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* TheEndIsNear: All over the place. Dylan even had end times sermons between the songs during concerts.
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* TheEndIsNear: TheEndIsNigh: All over the place. Dylan even had end times sermons between the songs during concerts.
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* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler of Music/DireStraits plays guitar on this album, with original Dire Straits drummer Pick Withers also helping out.
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* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler of Music/DireStraits plays guitar on this album, with original Dire Straits drummer Pick Withers also helping out. As a result, several of the songs almost sound InTheStyleOf the band.
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* ChristianRock: "Precious Angel"
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* ChristianRock: The whole album, but neatly summed up in a couplet from "Precious Angel"Angel".
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** The "You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray" line in "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a nod to comedian Bill Saluga and his Raymond J. Johnson Jr. character, who was ubiquitous on American TV variety shows in TheSeventies.
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** The "You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray" line in "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a nod to comedian Bill Saluga and his Raymond J. Johnson Jr. character, who was ubiquitous on American TV variety shows in TheSeventies.
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* RecordProducer: Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett.
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* RecordProducer: Dylan enlisted Jerry Wexler (longtime Creator/AtlanticRecords executive) and Barry Beckett.Beckett (prolific keyboardist who was part of the influential {{Soul}}[=/=]{{Rock}} musical crew based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) to produce.
* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''You might be a rock ’n’ roll addict prancing on the stage''
--> ''Money and drugs at your command, women in a cage''
--> ''You might be a rock ’n’ roll addict prancing on the stage''
--> ''Money and drugs at your command, women in a cage''
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* ShoutOut: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
** "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
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* SingerNameDrop: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''And you may call me Bobby''
--> ''And you may call me Bobby''
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** The "You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray" line in "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a nod to comedian Bill Saluga and his Raymond J. Johnson Jr. character, who was ubiquitous on American TV variety shows in TheSeventies.
* SingerNameDrop: "Gotta ServeSomebody"
Somebody", in which he even acknowledges his birth surname Zimmerman.
-->''And ''You may call me Bobby, you may call me Bobby''Zimmy''
* SingerNameDrop: "Gotta Serve
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--> ''A place where there is no pain or bith''of birth''
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* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler of Music/DireStraits plays guitar on this album.album, with original Dire Straits drummer Pick Withers also helping out.
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* LyricalDissonance: InvokedTrope. Dylan wanted to sell some pretty controversial religious and political ideas using EarWorm-y songs and smooth production. Much of the controversy around the album is a result of how well it worked.
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* LyricalDissonance: InvokedTrope. Dylan wanted to sell some pretty controversial religious and political ideas using EarWorm-y catchy songs and smooth production. Much of the controversy around the album is a result of how well it worked.
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* AnswerSong: "Gotta Serve Somebody" received a sarcastic answer song in Music/JohnLennon's "Serve Yourself".
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'''''Slow Train Coming''''' is the nineteenth studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1979. At the time it was his first album after becoming an born-again Christian and this is reflected on this and many other albums he released in TheEighties. Musically he shifted more towards ChristianRock and GospelMusic and his lyrics dealt more with his faith in God. While Dylan did reach a new audience among religious people, it did alienate a lot of his older fans, especially considering Dylan wrote far more critical songs about religion earlier in his career, notably "With God On Our Side" from ''Music/TheTimesTheyAreAChangin''.
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first UsefulNotes/GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
It's the first album in his ([[AmbiguouslyChristian openly]]) Christian trilogy, followed by ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love''.
It's the first album in his ([[AmbiguouslyChristian openly]]) Christian trilogy, followed by ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love''.
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first UsefulNotes/GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
It'salbums (or at the first album in least superior to his ([[AmbiguouslyChristian openly]]) other two Christian trilogy, followed by ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love''.
albums).
It's
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover was designed by Catherine Kanner.
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover was designed by Catherine Kanner. Kanner.
* TheEndIsNear: All over the place. Dylan even had end times sermons between the songs during concerts.
* TheEndIsNear: All over the place. Dylan even had end times sermons between the songs during concerts.
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first UsefulNotes/GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first UsefulNotes/GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
albums.
It's the first album in his ([[AmbiguouslyChristian openly]]) Christian trilogy, followed by ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love''.
