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Say what you want about Empire Burlesque -- at the very least, it's the most consistent record Bob Dylan has made since Blood on the Tracks, even if it isn't quite as interesting as Desire. However, it is a better set of songs, all deriving from the same place and filled with subtle gems -- the most obvious being "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)," but also "Emotionally Yours" and "Dark Eyes" -- proving that his powers are still there. The rest of the album may not be as graceful, but it's still well-crafted songwriting that never fails to be interesting. The record's biggest flaw is its state-of-the-art production; this is every bit as slick as Street Legal, but now sounds more focused and more of its time -- thanks to a reliance on synthesizers and mildly sequenced beats -- than it did upon its original release. All this makes Empire Burlesque seem more transient than it actually is, since -- discounting the production -- this is as good as Dylan gets in his latter days.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Carol Dennis - Queen Esther Marrow - Peggi Blu - Mick Taylor, Guitar - Ted Perlman, Guitar - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Richard Scher, Synthesizer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Campbell, Guitar - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Don Heffington, Drums - Benmont Tench, Keyboards - BOB GLAUB, Bass - Chops, Horn
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Piano, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Madelyn Quebec - Mike Campbell, Guitar - Jim Keltner, Drums - Howie Epstein, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Queen Esther Marrow - Peggi Blu - Ron Wood, Guitar - Anton Fig, Drums - Benmont Tench, Piano - John Paris, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Carol Dennis - Queen Esther Marrow - Peggi Blu - Debra Byrd - Syd Mcguiness, Guitar - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Alan Clark, Synthesizer - Richard Scher, Synthesizer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Madelyn Quebec - Queen Esther Marrow - Debra Byrd - Peggi Blu - Mike Campbell, Guitar - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Jim Keltner, Drums - Benmont Tench, Keyboards - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Piano, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Mike Campbell, Guitar - Jim Keltner, Drums - Benmont Tench, Organ - Howie Epstein, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Madelyn Quebec - Stuart Kimball, Electric Guitar - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Richard Scher, Synthesizer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - Urban Blight Horns, Horn - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Madelyn Quebec - Ira Ingber, Guitar - Don Heffington, Drums - Vince Melamed, Synthesizer - Richard Scher, Synthesizer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Harmonica, Lyricist, Producer - George Tutko, Engineer - Judy Feltus, Engineer - Josh Abbey, Recording Engineer - Arthur Baker, Re-Mixer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Say what you want about Empire Burlesque -- at the very least, it's the most consistent record Bob Dylan has made since Blood on the Tracks, even if it isn't quite as interesting as Desire. However, it is a better set of songs, all deriving from the same place and filled with subtle gems -- the most obvious being "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)," but also "Emotionally Yours" and "Dark Eyes" -- proving that his powers are still there. The rest of the album may not be as graceful, but it's still well-crafted songwriting that never fails to be interesting. The record's biggest flaw is its state-of-the-art production; this is every bit as slick as Street Legal, but now sounds more focused and more of its time -- thanks to a reliance on synthesizers and mildly sequenced beats -- than it did upon its original release. All this makes Empire Burlesque seem more transient than it actually is, since -- discounting the production -- this is as good as Dylan gets in his latter days.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:36
- Main artists: Bob Dylan
- Composer: Bob Dylan
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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