Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Bob Dylan Says Modern Recordings Are Atrocious, Fights Losing Battle With Technology

Bob Dylan, who has his own show on XM Radio is quoted in a Rolling Stone Magazine interview below:

Dylan says modern recordings "atrocious"
Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:30 PM ET, LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -

Bob Dylan says the quality of modern recordings is "atrocious," and even the songs on his new album sounded much better in the studio than on disc. "I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past 20 years, really," the 65-year-old rocker said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Dylan, who released eight studio albums in the past two decades, returns with his first recording in five years, "Modern Times," next Tuesday.
Noting the music industry's complaints that illegal downloading means people are getting their music for free, he said, "Well, why not? It ain't worth nothing anyway." "You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them," he added. "There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like ... static." Dylan said he does his best to fight technology, but it's a losing battle. Link to full article: HERE