General Article name: Times They Are A-Changin'
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: MUSIC ON VINYL Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 Dylan, Bob - The Times They Are A-Changin' Dylan, Bob - Ballad Of Hollis Brown Dylan, Bob - With God On Our Side Dylan, Bob - One Too Many Mornings Dylan, Bob - North Country Blues Dylan, Bob - Only A Pawn In Their Game Dylan, Bob - Boots Of Spanish Leather Dylan, Bob - When The Ship Comes In Dylan, Bob - The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll Dylan, Bob - Restless Farewell   Description Description

If The Times They Are a-Changin' isn't a marked step forward from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, even if it is his first collection of all originals, it's nevertheless a fine collection all the same. It isn't as rich as Freewheelin', and Dylan has tempered his sense of humor considerably, choosing to concentrate on social protests in the style of "Blowin' in the Wind." With the title track, he wrote an anthem that nearly equaled that song, and "With God on Our Side" and "Only a Pawn in Their Game" are nearly as good, while "Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" are remarkably skilled re-castings of contemporary tales of injustice. His absurdity is missed, but he makes up for it with the wonderful "One Too Many Mornings" and "Boots of Spanish Leather," two lovely classics. If there are a couple of songs that don't achieve the level of the aforementioned songs, that speaks more to the quality of those songs than the weakness of the remainder of the record. And that's also true of the album itself -- yes, it pales next to its predecessor, but it's terrific by any other standard. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: Bob Dylan Record Label: Music on Vinyl