WHY ONLY 2 STARS
Marcelo Da Frota | 02/09/2009
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Why only two stars in a great Bob Dylan CD...
the reason is that the album is not re-remastered, the sound quality is not as good as it could have been if the album had had the same tratment as Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde..... and the cd is also silver, without that red beautiful Columbia painting on it.... I guess we should have been warned that this CD, and also the others 2008 Dylan reissues is just it, a reissue, without any sound or grafic improvement.... disappointing for fans such myself, that for a long time has been waiting for a decent record........
Marcelo Frota - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil"
Great Dylan
Eric Gilliland | Holgate, OH USA | 01/12/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"New Morning was quickly recorded after Dylan's previous album (Self-Portrait) was panned by critics. While this is a solid album, it does lack the ambition of his work in the Sixties. All these songs, however, have a laid back charm. Dylan mixes elements of country, gospel, soul, and Lennon-McCartney - and it comes off perfectly. My favorite song is "Day of the Locusts" a humorous account of Dylan receiving an honorary degree from Princeton. "Went to See to the Gypsy" is a nostalgic, but melancoly song, about his meeting with Elvis (a boyhood hero). Other songs like "One More Weekend", "The Man in Me", and "Sign on the Window" celebrate marriage and family. Nearing 30, Dylan was already married with children and this album deals with that transition to a more settled life - although as eveyone knows this tranquil time would not last. All Dylan fans should admire this album, while non-Dylan fans may be pleasently surprised by its upbeat nature."