Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits Box
| Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits Box |
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 "GREAT Collection!" | 2008-05-03 |
| - Reviewed By mbrown3 |
| Great collection, with Greatest Hits 1 2 and 3, plus the Live & Rare (which has some great tracks). All together for a great price. |
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| "The Three Greatest Hits Records of All Time" | 2008-04-10 |
| - Reviewed By bootleg_press |
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits came out after Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident. Colombia was undoubtedly trying to capitalize on Dylan's growing fame. They didn't have the man himself to make a new record, so they put this out and a fine job they did. Back then, somebody at Colombia really cared about how Dylan was presented to the public. From Roland Scherman's gorgeous cover photo to the inclusion of Milton Glasier's psychedelic poster of Dylan, this package is first rate and the material is first rate too. All of the songs were recognized by Dylan's fans as important and most were radio hits. However, the stunning "Positively 4th Street" which was recorded during the Highway 61 sessions was new and Dylan's fans loved it, probably because it sounded so much like "Like a Rolling Stone" and that's probably why it was left off of the record. Anyway, it was out now and helped make this one of Bob Dylan's all time best selling records.
Bob Dylan didn't release a new record in 1971, but instead issued several unreleased songs on his second Greatest Hits record. "Tomorrow is a Long Time," is a beautiful song recorded during Dylan's 1963 Town Hall Concert. This concert was released on the Trade Mark of Quality bootleg "While the Establishment Burns" and the show is brilliant. I'm guessing, wishing, hoping that one day Bob Dylan and CBS/Sony will release the show as part of the official Bootleg Series.
"Watching the River Flow" and "When I Paint My Masterpiece" were produced by Leon Russell and are both outstanding. "Watching the River Flow" was kind of a hit single and is really a rocker. "Masterpiece" makes its first appearance here. "The three songs recorded with Happy Traum are really beautiful and I would have loved to see a whole album done this way, what a joy that would have been. Still, we take what we can get from Mr. Dylan and are thankful for all he's given us. Like his first Greatest Hits record, this album was huge, going five times platinum which makes the first two Hits records his all time best sellers.
Dylan's third Greatest Hits compilation is a fine stand alone record. It opens with "Tangled Up in Blue" as does [[ASIN: B00026WU7I Blood on the Tracks]], but just as you're thinking you're going to be hearing "Simple Twist of Fate" which you naturally expect to follow that opener, "Tangled" seques into "Changing of the Guard," which is a great song from [[ASIN: B00026WUAU Street Legal]] and from there we get the excellent rocker from Shot of Love, "The Groom is Still Waiting at the Alter." This is the best song on "Shot" and is well placed here.
It's also nice to be able to listen to "Brownsville Girl" from Knocked Out Loaded without having to listen to the rest of that record. It's the best song from the record and the only reason to own it in my opinion, with this record, you can pass on Loaded. Also the title song on Under the Red Sky is the only reason to own that record and you can get that here as well.
But the real gems here are "Dignity" and "Series of Dreams" which both seem like they are leftovers from Oh Mercy. They are great songs and until now unreleased. It's nice the way you get some new stuff with Dylan's Hit's or Best of Records. And it nice to get the haunting "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" on this record, a great way to end it. Every time I hear it, I'm put right in the movie.
Ken Douglas, author of Dead Ringer. |
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| "There is Just Simply No Song Man Better than Bob Dylan" | 2006-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By horseshoegirl |
"Blowin' in the Wind" one of the three acoustic songs from his too short protest period on this record conjures up images of a young man, wind blowing his hair every which way as he sings this song protesting all wars. The rock numbers are outstanding and the inclusion of "Postively 4th Street" was inspirational, because not only is it a divine song, but it had never been on an LP up until the release of this record. In fact this whole record is kind of inspirational, good early material that will have anybody up and thinking, good electric songs that will make you think as you sing along. Just an all around good record, this is.
