"Love And Theft"
by Bob Dylan
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"Love And Theft" is ranked 12th best out of 81 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 29 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,440.
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"Love And Theft" track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/05/2026 17:31 |  Leonard | 6,623 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 18:47 | Gedi | 350 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 04:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,354 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 23:22 |  Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2026 10:16 | Leginlists | 3,753 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2002 Grammys. the winner was the soundtrack album for O Brother, Where Art Thou?
pedro1976 01/12/2023 22:27 | #292770
a good album which I always seem to forget in his vast catalogue - I enjoy it more each time I play it - a real grower!
A bluesy album from a raspy voiced Dylan where his fantastic song writing appears in sporadic bursts rather than consistently throughout like previous work. This, along with the instrumentation seeming too lethargic and uneventful at times, makes it very difficult to want to come back to this album.
VictorVale 12/25/2021 19:43 | #277973
A voz rasgada emana respeito.
The album title is undoubtedly a reference to the 1993 Eric Lott book which explores white America's relationship with African American culture, particularly Black music. It has been a relationship of Love and Theft. Dylan provocatively gives his bluesy Americana 2001 album this same name. It's a great album, one of my favorites. The band delivers a fantastic performance. Dylan's voice and lyrics don't disappoint. His voice, especially as an older man, is admittedly an acquired taste, but this is the album that helped me acquire that taste. It fits the music perfectly.
planetneutral 01/30/2021 06:43 | #265287
Pretty rockin' for a 70-year-old poet. Good songs, some great, but the band really carries the day.
rockinsteve 07/21/2018 23:59 | #218626 | TOP COMMENT
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Very nice album. Bob's voice is a bit ragged, but it suits the music just fine. The backing band is excellent, they shine on every track. The slide guitar on "Honest With Me" is VERY nice! If you're a fan of Mr. Dylan's music, definitely pick this one up.
An album which gets better with each listen. Mississippi is one of my fav. Bob tracked ever. Outstanding.
Sandrof1969 02/20/2018 21:55 | #209010
Ad oggi "Love and theft" è l'ultimo disco di Bob Dylan ad essermi piaciuto davvero per intero, molto più del precedente ed acclamato "Time out of mind". Rock'n'roll, blues, ballate, qualche brano in quell'old style che diverrà la regola nei dischi successivi. Almeno la metà dei pezzi è memorabile ed almeno due sono capolavori: "Mississippi" e la conclusiva "Sugar baby", degna di ogni antologia dylaniana il che vuol dire tutto…
Brad1770 12/17/2017 03:59 | #203342
Bob Dylan would be in awe of himself with this album
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