Bob Dylan is a man who has put out so much music over the 50 years or so he's been making it, that people are bound to pick a decade or a series of albums that they prefer over others. Some prefer the early goings of Freewheelin' or the pure decadence of Blonde on Blonde, and you'll even get the rare person who prefers his newer stuff, but to me, there's no better Bob than the one found on Nashville Skyline.
Sure, its not his most lavishly produced or challenging work, but there's a beautiful simplicity and an irresistible warmth to this LP that draws me in, and doesn't let me go for the entire half-hour it lasts.
Songs like the opener, a retread of a track from Bob's sophomore album, now with a country tinged feel and an incredible duet with the man in black himself, Johhny Cash is one of my favorite songs, not only from this album or Bob Dylan; but ever. While tracks like "Threw It All Away" and "Lay, Lady, Lay" are staples of country music, the real stuff anyways.
I remember the first time I heard the track "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" on a used vinyl copy of Greatest Hits Vol 2, and immediately sought out the album from which it came, thus leading me to one of my all time favorite albums. That's a memory I will always cherish, as will I this album.
10/10
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