Rated 2/10
i was actually enjoying the world music aspects of this album until learning about how the actual creators of the music went uncredited and didnt receive any royalties. the other components of this album were straight up bad and annoying. not to mention, the last song, duck for the oyster might be the worst thing ive heard through 581 albums on this project.
Rated 6/10
above average songs for dylan but entirely too long
Rated 8/10
most of these these songs are three or four verses too long and his voice is hard to listen to for that long but man i cant help but like these songs.
very odd album that kept me guessing what would come next. it made listening enjoyable the first time around but not something i care to listen to again
two classics with by the time i get to arizona and bring tha noize but the rest is pretty mediocre
Rated 6/10
lots of cool ideas that he decided not to do any work on before recording. if he had polished these it couldve been five stars
Rated 6/10
the instrumentation is good but the vocal delivery sounds like most other early 90s rap
Rated 8/10
a few really great songs with some mediocre songs mixed in, not a bad way to spend 40 minutes
the songs are way too long but i enjoyed what they had to offer for a few minutes.
Rated 6/10
this easily couldve been 4 or 5 stars if they tightened it up. as it stands its a bit of a mess that drags on for way longer than it should. one of the songs is literally just the opener with added vocals and a few other layers.
Rated 4/10
i understand the historical implications of this album but do not think its an album you need to hear before you die. it mostly consists of one phrase repeated ad nauseam for 9-16 minutes. it would be ok background music but even for that its way too sparse for my taste. id likely be more forgiving if i got this on a day when i was working but instead i got this on a day when i was spending 5 hours driving, leaving this as my entertainment
Rated 4/10
there are a few tolerable songs on here but its mostly just whiny garbage
Rated 8/10
once again dustys voice is great and the songs are fantastic but other than son of a preacher man i dont see myself putting on any of these songs
Rated 8/10
interesting arrangements and a great voice.
Rated 6/10
the instrumentals feel like they were trying to check the box on southern rock tropes and the vocalist phoned in the entire performance. pretty mediocre but way better than the last album i had from them(not that it took much).
Rated 6/10
one or two songs i really enjoyed the rest were fine. consistently good production but starts feeling a little too samey towards the end
Rated 6/10
enjoyable listen marred by spoken word narration
Rated 6/10
decent blues rock
interesting textures that dont ever really develop. there’s a few cool moments but overall pretty dull
this one is a struggle to rate. on one hand you have great songs performed by a generational talent. on the other hand you have a collection of songs not really meant to be listened to consecutively as an album. the format makes what should be an easy 5 an incredibly tough listen. do yourself a favor an break this up into smaller chunks and it will be a much more enjoyable listen.
