Album Of The Day: Desire by Bob Dylan

Album Art of Bob Dylan's Desire album - A young man with a short beard and mustache is shown from a profile, mostly hidden under a large grey brimmed hat and a colorful coat with a fur hood. He's looking off to the right and smiling, and there seems to be trees behind him. Around the border of the photo is a black outline and a gray background, and printed in the top right of the photo is the artist's name and the album title in gray with a white, black then gray again border around the text.

Released 50 years ago today, this is the 17th studio album by Bob Dylan, and honestly, it's only the second time I've ever listened to the album. So I'm not that familiar with the songs, except for maybe "Hurricane" which I've heard a few times more. But I like the album. It's classic rock with a full band and a bit of country elements too, it sounds to me. I do love epic songs, and 6 of the album's 9 tracks are over 5½ minutes, with "Joey" being an epic life story over 11 minutes long. "Romance In Durango" definitely has a bit of a Latin vibe, though it may be a bit cliché. The "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour that he went on before and after this album's release was apparently quite the show, included songs from this album, included many guest musicians as well as his band and was chronicled in a 2019 Martin Scorsese documentary. It's a pretty good album from Bob Dylan though it's not my favorite after just a few listens.

Release Year: 1976
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