It's the first album in his ([[AmbiguouslyChristian openly]]) Christian trilogy, followed by ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love''.
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* CrapsackWorld: "Slow Train".
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* CrapsackWorld: "Slow Train".Train":
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--> ''There's slow, slow train coming up around the bend.''
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--> ''There's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend.''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Slow Train Coming''.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: "Slow Train".
--> ''All that foreign oil controlling American soil''
--> ''Look around you, it’s just bound to make you embarrassed''
--> ''Sheiks walkin’ around like kings''
--> ''Wearing fancy jewels and nose rings''
--> ''Deciding America’s future from Amsterdam and to Paris''
--> ''All that foreign oil controlling American soil''
--> ''Look around you, it’s just bound to make you embarrassed''
--> ''Sheiks walkin’ around like kings''
--> ''Wearing fancy jewels and nose rings''
--> ''Deciding America’s future from Amsterdam and to Paris''
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* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler of Music/DireStraits plays guitar on this album
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first GrammyAward UsefulNotes/GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
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* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler (Music/DireStraits) plays guitar on this album
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'''Slow Train Coming''' is a 1979 album by Music/BobDylan, the 19th studio album in his catalogue. At the time it was his first album after converting to Christianity and this is reflected on this and many other albums he released in TheEighties. Musically he shifted more towards ChristianRock and GospelMusic and his lyrics dealt more with his faith in God. While Dylan did reach a new audience among religious people it did alienate a lot of his older fans, especially considering Dylan wrote far more critical songs about religion earlier in his career, notably "With God On Our Side" from ''Music/TheTimesTheyAreAChangin''.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Slow Train
'''''Slow Train Coming''''' is
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'''Tracklist'''
[[AC:Side One]]
[[AC:Side One]]
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[[AC:Side One]]
!! Tracklist:
[[AC: Side One]]
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!! ''Gotta Trope Somebody''
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!!''Gotta Gotta Trope Somebody''Somebody:
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Each version of "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" describes an animal, ending on a rhyme on its name. Until the final verse:
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Each version verse of "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" describes an animal, ending on a rhyme on its name. Until the final verse:
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Saw him disappear in a tree by a lake —''\\
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Saw him disappear [[Literature/BookOfGenesis in a tree by a lake lake]] —''\\
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* ApocalypseHow: Well, a good solid helping of the Literature/BookOfRelevation, at least as seen by certain evangelical circles.
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* ApocalypseHow: Well, a good solid helping of the Literature/BookOfRelevation, ''Literature/BookOfRevelation'', at least as seen by certain evangelical circles.
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* ApocalypseHow: Well, a good solid helping of the Literature/BookOfRelevation, at least as seen by certain evangelical circles.
* HeroicResolve: Dylan applies it to himself in several songs.
-->''Though the Earth may shake me\\
And my friends forsake me\\
Even that won't make me go back\\
Don't, don't let me change my heart''
-->''Though the Earth may shake me\\
And my friends forsake me\\
Even that won't make me go back\\
Don't, don't let me change my heart''
* LonelyPianoPiece: "When He Returns", which ends the album.
* LyricalDissonance: InvokedTrope. Dylan wanted to sell some pretty controversial religious and political ideas using EarWorm-y songs and smooth production. Much of the controversy around the album is a result of how well it worked.
* LyricalDissonance: InvokedTrope. Dylan wanted to sell some pretty controversial religious and political ideas using EarWorm-y songs and smooth production. Much of the controversy around the album is a result of how well it worked.
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--> ''We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves''
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--> ''We are covered in blood, girl, you know both our forefathers were slaves''
* ShapedLikeItself: "He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew"
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Each version of "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" describes an animal, ending on a rhyme on its name. Until the final verse:
-->''He saw an animal as smooth as glass\\
Slithering its way through the grass\\
Saw him disappear in a tree by a lake —''\\
[End of song]
-->''He saw an animal as smooth as glass\\
Slithering its way through the grass\\
Saw him disappear in a tree by a lake —''\\
[End of song]
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* TwelveBarBlues: is an interesting variant, with a minor I chord instead of a major one.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor for trouble coming up.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor for trouble coming up.
