![]() A live version of “License To Kill,” culled from an appearance on “Late Night With David Letterman” sounds frayed around the edges, but makes for an interesting entry regardless. There are curiosities of course-unlikely attempts at “Let It Be Me,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Abraham, Martin and John,” “Sweet Caroline,” and “Angels Flying Too Close to the Ground” reflect that fact that Dylan hadn’t tired of covering classics long after Self Portrait had again given way to original work. So too, “Angelina,” “Price of Love” and “I Wish It Would Rain,” recorded during the Shot of Love sessions, are actually far better than anything on the finished release. ![]() ![]() Alternate takes of “Jokerman” and “Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight,” all songs that first appeared on Infidels, suggest Dylan had plenty of quality music to choose from. For example, two tracks originally intended for Empire Burlesque-“New Danville Girl” and “Dark Eye”-offer reason to wonder why they weren’t included in that album originally. Nevertheless, it manages to gather together some prime offerings, most of which outshines the initial work. Of course, the Bootleg series has excelled and even accumulated honors for unearthing outtakes, live material, and other unreleased offerings, but this particular volume actually exceeds expectations, especially given that the basis for this compilation seemed rather slim, to begin with. Springtime In New York takes a narrow focus on the first half of that otherwise obscured decade and manages to cull enough gems to justify a full five-disc box set. Neither album was hailed as a triumph, but they did show Dylan was still capable of writing great songs even when nobody seemed to notice. ![]() Another of his so-called “Christian albums,” its songs were generally weak, and with the exception of “Lenny Bruce,” “Heart of Mine” and “The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar” (a rocker relegated to B side status), it was best forgotten.įortunately, Dylan quickly rebounded with his next two studio efforts, Infidels, produced a bonafide Dylan disciple Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, and Empire Burlesque, which featured various members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Mick Taylor and Ron Wood offering support. That said, his initial outing of the decade, Shot of Love, didn’t bode well for what might follow. 16 1980 – 1985/Columbia LegacyĪfter the high bar he had set for himself in the ‘70s, courtesy of such albums as Blood on the Tracks and Desire, not to mention his groundbreaking Rolling Thunder Review tour, Bob Dylan had clearly raised expectations when it came time to embark into the ‘80s. Bob Dylan/ Springtime in New York – The Bootleg Series Vol. ![]()
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