Hard Rain: A Tribute to Bob Dylan Vol. 2

As I said for Volume one (see HERE), it's interesting that many editions of Jeffs98119's Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan (all 36 volumes HERE) compare so favourably to this tasteful, well-compiled (but now out-of-print) set done with the professional backing and major label access of Uncut Magazine. As always, what I dig may or may not be your cup of meat but I'll argue that this volume plays like a nice mix tape and, while still imperfect, it is a much stronger end-to-end listen than its predecessor. On this set fellow Minnesotan Paul Westerberg does a nice loping "Positively 4th Street", the Specials (circa 1980) do their creepy take on "Maggie's Farm", Dr Feelgood punch-up "Highway 61", Robyn Hitchcock does weird things to "Tangled up in Blue" and Buddy and Julie Miller countrify "Wallflower" (which already had some twang to begin with).

1 Hamell On Trial – It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
2 Echo & The Bunnymen – It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
3 Lee Ranaldo – Visions Of Johanna
4 Paul Westerberg – Positively 4th Street
5 Yo La Tengo – I Threw It All Away
6 Specials – Maggie's Farm
7 Charlatans – Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
8 Dr Feelgood – Highway 61 Revisited
9 Robyn Hitchcock – Tangled Up In Blue
10 Buddy & Julie Miller – Wallflower
11 Steve Harley – Love Minus Zero / No Limit 6:08
12 Ani DiFranco – Hurricane
13 Cowboy Junkies – If You Gotta Go, Go Now
14 Gallon Drunk – Series Of Dreams
15 Emmylou Harris – Every Grain Of Sand


Let us know what you think of these Dylan covers in the COMMENTS section (which is where you'll find the Hard Rain V. 2 link).