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Title: and Dylan is technically a poor singer... so?
Review: ...I don't get the feeling it was SUPPOSED to be a tight band. Saying this album is poorly produced IMHO is like saying Bob Dylan can't sing. By some standards both may be valid opinions, but if you understand that it doesn't matter that (in conventional terms) Dylan is a poor singer, then you might relate to the laid back "live jam" feel of this album. Not every track is memorable, but enough of them (by the way, I also heard "Jenny" and "Laughed at Him" in rotation on progressive FM radio of the early 70s) are to make it worth it. Hey, at least this is a CD nowadays, so if you don't like some of the tracks, you can probably program your CD player to skip them. For those who never heard them, I might describe the sound as in the realm of Mark/Almond but looser, except "Sweet Francesca" which sounds awfully like a Rolling Stones jam outtake. Nice melodies on the stronger tracks.
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