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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 10/10/2000
When
Jakob Dylan first debuted with
the Wallflowers, nobody expected that he would ever escape the shadow of his famous father, and those doubts hung heavily above the band until their second album,
Bringing Down the Horse, became an unexpected multi-platinum smash. In light of that success,
Dylan became his own man, no longer seen as only
Bob's kid. That freedom is evident on
the Wallflowers' superb third album,
Breach. At the time of its fall 2000 release, there was a lot of attention paid to
Jakob finally writing about
Bob, a subject he steadfastly ignored before, and it is true that several songs do clearly acknowledge his famous father. But that's not the most noteworthy thing about the album. What's remarkable about the album is that he is assured as a songwriter and bandleader. On the surface, there's not much different between this album and its predecessor, but the songs are stronger, sharper, and the performances are lean, muscular, and immediate.
Andrew Slater and
Michael Penn's clear, surprisingly varied production is a factor, but the credit goes to
Jakob Dylan and
the Wallflowers; the band has never sounded better and
Dylan has never been as convincing as a writer or singer. The result is the finest straight-ahead rock album of 2000.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
;)
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