Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
Downbound Train I'll keep, as far as the album tracks go.
Head and shoulders the best track on the album.
Downbound Train I'll keep, as far as the album tracks go.
The best part about that whole misinterpreted thing was when Ronald Fucking Reagan tried to co-opt it without having any idea what it was about.
I grew up with the songs as well. I was 12 when the album came out, and I enjoyed the stuff on the radio as much as the next kid (my musical taste was pretty open-minded even then as I was really into stuff like Madonna and "breakdancing" music as well) But you know, there is music from that area that I know isn't necessarily "good" but I get enjoyment in a guilty pleasure sense, like with Duran Duran for example. But something like that, from a major, "serious" artist like Bruce, in retrospect it sounds really fucking cheesy.
Now you look at Tunnel Of Love, and it's a a much less dated album (the title track aside). It's also a more mature one from a writing perspective. It's not as "catchy" overall, but it's a far more substantial work.
We all did.
It is funny how the '80s in particular (and the '90s, to some extent) often gets dismissed for how dated its music sounds. The other decades, if something sounds "of its time", it's almost got a charm to it because it sounds so of that era. I know the main reason is that the '80s had more of that synthy stuff and whatnot creeping in, but hey, it was a new technology at the time, and most artists wanted to try out whatever was available. I can't really fault them for that.
One should make a list sometime of the absolute best breakup albums ever. There's a crapload of those in music history. Nothing says "inspiration" like being dumped/dumping someone else, apparently.
I made a personal list of best breakup albums once. Every one got on me for not having Blonde on Blonde on there. I still haven't heard it again to be able to rank it
My two favorite Dylan albums, no question.
Also two of the most critically acclaimed albums ever, as I'm sure you're aware.
Oh, geez, looking at the tracklisting of Blood on the Tracks, I know like every song on this.
In retrospect, I'm not so sure I ever have heard Blonde on Blonde.