10 Perfect Albums That Defined The 1970s
4. Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Holy s**t artists were prolific back in the day. Just thirteen years after Bob Dylan released his debut record, he came out with his fifteenth album. Not that every record Dylan released, was pure gold, but he covered some pretty solid ground during that time.
Blood On The Tracks, followed a string of brilliant, not so brilliant and down right bizarre albums. But it was a return to glory. Dylan was in his mid 30s by now. He was passed the arrogance of his youth - music wasn't going to change the world. He'd had his rebellious electric stage. And, he'd spent his time in the wilderness, making country records in Nashville.
By the mid '70s the musical social commentators of the '60s had started dealing with more personal topics. Joni Mitchell's Blue, was a stark and mournful examination of romance. And, Blood On The Tracks, was no different. Dylan's lyricism was at its best. The picture painting, word smith was in his element. The songs were fictitious, but served as allegorical examinations of his own failing marriage.
Of course, Dylan denied that any of the songs pertained to his own life... , but he's never been one for being straight forward with journalists... When comes to albums about pained love, even Rumours comes in second to Blood On The Tracks.