Bob Dylan ‎– Nashville Skyline

I have to agree with djmushroom. Fantastic sound from a great album!

should this be PC* 9825?

This is probably the best sounding version of "Nashville Skyline".

Mr. Contrary a.k.a Bob Dylan offers up yet another acoustic folk and country album in the middle of psychedelic rock hysteria. This is what I love about Dylan....he never goes with any trend - he bucks them all. This album starts out terribly, with the painfully amateurish version of "Girl From the North Country", replete with missung words and one of the worst song endings I have ever heard. Dylan is aided and abetted on this embarrassment by none other than Johnny Cash. Dylan must have listened to the take, knowing how much it stunk, and yet proceeds to open his new album with the cut. Talk about balls.
But what follows is an enjoyable, if at times innocuous, album of country songs. Dylan wisely used some of the best studio musicians around at the time. And although the songs are lacking in "gravitas", I find this a very entertaining collection.
Dylan caught a lot of flack from the womens' movement for his 'chauvinistic' "Lay Lady Lay", which adds to my enjoyment of the song. "Nashville Skyline Rag" is a happy little romp with some tasty country licks. "To Be Alone With You" has some vague charm that I cannot explain...a nice little blues number. It's odd to find Dylan in such a light mood as "Peggy Day" and "Country Pie" attest to, but it's a relief to find Bobby a bit happy for once, even if it is all a put-on. For me, the only tune that approaches really fine Dylan music is "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You". Dylan just can't help but be interesting in the end.
"I once held mountains in the palm of my hand...." Stop it, Bob, you're killing me!
Dylan never gave the people what they wanted - ever, and still emerges as one of the most important musical influences of the twentieth century. He starts playing rock when people wanted folk and protest, he starts playing country music when people want to get stoned and rock. He's more contrary than my damn cat and I like them both for that!