Mark E in Seattle wrote: >Recently I've been listening to 'Colors of the Day' and 'Forever' by Judy >Collins. ... > >So I'd like some suggestions as to which of her albums that are not >'greatest hits' or retrospectives I should get next. I put a bunch of them >on my wish list at CDNow (although I'm a little miffed at them at the >moment) and any suggestions from the group would be welcome.
I remember Wildflowers and In My Life with some fondness. >As to Dylan, I've listened to the three cds I bought a couple of times (well >two of them anyway) and I have to say I am really liking 'Blonde on Blonde' >and 'Blood on the Tracks'. But not "Time Out of Mind"? Tut tut. >The song 'If You See Her, Say Hello' really gets >to me. But I'm wondering if part of the key to appreciating Dylan is >getting the humor in a lot of his songs. Do people maybe tend to take him >too seriously? A lot of his music seems to be on the playful side to me. >Usually it has a bite to it but there's a lot of humor there. At least >that's my overall impression. That may change as I become more familiar >with these cds. There's a lot of humor there. Some of it is sarcasm, some of it is irony, some of it is not even discernable until you see him in concert. Even his most serious work, such as Slow Train Coming, the first gospel album, in Gotta Serve Somebody includes the "You can call me Bobby, you can call me Zimmy" exchange, which no one who remembers "but you doesn't have to call me Johnson" can hear with a straight face. Keep listening to His Bobness. We'll get you converted yet. Gil