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* TwelveBarBlues: "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" is an interesting variant, with a minor I chord instead of a major one.
pretty straight example.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor fortrouble the coming up.biblical apocalypse and Jesus' return.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor for
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'''Slow Train Coming''' is a 1979 album by Music/BobDylan, the 19th studio album in his catalogue. At the time it was his first album after converting to Christianity and this is reflected on this and many other albums he released in TheEighties. Musically he shifted more towards ChristianRock and GospelMusic and his lyrics dealt more with his faith in God. While Dylan did reach a new audience among religious people it did alienate a lot of his older fans, especially considering Dylan wrote far more critical songs about religion earlier in his career, notably "With God On Our Side" from ''Music/TheTimesTheyAreAChangin''.
Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
'''Tracklist'''
[[AC:Side One]]
# "Gotta Serve Somebody" (5:24)
# "Precious Angel" (6:31)
# "I Believe In You" (5:09)
# "Slow Train" (5:58)
[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" (5:28)
# "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" (3:53)
# "When You Gonna Wake Up?" (5:29)
# "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" (4:27)
# "When He Returns" (4:32)
!! ''Gotta Trope Somebody''
* AdamAndEvePlot and AnimalMotifs: "Man Gave Names To All The Animals", based on Adam naming all the animals in the Garden of Eden. It's rather childlike in nature and has often been called one of Dylan's worst songs in terms of lyrics.
* AnswerSong: "Gotta Serve Somebody" received a sarcastic answer song in Music/JohnLennon's "Serve Yourself".
* AuthorAvatar: The general message of this album is pretty much summed up in "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''There's a man up on a cross and He's been crucified for you''
--> ''Believe in His power that's about all you got to do.''
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Many tracks deal with Christian themes. But some are directly based on biblical quotes, such as "Precious Angel", "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" and "Man Gave Names To All The Animals".
* ChristianRock: "Precious Angel"
--> ''You were telling him about Buddha, you were telling him about Mohammed in the same breath''
--> ''You never mentioned one time the Man who came and died a criminal's death.''
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover was designed by Catherine Kanner.
* ExtremeDoormat: "Do Right To Me Baby"
--> ''Don't wanna be used by nobody for a doormat''
* GodIsLoveSongs: All the songs are about God in one way or another. In "Precious Angel" Dylan asks God to "shine his light on him", while "I Believe In You" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. In "When You Gonna Wake Up" Dylan tells everybody to wake up and convert to God. In "Do Right To Me, Baby" however Dylan states: "Don't put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist."
* GospelMusic: This album marked Dylan's shift towards gospel.
* IHaveManyNames: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy''
--> ''You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy''
--> ''You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray''
--> ''You may call me anything but no matter what you say''
--> ''You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed''
* MadeASlave: "Precious Angel"
--> ''We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves''
--> ''Let us hope they've found mercy in their bone-filled graves''
* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: "Slow Train"
--> ''Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated, they don't apply no more''
--> ''You can't rely no more to be standing around waiting''
--> ''In the home of the brave, [[UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson Jefferson]] turning over in his grave.''
* NewSoundAlbum: Dylan had converted to Christianity at time of recording and as a result all songs are about his new found faith in God.
* {{Reggae}}: "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" is reggae inspired.
* RecordProducer: Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett.
* QuestioningTitle: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
* ShoutOut: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''Creator/KarlMarx has got ya by the throat, UsefulNotes/HenryKissinger got you tied up in knots.''
* SingerNameDrop: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''And you may call me Bobby''
* SomewhereSong: "Gonna Change My Ways"
--> ''There's a kingdom called Heaven''
--> ''A place where there is no pain or bith''
--> ''Well the Lord created it, mister''
--> ''About the same time he made the Earth''
* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler (Music/DireStraits) plays guitar on this album
* AStormIsComing: "Slow Train" describes situations that will mark a turn for the worse.
* TitleTrack: "Slow Train"
--> ''Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted''
--> ''Can't help but wonder what's happening to my companions''
--> ''Are they lost or are they found, have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down?''
--> ''All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?''
--> ''There's slow, slow train coming up around the bend.''
