Music Review

I'm Not There (2007)

Various Artists

Reviewed by Clark Collis | Nov 02, 2007

Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW

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EW's GRADE

A-

Details Release Date: Oct 30, 2007; Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Soundtracks/Cast Recordings

$LOVE THAT BOB Cate Blanchett is one of six actors to play Dylan in I\'m Not There; the soundtrack has... I\'m Not There, Cate Blanchett$

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LOVE THAT BOB Cate Blanchett is one of six actors to play Dylan in I'm Not There; the soundtrack has 30+ artists dressing up his songs

Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan biopic, I'm Not There, finds his Bobness played by six different actors. Five times that number of artists tackle his oeuvre on this 34-song LP, including Wilco's Jeff Tweedy (''Simple Twist of Fate'') and Antony and the Johnsons (''Knockin' on Heaven's Door''). The pleasures to be gleaned are straightforward, with most musicians offering rarely radical but frequently great covers. And both Dylan himself and Sonic Youth perform the title track — though not, alas, together.
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Originally posted Nov 02, 2007 Published in issue #963 Nov 09, 2007 Order article reprints

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