I'm Not There
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- All Along the Watchtower - Eddie Vedder & The Million Dollar Bashers
- I'm Not There - Sonic Youth
- Goin' To Acapulco - Jim James & Calexico
- Tombstone Blues - Richie Havens
- Ballad Of a Thin Man - Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers
- Stuck Inside Of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Cat Power
- Pressing On - John Doe
- Fourth Time Around - Yo La Tengo
- Dark Eyes - Iron & Wine & Calexico
- Highway 61 Revisited - Karon O & the Million Dollar Bashers
- One More Cup Of Coffee - Roger McGuinn & Calexico
- The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Mason Jennings
- Billy 1 - Los Lobos
- Simple Twist Of Fate - Jeff Tweedy
- Man In the Long Black Coat - Mark Lanegan
- Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) - Willie Nelson & Calexico
- As I Went Out One Morning - Mira Billotte
- Can't Leave Her Behind - Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers
- Ring Them Bells - Sufjan Stevens
- Just Like a Woman - Charlotte Gainsbourg & Calexico
- Medley: Mama, You've Been On My Mind/A Fraction Of Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie - Jack Johnson
- I Wanna Be Your Lover - Yo La Tengo
- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - The Hold Steady
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- The Wicked Messenger - The Black Keys
- Cold Irons Bound - Tom Verlaine & the Millions Dollar Bashers
- The Times They Are a Changin' - Mason Jennings
- Maggie's Farm - Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers
- When the Ship Comes In - Marcus Carl Franklin
- Moonshiner - Bob Forrest
- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine - John Doe
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Antony & The Johnsons
- I'm Not There - Bob Dylan with The Band
Music reviews of I'm Not There
Music Review: Gotta Wonder What Bob Thinks of This ...
Rating: 4 Stars
The idea of Bob Dylan allowing a bunch of mostly young indie rock types record their versions of his songs seems a bit unlikely, but then again so does the thought of the world's greatest songwriter acting in commercials for huge corporations like Victoria's Secret and Cadillac. While most of the time Dylan plays it distant and cold, just as any self respecting done-it-all legend should, he'll occasionally drop his rigorous façade and let someone peek in. The someone in question behind this 34-song collection - or so it seems - is film director Todd Haynes, the man responsible for such films as Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven and Corporate Ghost.
When word came out that Haynes had cast a bevy of actors - including Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and Heath Ledger, to play Dylan - people, especially the Dylan purists, started to worry. Though the film has yet to hit theatres nationwide, the press and trailers currently available imply that Haynes treated the film as more of a loose celebration of all-things-Dylan, rather than a story about the man himself. One listen to the sprawling I'm Not There soundtrack leaves the same impression. The songs here, many of which feature backing accompaniment from a super group called The Million Dollar Bashers, come off as a celebration. And not just any celebration, but a celebration played by some of the best bands of the current generation.
Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, legendary guitarist Smokey Hormel and Medeski, Martin and Wood key-man John Medeski join Sonic Youth guitar legend Lee Ranaldo in the aforementioned Million Dollar Bashers, the band responsible for giving the soundtrack legs to walk on. Fronting the Bashers throughout are Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Verlaine himself. Additionally, Calexico back other artists on five songs, including Jim James (My Mourning Jacket), Iron & Wine, Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Willie Nelson and Charlotte Gainsbourg, thus - along with the Bashers - offering a level of continuity not usually found on compilations featuring over 20 different artists.
Also along for the ride are Cat Power and her Memphis Band, Sonic Youth, Richie Havens, John Doe (X), Yo La Tengo, Mason Jennings, Los Lobos, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), Mira Billotte, Sufjan Stevens, Jack Johnson, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, The Hold Steady, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Black Keys, Marcus Carl Franklin, Bob Forrest and Antony and the Johnsons. Also included is the legendary (but never properly released) title track from the film in the form of it's original glory.
So there you have the facts. And while this album hardly plays through in a way that will satisfy everyone, it does attain the uncommon "something for everyone" element. My favorites, you ask? Sure. The Malkmus tunes with the Bashers, specifically "Ballad of a Thin Man" and "Maggie's Farm," are - believe it or not - nearly as raucous and memorable as the originals. Sonic Youth's take on the title track also stands out, as do Jeff Tweedy's straight-ahead version of "Simple Twist of Fate," the two Yo La Tengo tracks, Willie Nelson's "Senor," and Iron & Wine's take on "Dark Eyes." While some of the tracks, namely the cuts by Eddie Vedder, Cat Power, Mason Jennings and Los Lobos, feel a bit too much like cover band recordings, the bulk of I'm Not There is well worth your time, likely due to the excellent production throughout, especially the tracks handled by Joe Henry and Lee Ranaldo.
As much as I enjoyed this album, I have to admit that it hit the shelves pretty quickly. More than anything else, it has me dreaming of Dylan dropping everything and taking 10 or 11 new songs into the studio with The Million Dollar Bashers at his back and Joe Henry on the boards. Maybe even invite Dylan-superfan Ranaldo along for executive producer duties. Until then, we have I'm Not There, one of the better tribute albums you'll ever find. (Greg Locke)
Description of I'm Not There
Many people have covered Bob Dylan's songs over the years, but few quite like this. On the double-disc soundtrack that accompanies Todd Haynes' extremely confounding biopic of the already plenty confounding folk icon, we get the likes of Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, the Hold Steady, and Antony & The Johnsons doing their best Dylan impressions and often failing gloriously. Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus does a particularly fine job oozing his way through "Ballad of a Thin Man," while Wilco's Jeff Tweedy draws the moody beauty out of "Simple Twist of Fate," and Sufjan Stevens lends his typically baroque touch to "Ring Them Bells." Special credit has to go to the Million Dollar Bashers, the unofficial house band that includes Steve Shelley on drums, John Medeski on piano, and Tom Verlaine on guitar, along with other notable musicians. The generous track list and dynamic set of contributors promises that this album will provide plenty of awe long after the film itself has been forgotten. --Aidin VaziriAlternative Rock CDs
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