Chimes of freedom [sound recording] : the songs of Bob Dylan.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: AMN002 | Amnesty InternationalPublication details: New York, NY : Amnesty International : Fontana Distribution, p2012.Description: 4 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Songs of Bob Dylan
- Songs. Selections
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK Chimes of Freedom | Available | 33111007385038 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Designed as a celebration for Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary, Chimes of Freedom is the mother of all tribute albums: a four-disc salute to Bob Dylan that runs some 76 songs performed by singers from all corners of the globe. Apart from Lennon/McCartney -- the former of which was the subject of producers Jeff Ayeroff and Julie Yannatta's previous 2007 collection Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur -- no other songwriter of the rock & roll era could attract so many different artists from so many different genres as Dylan, something that is a testament to the resilience of his catalog. From the very start of his career, Dylan saw his songs covered by all manners of artists, ranging from colleagues and peers to longhair rock bands, easy listening outfits, and weirdos like William Shatner, so the absurd abundance of Chimes of Freedom in a way fits into the grand pattern of history: his songs were always up for grabs, they've survived terrible misguided covers, they've been performed with loving faith, they've been reinvented once and again. Given its monumental length, it should be of no great surprise that Chimes of Freedom has songs that fall into each category, although it is surprisingly bereft of awfulness. Not even Miley Cyrus' painful-in-theory straight-ahead cover of "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" is awful: she may not know who Verlaine and Rimbaud are, but she focuses on the melody and winds up selling the song in the process. Most of the artists here perform a similar trick, choosing love songs over protests, keeping things intimate instead of anthemic. Naturally, there are exceptions to the rule, but the scales on Chimes of Freedom are tipped toward pretty stripped-down sincerity -- even Ke$ha abandons Auto-Tune for a nearly a cappella interpretation of "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" -- an aesthetic that's easy to digest and helps make the artists that do something different pop out dramatically: Flogging Molly's Pogues-ian run through "The Times They Are A-Changing," Bryan Ferry's eerie reading of "Bob Dylan's Dream," Elvis Costello adding spikes to "License to Kill," Sinéad O'Connor tearing up "Property of Jesus," and Queens of the Stone Age tapping into Bob's rowdy side with a tremendous "Outlaw Blues." After a parade of faithful salutes ranging from Billy Bragg's impassioned "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" to Lenny Kravitz's absurd re-creation of "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," it's great to hear actual re-interpretations of Dylan's songs -- after all, even Bob himself doesn't always sing the same song the same way twice. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
"All songs previously unreleased"--Container.
Compact discs.
Rock and popular music.
One too many mornings (Johnny Cash, featuring the Avett Brothers) -- Leopard-skin pill-box hat (Raphael Saadiq) -- Drifter's escape (Patti Smith) -- Ballad of Hollis Brown (Rise Against) -- Blind Willie McTell (Tom Morello the Nightwatchman) -- Corrina, Corrina (Pete Townshend) -- Most of the time (Bettye LaVette) -- This wheel's on fire (Charlie Winston) -- Simple twist of fate (Diana Krall) -- You ain't goin' nowhere (Brett Dennen) -- Love sick (Mariachi el Bronx) -- Blowin' in the wind (Ziggy Marley) -- Changing of the guards (the Gaslight Anthem) -- Not dark yet (Silversun Pickups) -- You're a big girl now (My Morning Jacket) -- Boots of Spanish leather (the Airborne Toxic Event) -- Girl from the north country (Sting) -- Restless farewell (Mark Knopfler) -- Outlaw blues (Queens of the Stone Age) -- Rainy day woman #12 & 35 (Lenny Kravitz) -- One more cup of coffee (Valley below) (Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli) -- Heart of mine (Blake Mills featuring Danielle Haim) -- You're gonna make me lonesome when you go (Miley Cyrus) -- Lay down your weary tune (Billy Bragg) -- License to kill (Elvis Costello) -- Lay, lady, lay (Angelique Kidjo) -- Ring them bells (Natasha Bedingfield) -- Love minus zero ; No limit (Jackson Browne) -- Seven curses (Joan Baez) -- No time to think (the Belle Brigade) -- Tonight I'll be staying here with you (live) (Sugarland) -- Mr. Tambourine Man (Jack's Mannequin) -- 4th time around (Oren Lavie) -- All I really want to do (Sussan Deyhim) -- Make you feel my love (recorded live at WXPN) (Adele) -- With God on our side (K'naan) -- I want you (Ximena Sariñana) -- She belongs to me (Neil Finn with Pajama Club) -- Bob Dylan's dream (Bryan Ferry) -- Tomorrow is a long time (Zee Avi) -- Just like a woman (Carly Simon) -- Times they are a-changin' (Flogging Molly) -
Various performers.