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Bob Dylan Album - Time Out of Mind
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Release Date:1997-09-30
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Folk, Classic Rock, Mainstream Rock
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Label:Columbia
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:5099748693624
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Review - AMG :
Oh Mercy/Time Out of Mind/Love and Theft is part of Sony's "collection" series, in which the label repackages three complete albums together in one box. It's difficult to know who the targeted audience is. Certainly, hardcore fans have these albums already, and it's difficult to know why newbies would choose these three instead of the earlier "classic" offerings. But the music business is a curious animal and follows its own instincts -- or those of its competitors. The high quality rating here is for the music on these discs, not the packaging, which is simply dreadful. Dylan's Oh Mercy, released in 1987, was his first great record since Slow Train Coming, and his last until Time Out of Mind. Both sets were produced by Daniel Lanois. Love and Theft was released in 2001 and garnered nearly universal acclaim. All of the albums here are remastered versions. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music GuideReview :
After spending much of the '90s touring and simply not writing songs, {$Bob Dylan} returned in 1997 with {^Time Out of Mind}, his first collection of new material in seven years. Where {^Under the Red Sky}, his last collection of original compositions, had a casual, tossed-off feel, {^Time Out of Mind} is carefully considered, from the densely detailed songs to the dark, atmospheric production. Sonically, the album is reminiscent of {^Oh Mercy}, the last album {$Dylan} recorded with producer {$Daniel Lanois}, but {^Time Out of Mind} has a grittier foundation -- by and large, the songs are bitter and resigned, and {$Dylan} gives them appropriately anguished performances. {$Lanois} bathes them in hazy, ominous sounds, which may suit the spirit of the lyrics, but are often in opposition to {$Dylan}'s performances. Consequently, the album loses a little of its emotional impact, yet the songs themselves are uniformly powerful, adding up to {$Dylan}'s best overall collection in years. It's a better, more affecting record than {^Oh Mercy}, not only because the songs have a stronger emotional pull, but because {$Lanois} hasn't sanded away all the grit. As a result, the songs retain their power, leaving {^Time Out of Mind} as one of the rare latter-day {$Dylan} albums that meets his high standards. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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