BOB DYLAN: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
Dylan focused on a very specific aspect of his musical vocabulary for his third album, stretching the pessimistic protest songs from Freewheelin', like "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" into a full-length statement. The result is a stark album that doesn't capture Dylan at his most musical. Strong outtakes like "Percy's Song", which was later covered magnificently by Fairport Convention, and "Lay Down Your Weary Tune", which The Byrds later recorded, are more musically interesting than the songs that were included on the completed album. Songs like "Ballad Of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll" are ultra-serious and not particularly tuneful, and a whole album of them is exhausting. Dylan succeeded in creating the album he was trying to make with The Times They Are a-Changin', a pessimistic collection of protest songs, but fortunately he'd be more musically interesting on his next record.
Tracklist:
1.The Times They Are A-Changin' 2.Ballad Of Hollis Brown 3.With God On Our Side 4.One Too Many Mornings 5.North Country Blues 6.Only A Pawn In Their Game 7.Boots Of Spanish Leather 8.When The Ship Comes In 9.The Lonesome Death Of Hattie 10.Restless Farewell
Lineup:
Bob Dylan - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals. Additional musicians: Howie Collins - guitar on "Corrina, Corrina", Leonard Gaskin - double bass on "Corrina, Corrina", Bruce Langhorne - guitar on "Corrina, Corrina", Herb Lovelle - drums on "Corrina, Corrina", Dick Wellstood - piano on "Corrina, Corrina"