Friday, January 1, 2016

WEST "JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES"



Funny how this one caught my attention ...  Someone was interested in buying the parent album.  I pulled it from the stacks, but they never followed up with payment.  I was about to re-file it when I started looking at the liner notes and remembered the band's cover of this Dylan tune.




While the Dylan original is a classic, West's version is simply one of the best unknown Dylan covers out there - almost as good as anything The Byrds ever did.   They gave the tune a killer country-rock twang and the group vocals are breathtaking.  When I hear this track it just oozes that unique mid-'60s vibe that is so special.  

Here's a link to a YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTP9CU9_onk

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