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I can’t say that I’ve ever been a student of Bob Dylan, or even paid a whole lot of attention; I’ve tried once or twice, but I’m just not into it. So this next comment is coming from a place of true ignorance, but, really? His 1997 record, Time Out Of Mind—a record that came out a cool 30 years after his heyday—is really a landmark record that people really need to hear? I doubt that, sincerely. As I listen, I can’t say that I’m convinced that my ignorant question is terribly far off the mark. Strangely, he’s more intelligible a singer in his old age than I’ve ever heard him, but I’m also not seeing why this is an important work. It’s fine as far as it goes, I’m sure. It’s not a terrible listen or a great listen; it exists. That’s fine, but why is it here? He’s got a billion records, and people revere him as a legend of his field, there’s got to be about 8 more records more important than this one…though, to be fair, I’ve had two others pop up here before this one, and I thought both were mediocre, which is where I’d place this one also, rendering my whole opinion pretty meaningless, probably…I guess I truly think anything Bob Dylan churns out is pretty mediocre. Maybe this is one of his great albums? I dunno, it's...fine, I guess. 6/10
I already struggle to listen to Bob Dylan because his voice is very *unique*. So far, we listened to Free Wheelin', Highway 61, and Bringing It All Back Home. This ranks similarly to Free Wheelin', but it was mostly his voice that detracted from the overall rating. Musically, this was enjoyable. The production felt crisp, the guitar was light & airy, the instruments layered well. I wouldn't reach for this again (unless it was instrumental haha).
My Heart's In The Highlands 1001 Albums Generator 326 (8/12/2026) Time Out Of Mind is Bob Dylan's old man album, and it's a really good one. Lots of songs about ageing with Dylan's grizzled voice on top. Musically, it's a little more country-adjacent than I'm used to hearing from him, and it's also got a lot of blues structures in it. His guitar work is consistently beautiful. 4/5 for being a bit too long for my tastes. Favs: Love Sick Tryin' To Get To Heaven Not Dark Yet Least Fav: Make You Feel My Love
Deeply rooted in rhythm and blues and in early rock and roll, with lyrics that can be both deep and tangential. Mysterious, meditative songs about roaming, being lost, and being found, with the delicate sound of a band trying to capture this very moment, live, right now. I am not generally a fan of long, sprawling songs - I lean towards liking the shorter, faster ones in any collection - but Highlands is wonderful
I'm clearly missing something here if this is supposed to be one of the best albums of all time. The only reason I can think for its inclusion in a list of albums you must listed to is as an education in how artists who release great works such as Highway 61 Revisited can also turn out such dirge as populates this eternally long album. My first one star rating.
Not too bad. Standout track: Make You Feel My Love
Not my favorite Bob Dylan era.
I preferred the earlier Dylan albums I've heard but still like it. Favorite track was Tryin' to Get to Heaven
fav songs: trying to get to heaven dusty, rambly, boring 30/100
Inoffensive listen. Good background music.
4 stars just for Make You Feel My Love
Sad Grandpa Music (?) I came into this album after hating Bob Dylan's Live 1966 (one of my only 1-star ratings), and honestly? This is better, but still not good. The production is muddy, the songs are slow, and his voice is just as grating as ever. The organ is cool, but Bob barely lets it play. The main thing I can't get past is the cultural appropriation. Real African American struggle got churned into this album for the profit of sounding deep. Dylan is a wealthy white man profiting off the blues tradition while Black artists died in poverty. I can't listen to "Dirt Road Blues" without thinking about Charley Patton. It's hard to enjoy a song about walking down a dirt road when you know the real dirt road songs were written by people who were literally enslaved. Also, a lot of my resentment for Dylan comes from a professor in college who would glaze him like Jesus himself. He would make us write poems and then compare them to Bob Dylan's poetry and according to him, "none of us ever came close." Whatever dude. Just because you're divorced doesn't make this shit any deeper. "Love Sick" – Organ is cool, reminds me of 80s music. Really slow. I can see this in a movie soundtrack but couldn't imagine myself listening to this in a car or playlist. Weird end. 3-4/10. "Dirt Road Blues" – Have you walked down that dirt road, Dylan? Or are you just appropriating black music again? Isn't this just a really shitty version of Charley Patton's "Down the Dirt Road Blues"? Jesus. So Dylan just steals the title, theme, etc., but instead of honoring it and making it about Jim Crow, it's about some long lost love. Really difficult to listen to this shit knowing that black artists died in poverty, denied royalties, but Bob gets to copyright their work. 1-2/10. "Standing in the Doorway" – 7 minutes of stretching syllables to sound deep. It's not gonna make the song any deeper, bro. 2-3/10. "Million Miles" – Does Bob ever sing about anything other than that he's lonely? Again, the blues are supposed to be about something real (poverty, oppression, survival) but this is just a rich white man complaining about his love life. The only good part of this album so far has been the organ. Too bad Bob doesn't let it play much. 2/10. "Trying to Get to Heaven" – Slow, droning, religious imagery I don't care about. Harmonica's back. 2-3/10. "'Til I Fell in Love With You" – I like the blues rhythms and melodies of the songs ngl. But it's more of the same. Dylan singing about love or loss or both. Honestly couldn't tell you which song is which. All sounding kind of the same at this point. 2/10. "Not Dark Yet" – Highest rated on the album? I see it and I don't. "It's not dark yet, but it's getting there" is a good line. Some decent poetry. Too slow for my taste. 4-5/10. "Cold Irons Bound" – Finally something faster. Cool blues riff and title, but I'm tired of his voice at this point. 3-4/10. "Make You Feel My Love" – Okay, this one is different. I think I kinda recognize this melody? It's a rather straightforward ballad, and Dylan almost sings normally on it. It's still not my thing. This is probably the most listenable track on the album tho. 4-5/10. "Can't Wait" – Back to the swamp. Nasally voice is unbearable. Dylan is "waiting" for something, but I'm not sure what. A good song? An end to the album? I'm right there with him. 2-3/10. "Highlands" – Sixteen minutes of self-indulgent rambling. I don't care if it's a masterpiece. 2-3/10. There are one or two moments that are almost listenable... "Make You Feel My Love" is decent, and "Not Dark Yet" has some poetry... but overall, this is sad dad music. Or at this point grandpa? Idk. He's a poet, sure. So are a lot of people. The difference is they actually sing in key. Rating: 3/10
I love the soundscapes created by the instrument choices. The playing is immaculate. Each really embodies the idea of each song. That being said, I don't like his voice. I also don't like his lyric structure. Multiple times in each song I got pulled out of the vibe by the word choice or delivery. If these were just instrumentals this would get 5 stars from me. Favorite song: Not Dark Yet.
I did enjoy this album. Some songs more than others. It’s basically all about love and relationships. It was good, but I’m surprised it would make this list.
I was over it by 5 songs
Excellent tunes, great lyrics. Not the perfect Dylan album, but quite close. 4/5
I'm kinda on the fence on this one, not my favorite Dylan record, maybe my least favorite one.
Became background music. Sadly, most Bob Dylan music does in my case. It’s just too tedious.
Love Bob so much, I tend to listen to his 60’s-80’s stuff. Outside of Its not dark yet, I haven’t heard much from this one. It’s very good, but it hasn’t sunk in like his other stuff, need to hear this one again
We have fully entered the "Bob, it's ok to clear your throat" era of Dylan's music. Too long and sounds like the same song for an astounding hour and 12 minutes (save for the reprieve of Make You Feel My Love which somehow sounds like it's existed forever). I'm non plussed.
Any album created by an old man from this era is gonna be an interesting listen. I really enjoy Bob Dylan’s vocal performance, he really sounds like he has been through the ringer. A number of good songs on here. That said, I think the lyrical content here is less interesting. A lot of the album focuses on love, out with the surrealistic images he paints on his early albums. It’s well done, but makes for a much less unique and interesting listen. Some songs drag on a bit long as well, especially the final track.
This list has done a good job of helping me understand Bobby. Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks. I get it! He writes fantastic, simple songs. Let’s not push our luck with the inclusion of this album. He has his moments, though, which save this record from being a totally lost cause. “Standing in the Doorway” takes a little doowop and adds it into the bluesy tones of this album. The song also includes the lyric “I’m strumming on my gay guitar”, because Bob Dylan just can’t help himself - he has to add at least one line that makes me go ??????????? “Make You Feel My Love” is the obvious highlight, and is deserving of the millions of covers it’s left in its wake. It’s been stuck in my head the whole day, and I haven’t heard the Adele or Garth brooks cover enough to have this songs sheer beauty ruined. Pretty song. Bobby sure is busted up over somebody for the entirety of this record. Not sure if it follows recent life experience for him though, he could just be writing out of his ass for all I know. I never know. I think this albums reputation precedes the actual quality of the music. For some dumb reason, the recording academy gave this a grammy for album of the year (what’s new). Additionally, Dylan apparently almost died due to infection around this albums release. Not knowing that, I wasn’t all that wowed with the music, and that’s all I had to go off of. 2/5, this thing is all too long to hold my interest
This was once his late life masterpiece but here we are 30 years removed from it. In any event, it remains for me an essential Dylan aphum (yes, there are probably at least ten) and the supporting material on the box bears out what a fertile and creative period this was. And we are several interesting to really good to great albums into “late period Dylan”.
