The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Things Have Changed

2. Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

3. It Ain't Me Babe

4. Subterranean Homesick Blues

5. Positively 4th Street

6. Highway 61 Revisited

7. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

8. I Want You

9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

10. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)

See all 17 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Highlands [Live]

2. Blowin' in the Wind [Live]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Now available again at a lower price! This Australian edition of the second 'Best Of' for the folk singer/songwriter icon includes the first single 'Things Have Changed' as featured on the soundtrack to the new film 'The Wonderboys'. Initial orders will include a 2 track bonus disc featuring the previously unreleased live tracks 'Highlands' and 'Blowin' In The Wind'. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.n

Tracks:

Things Have Changed
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
It Ain't Me Babe
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Positively 4th Street
Highway 61 Revisited
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
I Want You
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
Simple Twist of Fate
Hurricane
Changing of the Guards
License to Kill
Silvio
Dignity
Not Dark Yet

Tracks:

Highlands [Live]
Blowin' in the Wind [Live]

Album Description

Now available again at a lower price! This Australian edition of the second 'Best Of' for the folk singer/songwriter icon includes the first single 'Things Have Changed' as featured on the soundtrack to the new film 'The Wonderboys'. Initial orders will include a 2 track bonus disc featuring the previously unreleased live tracks 'Highlands' and 'Blowin' In The Wind'. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.n

Album Details

Includes Limited Edition Bonus Disc with Two Exclusive Unreleased Live Tracks 'highlands'& 'blowin in the Wind'.the 19 Tracks also Include the Daniel Lanois Produced Version of 'dignity', Previously Available Only on the 'touched by an Angel'ost.

Customer Reviews:

Volume 2 complements Volume 1 perfectly.......2005-02-14

Around the same time that Columbia released "The Essential Bob Dylan" in the US, it also released "The Best of Bob Dylan Volume 2" in most overseas markets, a sequel to Volume 1 which was released in 1997.

"The Best of Bob Dylan Volume 2" (17 tracks, 77 min., plus bonus disk) starts off with the 'excuse' that was needed for the release, namely the excellent (and Oscar-winning) "Things Have Changed" from the "Wonder Boys" soundtrack. After that, the remaining 16 tracks provide a chronological overview of Dylan's best known songs not found on Volume 1, and thus form a perfect complement to Volume 1. The highlights are many, including "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall", "I Want You", "Simple Twist of Faith", "Changing of the Guards" (all of which are missing from "The Essential Bob Dylan"), "Hurricane", "Rainy Day Woman", and so on. The audio quality is superb. So you ask, what more can one expect of a "greatest hits" album? A bonus disk, of course!

The bonus disk (18 min.) provides live tracks of the epic "Highlands" (from "Time Out of Mind"), followed by "Blowing in the Wind". They show Dylan in his element, and I wish there were more official releases of the "Never-Ending Tour".

In all, this is an excellent compilation. Highly recomended!

Best of Vol. 2, Six Reviews in One.......2003-10-01

Throughout the years the suits at Columbia, then Sony have tried to make more money of Mr. D by mixing and matching his material, not just in a Greatest Hits compilation, but as a "Best of Import" from Japan, Holland, Sweden, or some other far away place. They tout them as better, different, remastered, a gold version and lots of times they'll build these compilations around a song that hadn't appeared on any other album.

The current favorite is the wonderful song, "Things have changed," which shows up on five different sets available today.

"The Best of series Vol. 1 and Vol. 2" Imports are the only one of the 5 sets that you can get separately and, since they couldn't put "Things Have Changed on both CDs, they put "Shelter From The Storm," from the Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding move "Jerry Maguire" on the first disc. If you were to buy both discs in this set you'd be out over fifty bucks. Of course, there isn't a bad song on the discs, but if you're like me, you already own most of them.

"The Very Best of Vol. 1 & 2" Swedish version has 33 songs on it, all available elsewhere except, of course "Things Have Changed." The songs are about the same as on the other compilations and this one will set you back thirty-three dollars.

"The Ultimate Collection," is of course not the ultimate collection, but it is a collection of 33 songs, very similar in scope to the songs in the other collection and built around, "Things Have Changed." This version will shrink you wallet by thirty-nine dollars.

"The Essential Bob Dylan" double CD set has 30 songs on it and has a nice flow to it. Like the other compilations mentioned here it features "Things Have Changed." You'll have to fork over twenty-one dollars to get this one. It's the most reasonably priced of the bunch, and so it's the only one I'm giving five stars to.

"The Essential Bob Dylan" Import has six more songs on it and it'll cost you 16 more dollars. That's a lot of money to pay to get those extra six songs.

Okay after rounding them up and telling you a little about them, I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed in Sony about this group. Unlike "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" which like these isn't really a Greatest Hits compilation, these CDs cost a whole gang of money and give us only one new song. "GH 2" gave us a half dozen new tunes, so we (not me, cuz I wasn't born yet) didn't feel ripped off when we bought it. Also, the "Biograph" compilation was stuffed with new songs. Ah well, my recommendation would be to buy the American version of "The Essential Bob Dylan" for twenty-one dollars and shine the rest of them on. Five stars for that one, four for the rest.

