Word: soundness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...NATO summit? He was just showing off ("I can convince Turkish leader Erdogan to accept Rasmussen as head at NATO. Leave it to me, guys.") And when he told earthquake victims in Abruzzo to think of their situation "like a weekend of camping," sure, it didn't sound good to an outsider. But most Italians understood Mr. B. was just trying to sdrammatizzare, to play down the situation, defuse the tension...
...seniority in 1997 with the excellent Time Out of Mind, a dark and wistful album that looked backward more than forward, his voice a nasal husk of itself, accessible only to his most persistent fans. There was a high-tech hipness to Time Out of Mind--the damp, echoey sound provided by producer Daniel Lanois--that doesn't exist on the new album. Everything about Together Through Life is simple: the lyrics (a collaboration with the old Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter), the instrumentation and the sound, which Dylan admits, in an interview posted on his website, is an homage...
...much for staying forever young. Unlike that other Dylan--Thomas, whose name he appropriated--Bob doesn't rage against the dying of the light. He savors it, tries to understand it, enjoys the long-term memories--the sound of Chess records--sighs and heads home: "The sun is sinking low/ I guess it's time to go/ I feel a chilly breeze/ in place of memories." But it's not over yet, is it, Bob? The creative arc's not complete. You've got one more trick, right...
...Revisited (1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966)--in which cascades of surrealistic, high-art lyrics were married to the most elegant rock-'n'-roll musicianship. That was brought to a violent stop by Dylan's near fatal motorcycle crash in 1966, and when he resumed, the music--even the sound of his voice--was different...
That being said, the sound quality was good, environs were cozy, and those who'd invested in the occasion were intent to party. Though the formal wasn't perfect, it's safe to say few, if any, Currierites were ready to jump ship...