Bob Dylan som gjør Tom Waits. Da hører jeg heller på Tom Waits.
Dette var vakkert fra Bobbern. Er ikke så stor fan, men dette var nice.
Dylan på sitt beste? Det er like før jeg begynner å se storheten i den lille fyren.
Not what one would call “classic Dylan” bit should be considered a classic nonetheless
Standing in the doorway and make you feel my love are all timers
Every song lasts an eternity. Every time I think I'm coming around on Dylan there's another album to show me I'm not.
i find it intriguing how different his voice is here. more than that, is a rough, dark and drinking vibes album. i'm not particularly in the mood today
paar minder nummers, maar over het algemeen een plaat van onze fameuze neuzelaar die ik wel in 1 zit kan uitluisteren
Pretty alright, just nothing that I go crazy for
dylan has such a rural-like vibe
this was an impressive 90s bob dylan album, some great songwriting i gotta say
very good album form bob dylan
At first I thought "old man music", then it was "there's a bit of Johnny Cash in there, or/and Tom Waits", and then I went back to the beginning.
Interesting folk album but not much more to say about it.
Bob Dylan is an incredible songwriter, as always. I just felt like I didn't connect with this album as much as with some of his earlier work. Maybe this is one of those albums that grows on you.
boring holy fuck man ts boring af bruh
I love Bob Dylan. One of my top 5 favorite artists of all time. But I don’t love this album. In part because I don’t need or want Bob Dylan singing me love songs.
Not a winner.
Late career gem, but inferior to his early work
This is listenable, but I did not need to listen to this before I die. Can we all agree Dylan peaked in 1965?
Bluesy and he nails it
Bob Dylan confirmed fan of Steely Dan's 1980 hit Time Out of Mind. I like the new style here which he basically sticks to today, but nothing's super sticky. I love the Tell Tale Signs unreleased songs album from this period - weird that everything actually released here is less good? Highlands unforgivable. Just the dumbest most annoying organ line over and over and over and he just rambles for 17 minutes. Long stories unfold over many verses in which he goes to a diner and talks to the waitress about nothing. But random lines will cut through here and there and you're just like "oh yea that's Bob Dylan damn". My favorite verse: Tonight when I chase the dragon The water may change to cherry wine And the silver will turn to gold Time out of mind
Much blusier than I was expecting, generally a pretty solid Dylan album. I was today years old when I found out Bob Dylan wrote "Make You Feel My Love"...
One should definitely listen to Bob Dylan at least once in their life but this album ain't the one. It was aight.
The dude can rhyme.
Unc still has it
Dylan sings the blues. What’s not to like?
Well Bob finally broke me. I mean after so many albums, and because I have the multiple projects, many of them twice already, I was sure I would never, ever appreciate Bob. Funny, he does a call out to Neil Young on this album, the other singer songwriter from that generation that I truly can’t stand. So, imagine my surprise when he hooked me on the first track. And then I realized this was released in 97. I believe I was dragged (kicking and screaming) to a concert on this tour. I was told, “come on, it’s BOB. DYLAN.” I think I replied, “only if YOU are buying the tickets. AND bringing drugs.” So here I am almost 30 years later and… well Bob had me. Even with his rambling stories and musings on life from an empty restaurant. Damn him. 4 Boolean: True. Can’t deny the Bob
sounded like he was trying to rip off himself from earlier in his career
I've never understand Dylan's appeal. Even when the music is interesting to me, I can't get by the vocals. There are a handful of Dylan tunes I like, and none of them are here.
I appreciate the lack of harmonica but it's just a bit whatever
bob titty is still not my thing
Raddled and wrecked. Found it both palatable and ponderous.
16/1001 Direto e reto até demais, passa a sensação de ouvir uma única música ao longo do álbum Love Sick - 75 Dirt Road Blues - 75 Standing in the Doorway - 75 Million Miles - 75 Tryin' to Get to Heaven - 75 'Til I Fell in Love with You - 70 Not Dark Yet - 75 Cold Irons Bound - 75 Make You Feel My Love - 75 Can't Wait - 70 Highlands - 75 Media: 74.1
felt incredibly bored. made me doubt whether i actually liked listening to bob dylan or not. not a bad album necessarily but i definitely like his older stuff better.
I hadn't heard much about Dylan's later career, but this was really decent.
The swampy, atmospheric sound and weathered vocals paired with a series of love songs is fine; but the blues is a bit uninventive.
4/5. Bob Dylan’s careers was one of many ups and downs. His 60’s output made him the “voice of a generation” then he basically sabotaged his own image with the over-hated 1970 album “Self Portrait” before having an aimless early 70’s. Then he was suddenly back in peak shape in the mid 70’s with “Blood on the Tracks” and “Desire.” Then he plummeted off a cliff with his weirdly horny Christian era and an awful 1980’s albums (except for Oh Mercy which is a pretty good record.) then most of the 90’s ranged from mediocre to bad. But then came “Time out of Mind” in 1997 which saw Dylan reunite with producer Daniel Lanois, producing what was easily his best album since the 70’s, and in my opinion his final truly great album. This album always makes me feel like I should be in a dingy dive-bar, listening to a man who’s destroyed his life by chain-smoking sing the blues. It’s among his darkest lyrically, and Lanois’ production gives it a very unique feel. Whether that be the guitar hits of “Love Sick” or the organs on my personal favorite track “cold irons bound”. There is also the 16 minute long beast of a closer “Highlands” and though it isn’t quite on the level of other long Dylan cuts like “Sad eyed lady of the lowlands” it’s still a good song. Maybe not the first Dylan record I’d recommend someone, but a pretty great late-era album from him.
6/10 Bueno, ninguna locura. Se hizo medio largo y repetitivo pero no es malo
I actually enjoyed this album a lot, I loved the instruments in Standing in the Doorway and Not Dark Yet. Favorite: Standing in the Doorway
better than the last one but every song was just so long, and I never want to listen to this ever again. ever. I wish I wasn't a bob dylan hater but his voice makes me angry and I don't think it will grow on me. appreciated the lack of harmonica. the only reason I knew this album was over was when a new song began with that cursed instrument
this was audibly and lyrically more interesting than the other one we listened to But i liked the last one more.
I like what he’s doing here, the songwriting is truly something different (doesn’t hold a candle to Cameron winter of course)
Standing in the doorway was such a beautiful song!! Not dark yet was a heavy powerful song. I also had no idea Bob was the first to release make you feel my love. Knowing that now made me like this album even more.
Naw som
Good to relisten. Bob is back to form
Dylan vs. Lanois...Dylan wins, becomes New Dylan.
Entirely too long. Cut out the boring folk songs and you have a pretty good blues album. 2.5/5.0: Mixed
the last dylan album on the list. there are several good songs on here that are ruined by the production as well as the normal bob dylan singing
I have trouble believing this is Bob Dylan. It doesn't sound like him much at all. I guess age has fixed his annoying vocals and turned him from a whiney folk baby into a gravely blues singer. I almost wanna give this a 4, but I've been burned by Bob way too much. And once again. We did NOT need the 7-9 different Dylan albums on this list. Branch out more. get creative, there's more out there than just Dylan and Bowie.
Not the worst Bob Dylan album I've heard. He sings a lot less like Bob Dylan on this album, so that's good. Don't have much else to say about it.
Прочитав большое количество отзывов, не могу понять негатив в сторону этого альбома. Понятно что он не культовый, не самый лучший, но мне кажется он слишком недооценен. Хороший инструментал, приятная атмосфера и хорошие тексты. Я считаю альбом достойным
Not my favorite Dylan; a little harsh and a little long. Wasn’t the best but is still pretty good. Also not many standouts.
“Time Out Of Mind” is easily the best Bob Dylan album on this list so far (this is his fourth for me). Some of his 60s work sounds so dated now, but this has a slightly more modern feel. The vocals are much better than the older stuff too. It’s not all good though. Most of the songs are far too long, unnecessarily so. The album could easily be 20 minutes shorter and not lose any value. I think a lot of people think they have to like Bob Dylan’s music because it’s the hipster way and therefore I normally approach with a lot of cynicism, but I’ll try anything once and this was a pleasant surprise.
