“Murder Most Foul,” the 17-minute tune, which is the first song of the enigmatic figure’s to reach the top of Billboard’s rock charts, was inspired by JFK’s assassination. However, Dylan thankfully continues to make music. The reclusive legend has been an iconoclast for more than two-thirds of his life. All of the boxes have been checked in his incomparable career. Perhaps part of what makes “Rough and Rowdy Ways” such an extraordinary album is that Dylan literally has nothing left to accomplish.
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On the sonic side he recorded with a crack band, which features Matt Chamberlain, (Fiona Apple, David Bowie) who is the finest sessions drummer in the business. The enigmatic Nobel Prize winner snarls his way through his lyrics, which are filled with sardonic wit.
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Dylan’s first album of new material since 2021 is full of powerful yet playful songs. “Rough and Rowdy Ways” is an impressive project for a recording artist of any age.
His take on everyday life is as fascinating as his 39th studio album.
2006’s “Modern Times” is brilliant.Īnd then there is 2020’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways.” At 79, Dylan wrote and recorded an album that is easily in the top 10 of his unparalleled career. “Time Out of Mind,” which dropped in 1997, is phenomenal. Who would ever guess that Dylan would take it to an unfathomable echelon? Has any solo artist of the rock era touched Dylan in terms of exceptional albums? There’s 1964’s “Another Side of Bob Dylan,” 1965’s “Highway 61 Revisited,” 1966’s “Blonde on Blonde” and that’s just the early years of Dylan. Dylan’s raspy voice and confessional lyrics are compelling. There are a number of traditional tracks on his initial album but the highlights are Dylan’s brilliant early work, such as “Talkin’ New York” and “Song For Woody.” The latter, a tip of the cap to Dylan’s hero, folk icon Woody Guthrie, is a sign of future greatness. It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years since Dylan became a recording artist. Prior to the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s emergence, the goal was to sound as smooth and suave as Spokane’s favorite son, Bing Crosby.ĭylan’s gritty and unpolished voice belted out poetic and meaningful lyrics that grabbed ears starting with his eponymous debut, which was released March 19, 1962. The singer-songwriter, who is arguably the greatest bard in rock and folk history, changed the game. Before the Beatles and the Rolling Stones altered the music world with their first albums during the mid-1960s, there was Bob Dylan.
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