initiated by navjeet on January 08, 2007
After a decade of borderline irrelevance, the lead track, "Not Dark Yet," appealed to sentimentalists because it felt like Dylan was revealing a truth ("Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear/ It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there") and bearing down for arts' sake, too. Forget truthâ€â€Dylan always hasâ€â&euro more
After a decade of borderline irrelevance, the lead track, "Not Dark Yet," appealed to sentimentalists because it felt like Dylan was revealing a truth ("Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear/ It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there") and bearing down for arts' sake, too. Forget truthâ€â€Dylan always hasâ€â€and focus on the sly, world weary atmospherics of "Dirt Road Blues" and "Highlands," Dylan's funniest song since the 60s.
