Desire (studio album) by Bob Dylan

From NowhereMan 03/04/2025 16:26

I concur with the prevailing narrative here that this record has some stellar song-writing and production. However I just somehow do not have the same affection for it as I do other Dylan albums. Funny.

From pedro1976 02/22/2023 15:38

Solid album - highlights: Hurricane, Isis, One More Cup Of Coffee, Sara

One of Dylan's records that doesn't get anywhere near the amount of praise that it deserves. The songs on here are just fantastic and have a brilliant range in terms of song writing and instrumentation. We have a song as phenomenal as Hurricane opening the album and then one of Dylan's most personal songs, which is one of my favourites, in Sara. The album is then packed full of quality and depth in between the bookends of the record which are also diverse, creative and really engaging. Dylan's lyrics are just as phenomenal as they always are and I think his vocal performance on here is on that level as well. He also gives us some enthralling and entertaining performances on guitar and harmonica. Where this album really stands out for me is the ensemble Dylan has backing him with all of them being incredible but one stands out for me and its Scarlet Rivera. Her violin playing is beautiful on this album and she absolutely commands every song she is on and adds such a special twist to this already great record. Overall, this is more than just a back catalogue album in my opinion and is arguably just as good as his better known releases as its quality is consistently fantastic.

Album Rating: 80.11
(721/9)

1.Hurricane. 94
2.Isis. 84
3.Mozambique. 79
4.One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below). 86
5.Oh, Sister. 77
6.Joey. 73
7.Romance In Durango. 73
8.Black Diamond Bay. 77
9.Sara. 78

The violin and female back up singer helps this record enourmously. Hurricane is an all time great, and i also really like Mozambique

Hurricane is an amazing song, hut unfortunately nothing else on this album comes very close. But still there are plenty of good tracks here: Isis, One More Cup Of Coffee, Sara. It is also a very good follow-up to such a hard to compete with album as Blood On The Tracks is.

I have an average track score of 90 for this album and it's placed @ 19th in my top albums chart. I have given it a rating of 100

One of Dylan's best albums for me.

Aunque se suele relacionar a Dylan fundamentalmente con los 60, para mí sus mejores trabajos (este, sobre todo, y Blood On The Tracks) son de la década de los 70.

The most underrated album of his catalogue, it stands as one of Dylan's most unique and captivating works. It hits a couple lows (Joey and Mozambique), but the highs more than make up for them.