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits II" opens with the up tempo rocker "Watching the River Flow," then slows down some with the acoustic "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," then jumps into a great Dylan countryesqe love song, "Lay, Lady Lay," then onto "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" from the "John Wesley Album." It is a testament to how strongly Bob Dylan presents his songs that he can take you from fast to slow, electric to acoustic and grab you instantly into each song. Dylan is a master, no doubt about it. Then again, all Mr. Dylan's songs are all good aren't they? And then there's the new stuff on here that wasn't really a greatest hit, though now that the record has been out for umpteen years, probably nobody knows that, but anyway, that stuff is a good too, no it's great.
"In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors, looking into the lost forgotten years for dignity." What a line, delivered the way only Dylan can deliver them. The years just roll on and he just keeps getting better. Like a shape changer he keeps changing, redefining himself, putting out new stuff, rereleasing his old stuff, putting out his live stuff and I am always amazed. When I first got "Greatest Hits III) (I bought it on cassette), I stuck it into the play in my car, because I couldn't wait to get home. "Tangled Up in Blue" came on and I immediately forgot that I was listening to a Greatest Hits record, was taking right back to the first time I'd heard "Blood on the Tracks" and I stayed right there till "Changing of the Guard" came on, not the song I was expecting, but I was immediately hooked right in. Then right onto "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Alter", a down right rocker with a heck of a Gospel flavor. Next comes "Hurricane" a song with a different band, different flavor and that is the genius of Bob Dylan. He can pull you in any direction he wants you to go and you follow. |
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| "So Many Songs to Choose From, How Did They Ever Decide?" | 2006-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By ophellapaige |
I really like Bob Dylan's first Greatest Hits record. I love "Tambourine Man", love the subtle electric guitar. I adore "It Ain't Me Babe," it ain't no stinkin' love song. And neither is "Positively 4th Street." These are bitter and biting songs that grip like glue. "If you were standing in my shoes, you'd know what a drag it is to see you." What a line. Nobody writes them like Bob Dylan. "Rolling Stone", "Rainy Day Woman," and "I Want You," three jumpin' rockers. And then there is "Just Like a Woman," Lord I love that song that shows what a mesmerizing voice Dylan can have when he wants to. And, of course, I can't forget that song that is almost impossible to sing along with, " Subterranean Homesick Blues." Try memorizing the lyrics to that one, try singing them without the record playing. Was Dylan ahead of his time? You betcha.
There is a song on Dylan's second Greatest Hits record "Tomorrow is a Long Time," which is just about one of the best songs I've every heard. It's from a concert that, if all of the performances were delivered this well, then I don't know why they didn't release the whole show. Also I agree that it would have been nice to have a whole record of Bob Dylan and Happy Traum together. It also would have been nice to have a whole record produced by Leon Russell, because as we see with the two songs he produced on this record, "Watching" the River Flow" and "When I Paint My Masterpiece" Mr. Russell knew how to get a good rocker out of Mr. Dylan. Still, even though we don't have the records it would have been nice to have, we have snippets here of what they could have been. Several different styles, all good, but then Bob Dylan is always reinventing himself, but to reinvent himself a couple times on the same record, amazing, simply amazing.
Dylan's third Greatest Hits record is a masterpiece in it's own right. In fact because of the many different styles Dylan uses, it kind of reminds my of a Beatles' record. You know, how the Beatles would switch the lead singer from song to song between John, Paul, George and Ringo. I think because of that Beatles' records never get old. This record is like that. Dylan's voice is so different from song to song, the bands are different. It seems like a record full of surprises, one I know I'll never get tired of and I don't think you'll ever tire of it either. |
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| "This is Just Simply an Excellent Collection," | 2006-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By reddoll-in-a-bluedress |
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" came out after a long lapse, probably because of Dylan's motorcycle accident. At least that's what I've read. Unlike a lot of hits records, this is a great stand alone record in it's own right and it flows as if all of the songs were meant for this record and this record alone. The three acoustic songs are absolutely three of his best. The record starts out as a rocker with "Rainy Day Woman," where we hear a humorous, seemingly carefree Dylan, but unlike on "Highway 61" here the song segues into just about the greatest protest song every written, "Blowing in the Wind." Two more acoustic songs, good ones, and then were rocking through the rest of the CD, slowing down only for "Mr. Tambourine Man." I love this record and often have the CD playing in my car.
