Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Bah, Humbug?

Bob Dylan's music, as you probably know about me, would be among the very first that I would take to that desert island if I had to spend the rest of my life that way. Heck, I think he might be the most important rock/pop/folk artist of the last fifty years.

You may have heard that Dylan is doing a Christmas album. I heard it. My opinion: This is clearly the worst thing Dylan has ever done, and possibly one of the worst Christmas albums I have ever heard of any kind. Can't even pass as one of those Bob-Dylan-enigmatic-jokes. (On the other hand, I see that the proceeds are going to charity, thankfully. You can check that out at bobdylan.com.) Do yourself a favor and avoid this thing at all costs and get something worthwhile, say, the New Joy Orthodox Christmas Music album of two or three years ago with Paul Hillier conducting the Estonian Chamber Choir.

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