Pothead Cougars (Leopards, Maybe)

Listening to: Various Artist - 'Masked and Anonymous' Soundtrack

I went to a Bob Dylan concert in the summer before grade 12 and it was alright. The seats were pretty brutal, on the far left side of Rexall Place, so I was pretty sure I was never going to be able to turn to the right again after the concert. Obviously Bobby put on a great performance, but the real showmen were the 7 or 8 middle-aged women a few rows in front of us, stoned out of their minds. If you ever get the chance to see any moms get high, make sure you watch. Even just imagine your own mom smoking some marijuana and you'll probably come up with some pretty hilarious visuals. Right now I'm picturing ol' Carol drinking Ranch salad dressing right out of the bottle. Hilarious, right?

Anyway, these ladies, unmistakable in their leopard-print, were having the time of their lives. Of course, it's always fun until someone loses an eye--or falls down the stairs on their way to the little girls' room. At first, we felt bad for her, but then we didn't.

Now, what we've got here is another case of having listened to the soundtrack before seeing the movie, but in this case, I have yet to see Masked and Anonymous. I think I'd like to see it, simply because of the sheer number of celebrities making an appearance. I mean, look at this list:

Bob Dylan
Jeff Bridges
Penelope Cruz
John Goodman
Jessica Lange
Luke Wilson
Ed Harris
Val Kilmer
Cheech Marin
Chris Penn
Giovanni Ribisi
Mickey Rourke
Christian Slater

I guess people really wanted to be in Bob's movie. And, if the soundtrack is any indication, they were somewhat right to want that. By that, I mean that this album is alright. It's made up of Dylan songs, some performed by him, some covered by lesser known artists. The problem with the album is that many of the covers kinda suck. The Dylan tracks are, as usual, pretty great, so they're really the saving grace on this CD. All in all, I guess listening to this album really doesn't make me want to see the movie any more or any less. Which could be a good or bad thing. Duh.



Various Artists - 'Masked and Anonymous' Soundtrack ★★★★★✩✩✩✩✩

Favorite Tracks: Down in the Flood, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Cold Irons Bound,
Least Favorite Tracks: My Back Pages, Come Una Pietra Scalciata (Like A Rolling Stone)

1. My Back Pages
2. Gotta Serve Somebody
3. Down In The Flood
4. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
5. Most of the Time
6. On A Night Like This
7. Diamond Joe
8. Come Una Pietra Scalciata (Like A Rolling Stone)
9. One More Cup of Coffee
10. Non Dirle Che Non E' Cosi' (If You See Her, Say Hello)
11. Dixie
12. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
13. Cold Irons Bound
14. City of Gold