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THE REVIEW
If it weren't for one of Dylan's ten best songs present on this album, "Every Grain Of Sand", there would be no reason to talk about "Shot Of Love". Irritating, monotonous, bigoted, poorly crafted lyrics and too many songs with too few chords (despite the fact that the simplicity of harmony has always been Dylan’s trademark, here there is truly no positive side to be found). "Watered Down Love" is salvaged, included only in the CD edition, and the powerful "Property Of Jesus", which is, however, by now the twentieth song similar to others from the Christian period.
Excluded songs that ended up on the "Bootleg Series" could have given new light to the album: "Angelina" (the only song from the period that doesn't talk about Jesus the savior), "You Changed My Life", and the minor "Need A Woman". Again, "Every Grain Of Sand" is the best song of the three Christian albums: if one had been made out of these three, we would have had a great album. Pearls are lost to nothingness.
Then onward my journey I came to understand that every hair is numbered, like every grain of sand (…) sometimes I turn, there’s someone there, other times it’s only me. I’m hanging on the balance of a perfect finished plan, like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
. Divine.
It's '81 and we will have to wait three years for Bob's return. In grand style.
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Bob Dylan's 'Shot Of Love' is largely viewed as a flawed album with monotonous and poorly crafted songs. Despite this, 'Every Grain Of Sand' stands out as one of Dylan's finest. The review suggests that excluded tracks could have improved the album, but overall it remains overshadowed by many weaker songs from Dylan's Christian period.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter Robert Allen Zimmerman, known as Bob Dylan, is a major figure in 20th-century popular music, noted for pioneering songwriting and continual reinvention across folk, rock, country and blues.127 Reviews
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