It's helpful to get all desires to compare him to Bob out of the way. I had to tell myself, "he's not living in the 60's, he's had his own experiences, has a family, and is not trying to pen protest songs." After this, I was able to appreciate his lyrics and melodies which feel authentic, soft, elegiac, poetic, cool, and accessible.If you've listened to Rick Rubin's work on Johnny Cash's last albums, you may, like me, hear a similar aesthetic at work (down to the stark black and white cover photo). The vocals and guitar have that hyper-crisp stripped-down quality that lends itself to a clear presentation of the lyrics and the nuances in instrumentation. There are a few moments where the accompaniment is so spare that I felt like I was hearing the acoustic version of what was originally a full-band song, e.g. "All Day and All Night."Like the Rolling Stone reviewer, I saw a similar structure between "Evil is Alive and Well" and Bob Dylan's "Serve Somebody," but I sensed this was an intentional nod rather than unintentional borrow.I like the album, I like it a lot.
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