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As with most other 1980s Bob Dylan albums, KNOCKED OUT LOADED is a piece-meal
work--a combination of various sessions, performed by different groups of
musicians, presenting the many sides of Bob Dylan. Touching upon juke-joint
R&B ("You Wanna Ramble"), reeling Stones-like blues-rock
("Got My Mind Made Up", co-written by then touring partner Tom Petty
and featuring his Heartbreakers), and a gospel arrangement of a Kris
Kristofferson tune ("They Killed Him") which inevitably harkens back
to Dylan's earlier spiritual explorations, the bard seems unsure where his own
attention lay.
Still, much as KNOCKED OUT lacks a sense of cohesion, it doesn't exclude the
mystery of Dylan's best work. "Brownsville Girl", an eleven-minute
opus co-written by playwright Sam Sheppard, is vintage Zimmerman, struggling to
encompass an entire worldview within the context of a mid-tempo, brassy, Tex-Mex
blues-as-passage-in-a-diary. It is a rough-edged diamond that is among the most
unique parts of Dylan's entire catalogue, and it was delivered so effortlessly
that nobody dared think Dylan had lost any of his powers.
1. You Wanna Ramble
2. They Killed Him
3. Drifting Too Far From The Shore
4. Precious Memories
5. Maybe Someday
6. Brownsville Girl
7. Got My Mind Made Up
8. Under Your Spell