I am not a famous guy, chuckles bass player Rob Stoner who appears on Desire and Rolling Thunder Revue; yet superstars can’t do without him in the studio
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Unrequited Desire: 10 Underrated Bob Dylan Albums
Sure, you can celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday with one of his classic albums, but why not try one of these other sides of Robert Allen Zimmerman instead?
Born on 24 May 1941, Bob Dylan has released more than three dozen studio albums over the last 60 years or so; naturally, that includes plenty of stunning records, a few duds, and some that are, shall we say, “fair”. That’s far from surprising after all, nobody bats a thousand especially since Dylan enjoys foisting head-scratching stylistic left turns on unsuspecting fans. While his discography contains plenty of justly praised masterpieces, several of his collections have failed to gain the respect they deserve. With that in mind and in celebration of his 80th trip around the sun we’ve compiled this list of ten Dylan albums that aren’t necessarily fantastic or horrible. They’re just underrated.
Search Violin evangelist Scarlet Rivera on Bob Dylan and her musical journey I believe I opened the door for many other players who hear and do things differently, says the lady with the bow on Desire and Rolling Thunder
You hear hints of her playing just before the foot-tapping urgency and beat-bouncy feel of
Hurricane kick in. What is a soft incantation at intro of the first track of Bob Dylan’s album Desire morphs into an emphatically searing solo in the politically charged song about the incarceration of boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, who went on to becoming a telling symbol of the civil rights movement in America. She comes in with equal finesse in the next song,