Album Reviews9/10
John Wesley Harding: Dylan’s Masterpiece of Subtraction
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1967 masterpiece John Wesley Harding, a stripped-down folk retreat into parable and myth.
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Album Reviews7/10
Infidels Marks the Retreat From Gospel Certainty — and Its Greatest Track, Blind Willie McTell, Never Made the Record
Bob Dylan's 1983 album Infidels marks his return to rock, blending politics and personal reflection. A solid comeback with standout tracks, though not a masterpiece.
Album Reviews6/10
Good as I Been to You: Bob Dylan’s Quiet Return to the Folk Tradition
Bob Dylan's 1992 acoustic album Good as I Been to You strips back to folk and blues standards, a quiet, honest record from a veteran artist.
Album Reviews9/10
How Scarlet Rivera’s Violin and Sprawling Story Ballads Made Desire Unlike Anything Else in the 1976 Catalog
Bob Dylan's Desire is a sprawling, romantic record of outlaws and exiles — messy, theatrical, and often magnificent. Our full album review.
Album Reviews9/10
Bringing It All Back Home at 61: Dylan Blows Up His Own Frame and Builds Something Permanent
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1965 pivot to electric rock, Bringing It All Back Home, and why it still hits hard 60 years later.
Album Reviews8/10
Bob Dylan’s Self-Titled 1962 Debut Holds Up 64 Years Later: 8/10
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1962 debut album, a raw folk-blues record that hinted at the legend to come.
Album Reviews10/10
Blonde on Blonde at 60: Dylan’s Electric Peak Still Rates a Perfect 10
A track-by-track look at Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, the 1966 double album that stands as his electric-era masterpiece.
Album Reviews10/10
Bob Dylan Quits Protest and Turns Inward on ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan’
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1964 turn from protest anthems to personal confession on Another Side of Bob Dylan.
Album Reviews10/10
Highway 61 Revisited: The 1965 Record That Broke Rock Wide Open
A wild, revisited highway of rock: Dylan's electric 1965 record, dared and never forgotten, holds a lofty rank among great works.