Late Dylan. Not bad but not special
First off, every blues song that Dylan does sounds the same, dreary. To me it's an album full of B sides, maybe C sides that lull you into world of indifference.
Wat saai.
Ben niet zo fan van zijn stem
What a slog, I think I'll pass...
Дед лабает в пабе. Никакой аллегории в коротком описании к альбому - верный признак его прямоты. Каждая песня - фоновая не яркая и это может показаться самым неудачным описанием впринципе. Но на удивление это положительный момент тебя не шатает по альбому и он идеально на час погружает тебя в какое-то своеобразное настроение а именно носить громоздкие пиджаки, разбивать яйцо в пиво с утра просыпаясь на барной стойке и быть уважаемым человеком среди приходящих пьяниц и легендой маленького городка. Выделить что-то конкретное невозможно. Литой альбом с строго выдержанным стилем. Для меня - тоскливый, скучный тягомотный и что самое главное не дал мне понимания почему bob dylan является легендой - оценка 2/10
A little lounge singer-y, a little classic Dylan, a little Wilbury Dylan. Not bad for a late era album.
Dylan singing the blues in a surprisingly good late career piece.
This is my 4th Dylan album from the list, and I believe there are 7. This is better than most of the others. However, that's a low bar. And 72 minutes long? Ugh. "She wrote me a letter And it was so kind She put down in writing What was in her mind " GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE. POET?!? HANG IT UP, BOB I do like the bluesy stuff on the album: guitar licks, rhythm section, and the occasional Wurlitzer piano/organ. One the whole, it's not for me. How I feel about this album: Watching my wife drink out of a fancy tumbler with an inch and half of amber liquid, I'm stricken by just how cool that looks. Whiskey tastes like gasoline to me, not "smoky, peaty, and with hints of oak" or whatever. It's fucking gross. I REALLY want to like it; I just don't. I feel like there must be something wrong with ME because so many people do like it. I wish I understood what people like about this whiskey. And Bob Dylan. The handful of songs I liked brought this to ⭐⭐ from ⭐. There just wasn't enough for three ⭐⭐
I'm wrapping up "Highlands" on my second listen of the album as I'm writing this. I really needed the second listen, especially because I paused my mid-day first listen two tracks short of finishing the album; doing so out of unrelated frustration I was facing from trying to get tickets to this newly announced all-female festival happening two months from now. I did not play the album at any of my various errands and commutes today. Mainly because I was stressed about the tickets, and by extension, the album itself became associated with that stress. I was about to rate it before I finished the last two tracks, but the generator had not provided me with a new album yet, so I decided to give it a fair shot and finish it. I was worried when I saw that "Highlands" was more than 16 minutes long, but then I looked it up, and it had its own Wikipedia page. That was a good sign to me because it signaled that it wasn't just a "jam session" slapped on the album without a purpose. It was even more comforting to know that Dylan's longest song, Murder Most Foul, which is longer than this one by 20 or so seconds, is deemed one of the best songs of its year by a lot of publications' year-end lists; That year being freaking 2020! It turns out the song was so worth the experience; I had to re-listen to the entire album. Bob Dylan, the man that you are. It did help that I had Genius.com to read the lyrics while the songs were playing and familiarize myself with the references. Between this and "Bringing It All Back Home", the latter is a more immediate listen for me. Both albums require context. I would imagine this is the case for anything Dylan touches. My takeaway from the albums I heard from him thus far is that I need to become a Dylan-head. Not for my previous reasons for wanting to get into him at some point to "round out my music taste", but because the music quenches a thirst I didn't know I had.
A: Började bra, sådä vardagsrumssöndagmorgonkaffekoppihandengulagardinerosolenskiner type vibe. Blev dock sämre hela tiden men gillade jättemycke början av albumet, sådär Leonard Cohen o Bruce Springsteen lunga låtar mash up. Visste int att Let you feel my love var hans. Intressant. Avslutande 16min låter helt worthless. 3/5 D: Mycket chill men på ett mycket bättre sätt än de flesta bakgrundsmusikalbumen. Man kan påriktit respektera hans karaktär, till skillnad från ex. båda herrarna Elvis. Vem lät honom sätta med Highlands???? 3/5
bob’s voice certainly reaching characterful heights… highlands
Eh, could be good to listen to with my dad
Quite a good album. I´m still no Dylan fan, but I can fully understand why he's so loved.
Did Moe from The Simpsons knock out Bob Dylan in the recording studio and share his angelic voice for this album? There was not much variety throughout the album. Neither in instrumentation nor composition. It quickly became a muddy and blurry slow-blues show that has just enough power to rock your grandpa's socks off.
Bob Dylan in 1997 sounds older than most albums from the 1930s. That's the point. Time Out of Mind is a record about being worn out, and Lanois produced it to match — dusty, slow, like something dug up rather than recorded. It works as a room. Put it on, let it sit. Nothing demands your attention and nothing outstays its welcome. 3/5 — good background, better than expected.
If you don't pay attention to the lyrics (which I don't), then most of this album is quite repetitive. That can be a good thing because some tracks have a really good feel to them, like "Love Sick", "Million Miles", and especially the cool "Cold Irons Bound". On the other hand, it sometimes gets boring (my oh my, 16-minute closer "Highlands"). All in all, I enjoyed this much more than 1960s only-voice-and-guitar Dylan. 3/5 - good
easy listen, not my fav bob tho.
90s Blues Dylan Album. Very necessary. Thanks Dimery
it's okay
If Blonde on Blonde is considered Bob Dylan's most important album, then this is his most significant comeback album. In the '80s, the artist vacillated between genres, and from the early '90s onward, he didn't record a single original song, contenting himself with covers. And the album is actually quite good, if you enjoy classic American blues. The genre's familiar melancholic lyrics about fate and women are spot on, along with the overall foggy, overcast atmosphere. Dylan's aged voice, surprisingly, isn't all that bad, and its raspy sound is even suitable for the genre. The album also features the artist's traditional ending: sixteen minutes of the lyricist trying to fend off the advances of a waitress who asks him to draw her portrait. There was probably more to the lyrics, but I didn't remember it because the song quickly faded into background music. Just like the entire record, by the way.
Overrated
Careful blues.
8- / 10
Dylan's swan song?? I've never listened to this, but i'm happy I got to. The juxtaposition to his work earlier on is stark, very much so "I've seen some shit and here is what you should know", album. 3.5
Dylan's post modern blues reinvention. Maybe a little below his peak, but that's just a reminder of how high the bar is.
Yeah yeah, Dylan, great.
This one is good, but not quite to the level of Dylan's best work. The songs are all lyrically strong, but few compositions quite reach the heights of Bob Dylan's older work. I think his voice does serve these darker songs well, though. This is still very good music, but unfortunately it is impossible to listen to without comparing it to very great music. Favorite track: "Not Dark Yet"
Thought twice, wasn't alright
Time Out of Mind is the first Bob Dylan album I’ve listened to, and I’m surprised it didn’t bore me—I actually really liked it! At times, it reminded me of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and soundtracks like Peaky Blinders. I’m a big fan of melancholic and vulnerable music, and this album really resonated with me.solide 4
Interesting album, enjoyed listening too, but not my favorite. Three stars.
I keep trying to like Bob Dylan. I keep failing.
Dylan still seduces on this album, 35 years into his career, a man now in late middle age. His voice is worse for wear but his songwriting and playing are still wonderful. The songs find him more romantic, more yearning and vulnerable than as a youth. In general, it was nice for a Sunday afternoon, with a couple tunes grabbing more attention than others. Still, it’s high 3 for me, given that I don’t think I’d really spin it that much.
01) Love Sick - 8,0 02) Dirt Road Blues - 7,5 03) Standing in the Doorway - 8,0 04) Million Miles - 7,5 05) Tryin' to Get to Heaven - 8,5 06) Til I Fell in Love with You - 7,5 07) Not Dark Yet - 8,0 08) Cold Irons Bound - 8,0 09) Make You Feel My Love - 9,0 10) Can't Wait - 7,5 11) Highlands - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,86 (79/100)
Definitely not Dylan's greatest.
I really thought I was done with Bob Dylan on this list. I said it before and I'll say it again, I understand the influence, but there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON for this many records by him on this list. Especially a record from 1997 for God's sake. Are y'all ok? Instant 1.
typical Dylan
I loved this waaaaaay more than I thought I would- good day time listening with Nico (weather also was perfect which helps)
I only fell in love with Bob Dylan a couple of years ago, but it has been an intensely passionate love affair that is showing no signs of chilling out. I am entirely unfamiliar with 90s Dylan and his voice is baffling. Still some solid lines though - standing in the doorway is great. Million miles is slinky. Tryin to get to heaven - yes please. Til I fell in love with you - slinky and silly. Not dark yet is beautiful. WOAH I DID NOT KNOW HE WROTE TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE? Has Bob acknowledged Adele. I have to know. There are some lazy lyrics in this album but I enjoyed myself nonetheless - they are only lazy in comparison to Bob Dylan, and that feels unfair, because there’s no-one else you could reasonably compare his lyrics to.
