Theme Time Radio Hour: With Your Host Bob Dylan
Ace Records UK - Ace Records UK
Release date: 2008-02-26
Audio CD
Blues Collections, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Electric Blues, Hard Bop, Rock & Roll, Rock / General, Traditional Country
1. Turn Your Radio On - Grandpa Jones
2. Papa's On The Housetop - Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
3. Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds
4. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
5. Gun Fever (Blam Blam Fever) - The Valentines
6. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers
7. Pistol Packin' Mama - The Hurricanes
8. Homework - Otis Rush
9. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
10. Take It Away Lucky - Eddie Noack
11. Buddy, Stay Off The Wine - Betty Hall Jones
12. Tears A Go-Go - Charlie Rich
13. Rich Woman - Li'l Millet & His Creoles
14. Laughin' & Jokin' - Ernie Chaffin
15. Me And My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie accompanied by Little Son Joe
16. If I Lose - The Stanley Brothers
17. I Sat And Cried - Jimmy Nelson
18. Beatnik's Wish - Patsy Raye & the Beatniks
19. Devil In His Heart - The Donays
20. Let's Invite Them Over - George Jones & Melba Montgomery
21. Don't Take Ev'rybody to Be Your Friend - Sister Rosetta Tharpe with the Sam Price Trio
22. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday
23. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr
24. I Drink - Mary Gauthier
25. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
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Theme Time Radio Hour: With Your Host Bob Dylan
Date undefinedNice collection of tracks, but has none of Bob Dylan's commentary and patter from the radio show. That makes this disk a huge disappointment to me.
Theme Time Radio Hour: With Your Host Bob Dylan
Date undefined"Theme Time Radio Hour" would have faded away after the first 4 or 5 episodes, if it weren't for it being "BOB FRIGGIN' DYLAN" who is reading someone else's commentaries on someone else's record selections. And they're even managing to embarrass Dylan by what they write. Imagine--on the "Father" show alone (season 1, episode 7), there are FOUR factual errors that no one even bothered to check, much less correct (don't just take my word for it--download it from somewhere and listen yourself).
Now, don't get me wrong--the music here is fine, if not the best that one could find. Hey, I'm a record collector with over 200,000 discs in my collection, so I'm a bit cloyed by a lot of stuff. But if you want a good overview of American music, this is NOT it. Or if you want anything that is "Dylanesque" in the least, this is ALSO not it. This is, "let's put Bob's name on a bunch of stuff we can license cheap, and see how much money we can make in the process."
First, shame on you, Bob, for allowing your good name and persona to have been used by the creators of this melee. Second, shame on someone for trying to boil down 50 hours of scattershot music into something that someone would dare to call any type of introduction to music--much less an overview of 20th century culture--(both monickers which have been applied [elsewhere, thank goodness] to it), and then stamping Dylan's name on it to sell it.
Bob, if you're listening, DON'T let yourself be screwed further by a THIRD (shudder) season of this show. I've bought everything you've ever released, and the show (as well as this set) has lowered my opinion of you almost irreparably. And you, music lover, if you're looking for a good overview of American roots music, check out practically ANYTHING on the Document label...or Yazoo, or Folkways, or...or just buy a few Dylan albums and go from there...but give this pale pastiche a pass.
Theme Time Radio Hour: With Your Host Bob Dylan
Date undefinedIn a world of immitators and regurgitated bland soundscapes, it's so refreshing to see brilliance in the music industry again. Call it a throwback if you will, I'll call it 'actual' entertainment. Either way you slice it there's no denying the musical knowledge stored inside Mr. Zimmerman's brain. I know the show is not entirely all his creation (so thanks go out to the producers, engineers, and everyone else who makes it possible.) but without him as the 'mouth-piece', the show wouldn't have the same style and class. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for taking the time to produce a show that has obvious thought behind it. Looking forward to season 3 and what 'themes' may be in store........
