Sold Date: February 25, 2015
Start Date: February 4, 2015
Final Price: $24.95 (USD)
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Record is brand new and has never been played.
's first album was an unqualified triumph which announced the arrival of a bold and singular talent, and many who heard it must have wondered what  could do for an encore. By comparison, 's second album, 1969's , was something of a letdown. While it's a fine LP, it ultimately feels neither as striking nor as assured as .  stepped in as producer for , and his arrangements are simpler than those  crafted for the debut, but they're also full of puzzling accents, such as the jew's harp that punctuates several tracks, the churchy organ line in "The Old Revolution," and the harsh synthesizer flourishes on "A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes."  also had trouble coaxing strong vocal performances from ; his singing here sounds tentative and his meter is uncertain, which regardless of how one feels about 's much-debated vocal prowess is not the case with his other work. And finally, the quality of the songs on  is less consistent than on ; as fine as "Bird on a Wire," "You Know Who I Am," "The Story of Isaac" and "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" may be, "The Butcher" and "A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes" simply aren't up to his usual standards. Despite the album's flaws, 's strongest moments convey a naked intimacy and fearless emotional honesty that's every bit as powerful as the debut, and it left no doubt that  was a major creative force in contemporary songwriting.
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