Whats on your turntable tonight?

rushton---Dylan had Daniel Lanois produce his Time Out of Mind album, and the sound was a turgid, muddy mess. Thankfully Bob has been doing it himself lately, and the sound of his last few albums is much better. Not audiophile, but much better than average for these days. By the way, a great album of his from the early 70's, Planet Waves, has just been released on LP and SACD by Mobile Fidelity. The original LP on Asylum had a very organic, unproduced sound quality, recorded with The Band in a couple of days. Good album, hope MF did it right.

Daniel Lanois also produced Oh, Mercy, which was a masterpiece.

By the way, a great album of his from the early 70's, Planet Waves, has just been released on LP and SACD by Mobile Fidelity.  The original LP on Asylum had a very organic, unproduced sound quality, recorded with The Band in a couple of days. Good album, hope MF did it right.

bdp24, I managed to miss this album and don't know at all. Thanks for posting about the upcoming reissue on LP. It sounds like music I'd enjoy and I'll put it on my list to explore!

Modern Times is without question one of Dylan’s best albums. In every way, lyrically, musically, voice, what have you.

geoffkaitt, it certainly is very good and I'll probably put it back to the TT again this weekend.

There was an interview somewhere with Bob's guitarist on the Time Out of Mind album, Duke Robillard. He was thrilled to work with Bob, but had a terrible time with producer Daniel Lanois. Duke was brought in after the recording of the album was already underway, Dylan being unhappy with Lanois' guitar playing (he was producing and playing). Lanois and Robillard butted heads constantly throughout the recording, much of Duke's guitar parts being left on the mixing room floor. Dylan had been listening to Buddy Holly in preparation for the album, but Lanois had a different vision for the album. Duke's a great player---that's why Dylan wanted him. Too bad Lanois didn't just let him play. Though Time Out of Mind won Bob a Grammy, I hate the production, which for me does not well serve the music. But then, I'm not a fan of Lanois' sound.