WORKMANLIKE PERFORMANCES BY VIRTUAL UNKNOWNS
12/30/1998
(3 out of 5 stars)
"TRIBUTE ALBUMS FALL INTO TWO CLEAR CATAGORIES THE STAR STUDDED OVERBLOWN ALSTAR TYPE (LAST TEMP OF ELVIS) AND THE UNKNOWN FAN/WORSHIP VARIETY. THIS IS THE LATTER. THE BANNER ARTIST ON THIS ISSUE IS THE INDIGO GIRLS (W/DRAG THE RIVER) THE TUNE STARTS OUT AS YOUR STANDARD WHINEY SENSITIVE DYLAN COVER WITH AN INTERESTING GENDER BENDING FEEL I.E. 'SHE STOPPED INTO A TOPLESS BAR FOR A BEER' ('TANGLED UP IN BLUE'), BUT OUT OF THE NOWHERE IT ROCKS BIG TIME! GREAT EFFECT. 'GROOM STILL WAITING AT THE ALTER' IS A REVELATION. BUT THE BALANCE OF THE CD IS PEDESTRIAN UNLESS YOU DIG SENSITIVE THOUGHT PROVOKING DYLAN LYRICS PROVIDED IN A PROFFESSIONAL LOW KEY DELIVERY. IF NOT,CHECK OUT 'I SHALL BE UNRELEASED' ON RHINO OR THE '30TH ANIVERSARY' ON SONY FOR KICKASS DYLAN COVERS. REVIEWED BY THE 'PETE AT LEAST SOCIETY'"