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Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare

Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare
Author: Rich Evans and Mark Walsh
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An album-by-album analysis of the great man's back catalogue - the Shakespeare tag is in reference to the incomparable influence he has. We consider not just his music but the culture and politics surrounding his recordings.
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Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The eleventh episode puts the eleventh album - 1970's Bob Dylan: New Morning under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The tenth episode puts the tenth album - 1970's Bob Dylan: Self Portrait under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty second episode is a departure; it's a fun (and speedy) look back at some of the albums we've discussed over the last 18 months.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty first episode is a departure; it puts Bob Dylan's Cardiff show (26th October 2022) under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twentieth episode puts the nineteenth album - 1978's Bob Dylan: Street Legal under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The nineteenth episode puts the eighteenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Hard Rain under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The eighteenth episode puts the seventeenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Desire under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The seventeenth episode puts the sixteenth album - 1975's Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The sixteenth episode puts the fifteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fifteenth episode puts the fourteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Before The Flood under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fourteenth episode puts the thirteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Planet Waves under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The thirteenth episode festively breaks the sequence - it's a Christmas Special that puts 2009's Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The ninth episode puts the ninth album - 1969's Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The eighth episode puts the eighth album - 1967's Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The seventh episode puts the seventh album - 1966's Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The sixth episode puts the sixth album - 1965's Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fifth episode puts the fifth album - 1965's Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fourth episode puts the fourth album - 1964's Bob Dylan: Another Side of Bob Dylan under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The third episode puts the third album - 1964's Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin' under the microscope.
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only his music but also the politics and culture that surround the recordings. The second episode puts the second album - 1963's Bob Dylan: 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' under the microscope.