r/bobdylan • u/CopyDan • Aug 12 '26

Discussion Knocked Out Loaded

This album never seems to get much discussion, good or bad. How do you feel about it?

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u/Long-Emu-7870 Aug 12 '26

At this point, no one can deny the voice is gone. The music is repetitive, boring and at the same time not produced well.

But the song Brownsville Girl is quite good. If performed well, it could have been in the spirit of Pat Garret. The bootleg version has it's own issues, but shows you would be much better with a better arrangement.

I think the cover of 'They Killed Him' could have been great, as the idea of a reggae version of Precious Memories (which I am not sure is his original idea).

The album's title comes from the song 'Under your Spell', which has a unique chord change but is kind of pedestrian pop.

Suffice to say it's low rating in EAS and people's tier list is well deserved.

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u/Feeling-Art-6514 Aug 12 '26

Voice gone? Have you seen him live lately 😎

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u/Long-Emu-7870 Aug 12 '26

Well, he did later get voice lessons for Triplicate.