{"product_id":"bob-dylan-nashville-skyline-mfsl-sacd","title":"Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline - MFSL SACD","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEXPERIENCE DYLAN'S CLEANEST VOCAL PERFORMANCES LIKE NEVER BEFORE: SOFT, SMOOTH CROON A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM HIS PAST\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor an artist whose career is flush with enigma, myth, and disguise, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e still surprises more than almost any other Bob Dylan move more than four decades after its original release. Distinguished from every other Dylan album by virtue of the smooth vocal performances and simple ease, the 1969 record witnesses the icon's full-on foray into country and trailblazing of the country-rock movement that followed. Cozy, charming, and warm, the rustic set remains for many hardcore fans the Bard's most enjoyable effort. And most inimitable. The result of quitting smoking, Dylan's voice is in pristine shape, nearly unidentifiable from the nasal wheeze and folk accents displayed on prior records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirl from the North Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline Rag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo Be Alone with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Threw It All Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeggy Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLay Lady Lay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne More Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTell Me That It Isn't True\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry Pie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTonight I'll Be Staying Here with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered on our world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this striking SACD version zeroes in on the shocking purity and never-again-replicated croon of Dylan's vocals. Enhanced, too, are the images associated with the calmly strummed and picked acoustic guitars and decay connected to the fading notes. The dimensions and ambience of the Columbia studio translate via subtle echoes and natural blend of instruments melding with one another, akin to honey integrating with tea. Providing comparably soothing effects, relaxing vibes pour forth from this reissue, which affords this masterpiece the fidelity it's always deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Is it rolling, Bob?,\" Dylan famously queries producer Bob Johnson at the beginning of \"To Be Alone With You,\" indicating the laissez-faire feelings that surrounded the sessions and helped yield the laidback, convivial music defining the album – arguably the most unique in the artist's vast catalog. While he dipped his toes into country waters on the preceding \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Wesley Harding\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e throws its collective arms around the style in bear-hug fashion and drops any obvious folk references. Everything from the songs' moods to the amicable arrangements reacts against the era's turmoil and popular sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful and beautifully executed effort might stand as Dylan's most effective protest ever, even if many missed the point upon original release. Advocating peace, love, and old-world allure without calling attention to any characteristic in an overly forward manner, Dylan frames the songs as ballads, rags, lullabies, and gentle honky-tonk dances. He adheres to expeditious brevity, keeping the arrangements tight and free of any filler, thus allowing the melodies to immediately work their magic and place hummable memories inside listeners' heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndeed, if any Dylan masterpiece is overlooked, it's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to his superb singing and infallible songs, Dylan enjoys backing from a crackerjack assembly of Nashville session musicians including Charlie Daniels, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Charlie McCoy, Ken Buttrey, and Norman Blake. Country pros, and their respective performances, don't come any better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs much as on any of his records, Dylan resides in a good place, mentally and emotionally. The idyllic, warmhearted environs of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e stand apart now just as they did in the late 1960s. The sincerity conveyed on the inviting \"Lay Lady Lay,\" relief sighed on the romantic \"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You,\" and unlimited promise expressed on the jittery \"To Be Alone With You\" parallel the lessons-learned yearning and genuine desire found on \"One More Night,\" bracing \"I Threw It All Away,\" and eternal \"Girl From the North Country,\" performed to perfection with Johnny Cash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"more\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548220096593,"sku":"821797212663","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/64bc33e48e35494418b3401c6b37af56_7db3a1e7-0cd9-43a2-b7e9-d0e880b54851_jpg.webp?v=1779348705","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/bob-dylan-nashville-skyline-mfsl-sacd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}