Post by sueinhollywood on Aug 21, 2008 13:10:47 GMT -5
Here's a review of Jakob Dylan I found online.
August 21st, 2008
Jakob Dylan - (Columbia)
Seeing Things
John Sekerka
In an effort to shake his big daddy's shadow, Jakob Dylan employs the magic touch of svengali Rick Rubin (responsible for the resurrections of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond) to respectable effect. A producer who uses the less-is-more philosophy, and a harsh boot camp approach to writing solid material, Rubin coaxes a solid unplugged performance from the former Wallflower. Dylan (let's call him J-Dyl to avoid confusion) will no doubt receive due respect for his inaugural singer-songwriter album, which, if nothing else, is a solid folk record, quite listenable all the way through, and may contain a couple of radio-friendly hits. And though this should quiet the lineage talk, Jakob now sounds an awful lot like Cat Stevens. Oh well.
August 21st, 2008
Jakob Dylan - (Columbia)
Seeing Things
John Sekerka
In an effort to shake his big daddy's shadow, Jakob Dylan employs the magic touch of svengali Rick Rubin (responsible for the resurrections of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond) to respectable effect. A producer who uses the less-is-more philosophy, and a harsh boot camp approach to writing solid material, Rubin coaxes a solid unplugged performance from the former Wallflower. Dylan (let's call him J-Dyl to avoid confusion) will no doubt receive due respect for his inaugural singer-songwriter album, which, if nothing else, is a solid folk record, quite listenable all the way through, and may contain a couple of radio-friendly hits. And though this should quiet the lineage talk, Jakob now sounds an awful lot like Cat Stevens. Oh well.