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" is a very interesting collection. The songs, though are all very good, just don't seem to flow as well (at least for me) as they do on "Greatest Hits, Volume 1." Sticking the acoustic, "Don't Think Twice" between the Rocking "Watching the River Flow" and "Lay, Lady Lay" just someone seems not right. I would have grouped the three early acoustic songs together along with the very excellent "Tomorrow is a Long Time" a live song that until this record came out, had been unreleased. It is such a good song and maybe should have been grouped with its brothers. All that being said, this is a very good collection with some outstanding songs you're just gonna love and even with my problem with the grouping, I still have to give this record five stars.
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3" starts out with the hard driving "Tangled Up in Blue," moves into "Changing of the Guards", the best song, in my opinion, from the underrated "Street Legal" album. "The Groom is Still Waiting at the Alter" was originally released as a single and later turned up in the "Biograph Box", and then the disc dives into "Hurricane" from "Desire." Like the first "Greatest Hits" LP, this CD stands on its own. All of the songs seem to work well together. There are no pre-electric songs, but this stuff is a long time away from that earlier period so, I guess, I shouldn't have been surprised when the CD came out, but I would have liked to see "Girl from the North Country" or maybe "To Ramona." I think, despite the fact that they were recorded earlier, that they would have fit right in with this five star collection. Still, it is a Greatest hits record and those songs were not hits. But then Dylan is famous for sticking stuff on these hits records that his audience has never heard before, like "Dignity" and "Series of Dreams" on this record. |
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| "All the Best of Bob Dylan" | 2006-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By sarababehackett |
My husband is just about the greatest Bob Dylan fan that ever lived, so needless to say, I hear him coming out of the speakers in our house all the time. That's not to say I don't like him too. I do, a lot. One of the record's Jack (my husband) plays often is the first Greatest Hits CD. In fact it's probably the CD he plays the most. I can only imagine the impact this record must have made back when it came out. Just imagine "Rainy Day Woman" and "Like a Rolling Stone" on the same record. What must the establishment thought back then. There there is "Mr. Tambourine Man." How could they ever understand that. Add "Blowing in the Wind" and "Times" two songs they probably understood only too well, understood and didn't like. Yes, America was changing, the times were blowin' away in the wind. The future was coming fast. This record must have really shook 'em up.
"Greatest Hits, Volume 2" originally came out as a double record which was not only a greatest hits record, but it had a lot of new songs on it as well. The three songs, "I Shall Be Released", "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and "Down in the Flood", recorded with banjo player Happy Traum are just superb. I, for one, wish he would have recorded the whole album with him. What a joy that would have been. Dylan is in fine voice on those songs. They are so upbeat. What a great end to the set. Then there is the beginning. The Leon Russell produced "Watching the River Flow" is quite a rocker and so is "When I Paint My Masterpiece" also produced by Leon Russell. There are plenty of Dylan standards on this record as well and one wonders how in the world they picked them, because to my way of thinking just about every song, from every LP released up to this time, could have been included. This is a fine collection, just fine. Mighty fine.
