Bob Dylan: Desire (CBS)
Simon Frith, Street Life, 24 January 1976
DESIRE begins with Hurricane, Dylans account of how black boxer Reuben Carter was falsely charged and jailed for murder. I dont know how many cut of the song Dylans made, but this is the disco version — congas, old fashioned rhythm guitar and a tough violin. And lots to listen to while you bop. Dylans gone back to the lyrical form of his earliest protest stories — the tale is incredibly detailed as, without pause for breath, banalities
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