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Time Out of Mind was a legitimate comeback, Bob Dylan's first collection of original songs in nearly ten years and a risky rumination on mortality, but its sequel, Love and Theft, is his true return to form, not just his best album since Blood on the Tracks, but the loosest, funniest, warmest record he's made since The Basement Tapes. There are none of the foreboding, apocalyptic warnings that permeated Time Out of Mind and even underpinned "Things Have Changed," his Oscar-winning theme to Curtis Hanson's 2000 film Wonder Boys. Just as important, Daniel Lanois' deliberately arty, diffuse production has retreated into the mist, replaced by an uncluttered, resonant production that gives Dylan and his ace backing band room to breathe. And they run wild with that liberty, rocking the house with the grinding "Lonesome Day Blues" and burning it down with the fabulously swinging "Summer Days." They're equally captivating on the slower songs, whether it's the breezily romantic "Bye and Bye," the torch song "Moonlight," or the epic reflective closer, "Sugar Baby." Musically, Dylan hasn't been this natural or vital since he was with the Band, and even then, those records were never as relaxed and easy or even as hard-rocking as these. That alone would make Love and Theft a remarkable achievement, but they're supported by a tremendous set of songs that fully synthesize all the strands in his music, from the folksinger of the early '60s, through the absurdist storyteller of the mid-'60s, through the traditionalist of the early '70s, to the grizzled professional of the '90s. None of this is conscious, it's all natural. There's an ease to his writing and a swagger to his performance unheard in years -- he's cracking jokes and murmuring wry asides, telling stories, crooning, and swinging. It's reminiscent of his classic records, but he's never made a record that's been such sheer, giddy fun as this, and it stands proudly among his very best albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - Clay Meyers, Bongos - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Assistant Engineer - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - David Kemper, Drums - Jack Frost, Producer - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - Clay Meyers, Bongos - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Assistant Engineer - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Keyboards - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - David Kemper, Drums - Jack Frost, Producer - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Auggie Meyers, Accordion - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Guitar - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Performer - Bob Dylan, Piano - Bob Dylan, Vocal - Charlie Sexton, Guitar - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Chris Shaw, Recording Engineer - David Kemper, Drums - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - Jack Frost, Producer - Jeremy Welch, Director - Larry Campbell, Banjo - Larry Campbell, Guitar - Larry Campbell, Mandolin - Larry Campbell, Violin - Tony Garnier, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Time Out of Mind was a legitimate comeback, Bob Dylan's first collection of original songs in nearly ten years and a risky rumination on mortality, but its sequel, Love and Theft, is his true return to form, not just his best album since Blood on the Tracks, but the loosest, funniest, warmest record he's made since The Basement Tapes. There are none of the foreboding, apocalyptic warnings that permeated Time Out of Mind and even underpinned "Things Have Changed," his Oscar-winning theme to Curtis Hanson's 2000 film Wonder Boys. Just as important, Daniel Lanois' deliberately arty, diffuse production has retreated into the mist, replaced by an uncluttered, resonant production that gives Dylan and his ace backing band room to breathe. And they run wild with that liberty, rocking the house with the grinding "Lonesome Day Blues" and burning it down with the fabulously swinging "Summer Days." They're equally captivating on the slower songs, whether it's the breezily romantic "Bye and Bye," the torch song "Moonlight," or the epic reflective closer, "Sugar Baby." Musically, Dylan hasn't been this natural or vital since he was with the Band, and even then, those records were never as relaxed and easy or even as hard-rocking as these. That alone would make Love and Theft a remarkable achievement, but they're supported by a tremendous set of songs that fully synthesize all the strands in his music, from the folksinger of the early '60s, through the absurdist storyteller of the mid-'60s, through the traditionalist of the early '70s, to the grizzled professional of the '90s. None of this is conscious, it's all natural. There's an ease to his writing and a swagger to his performance unheard in years -- he's cracking jokes and murmuring wry asides, telling stories, crooning, and swinging. It's reminiscent of his classic records, but he's never made a record that's been such sheer, giddy fun as this, and it stands proudly among his very best albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:32
- Main artists: Bob Dylan
- Composer: Bob Dylan
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
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