Father and Son Reaction to Bob Dylan! Desire Full Album Review!

Bob Dylan's classic "Desire" is up for review today, and we give our reactions to the Bob Dylan classic in a track by track format! This is the first time we have listened to “Desire” in full, and are looking forward to listening to even more from his discography in the future as this the 5th album of his we have reviewed! Our thanks to Patreon supporter Shaun P. who suggested this album to us, be sure to send him some love in the comments below if you enjoyed this review!

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Quick Facts:
• Released in January 1976.
• 17th Studio Album
• Reached #1 on the US charts and #3 on the UK, NME Album of the Year
• Ranked #174 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

1. Hurricane – Protest song about the imprisonment of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. It compiles acts of racism and profiling against Carter, which Dylan describes as leading to a false trial and conviction. Carter maintained his innocence, and after reading it, Dylan met with him in prison and later with a group of his supporters, Dylan began to write "Hurricane".

2. Isis – The melody is in the style of a modal folk song. Written and recorded during a time of separation and reunion in Dylan's own marriage; "Isis" draws upon mythological themes of a male hero separating from his wife, going on adventures, and returning to the marriage.

3. Mozambique – Single reached #54. At time of song's release, Mozambique had just emerged from a 10-year war against Portugal which led to Mozambique's independence. As a result, some supporters saw the song as lending support to the newly independent country. However, the lyrics don't support such an interpretation, treating the country as merely a place for a romantic getaway in the sun.

4. One More Cup of Coffee – Duet between Dylan and Emmylou Harris. Tells the tale of girl whose family are gypsies and drifters, and of the man who must leave her to enter the "valley below".

5. Oh, Sister – With Emmylou Harris. Was the 1st time Dylan had invoked God as a method of wooing a woman, the song became a discourse on the fragility of love.

6. Joey – It describes the life of deceased gangster Joey Gallo and created a substantial amount of controversy. Dylan presents Gallo as an outlaw with morals. Dylan's Gallo refused to kill innocent people, made peace with black men, and shielded his family when he was about to be shot as they were eating in a restaurant. Many commentators, have argued, however, that Gallo was well known as a vicious Mobster whose documented career was not accurately reflected in the song's lyrics.

7. Romance in Durango – About an outlaw and his lover, on the run in Mexico. They are not in Durango but hope to make it there, he is shot at the end.

8. Black Diamond Bay – Describes the destruction of a tiny island (following the eruption of a volcano), observed from 2 perspectives: from a hotel on the island itself and from the narrator's point of view through a television news report.

9. Sara – Written by Dylan, autobiographical account of his estrangement from then-wife Sara. Song alludes to their earlier relationship, including the couple's children together. Sara was at the studio and listened "from the other side of the glass" as Dylan played the song. Bob and Sara would reconcile after the release of the song, but would divorce in 1977.

Favorite Tracks: Hurricane, Sara, Isis, Black Diamond Bay

Overall Score: 8.5-75/10 (Trey), 8.0/10 (Shawn)