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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.