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Record ID
305
Artist
Bob Dylan
Title
Shot Of Love
Field / Genre
Rock
Year Recorded
1981
Label
CBS
Pressing
Can
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
R
Date Bought
15 Aug 1981
Cost
¤4.50
Cover Name
dylan-shot.jpg
Review
<p>Shot of Love finds Dylan still in born-again mode, but he's starting to come alive again -- which isn't as much a value judgment as it is an observation that he no longer seems beholden to repeating dogma, loosening up and crafting songs again. And it's not just that his writing is looser, the music is, too, as he lets himself -- and his backing band -- rock a little harder, a little more convincingly. Shot of Love still isn't a great album, but it once again has flashes of brilliance, such as "Every Grain of Sand," which point the way to the rebirth of Infidels.</p><p>—<strong>Stephen Thomas Erlewine</strong></p>