Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute

Last updated
Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute
Listen To Bob Dylan.jpg
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005
Genre Rock, emo, alternative rock
Length45:49 (disc 1)
48:21 (disc 2)
Label Drive-Thru Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute is a tribute album, dedicated to Bob Dylan. The two disc set was released on August 16, 2005 by Drive-Thru Records. Despite the record label's reputation for its emo/pop punk roster, the compilation album contained cover versions kept close to the originals, instead of pop punk renditions of the songs.

Contents

When announced in December 2004, the album was supposed to contain other artists, including Fall Out Boy, Flogging Molly and Hellogoodbye. Later track listings featured "With God on Our Side" by Straylight Run, "Hurricane" by MC Lars and "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by The Kites, which were all cut from the actual release.

Inside the booklet of the double disc album, Stephanie Reines (co-founder of Drive-Thru Records) describes that she hopes the album will be successful in "exposing a new generation of listeners to Bob Dylan." She also dedicates the album to Dylan, thanking him for "providing the soundtrack to the past 16 years of my life." Reines also describes how she came about listening to, and enjoying, Bob Dylan.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

Disc one

  1. "Don't Think Twice (It's Alright)" performed by Steel Train – 4:04
  2. "Like a Rolling Stone" performed by Anberlin – 3:48
  3. "Mr. Tambourine Man" performed by Roark – 5:55
  4. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" performed by Socratic – 3:55
  5. "Blowin' in the Wind" performed by House of Fools – 3:29
  6. "Girl of the North Country" performed by As Tall as Lions – 3:32
  7. "The Man in Me" performed by Jenoah – 3:04
  8. "I Believe in You" performed by Cerys Matthews – 4:35
  9. "Simple Twist of Fate" performed by The Format – 5:10
  10. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" performed by Jason Mraz – 8:12

Disc two

  1. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" performed by Rock n Roll Soldiers – 3:18
  2. "It Ain't Me Babe" performed by David Melillo – 3:58
  3. "Positively 4th Street" performed by I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business – 3:53
  4. "Just like a Woman" performed by Something Corporate – 5:02
  5. "She Belongs to Me" performed by Kisschasy – 2:50
  6. "To Ramona" performed by Days Away – 5:05
  7. "Boots of Spanish Leather" performed by Julia Haltigan – 7:02
  8. "I Want You" performed by James Blunt – 2:42
  9. "I Shall Be Released" performed by Steel Train – 4:51
  10. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" performed by The Stay at Home Joneses – 3:12
  11. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" performed by Rx Bandits – 6:24

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Found Glory</span> American rock band

New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik, Ian Grushka, Chad Gilbert, and Cyrus Bolooki (drums). Longtime rhythm guitarist and lyricist Steve Klein left the band in late 2013. During their lengthy recording career, the band have released ten studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and four cover albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norah Jones</span> American singer, songwriter, and pianist

Norah Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000's decade. She has won nine Grammy Awards and was ranked 60th on Billboard magazine's artists of the 2000s decade chart.

<i>New Found Glory</i> (album) 2000 studio album by New Found Glory

New Found Glory is the second studio album and major label debut by the American rock band of the same name. It was produced and mixed by Neal Avron and released on September 26, 2000, through Drive-Thru and MCA Records. Featuring a new recording of the band's breakthrough single "Hit or Miss", the album was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with shipments of 500,000 units.

<i>Nothing Gold Can Stay</i> (album) 1999 studio album by A New Found Glory

Nothing Gold Can Stay is the debut studio album by American rock band New Found Glory, released on May 1, 1999, through independent record label Eulogy Recordings. At the time, the band was then named "A New Found Glory", but later dropped the indefinite article "A" due to some fans struggling to find their records in stores. The original pressings of the album contained samplings from several films including The Outsiders (1983), Weird Science (1985), and That Thing You Do! (1996), as well as Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", after which the album is named.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Something Corporate</span> American rock band

Something Corporate was an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. Their last line-up included vocalist and pianist Andrew McMahon, guitarists Josh Partington and Bobby Anderson, bassist Kevin Page and drummer Brian Ireland.