* TwelveBarBlues: is an interesting variant, with a minor I chord instead of a major one.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor for trouble coming up.
* WhamLine: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''You got some big dreams baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep''
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Commercially the album did well. "Gotta Serve Somebody" was his first huge hit in three years and won him his first GrammyAward ("Best Rock Vocal"). [[CriticalDissonance Critical reactions were more mixed]], though with the passing of time and especially regarding Dylan's entire career it's nowadays VindicatedByHistory as one of his better albums.
'''Tracklist'''
[[AC:Side One]]
# "Gotta Serve Somebody" (5:24)
# "Precious Angel" (6:31)
# "I Believe In You" (5:09)
# "Slow Train" (5:58)
[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" (5:28)
# "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" (3:53)
# "When You Gonna Wake Up?" (5:29)
# "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" (4:27)
# "When He Returns" (4:32)
!! ''Gotta Trope Somebody''
* AdamAndEvePlot and AnimalMotifs: "Man Gave Names To All The Animals", based on Adam naming all the animals in the Garden of Eden. It's rather childlike in nature and has often been called one of Dylan's worst songs in terms of lyrics.
* AnswerSong: "Gotta Serve Somebody" received a sarcastic answer song in Music/JohnLennon's "Serve Yourself".
* AuthorAvatar: The general message of this album is pretty much summed up in "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''There's a man up on a cross and He's been crucified for you''
--> ''Believe in His power that's about all you got to do.''
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Many tracks deal with Christian themes. But some are directly based on biblical quotes, such as "Precious Angel", "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" and "Man Gave Names To All The Animals".
* ChristianRock: "Precious Angel"
--> ''You were telling him about Buddha, you were telling him about Mohammed in the same breath''
--> ''You never mentioned one time the Man who came and died a criminal's death.''
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover was designed by Catherine Kanner.
* ExtremeDoormat: "Do Right To Me Baby"
--> ''Don't wanna be used by nobody for a doormat''
* GodIsLoveSongs: All the songs are about God in one way or another. In "Precious Angel" Dylan asks God to "shine his light on him", while "I Believe In You" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. In "When You Gonna Wake Up" Dylan tells everybody to wake up and convert to God. In "Do Right To Me, Baby" however Dylan states: "Don't put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist."
* GospelMusic: This album marked Dylan's shift towards gospel.
* IHaveManyNames: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy''
--> ''You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy''
--> ''You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray''
--> ''You may call me anything but no matter what you say''
--> ''You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed''
* MadeASlave: "Precious Angel"
--> ''We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves''
--> ''Let us hope they've found mercy in their bone-filled graves''
* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: "Slow Train"
--> ''Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated, they don't apply no more''
--> ''You can't rely no more to be standing around waiting''
--> ''In the home of the brave, [[UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson Jefferson]] turning over in his grave.''
* NewSoundAlbum: Dylan had converted to Christianity at time of recording and as a result all songs are about his new found faith in God.
* {{Reggae}}: "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" is reggae inspired.
* RecordProducer: Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett.
* QuestioningTitle: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
* ShoutOut: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''Creator/KarlMarx has got ya by the throat, UsefulNotes/HenryKissinger got you tied up in knots.''
* SingerNameDrop: "Gotta Serve Somebody"
--> ''And you may call me Bobby''
* SomewhereSong: "Gonna Change My Ways"
--> ''There's a kingdom called Heaven''
--> ''A place where there is no pain or bith''
--> ''Well the Lord created it, mister''
--> ''About the same time he made the Earth''
* SpecialGuest: Mark Knopfler (Music/DireStraits) plays guitar on this album
* AStormIsComing: "Slow Train" describes situations that will mark a turn for the worse.
* TitleTrack: "Slow Train"
--> ''Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted''
--> ''Can't help but wonder what's happening to my companions''
--> ''Are they lost or are they found, have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down?''
--> ''All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?''
--> ''There's slow, slow train coming up around the bend.''
* TwelveBarBlues: is an interesting variant, with a minor I chord instead of a major one.
* TrainSong: "Slow Train", where the train is to be understood as a metaphor for trouble coming up.
* WhamLine: "When You Gonna Wake Up?"
--> ''You got some big dreams baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep''
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