 07:51  WORSE VOCALS EVER!!!! Great song off of an underrated album because his voice is so shot. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: May 19, 2011 - 07:50 I love this song and in this case, the voice of the singer; moving, thoughtful, perfect. . . |
| scmerriam | Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 07:27 Not bad, but not his best. Remember, Dylan's main strength is in his incomparable skill as a lyricist, certainly not his mediocre voice. A Dylan song sung by someone who can actually sing is often wondrous. May I suggest Judy Collins' Judy Sings Dylan, Just like a Woman album. Sublime! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Feb 13, 2011 - 23:35 Just saw Bob on the Grammys tonight. He sounded like his vocal cords had been ripped from his throat. No doubt 99% of the world hated it. It was great. |
| vit | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 16:12 A few months ago the local college station here (radio1190.org) had Bob Dylan - The Witmark Demos: 1962 - 1964 as their album of the month. From their site: Unearthed after almost 50 years, these 47 tracks (15 of them songs never released in any form) were recorded by 24-year-old Dylan for his music publishing company. They weren't intended for public release, but rather to serve as demos for those who might cover his work and for the transcribers who would write the sheet music. The quality is incredible, the recordings are historic, the perspective rocks. Classics like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Masters of War" appear as unknown works alongside rarities like "The Death of Emmett Till" and "John Brown." In the place of a legend yet to evolve is a sound that is raw and inviting, the first steps in a long journey. It was some really good stuff, but if you don't like the dude's voice you really won't like it here. To me that was the charm. He was laying this stuff down for other people to cover, so his voice is even rougher, if possible, and you get just the rawness of somebody who is singing the songs he wrote to sing them, not necessarily to peform them. |
| petrfas (Prague, Czech Republic) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 05:11 Sjaaks wrote: What a great song, but the voice..... Too bad, i feel it doesn't fit the song.... Wish i could just shut the voice off and just listen to the instrumental... I would give it a 9 but because of Dylan's voice, have to give it a 7. Well, what you gonna do? It is Bob Dylan! |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Nov 11, 2010 - 10:23 Bach was largely unappreciated in his lifetime as a composer, ... |
| Rooney (Near Paradise) | Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 21:13 I had to write a commentary on this song. It's taken from one of my favorite Dylan albums. When I listened to all of the words, it quite nearly moved me to tears, and he rarely does that to me. I've been where he was at. "Most of the Time", indeed. |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 01:03 What a great song, but the voice..... Too bad, i feel it doesn't fit the song.... Wish i could just shut the voice off and just listen to the instrumental... I would give it a 9 but because of Dylan's voice, have to give it a 7. |
| sandpebble (near Paradise) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 11:49 Never heard this...Great Song! |
| nate917 (2,815 miles from home) | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 19:58 h9xh9xh9x wrote: What he does to RP is a tragedy. And, why do we hear such schlock, but never the little known (original) gems such as All Along the Watchtower (John Wesley Harding)? I' m guessing Bill doesn't own that one. Can somebody please give it to him? PS: RP should have two-fold rating system. A: Is it a classic? B: How much do you want to be beat over the head by it? Characterizing Dylan's Watchtower as a "little known...gem" betrays your naivete about popular music, and I'm not even a fan of Mr. Zimmerman's songwriting. You're the one who needs a history class. Perhaps you should be excluded from the rating system that you decry. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 18:46 h9xh9xh9x wrote: Here he is in his geriatric Rod Stewart phase. Grin and bear it and run the vacuum. What he does to RP is a tragedy. And, why do we hear such schlock, but never the little known (original) gems such as All Along the Watchtower (John Wesley Harding)? I' m guessing Bill doesn't own that one. Can somebody please give it to him? PS: RP should have two-fold rating system. A: Is it a classic? B: How much do you want to be beat over the head by it? Complaining seems to be your forte; your "1" ratings outnumber all your others. I'll never understand why people who spend so much time whining about certain artists, Dylan and Talking Heads being two common examples, don't simply choose one of the hundreds of other online stations that don't play said artists. It's kind of like moving to Miami and then complaining every day because it's warm and sunny. After a while, you start to get on the nerves of the people (the majority) who like it because it's warm and sunny. Please, don't do us any favors by hanging around, wallowing in voluntary misery. |
| wafaa (Southeast Minnesota) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 17:31 I came in to say thank you for the Dylan— then Jayhawks comes on—my evening would be complete if I could hear me some some Meters. |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 17:29 It's so simply written, and still, it conveys everything, I can totally identify to this story (she becomes he) - Dylan, the wise |
| catsoup (Euclid, OH) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 17:26 Bill, why do you torture us so? Three different Dylan songs in the last six hours! Yes, he's a brilliant songwriter and poet. But what he does to microphones is a tragedy. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 06:58 Paul_in_Australia wrote: Judging by your lowest rated tracks you are something of a Dylan aficionado? although I can recognize Dylan's genius in songwriting I am repulsed by his voice |
| Paul_in_Australia (Melbourne) | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 21:34 a_genuine_find wrote: Now is the time for all good men to ... ...soften or muffle the sound of ... Judging by your lowest rated tracks you are something of a Dylan aficionado? |
