Desire - Bob Dylan

Advantages: Inspiring lyrics accompanied by lively, exotic music. Hurricane. Mozambique.
Disadvantages: Joey is far too long.

Desire is my most enjoyable album. It is thought provoking but also musically beautiful. Desire is a complete classic. I never thought much of Bob Dylan’s music until I heard Desire. The thoughtful lyrics and the calm distinct tones hit home. I realised Dylan was a genius mainly on account of his poetry but also through his musical appreciation. I had always thought that Dylan was a whinging, unmusical bore. Desire was different. It was lively, ...
...occasion by Emmylou Harris. Desire was released in 1976 and is considered by many as "Dylan's last great album". I personally believe it is his very best and includes my all-time favourite song, Hurricane: 1. Hurricane (8.33) A perfect concoction of music and lyrics: It is a protest song of the utmost poignancy. I love the lyrics to such an extent that I have quoted them in their entirety below. But it is not just the lyrics: the music is incredible: ... Read review

Advantages: a very unique album. one of a kind.
Disadvantages: the songs. sounds odd doesn't it?

...world's best boogie album") proclaimed desire to be easily the best bob dylan album... i smiled and nodded. step four. i am a completist. it got good reviews, and i was trying to be as chronological as possible whilst avoiding the piles of shit that dylan has occaisionally left lying around. it had to happen, i bought the album... quelle suprise! it's quite good. once you get over the really annoying violin... "hurricane" is the best start to ...
...day women". it's an atmospheric, intelligent, moving piece of music. and it's got a catchy chorus, gosh this guy gets better with age. "isis" is a very worthy song to follow such a tumultuos opener. but it's orchestration (i think that's what you have to call it) doesn't mach the classic dylan ambiguities in the lyrics. "mozambique" is deliberately exotic, trying to draw on flavours that dylan has not touched on in his previous albums. the album ... Read review

Advantages: cool
Disadvantages: entrenched attitudes

What do you mean you don't like Bob Dylan. Obviously, you have never listened to Desire. This is one of the classic albums. Hey, Pink Floyd had to write a tortured double concept album before anyone made a film of their music, likewise The Who. Bob Dylan managed to get a single song from this album into Hollywood: Hurricane. Ok, so the film and the song are about the same guy but what the hell. This is Bard-balladering at its. Just listen to One ... Read review