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Found this print while cleaning up after Christmas, too good not to share - amazing how much it has changed.
[Had some fun and ranked all 39 albums by His Bobness. Everything you are about to read is simply my opinion; whether you agree or disagree, let’s have a healthy, respectful dialogue in the comments!]
#13 - Nashville Skyline
Released: April 9, 1969
Produced by: Bob Johnston
Nashville Skyline is so often discussed as a novelty (“It’s Bob’s country album!”; “His voice is so different!”) that I occasionally forget how much I like it. Fortunately, all it takes is a brisk 27 minutes to be reminded of how solid this album is.
Coming off the pared down John Wesley Harding, and particularly the last two country-tinged tracks off that record, it’s both enthralling and satisfying to hear Dylan explore this sound further. Sonically, it’s a total success, thanks to Bob Johnston’s production and the monster Nashville session musicians that elevate each song to a higher level. We were already lucky enough to have Charlie McCoy, Kenny Buttrey, and Pete Drake on John Wesley Harding; the additions of Norman Blake, Charlie Daniels, and Bob Wilson, among others, are beyond clutch. Their collaborative efforts create a soundscape as great as any other classic country record from this time period.
On Bob’s end, his stellar vocal delivery is the glue that holds this beautiful sound together. And although his lyricism is even more straightforward than the last album, it doesn’t suffer in the least. “Lay Lady Lay” deserves all the praise it gets as a gorgeous plea of seduction and longing. “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You”, which I’ve always viewed as the sister song to “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”, is an equally wonderful, candid piece of songwriting. Conversely, “I Threw It All Away” and “Tell Me That It Isn’t True” are two of the finest heartbreaking ballads he’d written up to this point, with “One More Night” playing the perfect role of breezy forlorn number.
There’s very little not to like on Nashville Skyline, especially if you’re a “Country Pie” defender like I am. I admittedly have never loved the “Girl from the North Country” duet with Johnny Cash. It’s a fantastic song, but not only is it not as good as the original, it’s always felt a tad forced and unnatural to me, almost like an attempt to push th
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Has anyone done any time at Skyline in Nashville and want to share their experiences? I’ve heard mixed reviews from the locals but would like to hear it from a travelers perspective.
I’ve lived on the East Side for 4 years now and normally find the nighttime trains to be soothing background noise for sleeping (I even have a white noise app with train sounds for when I’m not here). But, this week it seems like the trains are going through town constantly laying on the horn the entire time in the middle of the night.
What gives?
Edit: no I’m not going to take on the train people over the horns. Now, getting Amtrak access to the rails, on the other hand…. MOAR TRAINS
Title says it all. I just moved into a new home in East Nashville and have been using Google Fiber for about a month now. I'm now dealing with the second "outage" in two weeks for my area, going on about 5 hours now and the first was almost 8 hours. As someone who relies on consistent internet, this is detrimental for to my home business. Last time I was offered a $6 refund for a couple thousand dollars in lost billable time. I've been using Fiber in various cities for 6 years and I've never dealt with this level of bad business. Stick to AT&T.
Selling these records, never got around to opening them. Payment is through paypal. Shipping is $5, US only media mail.
All of them are sealed, except for Some Girls which comes in a plastic jacket but has never been opened or played, and Live at Hammersmith which has the signed cover. Can provide pictures upon request. Thanks!
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (9 Carnaby Red) - $100 - SOLD
https://www.discogs.com/release/19803985-The-Rolling-Stones-Some-Girls
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/residents-left-to-find-new-homes-after-east-nashville-trailer-park-sells-for-millions
Wow. I am a fairly new fan of Bob Dylan (started listening to him maybe 6 months ago), and I have really only listened in depth to his first albums up to and including Blonde on Blonde (plus I’ve also had Blood on the tracks on repeat for weeks). Compared to these albums, Nashville Skyline felt completely different. Dylan’s voice was so smooth and had such a nice tone compared to his other albums, he weirdly even sounded like Elvis on some of his lines. I found this album overall very accessible and fun, it probably helps that’s it’s only around 26 minutes long. Standout tracks I especially enjoyed were Nashville Skyline Rag, Lay Lady Lay, and Country Pie.
What do the more long-time Dylan fans think of this album generally?
