Rank #32. Fallen Angels

(**½) May 20, 2016 37th Studio Album

 I find Dylan’s second album of traditional Americana pop tunes more enjoyable than his first, even though it’s pretty much a carbon copy of Shadows of the Night, released a year earlier. Dylan follows the same formula, with his touring band providing soft twangy jazz arrangements that are more musical and upbeat than Shadows, and Dylan’s vocal delivery showing a  more playful side. The songs chosen for this collection can also be viewed more autobiographically as well, particularly “Young at Heart,” “All or Nothing at All” and “Melancholy Mood.” Critics enjoyed it as well, although it didn’t sell as well as the previous collection. Not my favorite era of Dylan, but certainly enjoyable for the right moment.

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