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What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 26-08-2012
yes, not bad
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 27-08-2012
from my library (cd)
![[Image: Bob_Dylan_-_The_Freewheelin%27_Bob_Dylan.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Bob_Dylan_-_The_Freewheelin%27_Bob_Dylan.jpg)
Bob's second release and the U.S. decided to get on board. Charting in the U.K. with his debut, it was ignored here.
Not this one though, Blowin In The Wind took care of that. Coming right around the birth of the civil rights
struggle for blacks here, that tune is forever tied to that. Plenty more politically flavored tracks here making Bob
known as a protest singer. He never cared for the label much, but I did. I was beginning my own little protest
period, parental rebellion and all. Dylan was what I needed, someone to make me think. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
was always my favorite, with Blowin' In The Wind a close second. Once again, unbelievably there is not a clip for a
Dylan classic with Hard Rain. There is one, but it's from that Rolling Thunder tour, and he butchers his own song,
so I'm not posting it. Five more love tracks, with just one that never caught on, Bob Dylan's Blues. That one's hard
for me to listen to. Bob let his writing talents take over on this one after the debut of mostly covers. All but two
here are originals. England still setting the pace as this was a #1 there, with a #22 showing in the states.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Bob Dylan's Blues
Best Track - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
1) Blowin' In The Wind ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL_FEFMlzVY
2) Girl From The North Country ** - liked it better with JC
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU0GqchCbeQ
3) Masters Of War ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44mvUnTGdTc
4) Down The Highway **
5) Bob Dylan's Blues *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjmZ-lYxz0
6) A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall ***
7) Don't Think Twice, It's All Right ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtkVGClqrT4
8) Bob Dylan's Dream ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH0FxxcaVUY
9) Oxford Town ***
10) Talking World War III Blues ***
11) Corrina, Corrina **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzv5KTNU2FU
12) Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance **
13) I Shall Be Free ***
3's - 8
2's - 4
1's - 1
Grade - 2.5
allmusic - 3.0
What Are You Listening To? - hatchetman - 31-08-2012
I know she's technically pop, but she's also country ... got some Taylor Swift playing now
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-08-2012
i have three maybe four Taylor Swift albums(pretty sure its three?)...i like her,shes a reasonably good writer and singer...
and yes,H'man there are glimpses of country in her songs, but i refer to her as a 'pop' singer...anyway, who cares what they call her, she aint too bad eh?
What Are You Listening To? - www.HumanFankind.com - 31-08-2012
Radio commercials.. the best that Los Angeles has to offer
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 01-09-2012
from my library (cd)
![[Image: 220px-MerleHaggard16Biggest.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/MerleHaggard16Biggest.jpg/220px-MerleHaggard16Biggest.jpg)
Merle had 38 number one country hits. Quite a record. Heyday was the late 60's, early 70's. Always wanted Merle and
Loretta to record together, like George & Tammy. Nice compilation here which scores an easy love rating. Of course
we could always use more with an artist who stuck it our for this long. Many Merle tracks I love that are not on
this set, If We Make It Through December was always one of my favorites. But it does have the biggest hits. Here's
the thing about this album. Even though it got a love rating from me, Haggard purists had to be pissed. Most of
these are not the original recordings. The trained ear (mine), can tell. Thirteen of the 16 tracks here were re-
recorded in 1994. Whether it was for this specific album I don't know. In that respect this album would get a big
thumbs down. If you want the originals, this is not the album to get. The songs are not changed dramatically, just
little subtle things. Buyer beware with this one. If I had a redo I'd go with another. But what the hell, it's
Merle, I love it.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Going Where The Lonely Go
Best Track - Sing Me Back Home
1) Swinging Doors ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyyLzu2lYVQ
2) The Bottle Let Me Down ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVq27glkY_A
3) I'm A Lonesome Fugitive ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejmDQp13YII
4) Branded Man ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO67h_359wM
5) Sing Me Back Home ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PEwBdCeINg
6) Mama Tried ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziFI_0Fx5ts
7) Hungry Eyes ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD7l6KjdNIo
8) Workin' Man Blues **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEstJ98TcM
9) Okie From Muskogee ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE
10) The Fightin' Side Of Me ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAFmFsb9XM
11) Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cESEn-6ptng
12) I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w_8j4ie73g
13) Big City **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou5tnqSLNlM
14) Are The Good Times Really Over ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ9OzIn9-o4
15) Going Where The Lonely Go **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohyrBDJkksM
16) Silver Wings **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w99UIu9N44w
3's - 11
2's - 5
1's - 0
Grade - 2.7
allmusic - 1.6
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-09-2012
oh yeh!...Merle, gotta love him!