| Rick_V (New Orleans) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 12:04 Always dug this song. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 11:54 Now is the time for all good men to ... ...soften or muffle the sound of ... |
| livemuzc (Troy, New York) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 11:54 Thank you for a real day of blues and for playing a few Dylan tunes...this is one of my personal favorites....still heartsick song that lets me wallow in my sorrows!! most of the time..... |
| Lexapro_Headrush | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 11:54 lawman wrote: Lovely, lovely love song. Hm - I guess a poet is allowed write love songs, even if he's an old geezer. stop acting like george bush in front of Dick Cheney |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 11:53 Beautiful song. Hurray for Bob! Hurray for Daniel Lanois! |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Aug 25, 2009 - 10:13 joanot wrote: Anyone heard the unreleased version of the Bootleg series nº8? It´s amazing. Yep its almost better than this version. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Jul 24, 2009 - 20:20 Bill referred to this as a 'recent' Bob Dylan album. It came out in 1989. I wish Bill would play less 'recent' music and more 'new' stuff. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 02:13 joanot wrote: Anyone heard the unreleased version of the Bootleg series nº8? It´s amazing. Agreed, it's excellent (and substantially different than this version ), as is most of the rest of the collection. I didn't say the cover photo was great.  |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: May 22, 2009 - 08:13 Nice BD tune . . . one of the (2) of his that I like. Love the bass |
| joanot (Matadepera) | Posted: May 22, 2009 - 08:10 Anyone heard the unreleased version of the Bootleg series nº8? It´s amazing. |
| Dave_Mack (Three bus, THE bus!) | Posted: May 22, 2009 - 08:09 jsn65 wrote: Same producer, if I'm not mistaken....Daniel Lanois. That's exactly what I came to find out. This is dripping with Lanois. Which works here, I think. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 16:49 jkolin wrote: Heartbreaking. All of the time.  |
| jsn65 | Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 18:37 Geecheeboy wrote: And they even sort of sound alike.... Same producer, if I'm not mistaken....Daniel Lanois. |
| birdland (Right about....here.) | Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 18:36 Brilliant. Sublime. And I can still remember that kiss. In the street above my apartment. November 23, 1998. Your hand in my hand, in my pocket... Your soul in my soul in a kiss. I'll never forget that kiss. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 18:35 Carissa wrote: Today's broadcast includes this song after U2's "With or Without You." A very nice pairing of mellow heartbreak songs. And they even sort of sound alike.... |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 03:02 Mr. Zimmerman pops up at the most convenient times.. (much of the time- any time —all the time) |
| jkolin | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 12:32 Heartbreaking. All of the time. |
| Tree_Hugger (Seattle) | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 12:25 wow. This takes me back. A roommate in college played this quite a bit. Specifically this song. It is a beauty of a song. |
| Carissa (Trafficville (Atlanta), GA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 12:25 Today's broadcast includes this song after U2's "With or Without You." A very nice pairing of mellow heartbreak songs. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 08:16 Check out Most Of The Time - Sophie Zelmani on the Masked and Anonymous soundtrack. |
| rluking (Underground) | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 08:12 mandolin wrote: ...i'm not sure if it gets any better than this... I am. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 08:11 ...i'm not sure if it gets any better than this... |
| lawman (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) | Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 07:37 Lovely, lovely love song. Hm - I guess a poet is allowed write love songs, even if he's an old geezer. |
| steeler (Teetering on the precipice) | Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 07:36 Bob makes this sound autobiographical. Say what you want about the quality of his voice, but he really knows how to conjure and sell the emotions. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 07:35 Ahhh, Dylan I can like. . . 
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| rluking (Underground) | Posted: Jan 03, 2008 - 10:35 Meh. All that soft echoey Lanois stuff does nothing for me, as does this song, and Bob Dylan in general. Most of the Time. |
| Zeito (Sieur du Lhut) | Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 17:04 I really like just about everything Bob Dylan has ever released. I would imagine this must have been an odd time for him, seems like Bob Dylan and the 1980's are like oil and vinegar. |
| Pazzat (Winchester, England) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 05:59 AlienRelic wrote: One of the better songs Bob has put out lately. Unfortunately, that's not really saying a lot....
1989, when this came out, is not exactly 'lately'. There's a bigger time lapse between last year's Modern Times and Oh Mercy than there was between Oh Mercy and Blood on the Tracks, for example. |
| mach-hog (wild blue...) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 05:57 Man this is a nice song... from a great album. Nice texture on this Lanois flavoured production. |
| Bakaretsu (South Burlington. VT) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 05:56 wade44 wrote: One of the few BD songs I like. I think this is one of his best.
I agree |
| pushkinjim (Sweden) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 05:56 One of Dylan's best albums! |
| wade44 (2900 Km East of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 19:35 One of the few BD songs I like. I think this is one of his best. |
| E_A_D_G (DC) | Posted: Jul 30, 2007 - 09:14 The master bares his soul in thoughtful reflection. |