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Title: Very very silly indeed
Review: What an ill-conceived and ill-executed foray this is. Dylan is a live artist who also requires the position of orchestrator, allowing himself the possibilities of performing his compositions in new incarnations. It is only then his juices flow. With a band of the pedigree and ability of the Dead at his disposal it would seem he was reluctant to give the required direction. The Dead are a band which require space to paint on their aural canvas. The job of pick-up band does not allow this. This album sounds as though the rehearsing and sound-check were coincidental. The Dead do not get out of first gear and Dylan's voice sounds shot - and he cannot remember his own lyrics, and seems to be suffering from an adenoidal disorder. Given the studio output of the protagonists at this juncture, Dylan and the Dead offers no surprises.
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