The Grandfather Dylan And The World Gone Mad

Leave it to Bob Dylan to follow up his most successful record in years – last years Oh Mercy – with something that’s almost the exact opposite.

This review reflects Peter Stone Brown’s thoughts at the tie of the albums release. I know that over time he had different thoughts about the sessions for this album, for example: Peter in 2016 said: Red Sky is a whole other story and I blame Don Was, though obviously Bob wasn’t much help.  Was knows he fucked up, but going by his interviews, he doesn’t understand why.  Bob’s best albums with other musicians are when he has a core group in the studio and a groove happens.  Was brought in different people everyday. 

Leave it to Bob Dylan to follow up his most successful record in years – last years Oh Mercy – with something that’s almost the exact opposite, the just-released Under the Red Sky.

The last record was a subtle, carefully-arranged and produced collection of thought-out songs; the new record is a rocking kick-out-the-jams collection of mostly blues, with a star studded backing team.

Produced by Don and Dave Was and Jack Frost, the album is the closest Dylan has come to recreatin…