Sign in or 
| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 2006, 9:55 AM EDT (current) | folkrockman | |
| Jul 12 2006, 9:53 AM EDT | folkrockman |
Changes
Key: Additions Deletions
Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
Liner Notes
The musicians:
References:
Trivia:
Reviews:
From Wikipedia:
"Knocked Out Loaded is a 1986 album release by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It includes three cover versions, three collaborations with other songwriters, and only two of Dylan's solo compositions. Most of the album was recorded in the spring of 1986 (several tracks built on instrumental tracks from 1985 sessions), but one track, "Got My Mind Made Up," was reportedly recorded during a one-day break in the Dylan/Tom Petty "True Confessions" tour in June.
The album was poorly received, with only the 11-minute epic "Brownsville Girl" (cowritten by actor/playwright Sam Shepard) generally seen as standing with Dylan's better work. A rewritten version of an outtake ("New Danville Girl") recorded during the Empire Burlesque sessions, Robert Christgau praised "Brownsville Girl" as "one of the greatest and most ridiculous of [Dylan's] great ridiculous epics. Doesn't matter who came up with such lines as 'She said even the swap meets around here are getting corrupt' and 'I didn't know whether to duck or run, so I ran' - they're classic Dylan."
The album as a whole was universally panned, as was its followup, Down in the Groove. "Knocked Out Loaded is ultimately a depressing affair," wrote Anthony DeCurtis in his review published in Rolling Stone Magazine, "because its slipshod, patchwork nature suggests that Dylan released this LP not because he had anything in particular to say, but to cash in on his 1986 tour. Even worse, it suggests Dylan's utter lack of artistic direction."
Sales for Knocked Out Loaded were considered poor, as it peaked at #53 on US charts and #35 in the UK. Dylan has virtually never played songs from this LP in concert; "Driftin Too Far From Shore", with 14 performances (all but one in 1988), is the most frequently heard. Four songs remain unplayed, while the other three have together been aired only five times."
Best Song:
"Brownsville Girl"
According to Alias
Favorite Lyric:
"We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn"
According to Alias
- You Wanna Ramble
- They Killed Him
- Driftin' Too Far from Shore
- Precious Memories
- Maybe Someday
- Brownsville Girl
- Got My Mind Made Up
- Under Your Spell
Liner Notes
Notes and Reviews
The musicians:
References:
Trivia:
Reviews:
From Wikipedia:
"Knocked Out Loaded is a 1986 album release by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It includes three cover versions, three collaborations with other songwriters, and only two of Dylan's solo compositions. Most of the album was recorded in the spring of 1986 (several tracks built on instrumental tracks from 1985 sessions), but one track, "Got My Mind Made Up," was reportedly recorded during a one-day break in the Dylan/Tom Petty "True Confessions" tour in June.
The album was poorly received, with only the 11-minute epic "Brownsville Girl" (cowritten by actor/playwright Sam Shepard) generally seen as standing with Dylan's better work. A rewritten version of an outtake ("New Danville Girl") recorded during the Empire Burlesque sessions, Robert Christgau praised "Brownsville Girl" as "one of the greatest and most ridiculous of [Dylan's] great ridiculous epics. Doesn't matter who came up with such lines as 'She said even the swap meets around here are getting corrupt' and 'I didn't know whether to duck or run, so I ran' - they're classic Dylan."
The album as a whole was universally panned, as was its followup, Down in the Groove. "Knocked Out Loaded is ultimately a depressing affair," wrote Anthony DeCurtis in his review published in Rolling Stone Magazine, "because its slipshod, patchwork nature suggests that Dylan released this LP not because he had anything in particular to say, but to cash in on his 1986 tour. Even worse, it suggests Dylan's utter lack of artistic direction."
Sales for Knocked Out Loaded were considered poor, as it peaked at #53 on US charts and #35 in the UK. Dylan has virtually never played songs from this LP in concert; "Driftin Too Far From Shore", with 14 performances (all but one in 1988), is the most frequently heard. Four songs remain unplayed, while the other three have together been aired only five times."
Best Song:
"Brownsville Girl"
According to Alias
Favorite Lyric:
"We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn"
According to Alias