Another Bob Dylan album. 2.5.
Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Man. I just don’t fucking care about 90s Bob Dylan. This is such a waste of a spot. It’s like, hey man, remember Bob? Well he’s back and sounds raspier and shittier than before. I’d rather one of his dumpster 80s albums just to be like, listen to this legacy act suck ass rather than this comeback.
Out of the ashes of what can only be described as a rough time, Dylan rises from a decade and a half of trying to find his footing. With a slinky, almost Lizard King-esque confidence, Time Out of Mind serves up a river delta blues treat of a record. Dylan sounds craggy and wiser than ever, with a soundstage provided by the sparse production giving his voice plenty of room to fill. There's a handful of tracks I could've done without, but Time Out of Mind is proof you should never count Dylan out for the count.
Holy shit. and to think his voice has bad in the 60s. terrible.
A rebirth for Dylan but a far from perfect one, with a little too much rambling (the he-said, she-said of Highlands, come on) and a muddy sound. That said, there’s more than a handful of songs worthy of giving his career a second wind.
This was a bit darker than usual and I liked it better than most I have heard from Dylan.
Meh I don’t get bob dylan. Songwriting is good and didn’t know Make you Feel my Love was a remake.
I like this album, but it is far from the best thing Dylan put out. The big standout is Not Dark Yet, which I’ve always found to be a beautiful song. There are some other decent tracks, but none of it really holds up to his older work.
I got very into Dylan when I was 14/15 years old. I had at least 10 of his albums on CD, but I never got around to this one. I was familiar with, and really enjoyed, Not Dark Yet and of course I knew Make You Feel My Love, so I was excited to finally listen to this whole record. I absolutely love the beautiful ballads on here but some of the more basic bluesy tracks get repetitive quickly. Right now this is a 3/3.5 and not one of my favorite Dylan records, but it may grow in my estimation over time.
Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 Resurgence for Dylan. Some amazing songs on this record.
Not being the biggest Dylan fan or a fan of the "white man blues" shtick, this one really surprised me. In many ways, I like it more than some of his earlier, more heralded albums. The songs are more straightforward lyrically and are mostly about aging and/or losing someone or something. I especially loved "Trying to Get To Heaven," "Not Dark Yet," and "Make You Feel My Love," all aching and lovely songs. But even the more repetitive, bluesy songs like "Love Sick" and "Cold Irons Bound" worked for me as they cast a spell and the production by Daniel Lanois is spot on. This is a great later career album from a dude who knows what works, how to stay in that groove, and milk it for all it's worth.
Bob emerges from a self inflicted dark age to deliver maybe the most enigmatic album of his long career. This is Dylan at his bluesiest, and most emo. Some of the songs cut deep to the melancholic human condition, with a cast of characters that could just as easily inhabit the 1890s as 1990s - there's a weird timelessness here. Tryin to Get to Heaven is a top ten Dylan for me, a seriously beautiful melody and a crushing reflection on fading time (and really you could say the same about Not Dark Yet.) The backing band sounds great, especially on rompers like Cold Irons Bound. I love that he has his most straightforward love song here, that would go on to be covered by Adele to mass acclaim, then decides to end it on a 16 minute mortality meditation with a divergence where he talks to a waitress about eggs and drawing. Lanois must have been tearing his hair out trying to make this thing commercially viable. It's one of his most relistenable albums for me
I really like the dark and mournful atmosphere and tempo of the album. The more upbeat bluesy tunes feel a little out of place and are less interesting. Particularly enjoyed Not Dark Yet and Love Sick. I think will be a real grower.
Time Out Of Mind It’s great revisiting this, I listened to it a lot in the mid 2000s, around the time Chronicles and No Direction Home came out. It’s interesting how death and the sense of old age permeates lots of it, particularly the stellar Not Dark Yet, adding to the perception that it was considered an old man’s album back in 97. But he was only 56 when he made it! Although Dylan says he didn't particularly like the sound of it, I think it's superb. Lanois’ languid, swampy, humid, crepuscular, evening at a New Orleans graveyard production combined with how he treats Dylan’s parched and rough(er) 90s voice gives it a superb, bewitching, slightly spooky atmosphere. Love Sick is absolutely superb, the funereal march of the organ and the and the rippling minor key sense of despair matches the lyrics beautifully. Standing in the Doorway is another beautiful song and there’s more of that humid atmosphere on the fantastic Million Miles. Trying to Get to Heaven picks back up the idea of mortality and I love the fiddle weaving through it, and it’s a great, great later period Dylan song. Not Dark Yet is the centrepiece of the album and one of my all time favourite Dylan songs, dropping like a heavyweight between the light, bluesy Till I Fell in Love With You and the excellent, rockier Cold Irons Bound. It’s hard to judge Make You Feel My Love post Adele/X-Factor, it’s hard not hear it as a hugely effective, belted out talent show song, and the spareness of the arrangement here does make it feel a little like a demo, even if the quality of the melody is obvious. Can’t Wait has a nice nagging, hypnotic bluesiness, especially as it leads into the fantastic Highlands, a brilliantly quixotic, bluesy epic, languidly easing itself over 16 excellent minutes. It's easy sometimes to overestimate late period albums from great artists, an ‘it's not terrible, therefore it must be great’ type thing, but this, I think, is a genuinely great album. It of course doesn't have the feverish intensity of his mid 60s albums, but it’s blues and rockabilly and mid tempo atmospherics are very affecting, matching the resigned and aging tone of the lyrics. 🕰️🕰️🕰️🕰️🕰️ Playlist submission: Not Dark Yet
With this album it feels like Dylan has moved into his twilight years with plenty of grace. Even though this is 30 years ago! A rare long album that ambles along yet manages to take you with it rather feeling like an endurance test. It likely garnered a lot of acclaim due to it being something of a return to form. Such albums often don't stand the time test, but this one really does.
Rating: 5.0/5 Short Review: Weathered, haunted, and deeply human. This sounds like a man standing at the edge of life looking backward, forward, and into the darkness all at once. Not young Dylan. Not protest Dylan. Mortal Dylan. Favorite Track: “Not Dark Yet” One of the greatest songs ever written about aging and exhaustion.
I haven’t hated or disliked any Bob Dylan albums so far. In fact when I showed my list to somebody at one point their biggest gripe was that I gave a lot of his albums 3s (which I my defense is a good review IMO, anything lower than 3 means I didn’t like it or hated it. 3-5 is how much I liked it). Regardless, I never realized that what I would’ve wanted from him was basically just rock music. This is the closest I’ve heard him get to like traditional rock music and believe me it’s not truly rock, but rock adjacent. But I really loved the instrumentals and his vocals are like this sweet spot of grizzled and whiney where it just works perfectly. I know his later career is not as critically acclaimed but this album made me super super interested in the entirety of his career. Great album.
Bob Dylan innit. Not one I know but older, raspy, bluesy Dylan is not bad at all.
Not Dark Yet and Make You Feel My Love are the standouts here. The majority of this album is Dylan in Frogman Mode, though, which I'm not a huge fan of.
This is the first Bob Dylan album I actually like. I kinda admire him, and I really do have great respect for his work and all, but I just can't stand his voice. Not on this album, though, so it gets 4 stars from me.
Ik heb bij het vorige Dylan alles gegeven wat ik nog in me had als het op Bob Dylan aankomt. En dan is dit niet eens de laatste keer dat ik hem ga krijgen. Deze beoordeling wordt weinig creatief. Ome Bob heeft bij mij inmiddels z'n beetje z'n eigen schaal en op die schaal is dit niet het ergste album. Desondanks geef ik 2 sterren, klaar met Bob Dylan in deze lijst.
Bob Dylan – Time Out of Mind (1997) Through the record and its incredibly deep lyrics, you can clearly understand that Bob Dylan was completely reinventing his sound. It is a deep project—like sick deep—proving his songwriting ability was right there like it had never left. Off a first listen, this is a strong 4/5. I really liked the deep emotional weight of "Standing in the Doorway," alongside other standouts like "Love Sick," "Dirt Road Blues," and "Cold Irons Bound." Hearing "Make You Feel My Love" was great, especially knowing its powerful lyrics from Adele's version, and "Highlands" is just an incredible closer to wrap up the journey.
A fabulously Waitsian Bob Dylan album.
This might be my favorite bob dylan voice. It’s gruff but he can still hold a tune. It also might be my favorite album of his that I’ve heard so far.
