Is it Rolling, Bob? - Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan (2004)
Genre: Reggae | MP3 192 kbps | 84 Mb | 63 min.
A remarkable re-imagination of the songs of America's most noted
songwriter by some of the top names in reggae including Sizzla, Mighty
Diamonds, Luciano, & Toots Hibbert. Includes the first authorized
remix of a Dylan track, 'I & I'. Bob Dylan's songs have been
covered by everyone from the Byrds to Muzak. But performers from other
traditions, unhampered by the original historic and social contexts and
subsequent decades of awe-struck veneration, can just relax and sing
their hearts out. Producer Dr. Dread has picked material from Dylan's
Woody Guthrie-influenced early career ("Lonesome Death of Hattie
Carrol"), his anarchistic yet tender middle period ("Just Like A
Woman"), and even his brief foray into born-again Christianity ("Gotta
Serve Somebody"). Each selection is rhythmically revamped while the
lyrics are sometimes reinterpreted via the Word according to Jah. But
if the straightforward arrangements tend to mitigate Dylan's sly
sophistication, his melodies, which so often took a back-seat to his
poems, emerge in all their glory. Other than a rare, Dylan-sanctioned
remix of a tune he recorded with Sly & Robbie, there are few
earth-shaking revelations, but this engaging album is well worth
owning. --Christina Roden
Track Listings
01. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Apple Gabriel
02. Maggie's Farm - Toots Hibbert
03. Just Like A Woman - Beres Hammond
04. Lay, Lady, Lay - The Mighty Diamonds
05. Gotta Serve Somebody - Nasio
06. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Luciano
07. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carrol - Michael Rose
08. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Sizzla
09. Mr. Tambourine Man - Gregory Isaacs
10. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - JC Lodge
11. One Too Many Mornings - Abijah
12. Blowin' In The Wind - Don Carlos
13. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Billy Mystic
14. I And I (Reggae Remix) - Bob Dylan