Tangled Up in Bluegrass: A Tribute to Dylan
Artist | Various Artists
Album Title | Tangled Up in Bluegrass: A Tribute to Dylan
Date of Release | Feb 13, 2001
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Genre | Bluegrass
Tones | Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Reflective
Styles | Progressive Bluegrass, Instrumental Country
Type | various artists
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Tangled Up in Bluegrass offers 12 instrumental versions of songs from the master of folk, Bob Dylan. The songs have been chosen from throughout Dylan's career, from the early "Don't Think Twice" to the recent "Love Sick." The arrangements are mostly acoustic, with an occasional organ or electric guitar thrown in. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" begins with the same pacing as the original only to push itself into high gear, evoking a sound reminiscent of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. "She Belongs to Me" receives some nice jazz-grass fiddle by way of Richard Greene, while David West -- the central player in this whole effort -- adds some great guitar work to "Tangled Up in Blue." The upbeat version of "Love Sick" is one of the better cuts on the album, and it's refreshing that someone decided to do a new Dylan song instead of just relying on the classics. One of the revelations of this project is that Dylan's songs hold up very well as instrumentals; and to those who never appreciated the uniqueness of his vocals, this album shows that they really were good songs with good melodies. It is also curious how natural certain songs -- "Don't Think Twice" or "Mr. Tambourine Man" -- sound on a banjo. Could it be that Dylan's roots run deeper into the Appalachians than is commonly recognized? This may not be the most original approach to Dylan's oeuvre, but it will probably be of interest to his fans and bluegrass aficionados searching for something a little different. -- Ronnie Lankford Jr.

|  | 1. |  |  | Knockin' on Heaven's Door performed by Di Marco, Al / David West - 4:10
|  | 2. |  |  | Love Sick performed by Paul Shelasky / David West - 3:19
|  | 3. |  |  | The Times They Are A-Changin' performed by Richard Greene / David West - 2:31
|  | 4. |  |  | Forever Young performed by Pat Millikin / Omsky, Jakub Jerzy / David West - 4:12
|  | 5. |  |  | Like a Rolling Stone performed by Di Marco, Al / David West - 4:17
|  | 6. |  |  | Tangled Up in Blue performed by Tom Corbett / David West - 3:17
|  | 7. |  |  | All Along the Watchtower performed by David West - 4:23
|  | 8. |  |  | She Belongs to Me performed by Richard Greene / David West - 3:24
|  | 9. |  |  | Blowin' in the Wind performed by David West - 3:09
|  | 10. |  |  | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right performed by David West - 3:01
|  | 11. |  |  | I Shall Be Released performed by Mike Mullins / David West - 3:41
|  | 12. |  |  | Mr. Tambourine Man performed by David West - 4:26

| Boone Creek: One Way Track
| Breakfast Special: Breakfast Special
| Norman Blake: Fields of November
| Russ Barenberg: Halloween Rehearsal
| Blue Rose: Blue Rose
| Butch Baldassari: Old Town
| The Country Gazette: Hello Operator...This Is Country Gazzette
| J.D. Crowe & the New South: Model Church
| Mike Auldridge: Dobro/Blues & Bluegrass
| Dan Crary: Guitar

Richard Greene | - | Fiddle
John Eberle | - | Mastering
Mike Mullins | - | Guitar, Mandolin
Paul Shelasky | - | Fiddle
David West | - | Dulcimer, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Bongos, Guitar (Electric), Tambourine, Producer, Engineer, Bayan, Dulcimer (Hammer), Shaker, Mixing, Bottleneck Guitar, 5-string Banjo
David Haerle | - | Executive Producer
Pat Millikin | - | Performer
Brandon Terrell | - | Cover Art
Tom Corbett | - | Guitar, Mandolin
Al Di Marco | - | Organ, Bass, Piano
Callie Chung | - | Graphic Design

2001 | CD | CMH | 8561

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