The moment that saved Bob Dylan's career

Blood on the Tracks is Bob Dylan's most personal album, but it was born out of one of the most difficult times in his life. This video explores the story of how the album came to be, and how it helped to revive his career and legacy.

[davidhartley]

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[OldDocSilver]

Dylan was a poet first and a song writer second.
His method of reading his poems was unique and only the poet could know the feelings the words triggered and at the same time the melody that flowed with the words as they came out of his head.
No one but Dylan could deliver in the style of Dylan.
The older and wiser he became….the more unique and pleasing his poems/songs became.
Case in point: Red River Shore written for Jim Lafave by Dylan.
Listen to Jim sing it and then listen to the way Bob sings it.
Another example of a similar talent is Tom Waits. He wrote Jersey shore for Bruce Springsteen. Listen to Bruce sing it and then listen to Tom sing it. Night and day.
Two great icons. Bob Dylan and Tom Waits.

[cityman]

Shelter From The Storm is simply incredible.

[aurorabanks]

Divorce Era Dylan is by far my favorite period, musically & lyrically. BotT & Desire are masterpieces of passionate personal introspection; the following Rolling Thunder Revue tour so underrated. Great video.

[kshepard]

No accident that the most successful acts in the 60s and 70s, Dylan and the Beatles, didn't try to follow in anyone's musical footsteps but blazed their way according to their own musical inclinations.

[josephr.lejeune]

Excellent distillation of a man, his songs, and the times, were indeed changing for everyone. We’re lucky to have Bob and his music!

[intelligencelimited]

True story-a Dylan fan I know bought the album the day it came out, came back from the city on the train to the town where he lived, got home and...the LP had gone. He's dropped it, left it on the train, who knows what. The next weekend, undeterred, he went back to the city to buy it again, brought it home. He put it on the turntable in the front room, it began to play, and then went to make a cup of tea in the kitchen...whereupon..a cat came in the front room and jumped on to the turntable, completely destroying the record. I don't know what the moral of the story is.

[petemc]

Glad you picked this album to talk about. It was my fave Dylan record when I heard it at the time, and remans so. You described it as 'upbeat' despite the difficult emotions in the songs, and I think you've hit the nail on the head. That's what makes it remarkable.

[Bowruss]

Sir, your content is straight up excellence! By the by, I believe this to be the first substantial Dylan exploration to include a snippet of the recently unearthed 'Man in Me' video footage. Thank you for your work friend! Lets all come out to see Bob in March if we can, nice.

[mysteriousplankton]

Bob is a mysterious genius. His feelings are a big part of his music, but what really sets his songs apart is how he mixes things up, just like he does in life. His song structures and his ability to stretch the boundaries of traditional arrangements reflects who he truly is.

[Robutube]

An excellent summary/thesis on the genesis of Bob's most raw album. You did a great job here!

[NickTubeless]

Blood On The Tracks is my favourite Dylan album & possibly my favourite ever album.

[eelandy]

Really nice and soft experience to watch this description of Dylan's career as a songwriter seeking new ways all the time and some of the personal tribulations he went through. Glad I encountered it.

[trevorsneath]

My favourite albums. Still remember the first time I hear Tangled Up In Blue on a radio, and went out and bought the record album.
I also have the Blood on the Tapes album with it's variation on the official release.
And, opposite to you I loved "You're Going To Make Me..." and it was the first piece from the album I learned to play on guitar.

[AugustMoon]

You do manage to capture the relevance of this music, David Hartley!

[dirgefanclub]

another top-notch review.
please keep these productions coming!

[eligoitein]

I really like Hartley's insight and narrative about Blood on the Tracks. I am older and have been into ans onto Dylan from the very beginning(1961 )later - this time (1974) I myself was going thru some similar kinds of titanic changes. Again, Dylan lit up the road between past, present, and what a future might hold

[zepp]

Great video, thanksfor sharing. I have been a Dylan fan for over 40 always loved his lyrics.

[syr]

Obviously Dylan’s 60s albums were legendary. But Blood on the Tracks, imo, is his best. So much emotion. Great video. Subscribed!

[richardlinks]

Your presentation is simply brilliant!