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 02-09-2012
![[Image: 51-N4QlPDCL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-N4QlPDCL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
ANGUS STONE "broken brights" cd,2012.
Angus is one half of the brother/sister folk duo 'angus & julia stone' from right here in Australia...
in the space of around eight years they have managed to release about eight albums either together,with side groups, or solo and theyve won something like seven or eight ARIA's over that time also(our equivelant of Grammys/Brits)...this is Angus' first true solo outing...
and what a release it is, pretty much had this one playing in my car for the last three weeks, just cant get enough of it...hearing something different in the lyrics or the overall sound everytime!
some real cryptic lyrics at times and sounding a lot like Bob Dylan vocally on a lot of tracks(not intentionally though,that is just his style), my favourite track here, "only a woman" has the same feel as Dylans 'knockin in heavens door',including the female angelic backing vocals.
Angus has a distinct nasally vocal quality and i even lean towards Cohen influences also...which is,again,why Music Head would love and appreciate this one.
the only track on here i do not like is the 'bonus' track at the end....its a cover of the Turtles hit 'happy together'....stupid track, just doesnt fit in with the rest of the album in anyway whatsoever.
i have only lent my my mum three albums to listen to this year...this one,Springsteen's and the Rodriguez soundtrack album...she loves all three of them, and she is a big Dylan fan also.
just as i predict Springsteen's 'wrecking ball; will win several Grammy's at the next award night, this one will win several ARIA's next time around...a truly future classic album IMO.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: happy together
best track: only a woman
tracks:
1. river love **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlXbC6id6bY audio
2. broken brights **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0gJPPDa1ro video
3. bird on the buffalo ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yple4rnO8B8 video
4. wooden chair **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqDT7mZVEq8 video
5. the blue door ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvQgvZZj8VI audio
6. apprentice of the rocket man **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTRy8iSsqo audio
7. only a woman ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGAAICWzvyI audio
8. the wolf and the butler ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYYTeFDiQc audio
9. monsters ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2po3tfoNQ audio
10.it was blue **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGPQvx0UDJE audio
11.be what you be ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1J9yyjGHpE audio
12.clouds above ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtWs2vAHpWM audio
13.end of the world **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psvfz18fR2M audio
14.happy together *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIRbubA0WQs audio
3s=7
2s=6
1s=1
rating: 2.4
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 02-09-2012
from my library (cd)
![[Image: 220px-Bob_Dylan_-_The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin%27.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f1/Bob_Dylan_-_The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin%27.jpg/220px-Bob_Dylan_-_The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin%27.jpg)
This was it for me. I had an american music idol. I was in for the long haul. Yes I was sucked in to the british
invasion thing, so I owe my love of music to that. But this was my very first album purchase, at the age of 15. I
was probably late to arrive. Would have thought I would have got a Beatles or Stones. Think I had heard The Times
They Are A-Changina few days before, and was blown away. So, music can be about more than just love. This is the
album I drove my parents insane with. They put me in a basement room after this. Thanks guys. Soon went back to
purchase Bob's first two albums and I was hiding in my room, safe within my womb, I touch no one and no one touches
me. This is the music that made my brain shift gears. I'm sure the title track here was my favorite for years. Now
I'm at With God On Our Side. Just brilliant in it's simplicity and to the point message. I could go on forever with
this review and relive my life through Dylan albums, but that would make it more like a blog.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - When The Ship Comes In
Best Track - With God On Our Side
1) The Times They Are A-Changin' ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWdCKPtnYE
2) Ballad Of Hollis Brown **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bew3rwWqixs
3) With God On Our Side ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w0e6sFLPyI
4) One Too Many Mornings ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvD5cW989Wo
5) North Country Blues ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqHD5XZUosI
6) Only A Pawn In Their Game ***
7) Boots Of Spanish Leather ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFpXeA7b3dc
8) When The Ship Comes In **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhzPoR5a1Ew
9) The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll ***
10) Restless Farewell **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGlu2LOWr8
3's - 7
2's - 3
1's - 0
Grade - 2.7
allmusic - 2.6
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 02-09-2012
would be a tough call for me between your favourite and 'pawn in their game' as best track from this album