tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post2893951529959071563..comments2024-03-25T20:10:37.376+00:00Comments on Sounds Good, Looks Good...: "Street-Legal" by BOB DYLAN (September 2003 and March 2004 Sony CD Reissue - Greg Calbi Remaster) - A Review by Mark Barry...Sounds Good, Looks Good...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09282985860612859444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-33880564236278849682017-01-18T21:15:09.917+00:002017-01-18T21:15:09.917+00:00Good review, just a note about lyrics. The only Dy...Good review, just a note about lyrics. The only Dylan albums that were actually released with lyrics on the inner sleeve were Empire Burlesque and Under the Red Sky. Desire also had a lyric sheet on its vinyl edition in the 1990s. If you wanted Dylan lyrics, you had to get "Writings and Drawings" when it came out in the early 70s, the updated Lyrics (originally published 1985) and then the mighty Lyrics 1962 - 2012 which came out in November last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-42424129018580856972017-01-18T20:52:55.185+00:002017-01-18T20:52:55.185+00:00Street Legals production improved greatly when it ...Street Legals production improved greatly when it was remixed in 1999. Ive always rated it highly and with Planet Waves (1974) feel they are his most underrated albums.Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660652606926889495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-45549559524929487872017-01-18T20:52:53.966+00:002017-01-18T20:52:53.966+00:00Street Legals production improved greatly when it ...Street Legals production improved greatly when it was remixed in 1999. Ive always rated it highly and with Planet Waves (1974) feel they are his most underrated albums.Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660652606926889495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-55126193739700718352017-01-18T16:19:19.900+00:002017-01-18T16:19:19.900+00:00I always liked Street Legal from the day I first d...I always liked Street Legal from the day I first discovered it in the early 80's. I was new to Dylan and had no idea as to his context in music and what albums of his were considered good. I once heard someone refer to Street Legal as a nadir in Dylan's career. Since I wasn't familiar with the word I thought it must be a compliment. And I still like the album decades later. It's unlike anything else that Dylan has released. It's got a density, an almost wall of sound. Dylan is saying a lot, just in the quantity of words and in the great lyrics. The songs are catchy and arranged well. It's hard for me to understand how an avid fan of Bob's couldn't love this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-60932447601674095512017-01-18T15:01:24.709+00:002017-01-18T15:01:24.709+00:00I liked this album from the day it was released. T...I liked this album from the day it was released. The remastering certainly adds heft and separation. Wonderful songs, for the most part, played by a band that got better and better as they played around the world for most of 1978. The photograph on the back is from Dylan's Australia or Japan dates early in the year. His wardrobe choice is clearly a tribute to the then recently deceased Elvis Presley. Although Dylan's big band of 1978 was closer to Zappa's than Presley's, the nod is unmistakable. Senor has received the most love on stage, and I've had the good fortune to hear it performed live many times over the years. While Street Legal has long been at the top of my "underrated" list, the description here of Hard Rain as "filler" must be addressed. In 1976 Dylan out-punked the punks. With better songs and superior chops, the rough and ragged Rolling Thunder II made some terrific music. This live album has aged very well indeed. Like Street Legal, it is highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648316837050887366.post-17891649633655721342017-01-18T06:44:05.323+00:002017-01-18T06:44:05.323+00:00The lyric that you quote from "Where Are You ...The lyric that you quote from "Where Are You Tonight" is actually as follows:<br /><br />If you don’t believe there’s a price for this sweet paradise<br /><br />Just remind me to show you the scars<br /><br />No "Christ" here, although the album clearly foreshadows "Slow Train," as you say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com