<i>Leaving Through the Window</i> 2002 studio album by Something Corporate

Leaving Through the Window is the second studio album and major-label debut by rock band Something Corporate. Following the success of the Drive-Thru Records-released Audioboxer (2001) EP, the band signed to their label distributor MCA Records in late 2001 after the EP caught their attention. The three-month recording process for Leaving Through the Window took place in studios across California and Florida, with Jim Wirt acting as producer. A few songs from previous releases were re-recorded for inclusion on the album; the material was anywhere from three months to three years old. A music video was made for "If You C Jordan" in early 2002; the group then embarked on a three-month long US tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drive-Thru Records</span>

Drive-Thru Records was a California-based independent record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financial obstacles in getting their bands' music into stores, Drive-Thru entered into a distribution deal with MCA/Universal. In 2003 MCA was dissolved and folded into Geffen Records. One of the clauses of that agreement was MCA/Geffen being able to sign any band of their choosing from Drive-Thru's roster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Like a Rolling Stone</span> 1965 single by Bob Dylan

"Like a Rolling Stone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 20, 1965, by Columbia Records. Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England. Dylan distilled this draft into four verses and a chorus. "Like a Rolling Stone" was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album Highway 61 Revisited.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Early November</span> American rock band

The Early November is an American rock band from New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 2001 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. As of 2018, they have released two EPs: For All of This (2002) and The Acoustic EP (2005). They have released five full-length albums: The Room's Too Cold (2003), triple album The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path (2006), In Currents (2012), and Imbue (2015). Their most recent album, Lilac, was released September 27, 2019. The band is currently signed to Pure Noise Records.

<i>Say It Like You Mean It</i> 2002 studio album by The Starting Line

Say It Like You Mean It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over....

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Melillo</span> American guitarist and bassist

David Andrew Melillo is the former lead guitarist for Anarbor, and the former bassist for pop rock band Cute Is What We Aim For. His earlier material as a solo artist consisted of acoustic guitar-driven acoustic rock and piano-accented power pop, somewhat in the vein of early Dashboard Confessional and The Rocket Summer.

"Song for Bob Dylan" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie for his 1971 album Hunky Dory. The song references Bob Dylan's 1962 homage to Woody Guthrie, "Song to Woody". Yet while Dylan opens with "Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song," Bowie addresses Dylan by his birth name saying, "Now, hear this, Robert Zimmerman, I wrote a song for you."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maggie's Farm</span> 1965 single by Bob Dylan

"Maggie's Farm" is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 15, 1965, and released on the album Bringing It All Back Home on March 22 of that year. Like many other Dylan songs of the 1965–66 period, "Maggie's Farm" is based on electric blues. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on June 4, 1965, and peaked at #22 on the chart. Dylan only needed one take to record the song, as may be heard on the exhaustive 18-disc Collector's Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966, which includes every alternate take recorded during Dylan's 1965–1966 sessions but only the one version of "Maggie's Farm".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mavis Staples</span> American singer

Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Just Like a Woman</span> 1966 song by Bob Dylan

"Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, Blonde on Blonde on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a single in the United States during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been criticized for supposed sexism or misogyny in its lyrics, and has received a mixed critical reaction; some critics have suggested that the song was inspired by Edie Sedgwick, while other consider that it refers to Dylan's relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez.

<i>Forget What You Know</i> 2004 studio album by Midtown

Forget What You Know is the third and final studio album by American rock band Midtown. Following the release of Living Well Is the Best Revenge (2002), Midtown was moved from MCA to Geffen Records as a result of a merger between the two labels. The group spent time writing on their next album and following a meeting with Butch Walker, moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to start recording the new material. Walker headed the producing helm and Forget What You Know was recorded in late 2003 at Ruby Red Studios. The album is classified as an emo and pop punk release; its songs were compared with those of Division of Laura Lee, Recover and Jimmy Eat World.

<i>In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969</i> 1970 live album by Ricky Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band

In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 is a live country rock album by Ricky Nelson recorded in Los Angeles during four dates at The Troubadour in late 1969. The album featured the debut of the Stone Canyon Band, which included Randy Meisner, Tom Brumley, Allen Kemp, and Patrick Shanahan, and was Nelson's highest-charting release in three years. The album contains four songs written by Nelson and three Bob Dylan compositions, as well as other songs by Eric Andersen and Tim Hardin. The performances were attended by many fellow musicians and songwriters.

<i>Chimes of Freedom</i> (album) 2012 compilation album by Various artists

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is a charity compilation album featuring new recordings of compositions by Bob Dylan by multiple artists, released on January 24, 2012. Proceeds from the album were donated to the human rights organization Amnesty International. It debuted in the U.S at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold while the 2-CD version available at Starbucks debuted at number 38 with more than 10,200 copies sold.

<i>Shadows in the Night</i> 2015 album by Bob Dylan

Shadows in the Night is the 36th studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on February 3, 2015. The album consists of covers of traditional pop standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, chosen by Dylan. Like most of his 21st century output, Dylan produced the album himself under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

<i>Triplicate</i> (Bob Dylan album) 2017 triple studio album by Bob Dylan

Triplicate is the 38th studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on March 31, 2017. As with most of Dylan's 21st century output, he produced the album himself under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

References