Reviewed by Stephanie Sane

Great collection with live tracks........2000-06-07

This collection is worth getting for the new song "Things Have Changed" and the extra live CD! The other songs sound as if they were recorded yesterday. Every Bob Dylan fan should on this!

Much better sound & Two recent live tracks!(limited only!).......2000-05-26

I'm listening to this " the best of Bob Dylan volune 2" over and over again! This CD includes two unreleased live tracks "Highlands" & Blowing in the wind" (I love this live version! )from recent shows! (Limited edition only!)

Tracks:

Blowin' In The Wind
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Mr. Tambourine Man
Like A Rolling Stone
Just Like A Woman
All Along The Watchtower
Lay Lady Lay
I Shall Be Released
If Not For You
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Forever Young
Tangled Up In Blue
Oh, Sister
Gotta Serve Somebody
Jokerman
Everything Is Broken
Shelter From The Storm

Tracks:

Things Have Changed
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
It Ain't Me Babe
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Positively 4th Street
Highway 61 Revisted
Rainy Day Women #12 And # 35
I Want You
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Simple Twist Of Fate
Hurricane
Changing Of The Guards
License To Kill
Silvio
Dignity
Not Dark Yet

Album Description

To commemerate Bob's 2001 tour of Australia, Sony down under repackaged his 1997 & 2000 (import only) collections together. The artwork features the original photograph from the 'Best Of Vol.2' (without the brown ash), while the new booklet combines the t

Customer Reviews:

Amazing!.......2002-03-22

When I first bought this CD I was not a huge Bob Dylan fan, in fact when ever someone put it on I would practically beg them to turn it off, but now that I've gotten used to his voice it is my favorite CD in my collection, now whenever I put it on people beg me to turn it off because they've heard me listening to it so many times.

Best compilation yet.......2001-11-02

This is by far the very best Dylan album I have been able to lay my hands on, compilation or otherwise. As a double cd it has incredible depth and content, with all the obvious favourites, "Blowin' in the Wind", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" etc, but also other tracks such as "Shelter from the Storm" and "I'll be your Baby Tonight". It's a great mix from all his albums, 150 minutes of pure Dylan brilliance. It also has his new song, "Things Have Changed", which would no doubt be worth buying the album for regardless.

Don't let this album slip through your fingers; by far the most listenable Dylan album I've come across yet.

Best Place To Start.......2001-05-28

This is a 35-song 2-CD Aussie release that contains the best sampling of Dylan material for the money. All 10 tracks for the US "Greatest Hits" CD are included, as well as standouts such as "Don't Think Twice", "Highway 61", "All Along The Watchtower", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Forever Young", "Tangled Up In Blue", "Hurricane", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "Dignity", and "Things Have Changed".

Average customer rating:

The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
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Release Date: 2004-06-21

Tracks:

Things Have Changed
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
It Ain't Me Babe
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Positively 4th Street
Highway 61 Revisited
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
I Want You
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
Simple Twist of Fate
Hurricane
Changing of the Guards
License to Kill
Silvio
Dignity
Not Dark Yet

Tracks:

Highlands [Live]
Blowin' in the Wind [Live]

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the mani i admre my whole life
The Best Of What's Left

Vol. 2-Best of
Bob Dylan
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ASIN: B00004VUJZ

Tracks:

Things Have Changed
A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall
It Ain't Me, Babe
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Positively 4th Street
Highway 61 Revisited
Rainy Day Women #12 And #35
I Want You
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
Simply Twist Of Fate
Hurricane
Changing Of The Guards
License To Kill
Silvio
Dignity
Not Dark Yet
Forever Young (Biograph Version)

Album Description

Japanese version with 1 bonus track 'Forever Young' and special packaging including a sticker for first pressing only. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

the mani i admre my whole life.......2005-10-31

s orry m r dylan my english isn't justgood enough to tell you ow good yournew cd is.s jut tis thank you

The Best Of What's Left.......2000-07-20

If you ask me, the Canadian "Best Of Bob Dylan" volumes 1 and 2 are a much better set than the old "Greatest Hits". Plus, you get a lot more songs on one album than you did on the previous releases. So, how do the songs stack up? Not bad at all. There were some rather conspicuous gaps in the volume I that are filled with this release, like Rainy Day Women and Subterranean Homesick Blues and a new song that's just as good as the old stuff. Definitely worth the money.

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Best of Vol. 2
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DEPUO
Release Date: 2002-07-23

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1. Things Have Changed
2. Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
3. It Ain't Me Babe
4. Subterranean Homesick Blues
5. Positively 4th Street
6. Highway 61 Revisited
7. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
8. I Want You
9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)