People only hate his gospel era because it is gospel.
>>128489159No I hate it because it's got Bob Dylan singing on it.
>>128489207i'm one of the biggest bobfags on here and this is easily one of his most irritating eras, vocal-wise. i respect the energy but much of the music is generic in a way he had never been before and the lyrics are just plain embarrassing across the board
>>128489487Slow Train was pretty neat but Saved, yeah that was ass.
>>128489777the production on slow train makes steely dan's gaucho sound like an albini joint
Slow Train Coming [Columbia, 1979]The lyrics are indifferently crafted, and while their one-dimensionality is winningly perverse at a time when his old fans will take any ambiguity they can get, it does serve to flaunt their theological wrongheadedness and occasional jingoism. Nevertheless, this is his best album since Blood on the Tracks. The singing is passionate and detailed, and the pros behind him--especially Mark Knopfler, who has a studio career in store--play so sharply that his anger gathers general relevance at its most vindictive. And so what if he's taken up with the God of Wrath? Since when have you been so crazy about the God of Love? Or any other species of hippie bullshit? B+
>>128489159>People only hate his gospel era because they are utter plebs.FIFYI'm not religious at all but when I hear someone (especially a genius) singing with such passion about something they believe in, it's usually going to be beautiful. And in this case, it's amazing – especially Slow Train.