Another one.
better than I expected, but still bob dylan.
Not my introduction to Bob, but definitely the first contemporary release I was aware/a part of. It’s wild how at the time this was his old man on death’s door album and now nearly 30 years later it’s just a middle-aged comeback! It’s pretty good but also feels a bit corny. The arrangements and instrumentation Lanois and co contribute really stand out and Bob is...not entirely believable to me.
Surprisingly good for "past his prime" Dylan. Songs and lyrics aren't anything ground breaking and border generic but I really like the gravel that took over his voice instead of being all nasal. Make thisba little shorter in run time and its pretty solid.
Bob Dylan being himself. Dunno
This album is the color of dusk. This shit is dusty. Smells like sawdust. Tastes like whiskey. Bob’s aged voice fits his songwriting perfectly. I had no idea he wrote Make You Feel My Love. Truly the greatest living American songwriter.
Very atmospheric. Great voice. Lots of great information on Wikipedia about each individual song, helps to put things in perspective.
Review - a Dylan album from the '90s seemed an odd choice but honestly it's not bad. His voice has gotten very gravelly, and the songs are ok. It's like every other song is good, and the other tracks are kind of lame blues rock. A better album than I expected, but not great. There are about 8 other Dylan albums I think you need to hear over and above this. Score - 5/10 Need to listen? NO
I was worried when I got a Dylan album from well past his prime. I thought his voice would be the unintelligible grumbling it is now, but it’s in nice shape here. I’ve always defended young Bob’s voice, and I really like the grit and texture that his age gave him here. I love the dark, stripped back instrumentation. This album has some absolutely great songs on here, but there are others that could be trimmed or cut, and I think that the album could have been better for it. One song that surprised me was Make You Feel My Love, it has an 80’s ballad quality that I liked quite a bit. On the opposite end, Highlands has no business being both 16 minutes long and the closer. 3/5
pushing it a little bit with the lengths of a lot of the songs, but makes up for it by being overall comprised of good listens. 6/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: LOVE SICK, TRYIN' TO GET TO HEAVEN, NOT DARK YET, COLD IRONS BOUND
just bob dylan isnt it like how many of his albums are even in here
honestly like it a lot more than some Dylan, got an interesting and very different vibe to what I think of when I imagine him. much rock-ier but still with his voice and lyrics
Standing in the doorway might be the first Bob Dylan song I've heard that I'd actually say I enjoyed ok. Not great, but ok. This album is more enjoyable than the others of his that I've heard, but I still find his voice grating, style annoying, and lyrics nonsensical. This was just slightly less extreme. After the album finished, amazon autoplayed a song from an earlier album, and it was striking the difference. I think Bob needed to calm down some.
Well, not too bad. I listened to the whole thing without cringing. Should I boost the score? Sure, why not. 3 stars. Congratulations to internationally recognized musician Bob Dylan.
It was alright. I'm torn between 2 and 3. Still got respect for Bob Dylan but this album just wasn't my thang. 2
I don't hate this album, and I'm surprised by that. Dylan's rasp really suits the music well (when it's overpowering his usual nasally sound) and is kind of enjoyable. The straight ahead blues is pretty enjoyable. But oh my God is this album too long. Most songs are 5 minutes or longer, and for some reason they feel about twice as long as that.
I thought I was over Bob Dylan, but this caught my attention. It's not love at first listen, but I do hope to revisit this album.
Every track starts off interesting and then severely outstayed its welcome so I don't really know what I think. Could have been a 2 on another day.
I'm still getting into Dylan, and don't feel I'm ready to jump into his 90s work 'cause I don't have enough understanding to be able to appreciate it. I haven't even done Blood On The Tracks yet. I'll be back if/when I get the formative stuff done first.
Eating more and more Dylan humble pie as I go through the list - this was great, I really enjoyed it on the plane home
He's really trying for that whole sultry country-folk blues thing, huh. I'm not going to pretend like I have a clue about Dylan's discography past the big ones, but this sure lacks anything at all. Also too damn long.
Rather surprisingly I quite enjoyed this. It’s too long of course, and a bit rambling at times. But there’s some pretty decent stuff on here for Dylan
Album clivant, que l'on peut adorer ou détester, des morceaux longs et assez groovy, une insrumental assez funky et rock. J'aime beaucoup cet univers, qui est un style propre à Bowie, avec une voix qui se transforme (grave ou aigue). Album sous addiction à la cocaine, nouveau personnage froid et hautain, sous influence de groupe allemand et sous motorik (pulsations - comme métronome, musique éléctronique).
Fav song: Make You Feel My Love
Ni tan mal
Great lyrics and instrumentation.
I don’t really vibe with bob, but songwriting is obviously good 6/10
muy buen álbummm. Bob Dylan es crackkk, lo supe antes de empezar a escuchar.
Overall: 6/10 This isn't an incredible showcase of Bob Dylan's songwriting, but it has enough going on to keep your attention. It's better than a lot of the late stage Dylan albums (this is almost 30 years old, that's nuts!). I really don't like how his voice has sounded since the 80s. Fav Song: Cold Irons Bound
For me the voice is too gimmicky over several songs and some are good, but casual background songs. Also thought that some would be better as a cover (Adele then proved it).
Reminds me of the final Leonard Cohen album. Wanderings on life and death. This would be a high 4 if it were a little more concise - some of the more meandering tracks push this down to a high 3
The voice is a bit jarring to start with but you get used to that. Not a classic but still he rekindles some of the old magic
When music critics review a new Bob Dylan album they often describe it as “his best work since Time Out of Mind” distinguishing 1997 LP as his late, last fit of genius. I think describing it as “one of his great works” might be taking things a bit far, but it’s true that it’s a very beautiful record and a proud accomplishment for any artist over 30 years into their career. The songs here are very chilled out, very touching, very soulful. Being familiar with his records from the last 15 years has inoculated me from any craggliness in his voice, it all sounds very natural to me. He sounds like an old master.
Bob gets a solid 3 for me on this one. I love the Lanois production (i always do) but i’m not sure meandering suits Bob that well. There are some moments of mid-tempo, mid-life magic but a few too many moments of staleness, the last track is most guilty of this at a bloated plodding 15 mins.
I've never fully understood the appeal of Dylan. That being said I liked this more than I thought I would.
I prefer rock but it was a great album, calm, accounting. You can see the talent of the real folk king in action ! Love the solo guitar
no.
I enjoyed this album overall, there are some songs that were just ok, but some solid and very enjoyable.
He’s solid in this album but he doesn’t have the best of vioces
Dude this was awful. He already couldn’t sing and then he decided to destroy his voice and try again and somehow he managed to sound even worse on this album. All around, a horrendous experience. Please make him stop.
I don't care how many Bob Dylan albums you throw on here-i still don't like his voice
Favorite Song: Standing in the Doorway
Not sure older dylan is for me
I started out thinking I was going to like this one better. His voice is different, kind of Tom Waits lite , and the production style is different. But no, it just goes on and on and on and quite quickly lost me. There is absolutely no need for a 16 minute song that sounds the same the whole way through. And some of the lyrics are cringeworthy, I said what I said. I don’t get Dylan
Сара 3,5 Марко 3,5
Not huge on the new stuff
Probably the most shockingly appropriate album I’ll ever get on this list. As of right now I have more than 1000 different albums to get, and yet I get this one, the day after I watch “No Direction Home.” And by the way, that was a HUGE part of my day. I was sick so I stayed home from school, and spent most of the afternoon watching that movie, and it’s now one of the longest movies I’ve ever watched. Additionally I just listened to Desire, one of the only well-known Bob albums I hadn’t listened to yet (great album btw). All this to say it’s insane that I got this album when I did. And now on to whether it’s good. Well, “Love Sick” certainly sets the tone. Meandering, 5 minutes and change, but shockingly direct. It feels as if Bob is looking you in the face as he unsteadily growls the lyrics. “Dirt Road Blues” picks up the pace in terms of tempo, but Bob’s gravelly vocals ground it in the maintaining dark atmosphere. This continues throughout the A-side. Then on the B-side it continues, though the general quality drops a bit (not personally the biggest fan of "'Til I Fell In Love With You"). Now's also a good time to talk about how the whole thing is seemingly about his 1992 divorce from Carolyn Dennis, and uhh, you can tell it's a breakup album. It's kinda crazy how down he seems about this. Anyway "Not Dark Yet" closes out the first disc as easily the best song of the B-side. Just real simple, easy, depressive Americana. Good stuff. And then "Cold Irons Bound" comes in and it's just as depressive, and it's long and bluesy and real good. After that there's a couple of songs that are just okay frankly. But then we have "Highlands," and... what. the. fuck. 16 minutes. I had to scroll down 3 times just to get to the bottom of the song's lyrics. It's crazy. Anyway the song's great too. I won't get into it but it's awesome. I'm too tired to really get into this album as a whole but it's super good. 9.5/10
Like it 3/5
Again and again…not a fan.
