Dylan, Bob & The Band: The Basement Tapes (Vinyl 2xLP) N.W.A. always underpinned by Smith’s distinctive

always underpinned by Smith’s distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics

The results are simultaneously breakthrough and oddly familiar

Freestyle Shit

Toxicity features more melody

Dylan, Bob & The Band: The Basement Tapes (Vinyl 2xLP) N.W.A. always underpinned by Smith’s distinctiveSome years back, The Band cut a song called "The Rumor." It's a tune that could well describe the music now collected here. The Basement Tapes are a bit like the phantom 1956 session that brought Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash together for the first and last time. In spite of the bootlegs and cover versions, The Basement Tapes have always been more of a rumor than anything else. Some facts, then. The twenty four songs on these