Planet Waves

Reteaming with the Band, Bob Dylan winds up with an album that recalls New Morning more than The Basement Tapes, since Planet Waves is given to a relaxed intimate tone -- all the more appropriate for a collection of modest songs about domestic life. As such, it may seem a little anticlimactic since it has none of the wildness of the best Dylan and Band music of the '60s -- just an approximation of the homespun rusticness. Considering that the record was knocked out in the course of three days, its unassuming nature shouldn't be a surprise, and sometimes it's as much a flaw as a virtue, since there are several cuts that float into the ether. Still, it is a virtue in places, as there are moments -- "On a Night Like This," "Something There Is About You," the lovely "Forever Young" -- where it just gels, almost making the diffuse nature of the rest of the record acceptable. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1 On a Night Like This Dylan 2:59
2 Going, Going, Gone Dylan 3:28
3 Tough Mama Dylan 4:16
4 Hazel Dylan 2:49
5 Something There Is About You Dylan 4:43
6 Forever Young Dylan 4:57
7 Forever Young (Continued) Dylan 2:48
8 Dirge Dylan 5:37
9 You Angel You Dylan 2:54
10 Never Say Goodbye Dylan 2:53
11 Wedding Song Dylan 4:42

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