Bob Dylan - Empire Burlesque (1985) CD-Rip

Say what you want about Empire Burlesque – at the very least, it's the most consistent record Bob Dylan has made since Blood on the Tracks, even if it isn't quite as interesting as Desire. However, it is a better set of songs, all deriving from the same place and filled with subtle gems – the most obvious being "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)," but also "Emotionally Yours" and "Dark Eyes" – proving that his powers are still there. The rest of the album may not be as graceful, but it's still well-crafted songwriting that never fails to be interesting. The record's biggest flaw is its state-of-the-art production; this is every bit as slick as Street Legal, but now sounds more focused and more of its time – thanks to a reliance on synthesizers and mildly sequenced beats – than it did upon its original release. All this makes Empire Burlesque seem more transient than it actually is, since – discounting the production – this is as good as Dylan gets in his latter days.


Tracks:

01. Tight Connection To My Heart [0:05:22.00]
02. Seeing The Real You At Last [0:04:21.32]
03. I'll Remember You [0:04:14.30]
04. Clean Cut Kid [0:04:16.30]
05. Never Gonna Be The Same Again [0:03:10.43]
06. Trust Yourself [0:03:28.27]
07. Emotionally Yours [0:04:30.28]
08. When The Night Come Falling From The Sky [0:07:29.62]
09. Something Is Burning, Baby [0:04:53.73]
10. Dark Eyes [0:05:07.15]