Bob Dylan: Album By Album
An audio essay on Bob Dylan's albums, one at a time. By Ben Burrell. Follow us: IG & TW: @bobdylanpodcast
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On episode one we look at a really important album that helped to rejuvenate Bob’s career after a fallow period. It also brought took him to different sonic landscapes all aided by producer Daniel Lanois and a make shift studio in New Orleans.
Listen to the album: https://goo.gl/yKBwTt
Here's a really interesting chat with Producer Daniel Lanois where he talks about the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyXYVx5TJmA
Follo...
On this episode we look at the weird and wonderful record 'Desire', possibly Bob's most interesting sounding album ever, it's a record full of stories featuring outlaws and exotic landscapes.
There's some brilliant collaborations here, playwright Jacques Levy brings some great ideas, while Scarlet Rivera gives us a unique violin sound throughout.
There's some interesting interviews with both of them, detailing working on the ...
On this episode we look at one of Bob's best albums in this later stage of his career, an album that feels strangely confident and striding but with a sense of age and death. It would be a highly controversial album too.
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This week we have a special episode looking at the song 'Hurricane'. We looked at this as part of Episode 2 on 'Desire' but It's an epic that deserves more attention, here we discuss why it's so important.
This is a great live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiK17FhP4g
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On this episode we look at the album that saw Bob return to secular music after his infamous Christian period. It would be a watershed moment in his career.
Here's Dylan's brilliant 'Jokerman' Letterman performance mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP85Uc6H79U
and the rehearsal for the show too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP--PD1BcGE
The quotes in this episode came from Clinton Heylin's excellent ...
On this episode we look at a huge album, so big in fact it cannot be contained on just one episode, so this is the first of our looks at Blood On The Tracks. Here I discuss the first two tracks and the lead up in Dylan's life and career to the albums recording. Not only that but I'm sure we can all agree this is our finest photoshop of album artwork so far!
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Once again on this episode we look at the colossus that is Blood On The Tracks. Here I discuss 'You're A Big Girl Now' and 'Idiot Wind' as well as the slightly odd recording sessions for the record.
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This is Part 3 on Blood On The Tracks. Here we look at the albums epic 'Idiot Wind' and lightest moment 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go' as well as just who the record is about.
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Brace yourself for Part 4 on Blood On The Tracks. Here we look at the the albums longest song and possibly it's saddest, we also compare it to some of the best records ever made.
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It's our FINAL episode on Blood On The Tracks….Here we look at the last two songs and that album timeline I've been waffling on about for a hundred minutes of podcasting.
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Season one is done! Here's what happens next....
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Hello! Here's a special episode taking a look at Bob's music removed from his lyrics and how that is often overlooked, enjoy!
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Hello and welcome to season 2! We're starting by taking a look at an album that would be a big comeback for Bob and turn out to be almost one of his best.
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This is an album that splits opinion, I like it but have never fallen in love with it, here we look at why it was almost a great record and why it might be the real life breakup album everyone thought Blood On The Tracks was.
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I think it's fair to say this is not a particularly loved album, we take a look at why that is and what goodness can be found.
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This week we have a special episode looking at the song 'Things Have Changed'. This was a great stand alone single that was issued at the start of a brilliant era for Dylan. It also won him an Oscar, here's his acceptance speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oib-Z-obsSk
We also got a music video too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9EKqQWPjyo
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For the first time we dive into the 60s and Bob's most iconic period with a bleak, stripped back, paranoid protest record.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! As a little present during this festive period let's take a look at Bob's Christmas album.
Here's the wonderful (if bizarre) video for 'Must Be Santa' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus
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Once again we dive into the 60s period with a bleak, stripped back, paranoid album.
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