Masked And Anonymous (Bonus Tracks) (Limited Edition) (2003)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00827969061824 Release Date: 7/22/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60607083 Item#: M67K5D Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. My Back Pages - Magokoro Brothers ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Gotta Serve Somebody - Shirley Caesar ~ Original Soundtrack 3. Down In The Flood - Bob Dylan ~ Original Soundtrack 4. It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Grateful Dead ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Most Of The Time - Sophie Zelmani ~ Original Soundtrack 6. On A Night Like This - Los Lobos ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Diamond Joe - Bob Dylan ~ Original Soundtrack 8. Like A Rolling Stone - Articolo 3 ~ Original Soundtrack 9. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) - Sertab Erener ~ Original Soundtrack 10. If You See Her, Say Hello - Francesco De Gregori :: Non Direl Che Non E Cosi - Francesco De Gregori ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Dixie - Bob Dylan ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) - Jerry Garcia ~ Original Soundtrack 13. Cold Irons Bound - Bob Dylan ~ Original Soundtrack 14. City Of Gold - The Dixie Hummingbirds (bonus track) ~ Original Soundtrack Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. All I Really Want To Do - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Love Minus Zero/No Limit ~ Original Soundtrack 3. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Tangled Up In Blue ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Gotta Serve Somebody ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Moonlight ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Cold Irons Bound - (SACD version, bonus track) ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Bob Dylan's Band: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar); Charlie Dixon, Larry Campbell (guitar, background vocals); Tony Garnier (bass); George Recile (drums). Includes liner notes by Alan Light. "Down In The Flood" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Throughout his career, Bob Dylan has delighted in confounding expectations and reveled in being cryptic, but few projects have been as deeply confounding and cryptic as his 2003 film, Masked and Anonymous, where he stars as rock legend Jack Fate, who has been jailed in a post-apocalyptic, "mythological third-world America" (the words of the film's director, Larry Charles) in the throes of a civil war, but is let out of prison to perform at a "dubious benefit concert" (the words of Alan Light, who contributes necessary but still confusing liner notes). Within this scenario pass scores of celebrity cameos, all eager to be seen onscreen with the legend himself, particularly after the career revival of Love and Theft, along with numerous Bob Dylan songs, only a handful of which are sung by him and most of which are in radical reinterpretations (several sung in different languages). Perhaps this all makes sense within the film -- Light claims it does in his liner notes and Salon.com's Stephanie Zacharek raved about it, both citing a sequence where a young girl sings an a cappella version of "The Times They Are A-Changin'," which is absent from the soundtrack (for the record, they were virtually the only two voices praising the film; most critics called it bizarre and embarrassing) -- but condensed to a soundtrack, it's merely baffling. Some of the interpretations are no more radical than Dylan's own reworkings of his songs -- it is no great stretch to have Shirley Caesar sing "Gotta Serve Somebody" and the Grateful Dead's loping version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is hazily familiar, while Sertab emphasizing the inherent Mideastern vibe of "One More Cup of Coffee" makes sense (though it is not as compelling or risky as recent covers of the tune by Robert Plant and the White Stripes) -- but these are overshadowed by such oddities as the Magokoro Brothers singing an ethereal version of "My Back Pages" in Japanese and Articolo 31's Italian rap version of "Like a Rolling Stone." Standouts include a rollicking bilingual "On a Night Like This" from Los Lobos, the Dixie Hummingbirds recording of a new Dylan tune, "City of Gold," and four new tracks by Bob and his crack touring band of the early '90s, highlighted by a muscular "Down in the Flood" and a new version of "Cold Irons Bound." These, of course, make this necessary to the Dylanphiles who would have bought such an odd album anyway, but their presence makes it hard not to wish for a full album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Throughout his career, Bob Dylan has delighted in confounding expectations and reveled in being cryptic, but few projects have been as deeply confounding and cryptic as his 2003 film, Masked and Anonymous, where he stars as rock legend Jack Fate, who has been jailed in a post-apocalyptic, "mythological third-world America" (the words of the film's director, Larry Charles) in the throes of a civil war, but is let out of prison to perform at a "dubious benefit concert" (the words of Alan Light, who contributes necessary but still confusing liner notes). Within this scenario pass scores of celebrity cameos, all eager to be seen on-screen with the legend himself, particularly after the career revival of Love and Theft, along with numerous Bob Dylan songs, only a handful of which are sung by him and most of which are in radical reinterpretations (several sung in different languages). Perhaps this all makes sense within the film -- Light claims it does in his liner notes and Salon.com's Stephanie Zacharek raved about it, both citing a sequence where a young girl sings an a cappella version of "The Times They Are A-Changin'," which is absent from the soundtrack (for the record, they were virtually the only two voices praising the film; most critics called it bizarre and embarrassing) -- but condensed to a soundtrack, it's merely baffling. Some of the interpretations are no more radical than Dylan's own reworkings of his songs -- it is no great stretch to have Shirley Caesar sing "Gotta Serve Somebody" and the Grateful Dead's loping version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is hazily familiar, while Sertab emphasizing the inherent Mideastern vibe of "One More Cup of Coffee" makes sense (though it is not as compelling or risky as recent covers of the tune by Robert Plant and the White Stripes) -- but these are overshadowed by such oddities as the Magokoro Brothers singing an ethereal version of "My Back Pages" in Japanese and Articolo 31's Italian rap version of "Like a Rolling Stone." While these are interesting, the latter plays like a novelty, and the cumulative effect is that Masked and Anonymous not only never gains momentum, but cannibalizes its own best moments and makes for a difficult listen; after all, it is not a challenging, rewarding listen, it's merely a messy one. And this is too bad for, whatever the merits of the film or the music within the film, there are some good moments here, including a rollicking bilingual "On a Night Like This" from Los Lobos, the Dixie Hummingbirds recording of a new Dylan tune, "City of Gold," and four new tracks by Bob and his crack touring band of the early '90s, highlighted by a muscular "Down in the Flood" and a new version of "Cold Irons Bound." These, of course, make this necessary to the Dylanphiles who would have bought such an odd album anyway, but their presence makes it hard not to wish for a full album like this instead of the murk that is Masked and Anonymous. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine The soundtrack to the 2003 film starring and co-written by Bob Dylan obviously centers around the legendary songwriter's compositions, but with a twist. The bulk of the selections here are Dylan tunes performed by other artists, some being international performers who've translated the lyrics into their native tongues. To hear a Japanese version of "My Back Pages" by the Magokoro Brothers, or an Italian-language take on the BLOOD ON THE TRACKS ballad "If You See Her, Say Hello" is to enter into a delightfully surreal and entertaining world. There's also a batch of Dylan performances that were captured live on a soundstage specifically for the movie. The bluesy, apocalyptic "Down in the Flood," the folk song "Diamond Joe," a straightforward version of the old warhorse "Dixie," and an ominous take on TIME OUT OF MIND's "Cold Irons Bound." These cuts capture the raw, rootsy power of Dylan's late-'90s/early-'00s band perfectly, and show that 2003 found him still very much a vital force. Producer: Jeff Rosen   Technical Info Release Date : 07/22/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 90618 Label : Columbia (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00827969061824    Product Image