World Gone Wrong
| Bob Dylan
World Gone Wrong
World Gone Wrong is the 29th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on October 26, 1993, by Columbia Records. It was Dylan's second consecutive collection of only traditional folk songs, performed acoustically with guitar and harmonica. The songs tend to deal with darker and more tragic themes than the previous outing, Good as I Been to You.-Wikipedia
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If Good as I Been to You was a strong traditionalist folk record, World Gone Wrong was an exceptional one, boasting an exceptional set of songs given performances so fully realized that they seemed like modern protest songs.
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Kirkville
2015. The recording is simple; perhaps even simpler than the first album, but the songs sound more like they come from Dylan’s heart.
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Countdown Kid
2013. Never has an album been so accurately titled as World Gone Wrong. Bob Dylan’s second straight excavation of folk, blues, and traditional songs sticks mostly to downbeat tales of death and heartbreak.
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Blog Critics
2008. World Gone Wrong contained a set of songs that meant something to him. He proves here that good songs are never dated when recorded and sung well.
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Prefix
2012. World Gone Wrong follows the same path as its predecessor, but with even more impressive execution.
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Guitar Plalyer
2012. I think Dylan sounds much better on this album than he did on Good As I Been To You, and his guitar playing is good, too.
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Cross Rhythms
994. I must confess to being less than impressed and can only suggest that cuddly Bob's latest brew of nasal monotony will not be everyone's cup of tea.
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Mark's Record Reviews
More amazing covers of cool traditional blues and folk songs. DAMN, does this guy know how to pull a great song out of his hat! This album feels a bit darker than the last one (hence the album title, I suppose).
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Mojo Reviews Challenge #002
2014. This album is good – very good. If you hate the voice then there is little for you here.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2017. 'World Gone Wrong' can be seen as the prelude to Dylan's creative rebirth, which began with his very next album, 1997's 'Time Out of Mind.'
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Robert Christgau
He cherishes the non sequiturs, sudden changes of heart, and received or obscure blank spots in these buried song
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The Current
2017. So closely miked you can almost hear Dylan’s stomach growling, these albums spotlight Dylan’s skills as an interpreter.
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George Starostin's Reviews
World Gone Wrong is, in that sense, a real hardcore album. Technically speaking, it's immaculate: Bob's acoustic playing is at the forefront
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Clem's Music Reviews
The second (and last) of Dylan's latter day "acoustic only" albums featuring Dylan, his guitar, and the occasional harmonica.
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Junkie in the Attic
2013. A lost gem that is both touching and reflective as much as it is unpretentious. Who knew he had a full deck left to play after World Gone Wrong.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
More unaccompanied renditions of folk songs, this time really obscure ones. Dylan's rambling liner notes indicate that he finds all kinds of deep meanings and resonances in the material, which I regret to confess I don't share. . . .(DBW)
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The Daily Beast
Dylan followed up the moderately successful Good as I Been to You with yet another all-acoustic record. The darker, more focused effort earned him a Grammy along with greater critical and musical success than its predecessor, officially putting the uneven ’80s behind him.
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Rock Salted
2014. it plays into expectations. So in perfunctory fashion it delivers what it advertises.
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