Inside the Empire: Empire Burlesque review [1985]

If you want something real, his voice and guitar are all that’s necessary. This is one from the archives with some extra content.

The Joker and the Thief

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Peter Stone Brown

Nov 30, 2024

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On Empire Burlesque Bob Dylan confronts the ’80s and his critics by using a lot more recording studio technique than he usually bothers with. Notorious for recording live and preferably with three or less takes, he has finally made an album where the arrangements were carefully thought out.

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A guest post by

Peter Stone Brown

Singer-songwriter, freelance writer, music editor for a Philadelphia alternative weekly, onetime WXPN DJ, huge Dylan fan, writer of Tell Tale Signs notes and brother of Tony Brown (Blood on the Tracks, Deliverance, Eric Andersen)