BOB DYLAN

TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8

By David Day

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BOB DYLAN | TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8

GENRE | MORE MASTERY

VERDICT | PILE IT ON

RELEASE | 10.7.08

LABEL | COLUMBIA/LEGACY

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Quite obviously, there is no comparison for the great Dylan. As a chameleon who has outlived his disguises, it's a wonder he's still alive, but unreleased tracks like "Dignity" and "Born In Time" show the master craftsman still leaves gems on the edit floor. Dylan never sings the same song twice, so there's also excellent "alternate versions" of "Everything is Broken" and "Most of the Time." Look past his toady voice to some of the greatest poetry of our time. I was going to take Columbia to task for labeling "Series of Dreams" as "Unreleased" when it in fact was included on the original Bootleg Series box set. One of his greatest songs, it recalls just what it says, and is perhaps his finest biographical allegory. But upon listening, it turns out this is indeed a different version—Dylan went and changed all the lyrics. Like I said, no comparison.