![]() In any case, he received the worst reviews of his life and it felt like the whole world was on his case so, fighter that he is, he went into his corner to figure out how he could dodge all of these jabs. ![]() ![]() While it was generally assumed he'd created a trilogy of gospel records with Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980), and Shot of Love (1981), he was purportedly perturbed that critics and fans connected Shot of Love to its predecessors, as he didn't see things that way Jesus Christ was certainly invoked but, in general, the album's tone is less evangelical than the previous pair. Mixed-up confusion, for sure.Īfter converting to Christianity in the late 1970s, Dylan's music and infamous live shows of the time were thought to be a little judgy and hellfire-y, as the free-thinking boundary buster began to hector sinners and advocate for religious parameters. It's a journey that begins with lovely, fun covers via studio band warm-ups, and reimagined versions of his own songs, perhaps just to draw heat from the incandescent spark of his past, followed by side-trips that yielded some of the greatest songs he ever wrote, some of which never even made it on to the most uneven albums of his career. From a creative era that even Bob Dylan himself has suggested was fraught with self-doubt and a sense that all mastery of his craft was lost, we receive this remarkable treasure trove that demonstrates how hungry and impassioned he really was. ![]()
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