If Blood on the Tracks was an unapologetically intimate affair, Desire is unwieldy and messy, the deliberate work of a collective. And while Bob Dylan directly addresses his crumbling relationship with his wife, Sara, on the final track, Desire is hardly as personal as its predecessor, finding Dylan returning to topical songwriting and folk tales for the core of the record…
"…They are 12 songs of a man who sings half spoken interpreted for one another one that also he sings half spoken. But, more than what interpretations, Zé Ramalho rewrote the letters. It made versions, transforming, for example, " Things Have Changed" (the things had moved) in " You to All Mudando" e " Blowin' in the Wind" (blowing in the wind) in " The Wind Goes To Answer"….
…São 12 canções de um homem que canta meio falado interpretadas por um outro que também canta meio falado. Mas, mais do que interpretações, Zé Ramalho reescreveu as letras. Fez versões, transformando, por exemplo, "Things Have Changed" (as coisas mudaram) em "Tá Tudo Mudando" e "Blowin' in the Wind" (soprando no vento) em "O Vento Vai Responder". …" -By Ivan Finotti - Jornal Folha de S.Paulo
Strictly limited Deluxe 6 CD Set Includes every surviving take from Blood On The Tracks, including the complete New York sessions. Features alternate versions of Tangled Up In Blue , Simple Twist Of Fate and Shelter From The Storm. The latest chapter in the highly acclaimed Bootleg Series makes available the pivotal studio recordings made by Bob Dylan during six extraordinary sessions in 1974 that resulted in the artist's 1975 masterpiece, Blood On The Tracks.
Bob Dylan converted to Christianity in 1979. Like many who have been born again, Dylan spoke and sang solely of his faith for a brief period – roughly half a year, beginning in November of 1979 and ending in May of 1980. Facing a fan base who were generally furious at his newfound religion, Dylan started to thread some oldies into his set lists but he didn't leave gospel behind until he released Infidels in 1983.
With Another Side of Bob Dylan, Dylan had begun pushing past folk, and with Bringing It All Back Home, he exploded the boundaries, producing an album of boundless imagination and skill. And it's not just that he went electric, either, rocking hard on "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Maggie's Farm," and "Outlaw Blues"; it's that he's exploding with imagination throughout the record…