I also like "Street Legal" and "Empire Burlesque" a whole lot. I thought some of the '80's stuff was great, and wasn't bothered in the least by the female back-up chorus. In fact, I liked them. Leonard Cohen did it...why shouldn't Dylan?

"Desire" has some marvelous singing and music. Scarlet Rivera's gypsy violin is pretty memorable. Lyrically, I'm less impressed by some of the songs...but there are a couple of great ones ("One More Cup of Coffee" is a classic, and so is "Isis").

- LH