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By KARL PALLMEYER
Music Reviewer
Believe it or not there are
several people who know
nothing about Bob Dylan ex
cept that he is the one who
sings out of key on "We Are
the World." During the 60's,
Dylan established himself as
one of the most brilliant
songwriters of the century.
His work since then has
been groups of seemingly
pointless experiments with
various forms of music. With
"Empire Burlesque," Dylan
has been able to meld his 25
years of experience into an
album that can both attract
new fans and stand up al
most as well as anything he
has done before.
"Empire Burlesque" is a
fine blend of songs using
many of the musical styles
that Dylan has experi
mented with over the years.
It contains songs that can be
classified as folk, rock, coun
try, reggae or gospel. Dylan
uses many fine musicians
like Rolling Stone guitarist
Ron Wood, Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers keyboard
player Benmont Tench,
drummer Jim Keltner, bas
sist Robbie Shakespeare,
drummer Sly Dunbar and a
gospel chorus to achieve a
wide range of musical
styles.
During the 60's, Dylan
was classified as a protest
singer. Some say his music
since then is weak because
he isn't protesting anything.
"Clean Cut Kid" shows there
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Bob Dylan
"Empire Burlesque"
Columbia Records
Courtesy of Camelot Music
are still some things to pro
test. It's the story of a Viet
nam veteran and his treble
re-adjusting to civilian life.
It's a scathing attack on yes-
terday's establishment
which felt the army would
make a men of young boys.
Dylan was also known for
his examinations of tradi-
tional male-female
relationships and changing
sexual roles. Since the time
Dylan wrote songs like "It
Ain't Me, Babe," "Just Like a
Woman" and "Positively 4th
Street,"’ sexual roles have
changed again. On the new
album, Dylan studies the af
termath of the sexual revolu
tion and its effect on modern
society in the songs "Tight
Connection To My Heart
(Has Anybody Seen My Lo
ve)," "Seeing the Real You
At Last," "I'll Remember
You," "When the Night
Comes Falling From the
Sky" and "Something's Bur
ning Baby."
'Trust Yourself" is one
song that really struck me
hard on first listen. Dylan's
albums, "Slow Train Com
ing," "Saved" and "Shot of
Love" are rarely played on
my stereo. These albums
were released in Dylan's
"Christian" period and I find
them to be tedious, preachy
and dull. When Dylan re
leased "Infidels" two years
ago, I was delighted to find
he was leaving Christianity
for broader themes. On
"Trust Yourself," Dylan
sings: "Well, you're on your
own, you always were/in a
land of wolves and thieves/
Don't put your hope in un
godly man/Or be a slave to
what somebody else belie
ves." That's quite a change
from "You've Got to Serve
Somebody."
Dylan's voice is the only
thing that bothers me about
"Empire Burlesque." Admit-
tably Dylan's voice is not the
best in the world but it is ap
propriate and mostly effec
tive ior his songs. Now Dy
lan seems to be using his
trademark nasal whine to a
point of self-parody, espe
cially when he harmonizes
with Madelyn Quebec on
"I'll Remember You" and
"When the Night Comes
Falling From the Sky."
I hope that "Empire Bur
lesque" will open the ears of
the new generation to the
music of Bod Dylan. The
older generation should re
alize that the album marks
Dylan's arrival into the 80's.D
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