Expecting Rain

The Lanois wall of sound, so effective with Not Dark Yet, seeks to locate Dylan in a washing machine and then put him on Spin Turbo. The song never recovers, Masked and Anonymous served up a more effective and palatable version.

Moonlight isn't L & T's finest moment. Shake is grizzly enough but doesn't advance Dylan's blues legacy.

My vote goes for the painterly minimalism of Nettie Moore.

TOoM 4
L&T 2
MT 2

Nettie Moore is great
Cold Irons Bound is great

The other 2 are crap.

Cold Irons Bound from M&A is better than the studio version. Can I pick that? I prefer Moonlight just slightly over Nettie Moore but I love them both. I don't have TTL yet, but I have listened to Shake Shake on youtube. It's nice. I like how he really goes into his deep register and the guitar is nice, but it is probably my least favorite of the four.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hO-83CIVKM&ob=av2e

Nurse? Take his temperature.... he said ModBobTracks are great.

Hard one, I went for cold irons but could have easily gone for nettie moore... I listen to a lot more of Cold Irons though

I went with "Moonlight." Anybody wanting to check out the definitive version of this song should grab Maria Muldaur's Heart of Mine album.

There's always one....

Fa-vo-ur-ite tr-a-ck 8..........

Predictable response. You have very little knowledge or understanding of American roots music, & every time Bob visits the blues, country, or swing, it's a sure bet that you'll post that it's "shite" or "cheesy." While not all of his recent material is great, often it's more a matter of you not understanding these genres.

Maria Muldaur, aka "the Queen of American Roots Music," has said that "Moonlight" is the best song that Bob's ever written. Altho' many of the lyrics most assuredly aren't his, I find that it succeeds in recapturing the sound & feel of a 1940's American popular song.

I can understand you not being able to relate to the song. What I don't understand is your need to insult somebody's intelligence with your replies. I guess this makes you feel better about yourself. While that's sad, I remain unimpressed. I doubt that any ER members over the age of 12 are impressed either.

i'm the only one who voted for Shake Shake Mama??

2 votes for "Moonlight." Maybe Maria Muldaur's been here...

tough one. Cold iron and Moore are great. Went with Moore though. Cold iron is however better live... but i would love to hear Moore live one day.

1. Cold irons bound
2. Nettie Moore (close behind)
3. Shake shake mama
4. Moonlight

(my points, 4 for 1st-3 for 2nd-2 for 3rd-1 for 4th: TOOM-21; TTL-18; MT-16 L&T-15;)

Cold Irons Bound is the best Dylan track that I almost never feel like listening to.

So, I went with Nettie Moore, which I feel like listening to substantially more often.