Time out of Mind Songs Ranked
Time Out of Mind is the 30th studio album by American musician Bob Dylan, released on September 30, 1997, through Columbia Records. It was released as a single CD as well as a double studio album on vinyl, his first since The Basement Tapes in 1975. The album has an atmospheric sound, the work of producer (and past Dylan collaborator) Daniel Lanois, whose innovative work with carefully placed microphones and strategic mixing was detailed by Dylan in his memoir, Chronicles: Volume One. Although Dylan has spoken positively of Lanois’ production style, he expressed dissatisfaction with the sound of Time Out of Mind. Dylan has self-produced his subsequent albums. Here are all of Time out of Mind songs ranked.
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11. Dirt Road Blues
“Dirt Road Blues”, a country/blues romp more on a lighter note, yet gritty enough to make it sound like straight out of the Mississippi Delta.”
10. ‘Til I Fell In Love With You
“A rather generic blues number to free up some of its long running time , but overall this is one of dylans most convincing and committed albums , a meditation on mortality,regrets and generally the worldview of a man who always has felt on the outside looking in on the world .”
9. Million Miles
“I don’t really care for the blues covers. They’ve always been a part of his career but I see them as a means of hitting 70 minutes more than a means for making a statement. That shortened vocal range hurts some but really helps others. The big standout for his voice is “Million Miles” which sells his fried vocals in a way that captures the original bluesmen.”
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8. Can’t Wait
“Can’t Wait” is bluesy and up-tempo and similar to “Cold Irons Bound” in that respect with great guitar work. Bob Dylan is a brilliant songwriter, most certainly, but I am not so wild about his albums. Sure, I have and greatly enjoy the early 1960s folk classics.”
7. Standing In the Doorway
“Standing in the Doorway,” one of Dylan’s finest love songs in a long time. The nostalgia comes not over the sense of love lost, but the memory of love lost. It is addressed to a former lover who left him (standing in the doorway) and while he has gotten over the hurt and may not even feel any bitterness, he is deeply conscious that her loss left his life changed forever.”
6. Tryin’ to Get to Heaven
“Masterpiece is probably an overused term but let me tell you this album will blow your mind. Get the vinyl and a damn nice set of headphones and immerse yourself in the beautiful tones. Like only Bob Dylan can. Masterpiece.”
5. Make You Feel My Love
“Make You Feel My Love” is Dylan’s simple june/spoon/moon love song, the kind of song he can write before breakfast, and it becomes a #1 hit (and it did, for others).”
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4. Not Dark Yet
“There is something darkly prophetic about the shimmering Not Dark Yet, a song of ominous foreboding and weary resignation with sublime poetic lyrics, While many of the songs evoke these feelings of loss and the passage of life, the highpoint is clearly the extraordinary “Not Dark Yet.”
3. Cold Irons Bound
“This is a somber, reflective, deeply introspective collection of songs. Rock and roll has never been a genre that has focused on death, except in the going down in a ball of flame sorta way.”
2. Love Sick
“The album is unbelievably good. It opens with the scary but powerful “Love Sick” and continues to flow just as dramatically all the way through. It has a dark, sad mood to it but the songs are well done and Bob’s voice sounds better than in recent years.”
1. Highlands
“It took me a while to get use to the final track, “Highlands”, but I eventually caught on and now believe it’s the perfect closer to an album filled with wonderful, insightful songs that are so real and loaded with raw emotion that it puts much of what’s out there to shame.”
