Hauraki Album of the week - Bob Dylan
'Together Through Life' is Bob's 33rd studio offering. How you feel about this probably depends on how closely you have followed his career. As one of the all time greats of popular music, a true original who has weaved a tangled web for five decades, Dylan has earned the right to go wherever his muse takes him. Even if that means sometimes just heading down to a border roadhouse to play some Tex Mex blues.
This is a more sedately paced, intimate and even whimsical affair. Dylan's shattered voice is high in the mix, crooning and croaking like a bullfrog impersonating Dean Martin. A colourful accordion wheezes away in the middle, while jazzy acoustic guitars and grungy electrics float in an out. Its a quirky, old time sound with the flavour of antique 45s yet delivered with the clarity of modern production.
Just text 'Dylan' to 3483 to win your copy!
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