Album Review: Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind
Album Review: Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylan’s 30th studio album, as well as one of his greatest successes, recognized by critics, audiences, and, for once, by the awards it received. It may sound strange today, but the record was hailed as Album of the Year, ahead of releases such as Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie and Radiohead’s OK Computer. Although issued as a single CD, Time Out of Mind is in reality a double studio album. Wikipedia claims it was the first double album since Self Portrait (1970), but the last one had actually been The Basement Tapes (1975). The total running time is 72 minutes and 50 seconds, with the single track “Highlands” reaching double figures at 16 minutes and 31 seconds.Recorded at the imposing Criteria Studios in Miami, the album once again features Daniel Lanois at the helm. In some ways it can be seen as a kind of sequel to Oh Mercy, even though there are clear differences in sound, approach, and execution. Here the ar...