 One of Dylan's Best |
| Review Date: September 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mark Anderson, Victoria, BC, Canada |
This is one of Dylan's best. Anyone who is discovering, or re-discovering, Dylan's work should have this album.
Dylan is backed by some top flight musicians on this CD. Guitar work, for example, is divided between Mark Knopfler (formerly of Dire Straights) and Mick Taylor (formerly of the Rolling Stones). Knopfler's playing is instantly recognizable on tracks like Jokerman and Sweetheart Like You. Anyone familiar with Taylor's work with the Rolling Stones will recognize his tone and style on tracks like Neighborhood Bully and Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight.
Dylan also tackles some interesting topics on the CD. Union Sundown is about globalization and the loss of manufacturing jobs in the USA; Neighborhood Bully is, by far, the best pro-Israel song I've ever heard.
If your music collection only has room for a few Dylan albums, this CD should be one of them. It's an essential CD for any collection of Dylan's work. |
One of my all time faves.
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| Review Date: April 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: justonewoman'sopinion, |
| Infidels is one of my favorite albums by Dylan, I and I being one of the most fantastic songs on the album or on any of his albums, a true masterpiece. You will enjoy this album if you are a fan of Dylan's work. |
One record sounds like a reworked cover for George Harrison's song
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| Review Date: January 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Mound, |
| Listening to I and I on Dylan's 1983 original columbia album I hear the same tune as george harrison's song I me mine composed back in 1969 for the Get back project as heard on anthology 3 album. This proves to me the superior standing of each Beatle for the second half of the 20th century. The Beatles always credited their covers whether it was the sherelles or elvis. |
not "born again"
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| Review Date: December 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Glenn Gidaly, |
Enough with the "born again" stuff!! You are only "born again" if you were a Christian and then accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord & savior. Dylan is quite Jewish and many, many of his lyrics come directly out of the Torah and the Jewish prophetic tradition.
Certainly, Dylan re-creates himself over and over again. That is what is so incredible about his music and also, at times, so frustrating.
How could a previous Reviewer not know that Neighborhood Bully is about the attdempt of the State of Israel to survive?
The CD is incredible and the guitar work A++ |
Strong 80's Effort and Some Great Electric Bob
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| Review Date: November 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael Paull, lawrence, kansas United States |
As some reviewers have indicated, this is likely the first album brought up in conversation when people speak of Dylan's 80's work, and for good reason. It has some really powerful songs (Jokerman, Neighborhood Bully, and Sweetheart Like You, to name a few...). It also has some less-than riveting stuff. Some do consider this a perfect album, but most I've encountered give it somewhat mixed reviews. I agree that song-for-song, there are stronger collections of of Dylan's material out there (Highway 61, Freewheelin', etc.) That said, I'd still have to single this work out as the most convincing of Bob's electric albums up to that point in his career, just in terms of sheer musical compatibility, and balance between singer, song, and band. Knopfler and crew play behind Dylan with a sensitivity and an awareness of his style (particularly his singing) that is second to none. And for Bob's part, he seems to feel right at home in this musical setting, as he rides the band's beat with some of the most graceful (his scruffy timbre notwithstanding) and playful phrasing I've heard him do in a while, singing (and swinging) off that backbeat like he'd worked with these guys all his life. The way they all seem to breathe together every single second of each song is just beyond belief. Trust me...if THIS had been his backup band at the 'infamous' Newport fest gig back in the 60's (or a band exactly like this one), he probably would have gotten a much different reception than well...what he actually got. Certainly before the end of the first song many folks would have settled down, and by the second, everyone would be listening. Speculation, yes, but...
So forget about whether or not every single song is gonna knock you over the way some of the older classics do. There are still enough bona-fide gems on here to remind you of why this album is still potent all these years later. If you're interested in Bob Dylan's electric work, this is an absolute must-have, and if you simply want to make sure you have all of his greatest songs, then you need to include this album as well, for the first three cuts alone rank right up there with his very best. And there are at least a couple others that come close. |
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