I have to agree with gpgr4blu's assessment of Bob Dylan's standards releases. No one else could get away with such. While I respect his desire to honor this song canon that he loves, the results are kind of cringe-inducing...leastways are for me. Witness that performance on the last Letterman show. Dylan's voice always has been something of an acquired taste. Even more so in later years. While the "been-garglin' with-razor-blades" sound works just fine for me on his own compositions (e.g., Cold Irons Bound) or on folk standards as on Good As I Been To You and World Gone Wrong, it doesn't seem well suited to material I'm more used to hearing from crooners. But then again, what do I know. He's Bob Dylan.
