The first of those solo acoustic albums, this is more upbeat and the delivery more telling, more Irish-influenced too, his Arthur McBride cut from the style of Paul Brady. Dylan is in fine voice, the guitar softly killing, the end result ultimately a little lonely and sad. The second of his successive solo acoustic albums of mostly American traditional folk songs.
Favourite track: Knockin' On Heaven's Door 31. Still love the film and, even if the bootleg version of this is way better, any album that suddenly kicks in on side two with Knockin' On Heaven's Door will always hold up. More Sinatra covers anybody? This one gets in ahead of Shadows in the Night, if only because Dylan seems to be in better singing voice and mood. Somehow I have this on vinyl and cassette, which is odd considering there is only one 11-minute song on the entire album that's worth listening to in any depth – that favourite track he co-wrote with Sam Shepard. The first of his Frank Sinatra cover albums, 10 songs neatly delivered and best to listen to while cooking or making the bed, the live performances were astonishing.
Favourite track: Rank Strangers to Me 35. I only ever got this on cassette and it's a proper Dylan late-1980s mess in parts, even if the cheap covers are somewhat redeemed by the songs he co-wrote with the Grateful Dead. Favourite track: September of My Years 36. His own personal homage to the great American songbook, and beautifully packed, these three CDs and 30 songs are well covered, and covered well enough after one listening. Favourite track: Hark the Herald Angels Sing 37. I'm not too bothered, although every Christmas I swear I can hear that startling old vocal range from across the other side of the Wicklow Mountains. I lent my copy of this CD to Daniel Day-Lewis that Christmas of 2009 and never got it back. Favourite track: The Ballad of Ira Hayes 38. Dylan (1973)ĭespite the title, and interesting cover portrait, this was a throwaway album with no input whatsoever from Dylan or a single original song, made up of Colombia leftovers after he briefly jumped shop to Asylum Records. If I had ranked them yesterday or if I ranked them again tomorrow, the order could change again, couldn’t it? 39. It’s a personal selection, based on what sounded – and still sounds – best to me.
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