As for 1979/80 Dylan, that's probably my favorite period of his whole output, especially if I can throw in 1978 and Street-Legal too. I agree that the shows were tremendous (well, the recordings are anyway) but I do love the studio output dearly as well. Thanks to Wexler, Beckett and Knopfler the Slow Train Coming versions have a very different feel from their later live counterparts, and the sound & mood they created at Muscle Shoals just *totally* hits the spot for me. Songs like When You Gonna Wake Up and I Believe in You may have gained muscle live but they sacrificed a little melody and subtlety. Or maybe I just miss the horns.

Adz is one of the most intense growers I've ever dealt with. I wasn't too taken with it at first, especially since I was still deeply in love with All Delighted People (and remain so today; that one's just outside my top ten), but eventually some of it caught. I've heard it maybe twenty or thirty times now and it's STILL rising in my estimation with every listen. I could imagining it settling in the top five down the line, even. Anyway, all this to say that if you were put off by initial listens I would recommend giving it some more time. But on the other hand, there does seem to be a split between those who love Illinois best and those who prefer the more recent stuff. I'm a diehard fan of the two 2010 records, clearly, but despite some fine material I personally consider Illiniois to be apprentice material at best. So it's possible you wouldn't care for Adz even if you gave it more time.

And as for my top ten... well, lessee... something like this: 10) Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas, 9) Swans - The Seer, 8) Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz, 7) Radiohead - The King of Limbs, 6) Daniel Lanois - Acadie, 5) Van Morrison - Common One, 4) Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming, 3) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, 2) Yoko Kanno - Stand Alone Complex 3, 1) Neil Young - On the Beach

Mighty fine list, that. I'm not as big a fan of Illinois as you are but that's the only bone I'd pick. Gonna have to check out the Ryan Adams, Joanna Newsom and Nas albums too. Thanks!

I keep running into your shouts in all the right places—probably cause I've spent the last two years listening to so much Dylan. Given your fine taste, I'm interested: what would you say your ten favorite albums (by anybody) are?

Hey! =)

not enough perfume here.

I love your top titles 'cause almost all of 'em are also my favorites! 'Born In Time' is such a cute song. *_____*

your musictaste is brilliant

disney jams, yeah!

Your musical compatibility with progjunky is Super

Yeah, And You and I is my all time favorite song for sure. Owner of a Lonely Heart is more of a guilty pleasure song for me. XD

You have applaudable music taste.

i didn't realize we were so super

You've got some awesome taste my friend, 10,000 dylan plays is not a small amount :)

Alright man youve got good taste. Im a big fan of Dylan but more into Neil Young. Did you hear Dylan's latest album? Classic stuff, I didnt think he could top Modern Times but hes proved us all wrong again.

one mandy moore play in the last week.

hehe - guilty pleasures - that's exactly what those songs are :) and i have quite a few of such songs. learning to fly is, naturally, one of them :)

yeah, it is quite funny, i had a phase when i couldn't stop listening to don't stop believing, weirdly enough :) cheers

nice taste, bro

Oh sorry, could you tell me where to find the third version of that song? Thanks so much!

Bob dylan born in time number 1 top tracks (overal)! How great is that! Also, are compatibility is superrrr!!!

i'll take cute where ever i can get it.

Thanks for the tip, man! Just listened to the thirds "Born in time" and it is indeed different and -as with all things Dylan- superb. Thank you very much, see your around and greetings from Bolivia

Nice charts, got some good ears on ya!

mandy moore aand ryan adams are engaged now. when will indie rockers stop marrying really cute singer/actresses?

i only like listening to hip hop sometimes

wait? you're glad it changes it to make you feel my love? didn't you go crazy cause everybody who covered it changed it to "make you feel my love" while dylan's what "to make you feel my love"?

try scrobble to make you feel my love. last.fm has auto correct tagging that automatically changes it to just "make you feel my love".

Hi. Are you that Guitarist guy from that Russian band that sounds like Bob Dylan or something? Why are you listening to the Rap stuff? What is all that about? Are you from the Hood?

Good Taste!!!

Hi.I'm Syl, i live in Brasil. I love Neil Young Songs. I hope to be your friend here. Hugs Syl!

zooey deschanel and ben gibbard are engaged apparently.

i guess you're still listening to regina somewhat too.

how long until neil over takes regina?

apparently csny has figured out they've written over 900 songs between the 4 of them with 480 being neil's

you've inspired me to re-create the second csny album that never was by using tracks from their solo albums in 70/71. i can't remember the exact tracks i used last time, so it should be exciting.

o yes mhm i haven't listened to it for a couple months though; i've forgotten/i should. slowdive's 'machine gun' is pretty.

jenny lewis is on 5 postal service tracks

you don't listen to the beatles...pssh 87 times in the last week!

i kinda like the mississippi on the second disk

were the basement tapes really the first rock bootleg ever?

i have made my second triumphant return which i guess in turn doesn't make my first return very triumphant

sorry for the late reply. haven't logged on for awhile. i love the new song.. very soothing... quite impressed.

i sound like nico? thanks. i'll take that as a compliment =) is that you in the picture? you're a guitarist so i'm assuming you've written a few songs too. you should share it with us. i'd love to hear your music.

mm yeah i listened to him in high school a little bit. he reminds me of iron&wine.

i don't really have a computer anymore so i won't be scrobbeling anytime soon. at least my top tracks the past 3 months won't change for awhile.

i dont think nas will ever catch up to ghostface.

i know, shut up.

you need to put a killer performance of its alright ma in your dylan 101 mix