I just love "Greatest Hits, Volume 3," with the super long, intricate "Brownsville Girl" and "Under a Red Sky" too. These are the best songs from the albums they were culled from. Maybe they weren't really hits, but they deserved to be rereleased in this collection and I believe the collection is bettebr for it. "Jokerman" is one of the best songs in Dylan's catalog and I could well imagine him doing it when he was much younger. You can see it's Subterranean Homesick Blues" ancestry. "Ring them Bells" from the "Oh Mercy" record is haunting as are "Series of Dreams" and "Dignity" that were left off that record, but show up here. And, of course, there is that Dylan song that has closed so many concerts, " Knockin' On Heaven's Door." It closes this collection too. It's a great song, ending a great collection. This whole album works well for me. Isn't it amazing how Dylan can put this stuff together like this, making is seem fresh and new? |
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| "When The Saints Come Marching In" | 2006-01-30 |
| - Reviewed By aragonsway |
| I can't help but go to this place, so you'll have to forive me ( or not...smile). But this collection of music is so spectacular, in my opinion, it is not only for those "new" to Bob Dylan and his music. It is for everyone world-wide even if one doesn't understand the words, (our Americanized English Language). I have no idea what it is - about this extraordinary soul but as someone said once - Dylan has you from the cradle to the grave. I only hope that Bob Dylan's life is as enriched as he makes our own. I do know this - but it's from my most limited experience. When the darkest of hours seem to harming and literally demoralizing us everyday-folks-out-there, a gifted soul emerges like Dylan and...well, it just "feels" like When The Saints Come Marching In. Bottomline: if you can afford it, this is worth every hard-earned cent and more. |
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| "The Perfect Way to Get Initiated to Bob Dylan" | 2003-09-30 |
| - Reviewed By insanestephanie |
| According to my dad, Bob Dylan had an accident on his motorcycle sometime after "Blonde on Blonde" was released and it was looking like it was going to be a long time before he was going to record again, if ever, so Colombia put out this "Greatest Hits" record with the unrelased "Positively 4th Street" on it. The song became a big single for the label and it's easy to see why, it's like a relationship closure kind of song, something unheard of in the Sixties. It must have been so weird back then for the suits in the biz, putting out this kind of music when they didn't have a clue. It's a great song, so even if you already have all the other releases that came out before this, you should buy the "Greatest Hit" CD anyway, just for that one song. It's worth it. Because there were only four albums between "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" and "Greatest Hits" a lot of people didn't think there was enough 'hit' material for another record, but they were wrong, almost every song on "Highway 61" and "Bringing it all Back Home" are so called 'hit material. However, the folks at Colombia and Mr. D. himself were aware of the criticizism they might get so they included enough new stuff to keep his fans happy, such as three new recordings Dylan did with banjo player Happy Traum "Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)," "I Shall Be Released," and "You Ain't Going Nowhere." Also this is the only album where you'll find, the two songs Leon Russell produced for Dylan, "When I Paint My Master Piece," and "Watching the River Flow" and then there is that haunting version of "Tomorrow is a Long Time," recorded live. This is a must have five star record. This is a very interesting album and there are two ways of looking at it. One, if you're are like me, a died in the wool Dylan fan, then you've already got everything here, except "Dignity," recorded during the "Oh Mercy" sessions, and you probably wouldn't be too interested in "Hits Three," because "Dignity," alone isn't a strong enough reason to get this record. However, if you're not a huge fan, but you like Mr. D enough that you already own his popular records, but you've shied away from what a lot of critiques have called his weaker ones, then the this record is for you, cuz you can get the beautiful "Silvio" without having to buy "Down in the Groove," you can get "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar," without having to suffer through the lesser songs on "Shot of Love." You get "Under the Red Sky," without have to listen to the rest of the songs on the album of the same name, You get "Brownsville Girl," without having to hear the rest of "Knocked Out Loaded." You get "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," which many think is the only reason one would ever want to buy the "Pat Garret and Billy the Kid" soundtrack. Personally, I like and own all the above mentioned albums, both on CD and Vinyl. But a lot of people don't and these are unquestionably the best songs on those records, a great way for the non-fan who kind of likes Dylan to get this material. And since the music is sooooo good, sooooo cool, I'm giving this record five stars There you have it, three five star records in one set, for way less money than if you bought them separately. If you're new to Mr. D, this is the perfect way for you to get initiated. Reviewed by Stephanie Sane |
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