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Rough and Rowdy Ways
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Rough and Rowdy Ways · Bob Dylan recorded this record in January and February 2020 at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. It was his first album of his own songs since Tempest in 2012, after three albums of old pop standards. Recording followed directly on from a tour that many critics said included his best performances in years. The Never Ending Tour band played on it, joined by Blake Mills and Fiona Apple, among others.
It is one of his most varied albums. Acoustic folk, such as I Contain Multitudes, stands alongside electric blues numbers such as False Prophet. I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You is a ballad. Murder Most Foul lasts almost seventeen minutes and contains a long string of song titles. The lyrics are dense and full of references, about art, religion, death and political assassinations. Critics were unanimous in their praise, and Murder Most Foul became his first song to top an American Billboard chart.
Listening
Track list
CD 1
- 1I Contain Multitudes4:37Apple Music ↗
- 2False Prophet6:00Apple Music ↗
- 3My Own Version of You6:41Apple Music ↗
- 4I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You6:32Apple Music ↗
- 5Black Rider4:13Apple Music ↗
- 6Goodbye Jimmy Reed4:14Apple Music ↗
- 7Mother of Muses4:29Apple Music ↗
- 8Crossing the Rubicon7:23Apple Music ↗
- 9Key West (Philosopher Pirate)9:34Apple Music ↗
CD 2
- 1Murder Most Foul16:55Apple Music ↗
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