Bob Dylan
Columbia Studios
New York
Feb - Mar 85

aka Empire Burlesque

I don't have any lineage information about this bootleg. Tracks 1-11 appear to be alternates and are near finished products. No outtakes here.  Tracks 12-16 are obvious studio rehersals. It's likely that these are rehersals . . . like they're trying to work out something as a couple of the songs just stop. 

However, be warned. This is probably as close to pop and 80's new wave culture that Bob would ever get. Personally I don't like very much about this collection. Some think the song writing is great but I can't get past the music. It just sounds dated. I have no problem w/ artists branching out and trying new things - but Dylan does pop? Drum synthesizers? Please!

  1. Brownsville Girl
  2. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)?
  3. Clean Cut Kid
  4. I'll Remember You
  5. Seeing The Real You At Last
  6. Something's Burning, Baby
  7. Trust Yourself
  8. Emotionally Yours
  9. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
10. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
11. Waiting To Get Beat
12. Love Crazy Love?
13. The Very Thought Of You
14. Driftin' Too Far From Shore//
15. Who Loves You More???
16. Go 'Way Little Boy//

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