Crazy to think that this was seen as Bob facing his own mortality when it’s now 30 years old and Dylan is still going and going strong. This album really brought him back to relevance and he has been riding the wave ever since. The best tracks here are amongst Dylan very best- Not Dark Yet, Standing in the doorway and Trying to get to Heaven. It’s long, languid and meandering but I think the production is excellent. I have no idea what Dylan’s problem is with it.
Un horror, me costó muchísimo escucharlo entero
So Dylan had this in his till tool kit the whole time? Lyrically solid, and such far more interesting music than his usual.
I actually don't mind much Dylan, but this was a rough listen. 2/5
Blues night in the old people's home
Meh.
I don’t like it as much as Highway 61, but it’s still good.
This website is trying to make me a Bob Dylan fan
why does the original "make you feel my love" sound so mocking
4/28/26. Still not the biggest Dylan guy. Songs on this one are okay, just didn't pull me in even with its heavier blues sound.
Dylan really is one of the greatest songwriters, just not the best singers. Some amazing stuff here and some not so good. A fairly background album, but enjoyable.
Fínasta endurkomuplata hjá Dylan. Make you feel my love ótrúlega fallegt lag.
Nice, bluesy and solid recording
If you Can’t Wait to listen to this, just do it. Even if you have to travel a Million Miles.
Just when I thought the love affair with Bob Dylan couldn't get worse, it certainly does get worse. You're telling me his **30th** studio album is in this generator as well? Even Bob Dylan's biggest fans admit there is nothing of his worth listening to after the 1970s. Normally, at the very least, I appreciate Dylan's lyrics, and storytelling, but that seems to be a weak spot with this one. After the opening track, there is truly nothing interesting at all about this slog. This is mainly due to his usual lackluster instrumental ballads, and that horrible voice of his. The fact it goes on for over an hour makes this a dreadful experience. Favorite Track: "Love Sick".
Third Bob Dylan album I think and nope, I still cannot stand his voice. It’s probably the worst of the three so far, but the instrumentals are fine. Make You Feel My Love is a great song, but it sounds horrendous when he sings it.
Bob Dylan, at least later in his career, definitely pivoted towards a more traditional American-folk style rather than pioneering. He's still an excellent song-writer, but some of the creativity from his earlier projects is gone.
Started a little shaky then snuck up and stole my soul. Not cowboy songs, but similar vibe. Prepare to sway and be drawn in by every word.
90s Bob Dylan doesn't do much for me at all. It feels pretty generic.
I own this album but have never really given it the time it deserves. In truth this is a real highlight of Bob's later years. Daniel Lanois production brings a complimentary ambient air. 'Love Sick', Standing In The Doorway' and the epic closer 'Highlands' are peak Dylan. And it gave Adele a number one song.
Oh Bob Dylan, we have four more albums to go.
I love Bob Dylan. This is not my favourite album but it's still good, and was his return, so that probably warrants a place on this list. Some later albums were better IMO. This album definitely has the Daniel Lanois sound, it doesn't bother me but the later remix does sound a bit more Dylan-esque.
As always a whole album of Bob Dylan (especially with 70 minutes running-time) is slightly too much for me. Mainly because of "Make You Feel My Love" I give it the three stars. 2,5
Puta re sad pero me gustó mucho
Did not like
Beautiful album with great production by Daniel Lanois. Mad that it's now nearly 30 years old seeing as it has been much talked about as an album about an older Dylan and his mortality with songs like It's Not Dark Yet and Trying to Get to Heaven. As the review stickers on my cd copy proclaim '73 minutes of genius', 'The Original is Back' and 'Dylan at his creative peak'. All bang on the money. Another Dylan album, another 5 stars from me.
Tedious 2.2/5
Este álbum es una cátedra de honestidad cruda. Bob Dylan entrega una obra pantanosa y oscura que se siente como el trayecto de un auto en la carretera llegando a un hotel de paso: hay una mezcla de cansancio, soledad y misterio en cada nota. La producción de Daniel Lanois crea un ambiente denso donde la voz gastada de Dylan brilla por su autenticidad, estableciendo el molde para lo que artistas como Sabina o Nacho Vegas harían más tarde en español. Aunque las composiciones son largas y cíclicas —exigiendo una creatividad superior para mantener el pulso—, es cierto que pueden caer en la monotonía si el oyente no se detiene a escuchar. Sin embargo, es precisamente en la atención a las letras donde sucede la magia o la pesadilla; temas como "Love Sick" y "Can't Wait" transforman el desamor y la espera en algo casi existencial. Es un disco hipnótico que premia la escucha atenta y reflexiva, convirtiendo el hastío en una forma de arte.
me gusto
If you thought the rest of the album was bad, just wait until you get to the 16 minutes long final track with no variation in it's contents. Also just because it's supposed to be an environmental soundscape doesn't mean I'll like every track echoing constantly.
so long jesus christ
Slow and melancholic blues/folk rock. It's not bad but it's not really my style and I didn't enjoy it as much as his other albums. His raspy voice kind of matches the tone of the album at least.
Bob, please don’t put a 16 min song at the end of the album. Cheers! I’m know he’s made worse records… I’m know he’s made better ones too.
Rambling lyrically. Not Bluesy enough while lacking the signature Dylan sound. 2.8/5
This is my 5th Bob Dylan album and I am 383 albums in. Dylan is really hard for me to rate. I know that he is super important in music history and that he ushered in a new era when he became a rock n roll act and was no longer just a folk singer. Sadly I do not appreciate his poetry or his singing. I love his songs when sung by other people. This album was much better to me than 3 of the other 4 that I have listened to on this challenge. I like Live at Albert Hall more than this one because of the backing band (The Band). This album is better to me than Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks and Highway 61 revisited because his voice is older and less grating to my ears.
Se que Bob Dylan es un artista pionero que ha influido a generaciones enteras de músicos. Sin embargo, la experiencia de este álbum no me encantó para nada. El álbum se me hizo extremadamente largo y pesado de escuchar. En particular, la canción Highlands me pareció annoying lo larga que era. Reconozco el valor artístico de Dylan, su lirismo y su impacto en la música, pero personalmente no logré conectar con este trabajo. Tal vez se deba a que mis gustos musicales van más hacia un estilo más directo o “de calle”, y menos hacia lo que tradicionalmente se considera “buena música”. Al final, es solo mi opinión personal, no una verdad absoluta. Simplemente, este álbum no resonó conmigo. Por eso, le doy una estrella.
Mojo, Uncut etc went mad for this at the time. I guess there hadn’t been new Dylan for awhile. It’s a solid despatch from Planet Bob.
Pretty mid Bob
Passable from Bob
Fine Bob Dylan rules whatever. Wanted to be indifferent to this but not dark yet is like one of the best songs I’ve ever heard so whatever. Thank god the last two songs sucked shit and were so goddamn long so I didn’t run a 5. Lyrically amazing, hit or miss songs.
his voice is extremely scrongly on this album
Boring Bob
I have an appreciation for structure of some of Bob Dylan's songs, but for the most part I cannot stand his performances nor his albums. Whenever his songs work for me they are always a cover by someone else. On top of this, my family and I have had interactions with Robert Zimmerman. In a small town in Oregon two decades ago he New York-ed it off a curb and my wife nearly hit him with the car. He truly seemed oblivious to anything around him. Fortunately we avoided him. Aside from that, I cannot believe that I am saying this, I enjoyed the Tom Wait-esque "Love Sick". I think there a few good reasons for that: Daniel Lanois' production skills were well suited to a very tired Bob Dylan sound by that time, his vocal performance are a tad less annoying than usual on this album, and finally, mercifully, there were no squealing harmonicas nearby. Aside from that, I am not convinced that this album belongs on the list. It is not an album that was a prototype for a new sub-genre. It is not an album that moves in new directions at all, really. It is the same blues, folk, and rock that we had been getting from Bob for around 3 decades by that point. And, while technically a commercial success, it was not popular by any means, so it kind of fails all of the criteria for being one of the 1,001 albums you should treat yourself to before you die. If you have heard other Bob Dylan albums, you aren't really missing anything. Furthermore, there were plenty of other more interesting albums in 1997 that deserve this spot instead one more album by a legacy artist who already has too many albums on this list. Notable tracks: "Love Sick", "Not Dark Yet" (and yes, I will be seeking out covers of these tracks to add to my library)
Excruciantemente longo, eternamente longo, longo demais. Outro disco do Bob Dylan, e ainda estou esperando o momento mágico que tudo vai clicar. Ainda não clicou, mas deu uma melhorada, não sinto a total repulsa com este álbum como senti com alguns outros. A voz dele é difícil. É o maior desafio de seus discos, sua voz. Esse álbum em específico tem um estilo de produção bem descolado, um estilo meio blues. É agradável, e casa bem com a voz asquerosa de Dylan. No fim das contas, fiquei surpreendido com o disco. Apesar de sua duração exagerada, consegui tirar um leve proveito deste álbum. Ouviria novamente, mas não achei fantástico nem nada. A voz dele ainda me incomoda, e é difícil circular isso quando as letras são o foco principal das canções. Mas ao menos, esse álbum não me causou dor física igual um outro disco dele. Poderia ser pior. 3/5
Somewhat forgettable album, I like the style but none of the songs stood out. I was expecting more as this was the first Bob Dylan album in the list I have gone through
4.3
This was fine, but not something I’m really interested in. I did like the bluesy feel of some of the songs.
