10 Almost Perfect Folk Rock Albums With One Bad Song

4. Jakob Dylan: Seeing Things (2008)

Being the son of the most celebrated wordsmith on the planet, can't be an easy gig when you're trying to follow the same career path. But Jakob Dylan did a pretty decent job. His group, the Wallflowers, had some half decent records in the '90s. Their pop-rock single One Headlight was no Like A Rolling Stone, but damn did it have a good chorus... He was smart enough to follow the rock trends of the day, rather than try and emulate his father's brand of folk rock.

Dylan (junior's) first solo record, however, was a return to his family roots. With Rick Rubin producing, and a plethora of talented session musicians in tow, Dylan had a solid bass for recording a folk record. And man, is it good. Admittedly his wordplay isn't as accomplished as his father's, but how could it be? Bob was one of a kind.

What you got was a selection of sweet, and catchy melodies with stripped back lyricism, which still retained a good degree of imagery. If we're being truly critical (which, after all is the purpose of this article) then it must be admitted that This End of the Telescope, is fairly skippable. It's not dreadful, but feels reductive. It's just too derivative of other album tracks, like Something Good This Way Comes, and All Day And All night.