Blonde on Blonde [Import] (2 Lp's) 03/23/2021 August 1983] Zero the Hero

August 1983] Zero the Hero [Live at Reading Festival

Although Redding's interpretive skills were impressive

and Jazze Pha

Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler and Bob Blumenthal

The smooth jazz format has lent itself to an unfortunate trend towards sugary and fluffy generic album titles that hardly characterize the grit and energy of the music they represent

Blonde on Blonde [Import] (2 Lp's) 03/23/2021 August 1983] Zero the HeroOnly a year after HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, Dylan miraculously topped himself with further epigrams of surrealistic poetry and emotional intrigue. The pressure of a punishing touring schedule and high public profile helped drive him to an unbelievable fit of creativity as he spontaneously scribbled these gems in his hotel rooms. We were spoiled with a double album, more Dylan music than we had previously heard, yet still destined to endure. BLONDE ON