Dylan recorded around thirty new compositions with the Hawks, including some of the most celebrated songs of his career: "I Shall Be Released", "This Wheel's on Fire", "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)", "Tears of Rage" and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" [REF].
One of the qualities of The Basement Tapes that sets it apart from contemporaneous works is its simple, down-to-earth sound.