Bob Dylan's Love And Theft was a true return to form, his 30th studio album, with the unfortunate release date of September 11, 2001. His voice is shot, but he sounds warmer, more relaxed, and old Mr. Grumpy is as good humoured as on The Basement Tapes. Bob is in a wistful, elegiac, playful mood. He has recovered the humanity he lost on Time Out Of Mind, and is looking on life with loving eyes. He has thrown off the weight of life and is remembering a better self. And that makes this one of his more accessible albums, despite a lack of high-flying hit songs.