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Title: Inexcusable, especially from Dylan
Review: Seriously, this rivals Self-Portrait and Planet Waves as his alltime worst. When Dylan's lyrics are weak, that robs all purpose of listening to the music. Guess what? They're mostly weak here (Drifting too Far from the Shore; Maybe Someday; Precious Memories; Under Your Spell). Guess what else? The tunes themselves are mostly weak: no memorable melodies, no virtuoso or even good (or even crappy, for that matter) performances, nothin'. And don't even get me started on that children's choir found on They Killed Him... baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad idea. Most of these songs are cut-cut-cut-rate love songs. The exception is Brownsville Girl. His lyrics are at their best. But those booming drums, backing vocals and horns are distracting. Would've been a great solo acoustic performance.Here's one for the trash.
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