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>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
>Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 16:14:25 EST
>From: Steve_Lescure@MAIL.AMSINC.COM
>Subject: Re: request for evalutions of Dylan CD "Covering Them"

>Well, it ain't one of my favorites, by far.  I don't have the CD with me,
>but I can talk about it in general terms.  While I really love Dylan doing
>covers, his rock and roll covers aren't nearly as overwhelming as the folk
>ones.  Not sure why.  I think it's his voice, and maybe phrasing.  The
>nuance and emotion his voice generates (and guitar) is more affecting in
>an acoustic environment.  (Although it does work on his own electric songs).
>Straight rock and roll songs call for less subtly, and more sear power and
>forcefulness.  Anyway, I don't like it much.  Buy Golden Vanity.


>From: sensofwndr@aol.com (SensOfWndr) >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: request for evalutions of Dylan CD "Covering Them" >Date: 9 May 1997 15:51:16 GMT >It IS one of MY favorites... absolutely... GREAT stuff, Lonesome Town esp.
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 06:58:10 UT >From: Jeff >Subject: Re: request for evalutions of Dylan CD "Covering Them" >This is a collection of audience recordings of varying quality. I don't recall >any of unlistenable quality. If you want to hear some of these songs, this is >the only CD, but I guess most who have it don't play it too often because of >the song selection. > >EDLIS Boot Advisory Agent
>From: "Martin Alan Ashe" >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: covering them 86 >Message-ID: <36058858.0@139.134.5.33> >Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:55:35 +1000 >So Long, Good Luck & Goodbye (Roger) >Shake a hand (Morris) >Uranium Rock (Smith) >We Three (Robertson, Cogane, Mysets) >We Had it All (Fritts, Seals) >Unchain My Heart (Freddy, Jones) >Lonesome Town (Knight) >Across the Borderline (Hiatt, Cooder, Dickerson) >I forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Null) >Rock With Me Baby (Trad.) >Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache (Thompson, May) >Good Rockin' Mama (Hooker) >Kansa City (Leiber, Stoller) >Happy Birthday (Trad.) > >JL Hooker sings on 'Good Rockin' Mama' >Boot quality is mixed but generally good. We Had it All is my particular >favourite.