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30/03/2006

Gospel: encore

The Gospel discussion just refuses to lie down. Thanks to Jerry Stone for the latest contribution:

“So, Tom Townsend thinks it is an exaggeration to consider the 'Gospel' years among Dylan's greatest. Well, each to their own, I suppose, but he goes on to state:

‘I doubt there is a single person who reads this page that would consider any of the three Gospel albums as one of Dylan’s greats.’

“How does he know? I, for one, believe that 'Slow Train Coming' is absolutely at the top of the tree. Okay, it's not 'Blonde On Blonde', but it's something else altogether. Both albums have their weaknesses ('Rainy Day Women'?), but I believe it is undeniable that Dylan was creatively 'on fire' in 1979. Equally, 'Shot Of Love' could have been a 'great' album too, if Dylan hadn't been so idiosyncratic in his final track selection.

“I think that people just let their own prejudices get in the way when judging the music of this period.”

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