10 More Perfect Rock Albums Of The 70s With No Bad Songs
7. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975)
Bob Dylan was one of the more proficient musicians during the '60s and '70s. Sure, he released some less than perfect records, Self Portrait was questionable... , but he was playing with sounds that were intriguing at the least.
The early '70s was an interesting time for Dylan. Long gone was the controversy surrounding his adoption of electronic equipment. Fans saw him delve into the realms of country music, film scores, rock and traditional folk. Blood On The Tracks was Dylan's most fully formed body of songs since Nashville Skyline (1969) and it represented a coming together of all the genres and styles he'd been exploring.
The singer-songwriter was on full display, exhibiting his ability to paint suitably ambiguous images while at the same time making an overriding theme apparent. In this case, Dylan was fixating on the complication of romantic relationships.
Although the album contains some truly stand out tracks like Idiot Wind, Tangled Up In Blue and Shelter From The Storm, as a whole, it was a superb body of work. The flow is such that it's near impossible to stick on one or two of these songs without surrendering to the full experience.