The best I can say about this is that I was neutral on many of these songs. I don't find Bobby D to be this lyrical genius, nor do I like his voice, so I'm not sure what enjoyment there is to find in this.
Bob Dylan is as Bob Dylan does
Robbie Zimmerman’s mellow Soul blues. In the first half I felt it didn’t add much of note to Dylan’s catalogue, with mostly basic blues tracks. But later part of the album offers some contrasts with tracks such as cold irons bound, featuring a reverbed pedal steel guitar and a distorted swampy sounding Hammond organ over a rockabilly beat, and make you feel love with BD playing an intimate piano backed by an upright bass and organ. The latter could have been mistaken for one of Elton’s ballads except for Dylan’s rasp of a voice. So it’s a fair effort for a man who’s already 30years into his career by then and not much left to reinvent. Three stars
I haven’t listened to much of Bob Dylan, so that might explain my surprise putting this on and hearing a straight up blues record. He’s obviously older than how he sounds in earlier works, but his whole approach here sounds like a totally different artist to me. In a good way. 3.6/5.0
dylan returning from the wilderness but still on the back foot, dejected, wary, wandering around with his beating heart in one hand and a knife in the other. his take on the blues here is very warm, but in a blurred, spacious kind of way, and it's never raucous or vague like so many blues records can be. the lyrics, whittled down to their essentials, are gorgeous, so plaintive and naked in their hurt, anger, humor. one of his finest records, familiar sounds whipped up into a singular miracle
Not a bib Dylan fsn
Почему то что Дилан, что Нил Янг не вызывают какого-то особого впечатления в остатке после прослушиваниия. Что слушал, что нет. Этот альбом не исключение
This will forever be ingrained in my memory as the album that stole Album of the Year from Radiohead for OK Computer. Full disclosure, I dislike Dylan's voice on a good day, when he was young. I can barely listen to anything he's done past 1975. While he's made some classics, he's still one of the most overrated artists of the 20th century imho. This record shouldn't have garnered more acclaim than Cohen's 10 New Songs or something, but boomers gonna boomer. Alternative offerings from 1997: Notorious BIG - Life After Death Fluke - Risotto Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker Bjork - Homogenic (one of her few not in the list?) Portishead - Portishead (their best album) Carl Craig - More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
I’m so used to hearing young Dylan it took me a minute to get used to older Dylan here. I liked this, it often felt easier on the ears than some of his older stuff I love.
3.73
Ez nem tetszett annyira
Interesting comparison to Blonde on Blonde (which popped up here for me 2 days ago), Bob older, wearier and wiser. Daniel Lanois is the real key to the magic on this I reckon - the atmosphere is amazing, each instrument has a perfect place in the mix, with Bob's lyrics still given heaps of room to cut through. Some of the songs are still great, definitely miles ahead of any of his releases in the 80s or 90s, I remember being surprised he still had it in him, but I guess like Johnny Cash and others, the 90s was the time for those sort of revivals. It does drag though - 70+ minutes of slowly wheeled out late period Bob is too much for me by the end.
Time Out of Mind isn’t my favourite Dylan album, and it’s hard to see it ever topping classics like Blood on the Tracks, Blonde on Blonde, or Highway 61 Revisited. That said, it’s still a really strong listen. The album starts brilliantly. “Love Sick,” “Dirt Road Blues,” and “Standing in the Doorway” set the tone perfectly and pull you in straight away. As the album goes on though, you do start to feel its length. At 11 tracks and over 70 minutes, it drifts a little, and the lack of variation makes it feel repetitive towards the back end. One of the standout elements for me is Dylan’s voice. The gravelly, worn delivery suits the mood of the album perfectly and adds real weight to the songs. Lyrically, it’s excellent. There’s a consistent thread of cynicism, anger, and longing running throughout, and it all feels very authentic. Favourite tracks: “Love Sick,” “Trying to Get to Heaven,” with my standout being the beautiful “Make You Feel My Love” Least favourite tracks: Nothing bad, but a few tracks in the second half blend together. “Highlands” in particular feels far too long and drags on. Album artwork: Classic Dylan. Simple, understated, and very fitting for the tone of the record.
A solid 4, for a solid album. Except the few first songs, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and was really please with the bluesy vibe
Found it a pretty nice listen surprisingly. Some of the bluesy songs weren't as interesting for me.
I like this slightly more than Blonde on Blonde. Emphasis on slightly. Really, I feel the same way about this one as I did with Blonde on Blonde except that I thought Dylan's voice wasn't quite as annoying. I still don't really like his voice though. The longer the album went on the less I "liked" it.
If anyone ever tries to use Time Out Of Mind as evidence that Dylan still had it in the '90s, swiftly remind them that a lot of the success of this album had to do with the fact that he, very much, did not have it. There was a 20+ year slump before this album, and then Dylan kind of has been coasting ever since it came out. It was basically a miracle that Time Out Of Mind is as great as it is. But, deep down, I am glad that Dylan got a really significant late career statement in. It seems fitting that he would find one more blaze of glory in the world of songwriting. This is basically a winding collection of blues-based songs that capture some of Dylan's original magic, and combine it with some elder statesman pathos. The full picture isn't my favorite Dylan album, in fact I'd venture to say it's hardly anyone's favorite Dylan album, but it is thoroughly enjoyable, and of sufficient enough songwriting depth to make things work out. A lot of these songs are really great, Dirt Road Blues, Can't Wait, Million Miles and more are genuinely great Dylan songs. And, he even gets a chance to experiment a little here. Love Sick and Cold Irons Bound both (miraculously) manage to successfully incorporate a reggae feel, and I actually think that they end up as some of the most interesting moments here. And I also feel the need to mention the incredible, sprawling Highlands. His longest song at the time, Highlands' world slowly sprawls and deepens in the enticing, atmospheric way that Dylan's very best songs do. This is probably *still* the best Dylan song since 1975. Unfortunately, I do have a couple of complaints though. It goes without saying that I haven't fully connected with all the songs here, but that's barely a complaint. A more real complaint I have is with Dylan's vocals. When I first put this on, I figured that he had just grown gravely and raspy in his old age. Then, upon looking it up, I realized that he was just in his mid-50s here, which struck me as odd, he sounds like he's pushing 70 here. *Then*, I listened to a little of his much more recent stuff, and I noticed that he was just singing in a much more regular way. So, then it hit me, this album's insane, Tom Waits rasp is just a put on. And it largely sounds fine here, in the context of these dusty, sprawling songs. But knowing the extent to which it *is* put on is definitely distracting, to say the least. Ultimately, Time Out Of Mind is still the best Dylan album released since 1975, there are some great songs, great lyrics, and it just feels like his heart's in it here. Some bizarre vocal decisions aside, Time Out Of Mind serves as an incredible epilogue for Dylan's best era, and it's celebrated for good reason.
not my fav dylan
Wow this is brilliant. I wasn’t sure on his older voice at first but by the end of moody film noir-esque opener Love Sick, I had been won over. Lyrically, it’s outstanding. The simple ‘breakup’ sounds like it nearly killed him. Anyway, I’m going to “find me a janitor to sweep me off my feet”.
It's Dylan, but at a much slower pace than usual and completely mellowed out.
Absolutely love Bob Dylan and love his full band stuff. When he gets bluesy, it’s some solid stuff.
I’m a Dylan hater (or just find his music does nothing for me). Entirely forgettable apart from learning that one of Adele’s song is a cover of a late track on here. Made more tolerable by imagining Slinky Dog from Toy Story was singing this album to me instead of Dylan.
A Dylan album I’m almost completely unfamiliar with. Sludgy but still pretty great.
This is the modern (a.k.a 30 years ago) Dylan album I am least familiar with. Went well on a Sunday afternoon while scrubbing dishes. May come back to it, may not. Life is relentless.
