Say what you want about Empire Burlesque -- at the very least, it's the most consistent record Bob Dylan has made since Blood on the Tracks, even if it isn't quite as interesting as Desire.
However, it is a better set of songs, all deriving from the same place and filled with subtle gems -- the most obvious being "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)," but also "Emotionally Yours" and "Dark Eyes" -- proving that his powers are still there.
The rest of the album may not be as graceful, but it's still well-crafted songwriting that never fails to be interesting.
The record's biggest flaw is its state-of-the-art production; this is every bit as slick as Street Legal, but now sounds more focused and more of its time -- thanks to a reliance on synthesizers and mildly sequenced beats -- than it did upon its original release.
All this makes Empire Burlesque seem more transient than it actually is, since -- discounting the production -- this is as good as Dylan gets in his latter days.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seeing the Real You at LastBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:21 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | I'll Remember YouBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:14 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Clean Cut KidBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:16 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Never Gonna Be the Same AgainBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:10 | 0 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Trust YourselfBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:28 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Emotionally YoursBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:30 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | When the Night Comes Falling from the SkyBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 07:29 | 0 MB | 50 MB |
| 8 | Something's Burning, BabyBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:54 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Dark EyesBob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 05:08 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) | Bob Dylan | Play | 05:21 | 0 MB | 35 MB |
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Abbey | Engineer |
| 2 | Peggi Blu | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Debra Byrd | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Mike Campbell | Guitar, Vocals |
| 5 | Chops | Horn |
| 6 | Alan Clark | Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 7 | Carolyn Dennis | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Sly Dunbar | Drums, Percussion |
| 9 | Bob Dylan | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Howie Epstein | Bass, Vocals |
| 11 | Judy Feltus | Engineer |
| 12 | Anton Fig | Drums |
| 13 | Bob Glaub | Bass |
| 14 | Don Heffington | Drums |
| 15 | Ira Ingber | Guitar |
| 16 | Bashiri Johnson | Percussion |
| 17 | Jim Keltner | Drums, Vocals |
| 18 | Stuart Kimball | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 19 | Al Kooper | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Horn, Keyboards |
| 20 | Queen Esther Marrow | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Sid McGinnis | Guitar |
| 22 | Syd McGuiness | Guitar |
| 23 | Vince Melamed | Synthesizer |
| 24 | John Paris | Bass |
| 25 | Ted Perlman | Guitar |
| 26 | Madelyn Quebec | Vocals |
| 27 | Richard Scher | Synthesizer |
| 28 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass |
| 29 | Sly & Robbie | Guest Artist |
| 30 | Mick Taylor | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 31 | Benmont Tench | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano |
| 32 | George Tutko | Engineer |
| 33 | Urban Blight Horns | Horn |
| 34 | David Watson | Saxophone |
| 35 | Ron Wood | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |