Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
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xfearbefore
June 26th 2020


2042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm not sure the age thing is really much of a factor in the praise. Critics and fans alike have not been kind to most of his work the last decade, including his last few albums.



Album is great, best since Tempest, probably better. I need to give it another whirl before I can settle on a rating though. Would be shocked if I didn't give this at least a 4 though.

Sowing
Moderator
June 27th 2020


43961 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

1. I've Made Up My Mind (5/5)

2. Goodbye Jimmy Reed (5/5)

3. Murder Most Foul (4.8/5)

4. Key West (4.7/5)

5. Mother of Muses (4.5/5)

6. False Prophet (4.3/5)

7. I Contain Multitudes (4.1/5)

8. My Own Version of You (3.9/5)

9. Crossing the Rubicon (3.8/5)

10. Black Rider (3.5/5)



solrage
June 29th 2020


309 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I've Made Up My Mind is indeed one of the masterpieces here. Shows what Dylan learned from covering the Great American Songbook and crooners, and it sounds like one of those songs that's just always existed and someone just now plucked it from the ether. Here's my current rating/ranking:



1. I've Made Up My Mind 5

2. My Own Version of You 4.5

3. Key West 4.5

4. False Prophet 4

5. Black Rider 4

6. Murder Most Foul 4

7. Goodbye Jimmy Reed 3.5

8. Crossing the Rubicon 3.5

9. I Contain Multitudes 3

10. Mother of Muses 3

AngryJohnny
June 29th 2020


1028 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fuck this is good

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
June 29th 2020


47661 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

I love his delivery of this part so much



"I'll take the Scarface Pacino and The Godfather Brando

Mix it up in a tank and get a robot commando

If I do it upright and put the head on straight

I'll be saved by the creature that I create"

zakalwe
June 29th 2020


38965 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes row!

Colton
June 29th 2020


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

i really like that whole song, the idea of old man Dylan becoming some kind of mad scientist is gold.

virpi
June 29th 2020


219 Comments


His voice sounds surprisingly good here. Some studio trickery, of course, but mostly, he's on top of his game. A pleasant listen. Great songs, intriguing lyrics. Will dig deeper into it.

Dylan620
June 30th 2020


5871 Comments


Yeah "I've Made Up My Mind" is a stone cold stunner

As is "Key West"

And "Mother of Muses"

fuck

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2020


26231 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

this is good but definitely feels like it was made by an 80 year old

Slex
June 30th 2020


16623 Comments


So I do actually need to check this huh

theBoneyKing
June 30th 2020


24448 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Meh. If you don't care about other late-period Dylan I wouldn't necessarily bother with this. If you do, then def get on it!

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2020


26231 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it's fine yeah, there's some really good folk stuff here but everything is realllyyyyyyyy long-winded

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2020


47661 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

lol the dude who made Desolation Row and Highlands being long-winded? shocker!

Slex
June 30th 2020


16623 Comments


Imagine the average song length is 4 mins tops

Piglet
June 30th 2020


8486 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

had to bump my rating



back half is gawgeous

DDDeftoneDDD
June 30th 2020


22377 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I see but....





where the blastbeats?

DDDeftoneDDD
June 30th 2020


22377 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

aaaight...caught them on Crossing the Rubicon. Sweet tune that one.

DDDeftoneDDD
June 30th 2020


22377 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

oh shit...a 16 minute track...looks like journeying through a doom album rn...





a lone journey, according to this silent thread...this ain't a bad album at all, with a little, but understandable, lack of energy.

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
July 2nd 2020


5918 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

The last two tracks are pure brilliance, just fantastic



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