you ever seen a ghost?

has it been confirmed that the albums are finally going to be remastered? -justin

i'm pretty sure it has not leaked yet. -justin

the disorienting and disquieting part is a good thing! i love MT...especially lyrically. i think the new album is great (not as good as the previous two, but great all the same). it isn't nearly as dense lyrically. some of the lyrics definitely sneak up on you, but overall, it is pared down. -justin

>There is something also kind of creepy and subversive about the themes on Modern Times, please elaborate. -justin

should be going to the Black Cat show...will be driving from Richmond, so i need to know who is going on stage first! -justin

this. and of course, Radiohead, everything after Pablo Honey... -justin

Talking Heads - Cities -justin

this is just a different Dylan, concerned with aging, mortality, lost love, new love and the apocalypse. -justin

i consider myself well versed in the blues. mostly, i prefer the early, acoustic stuff (Johnson, Skip James, Blind Lemon, etc.), but i know plenty of the Chicago stuff as well: Muddy, Howlin' Wolf, etc. i really do believe that Bob is a fantastic blues singer. a true great. some of the little twists and turns, phrasing and subtle inflections on his latter-day stuff just slayyys. obviously, the ravaged voice suits the material quite well. -justin

i've only read their song titles/lyrics personally. -justin

i have you all beat: all of Anal Cunt's catlogue, except for the one album where the songs are all flowers and love. -justin

"Love & Theft" is an out and out masterpiece. so, comparing it to this other 5-star records, it then comes down to personal taste. is it as good as Highway 61 Revisited? certainly. it's just different is all. abstract Americana impressionism at first...years later, we find the lyrics are nicked from sources as disparate as Henry Timrod, Confessions of a Yakuza, WC Fields and a travel guide on New Orleans. the band is shit hot and Dylan's proves himself to be one of the greatest blues singers ever, black or white. the subtle inflections in his voice are everywhere and he's in full-on

personally, i'm 27 and i a huge Dylan fan (have 500-600 Dylan bootlegs on CD-R, but don't collect anymore). L&T was the first "new release" for me, since having gotten into him, but latter-day Dylan is my favorite period of his work. -justin

after years of on and off listening and never really getting into it, Music from Big Pink finally hit me like a ton of bricks. however, the self-titled doesn't do it for me. i like it okay, but Big Pink...man. -justin

the new live record they put out for record store day is great too. -justin

maybe i'm stupid, but i can't figure out when the Vienna show goes on sale. when i click on More Info, it doesn't show anything about that date... -justin

>I'm a sucker for the late-era Dylan ballad. me too. that's why "Forgetful Heart" is going to blow our heads off. -justin

Richmond! The National! come onnnnnnnnnnnnn.... -justin

and he didn't mention it, but he has given the RIAA a call. -justin

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea scares me. i own a copy and it is good, but i rarely listen to it. it just gives me the creeps. -justin

i imagine they are just listing that base price and will adjust closer to the time. -justin

this all the way. "Love & Theft" is my favorite record of all time. i fully believe that Dylan's latter-day work stands right besides any of his 60s of 70s albums. "Floater (Too Much To Ask)," "Nettie Moore," "Sugar Baby"....nothing short of stunning in every aspect. -justin

i was looking at a discounted CD price of $10 (because you are dealing in bulk) X 14 albums, so in the neighborhood of $140-$150? that wouldn't be so bad. also, can someone please explain (without debating), why mono is preferable? is it only preferable on some albums? -justin

no prices for the boxsets yet, right? -justin

definitely an April Fool's joke. -justin