Hot Times at Old Town

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A taste of the new Dylan album

Hard core Dylan fans know this already, but in case you’re more an appreciator — he’s produced yet another album, Together Through Life, now in the pre-release hype stage. It’s his 33rd studio release (46th album overall!) and is being praised by initial reviewers. We learned about it from a new-to-us feature on NPR, their All Songs Considered.

Want a free taste of this new offering? One fine track, Beyond Here Lies Nothing, can be heard at

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102785158

Josh Hathaway of Blogcritics Magazine writes: “‘Beyond” has just a hint of Eric Clapton’s cover of Otis Rush’s classic “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” from Clapton’s time with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. It’s a blues joint with some mariachi trumpet, organ, and accordion. From a production standpoint, “Beyond” is a little edgier than anything on Dylan’s previous record (Modern Times).”

(Want to play along? it’s in A minor!)

Filed under: Music by Skip | April 7, 2009 | Comments (0)