Hurricane/Isis/Mozambique/One More Cup Of Coffee/Oh Sister/Joey/Romance In Durango/Black Diamond Bay/Sara
The well received Desire was released during Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour and features many of the backing musicians. Notable contributions are made by Scarlet Rivera on violin and vocals from Emmylou Harris. (US:1 UK:3)
“Hurricane, in fairness, is pretty great, but it's purely Hollywood - all scope and sweep and storytelling, and absolutely no attention paid to the realities underneath.”
“Dylan wrote and recorded Desire around the time of his Rolling Thunder Revue, and the album has a suitably ramshackle, gypsy-like vibe, with rootsy, acoustic instrumentation and the inspired choice of Scarlet Rivera on violin. The result is a collection of fine, melodic songs with their own unique sound.”
“Hurricane and Isis are brilliant and Sara provides a surprising and moving homage to his ex-wife, but the rest are leaden and uninteresting. The arrangements are too busy, the instrumentation too strident and the most important factor, Dylan's voice, is lost in the mix.”
“Desire is an album wrought with emotion and sincerity, right down to the melancholy arrangements, sensitive caterwauling, and quasi-liturgical feel. With the aid of both violin accompaniment and Emmylou Harris' vocals, this was arguably the most intimate side of Dylan yet.”
“A lot of the songwriting is pretty weak, but the atmosphere carries it and makes it a worthwhile listen. This is definitely one of being inside in a rainy day, weary yet comfortable. The violin of Scarlet Rivera and the backing vocals of Emmylou Harris contribute to this atmosphere just as much as anything Dylan is doing here. A good half of the songs are pretty good to be honest but Hurricane, One More Cup Of Coffee and Isis can't save the album from the drab dirge that is Joey, which feels painfully stretched out.”
“Classic in every sense of the word, the backing vocals and the violin parts are marvellous additions to Dylan's realist poetry. His maturity is obviously a crucial factor on this album.”
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