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Title: Fans of TOOM should give this a listen
Review: World Gone Wrong may've directly preceded TOOM, but the groundwork goes past Oh Mercy back to Street-Legal. Here you find Dylan referring to Robert Johnson on more than one occasion: the raw sound of New Pony, the title Is Your Love In Vain (Johnson's title was Love In Vain), the juice running down my leg line in Where Are You Tonight? No Time To Think adopts in the polka sound attempted in the demo version of Like a Rolling Stone. Senor became an immediate favorite upon first listen-it sounded great live in '78 and it's still a highlight of Dylan's concerts. The last four songs on this release achieve a cumulative power. The album wasn't generally well received during its original release. It's good to know the critical tide has turned somewhat over the past few years.
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