At NPR, where you can also preview the new Dylan album online, there is a review of the album by Tom Moon (thanks to Jay for the tip). Click on the link to listen and you’ll hear clips in addition to the review.

In the UK Times there is a piece by John Mulvey, which ends thusly:

And the worst news is that the extortionate third disc, complete with a reggaefied stab at Mississippi, is well worth having. If the hardcore won’t spend 90[pounds sterling] for these songs, there seems little chance that Dylan’s more casual admirers will pick it up. But for those of us with deep pockets, Tell Tale Signs is a mighty addition to the old curmudgeon’s brilliant, if capricious, body of work.

Well, calling Dylan a “curmudgeon” is hardly justified. And if the reviewer believes that only people with “deep pockets” are going to hear that third disc, he hasn’t been keeping up with the times.

Uncut magazine, as part of a big Dylan-themed production coinciding with the release of Tell Tale Signs, has a fascinating little interview with Micajah Ryan, who worked as the engineer on Dylan’s two acoustic albums from the early 1990s.

“He was rarely conversational with me - but I can remember him being very concerned with things like the difference between analog and digital and how digital recording was ruining modern music. It was fun to be a part of this discussion and it was a great learning experience. He was quite adamant about the negative aspects of the medium. He told me about different techniques that he had heard of - like not letting the digital recording ever go completely to “black”. This was in an effort to simulate the analog recording medium that always has some sound on it - even if is hiss.”

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