Robert Hilburn, who has written so many articles on Bob Dylan over the years, writes about Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Volume 8 for the LA Times.

In the various songs here, Dylan still deals with themes of struggle and faith, despair and hope, but his singing and the musical textures are tied to the vintage sounds that thrilled him as a youngster in Minnesota before he began his own musical journey.

On one hand, the music here could exist even if rock ‘n’ roll never happened, but it’s difficult to think of rock ‘n’ roll without the passion and attitude of these tunes.

The songs from the two-CD set will be available in the form of a live stream from midnight tonight through next week, on NRP.org.

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