On 209, I was wondering when a Bob Dylan album would pop up. He has plenty on the list right? He is one of the artists that is considered by broader media as an exceptional artist, but I haven't really listened to his stuff before. The stuff that I did hear, was awesome. Only complete album that I listened to was the Blood on the Tracks-cd from my dad, that I really enjoyed. Anyways, I don't think this was the best introduction to Dylan I could've had. I will revisit it when I have listened to, idk, other albums from him. For now this is just disappointing and for that I'm giving it 1/5
Absolutely fantastic. Maybe the best iteration of Dylan's voice. Older, more whiskey soaked. But what really, really shines on this album is the band that he's playing with. They groove the entire time and it's fantastic.
Never been a Bob Dylan fan, goes back to the whole singer/songwriter, lyrics first thing. I kept waffling back and forth between a 2 or a 3, but I've run out of patience and it gets a 2.
30 minutes beyond a 3
boring
I respect him for the music legend that he is, but this style of music is really not for me. So much of what is on here is this super slow folky type of music and I've said it before but it seems like a lot of people take music that is slower to be more artistic and contemplative in the same way many people perceive someone who takes their time to talk as more intelligent and confident. A bit of a flawed lens. The perception lacks depth and exceptions. Very much a lot of the same sounds and not the variety I would expect of such a large list of music.
An amazing album form a person some considered washed at the time of this release. Not only did it change that opinion, I’d consider this a top ten Dylan album of all time. That’s saying a lot.
A wonderful album! Poignant, poetic lyrics accompanied by smooth, easy listening music. A real gem.
I liked it. A good amount. Some of the songs and therefore the album itself kind of dragged on. Especially the final song on the album. Went on for a little too long and was rather repetitive. But overall I did enjoy it.
Not sure about this one, can't make up my mind
good songs but honestly voice bugged me at some bits, something to revisit but not often
Listen I like the Bob Dylan songs what tf does he know about Willy wonka?? I love Bob Dylan's songs I hate his voice. He should've been a songwriter a girl could've dreamt. He sounds like the child of a rat and a cricket that smoked a pack a day since birth. It's so interesting but in a bad way. Joan Baez save me Joan Baez. It definitely ain't him babe. Sounds like the goat from hoodwinked. I really wanna like this I just can't unfortunately. His lyrics are really simple in a really raw way. If only he could sing 💔 Why is every song two hours long. How much could Bob Dylan possible have to say. Adele ate him tf up holy shit. He sounds like someone doing drunk karaoke of Bob Dylan. Yeah not good. Favourite: Standing in the Doorway Least favourite: Cold Irons Bound
I started listening this album while I was busy running errands in town and listened to the second half at home. Well it is not the kind of music to listen to in the town on noisy buses. It's soothing and calm, the songwriting is good and his voice got better with his age. It's not an album I will regularly revisit but was a pleasant enough listen.
Absolutely zero reasons for me to ever listen to this again.
A great, modern album from Dylan, with still his signature style and voice. Highlights: "Standing in the Doorway", "Not Dark Yet", and "Make You Feel My Love"
I’m not sure how I feel about it honestly… one moment I’m like “this is my favourite Dylan album”, other times I’m just like eh. But it’s a nice change regardless. Also I have gotten 3 Dylan albums in 16 songs what is this randomiser doing lol
I'm not a fan of Dylan
i love the concept of someone saying "no no no, you gotta listen to his THIRTIETH album, dude. THAT'S the good one". this is a remarkably terrible album that is wholly unpleasant to listen to. obviously others disagree, but i do not think bob dylan has a pleasant voice. it doesn't help here that he sounds like he's on the other end of an aircraft hanger with how they've layered effects on his voice, but it's the songwriting that people always clamor about. i don't hear it. am i just a simpleton? an uncultured swine? i don't know if i've felt any connection and stirring of emotion from anything i've ever heard from him. the most i connect with bob dylan is when northernlion is doing a gay bob dylan bit where he's singing about cum.
This book contains no less then 7 Bob Dylan albums, making me wonder whether the book should have a hard limit on how many times the same band can be chosen. I don't love Bob Dylan on a good day so listening to the like, maybe 5th best Bob Dylan album is not something I'm going to enjoy. I feel I could end the review there, I just don't really have much to say and I didn't enjoy it. It was extremely boring, largely about his ex, and felt like it went on forever. Shout out to Highlands though, a song that manages to feel longer then a fucking feature length film and drags on to the point of actually looping around to being somehow impressive in its monotony. Apparantly Bob Dylan didn't like the production on this so we at least agree on one thing. Very low 2, largely because I just heard Elvis so I KNOW what a 1 sounds like right now to me.
The fraudster’s voice grows old and tired. His fans swoon. Word Writers who listen to words set to music assume it's brilliant. People who listen to the music just scratch their heads and wonder how he maintains his spell.
I liked the first half of this album more than I thought I would. The bluesy stuff was great. It's shame, but 'Highlands' killed it for me. Who wants to listen to Bob Dylan singing for 16.5 minutes about nothing? Nobody. When I got to minute 10, the words of my 16 year old daughter came to mind: 'Bro - this is low-key pissing me off'.
Was unfamiliar with this album but enjoy Dylan..I think there are better albums but understand possibly how this made the list much like Elvis from Memphis a demonstration of his talent as he was becoming less relevant . I listened to this album twice and I like it will be played again …
Time Out Of Mind is easily the best Bob Dylan album i have heard so far. It just really went to show that Dylan kept refining his craft over his career. I thought that this album was really well produced and it's a shame that Bob Dylan didn't like the sound of this album because i think it sounds far nicer and clearer than anything he has done in the past (at least, the albums i heard released prior to this). The songs here were also really nice and generally very relaxing to hear, especially Make You Feel My Love which in a lot of ways, makes me think of John Grant's Silver Platter Club (I love that song so i definitely like this one too). Granted this album is a long one but it is still solid. Best Song: Make You Feel My Love Worst Song: Highlands
Not heard this one before. Interesting but not captivating.
Started out grating on my nerves but about halfway through his vocals seemed to improve and I ended up liking it!
Großartiges Album!
It feels like Bob is resting on his laurels a bit here. The songs are good, don't get me wrong, but they aren't as iconic or interesting always as songs from his classic era. That being said, still worth a listen even if your not a Dylan completions.
Stfu and let me at least enjoy the instrumentals.
Dirge
Bob Dylan ei oo muutamaa biisiä lukuunottamatta ominta musaa. Kuten ei ollut tämä herran paluulevykään. Vähän tasapaksu, eikä oikeastaan mikään biisi erottunut joukosta.
Just cant do it man
I didn't know that this is where Make You Feel My Love comes from. I like Adele's version more, of course. I liked this album. I'm probably not going to re-listen, but I understand why it's included on this list
Good thing Timmy Chalamet has pissed me off because I can't stand Bob Dylan and wouldn't want to have to suffer through that BD movie
High hopes, everything I’ve heard from Dylan I’ve like. Highway 61 is a goat album. Can’t believe he was still releasing albums in 97. You can tell he’s old but it adds some charm. Love sick is so well written. The background track is very simple but the vocal rhythms work. Dirt road blues is classic Dylan. Love the guitar solo. Standing is too slow for me. His voice just doesn’t work as well on slow songs. Not terrible just not peak Dylan. Guitar riff is really good, song is growing on me as it goes on. Million miles 🔥🔥🔥. The lyrics again are just so good. Trying to get to heaven is pretty forgettable. Cool harmonica solo tho. TIL I fell in love with you would hit in any generation. I’m loving how this album has a clear theme. Piano is so good on fell in love. Every song so far has at least one great element. Not dark yet is really good. Emotional but not necessarily a super slow song. Great lyrics as always. He just keeps spitting. Cold irons bound is just another great song. Great piano again on make you feel my love. Another really emotional song. Can’t wait is interesting because it’s a very 90s sound. Great writing again. Really cool organ. And as he does, an absolute banger 10+ min ballad to close it out. The fact that this album is 30 years older than his best and still almost just as good is incredible. I get the Bob Dylan hype. Wonderful album. 4.3 stars.
I like Bob Dylan
4.1/5
Plodding.
I’m so glad Dylan made this album so that the narrative of a formerly good, washed up old singer songwriter didn’t become the way he was thought of. This album started showing he could release good music even as an older man. Now, I understand if someone thinks this album is a little slow. It is, but when you’re in the right mindset for it, the songs hit hard. Case in point is Highlands. It drags on forever…but! When you’re in the right mindset it could keep on going and you’d be grateful. The story about the waitress makes me so happy, even though it’s quite slow and someone might say it doesn’t lead to a conclusion. But it’s also what makes Dylan so great.
Swampy, dark, moody. Easily a highlight of Dylan's late period.