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Title: Sorry, but this is Dylan goes to Vegas
Review: This album has some terrific songs -- "Mississippi" is worth the price, in fact -- and Dylan sound relaxed and the band sharp. So why a bad review? Well, on the whole, relaxed is not how Dylan is at his best. He was relaxed on "Under the Red Sky," too. The repeated efforts at cocktail swing just don't work for me, though clearly many people like them; he can play this stuff, sure, but why would he? It's a little like an aging lounge act -- someone below actually referred positively to the Dylan cover of Dean Martin songs, but I fear the comparison can hardly be flattering. The annoying part is that the good songs on this album show that he hasn't lost his touch overall and that the harm is self-inflicted.
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