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Chimes Of Freedom : The Songs Of Bob Dylan [Import]

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2012 four CD collection containing music from Patty Smith, Rise Against, Pete Townshend, Diana Krall, My Morning Jacket, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Jackson Browne, Sugarland, Joan Baez, Flogging Molly, Joe Perry, Bad Religion and many others. Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years -- the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan -- are being saluted by musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. Almost 30 tracks on the album were mixed gratis by famed engineer Bob Clearmountain. Bob Ludwig and Adam Ayan of Gateway Mastering donated their mastering services. The album cover illustration is by Grammy Award winning artist Mick Haggerty.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT VARIED COMPILATION Jan 27 2012
By Comet V TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
First like to say this is quite a bargain. Over 70 songs for 15 bucks is a great deal. As per the reviewer from Quebec who mentioned the four missing songs on the Canadian version. I bought my copy at a local Sunrise and it has the four aforementioned songs. Sorry Amazon.
At first listen certain songs stick out as impressive but the nice thing about this collection is that with repeated listens you will find additional songs that never caught your attention the first time around. There is just so much good songs here it takes a while to sort them out (Yes there is also a few duds).
Also some songs such as "Like a Rolling Stone" by Seal and Jeff Beck which most of us believe the Dylan version will always be the definitive one you may be presently surprised. No I still prefer the Dylan version but they have reworked the melody of the chorus and its quite catchy. From Pete Townshend and Jackson Browne to Miley Cyrus and Maroon 5, there is a wide variety of artists both new and old so I suggest to have an open mind and you will be pleasantly surprised.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More Than Worth The Money Feb 28 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are lots of reasons to buy this collection. You're supporting Amnesty International and you get four CDs! That means everyone will find something they really like. I was most interested in the interpretations by artists that I already knew but I found one or two gems by people I'd never heard of. Best cut of the lot --Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. Absolutely stunning but why, oh why, did they have to follow it with an instrumental version of the same song?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Expected Good Things -- Exceeds Expectations Feb 13 2012
By A. J. Dickinson TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I expected this album to introduce me to brand new music and remind me of past favourites. It delivered and then some. I would (and have) recommend it to a friend.

Dylan is the standard in my mind for several of the tracks on the collection. Dylan's original recording of Gotta Serve Somebody remains as my preferred version. The Eric Burdon cover is fantastic and stands alongside Dylan. Similar can be said for the Jeff Beck and Seal offering of Like a Rolling Stone. This is my favourite Dylan song (cliché alert), so I was a bit nervous before hearing the Chimes of Freedom version. The cover doesn't displace the original, but does stand up and will find its way to Windows Media Player playlists often.

Chimes of Freedom replaces Dylan as the standard a couple of times. Flogging Molly's The Times They Are-A Changin' is the best version of this song I have ever heard. Sinead O'Connor also impressed me with Property of Jesus. I always imagined Dylan giving a bit of a wink when he originally recorded the track. O'Connor's seems a bit frustrated and even angry. The tone of the song is interesting alongside its lyrics. I think what makes Flogging Molly and O'Connor stand out is that they make the songs their own without straying too far from what Dylan originally did. They are certainly not copying him, but they don't seem pressured to change the song so drastically that it is unrecognizable. The collection also introduced my to some songs I didn't know at all. Natasha Bedingfield's Ring Them Bells, Carolina Chocolate Drops' Political World, Queens of the Stone Age's Outlaw Blues, and Raphael Saadiq's Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat are my favourite of the songs in this category.

Burdon, QOTSA and Saadiq also illustrate how often I found myself attracted to the blues-tinged songs. This didn't surprise me. Time Out of Mind and Modern Times are my favourite Dylan albums and each has more a blues feel to it. Tom Morello's Willie McTell and Rise Against's Hollis Brown are worth a listen.

Chimes of Freedom is my second Amnesty International tribute. I greatly preferred this to Instant Karma, the collection of John Lennon covers. The Dylan combination seems more cohesive as a unit. Most of the songs lead from one to another. A few heavier tracks, like My Chemical Romance, and alt offerings by Silversun Pickups and Daniel Bedingfield interrupt the flow at times, but are still very good and aren't so shocking that they throw you off. While the Lennon tribute includes some great tracks (Working Class Hero, Mother, Beautiful Boy), I never felt that it worked as an album. Chimes of Freedom does.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bob Dylan's Chimes of Freedom
Various singing artists sing Bob Dylan songs -- some I really liked but others not so much. Of the 4 discs, I probably liked half of the songs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ann Tyrell
5.0 out of 5 stars MUSIC WITH A CONSCIENCE NEVER SOUNDED BETTER
I don't like Bob Dylan singing. However, I know he's an incredible songwriter and a living legend, so this collection ("Chimes of Freedom-The Songs of Bob Dylan") is perfect for... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Paul S. Power
4.0 out of 5 stars Chimes of Freedom
Great variety in the interpretation of Bob Dylan's music. Some of the interpretations were very different from the original version, but enjoyable nevertheless.
Published 14 months ago by Virginia J. Hill
4.0 out of 5 stars great mix
Wow, a 4 disc set with 73 tracks and a very eclectic group of artists. The fact that proceeds from the sale go towards Amnesty International is reason enough to buy this set. Read more
Published 14 months ago by alwayswright
5.0 out of 5 stars great
This is a must buy for Dylan song lovers, the songs are well done and its a great collection of Dylan songs
Published 14 months ago by poetman
5.0 out of 5 stars from (mostly) great to (occasionally) grating - almost 5 stars
I highly recommend "Chimes of Freedom" for several reasons: it's for a good cause (Amnesty International), the price is excellent ($14.98 when I bought it from amazon. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Campbell
4.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation
This is a great compilation.... unhappily the canadian edition have less songs that the USA version. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Cladolphe
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