Bob Dylan: *Oh Mercy*

A sleeper of a Dylan album, brought to my attention today inna Yahoo interview of Gavin Rossdale, who said “Most of the Time” is his fave break-up song – pretty randumb, yeah.

But the album is really good, and I’m glad I’m listening again.

It’s most famous for “Man in the Long Black Coat” of course, and that is a work of genius. Like the rest of the album, it has spare instrumentation, Lanois-produced clarity (he’s great in general, but great at the hi-fi thing) and an emphasis on the voice – where on a Dylan album it should be, unless it shouldn’t – contrast *Time Out of Mind*.

Yeah, I’m a fan of both, and of this record again, mercy me.

Vlayman: *The Pettin’ Position* (a e.p.)

1. The Day I Lost Jennifer 03:39
2. Other Things Goin’ On 03:42
3. The Pettin’ Position 04:07
4. Clean This Blood 04:42
5. The Stormy Weather 04:03

Guitars: mine
Bass and vox: my fault
Drums: Silversmith on #4; otherwise, WTFK

Writ, recorded, mixt, masturd, sequenced at FetaCentralRecording DDL in June 2021 under post-pandemic protocolage; no masks was soiled in the production of these pieces but I can’t say the same about some hoondies.

And of course again, some brain cells was sackraficed because what else they for.

Fartwerk: Jose Jones

Cover model: Nirvana and his nose

released June 7, 2021