Studio Albums

Eyolf Østrem

Eyolf Østrem

New Morning has been haunting me ever since I bought it. This must be Dylans most stylistically varied album ever (possibly topped by Love and Theft), but I still cant decide whether it belongs in the weak category together with Self Portrait, or if it is a glorious testimony to the sprezzatura that only Dylan can handle without collapsing completely.

Eyolf Østrem

Blood on the Tracks is Dylans best album.

Others may tell you that Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61 Revisited or even Desire is his best album, but theyre wrong, and when pressed (up against the wall, and in the presence of a .44, if necessary), they will eventually agree.

Blood on the Tracks is also Dylan’s best album in its released form.

Eyolf Østrem

Ah, but what can I say! This is the album that is responsible for my addiction to Dylan (and not because I bought it when it was released). It is not the one I play most regularly, but whenever I pick it out, I ask myself why I dont do it more often.

Introductory Remarks

Eyolf Østrem

The question is not so much: Is this a good Dylan album? which it is as Is this a Dylan album? which it isnt.