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Song of the Day #1,629: ‘Soon After Midnight’ – Bob Dylan

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I’ve gotten used to the high quality of Bob Dylan’s recent albums. Unlike the 80s and 90s, there is no longer a fear in the back of my head that his next release might be a real head-scratcher.

This is probably where some of you will chime in and bring up his recent Christmas album (appropriate given the date), to which I’d reply that I actually enjoy that novelty release quite a bit. I’ll take Dylan’s gravelly ‘Little Drummer Boy‘ over most versions, thank you very much.

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Song of the Day #1,564: ‘Scarlet Town’ – Bob Dylan

In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Bob Dylan was told about a critic who said that Justin Bieber couldn’t sing any of the songs on Tempest, Dylan’s new album. Dylan replied, “I couldn’t sing any of his songs either.”

That exchange captures what’s great about Dylan’s output over the past two decades.

The man’s voice is shot, no question. He has never had much range, but he sounds like Bono on his early albums when compared to his recent work.

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