Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 08/28/2007
Run Time: 26:48
John Wesley Harding suggested
country with its textures and structures, but
Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged
country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. It's a warm, friendly album, particularly since
Bob Dylan is singing in a previously unheard gentle croon -- the sound of his voice is so different it may be disarming upon first listen, but it suits the songs. While there are a handful of lightweight numbers on the record, at its core are several excellent songs --
"Lay Lady Lay," "To Be Alone With You," "I Threw It All Away," "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," as well as a duet with
Johnny Cash on
"Girl From the North Country" -- that have become
country-rock standards. And there's no discounting that
Nashville Skyline, arriving in the spring of 1969, established
country-rock as a vital force in
pop music, as well as a commercially viable genre.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
;)
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