In and interview with rolling Stone Bob Dylan is quoted as saying:
"I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past 20 years, really,"
"You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them," he added. "There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like ... static."
It's sad when someone who used to be so revolutionary as Bob Dylan is suddenly trying to codify "good" and "bad" sounding recordings. One would hope that he could embrace digital technology for all its faults, not because it sounds like analog, but because it is what exists and it allows for much more massive transfer of media than analog. Listening to an i-pod will never "feel" like sitting in the living room listening to vinyl, but the differences between the two should be exploited by the songwriter and not just complained about.
So I propose that Bob Dylan should retire from cool, and we should make him a playlist to listen to in the "retired from cool retirement home". I'll start with a few albums that have been both good and released since 1986 and maybe even a product of the digital environment:
OK Computer and Kid A- Radiohead
Pinkerton - Weezer
Yoshimi Battles Pink Robots - Flaming Lips
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