Bob Dylan: A Life In 37 Albums

by David Redford

A biography of Bob Dylan, told through the prism of his 37 studio albums, from 1962 to 2017. As well as 37 short essays on each record, there is also an afterword that attempts to rank all of Dylan’s albums from best to worst.

Genres: Music

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2018

Reviews

[Michael Legge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shame he dies in the end.

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing ground breaking here but I really enjoyed this quick read of short essays on Dylan’s albums. Learned a few things along the way.

[Stevie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is nothing really new here for a Dylan fan but it was a pleasant enough read on a Sunday morning. Obviously Bob Dylan’s albums are all about personal choice. Everyone knows that ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ ‘Blonde on Blonde’ and ‘Blood on the Tracks’ are classics and deserve the authors A+ rating but personally I love ‘Street Legal’ and ‘Shot of Love’ so would disagree with the author on a few. If it inspires anybody to pick up an album and listen then it will be a job well done.

[russell t campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable and informative. Will be dipping into it a lot in the future.

[Doog · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather insulting book with very few insights of note. Marking each album as a grade and not fully discussing the bootleg series, were two major problems.