One track on Empire Burlesque stands out as completely different in style and sound from the rest of the album. Most of the tracks feel very modern, but the final song — ‘Dark Eyes’ — sounds like it could have fit in nicely on Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan or another of his earliest recordings.
It’s a spare, haunting track that continues the trend of Dylan putting his most transcendent material in the last spot on the tracklist. Might as well go out strong, I suppose.
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