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Tempest
Folk · 2012 · 10 tracks · 2h 17m

Tempest

Bob Dylan

A blood-soaked travelogue of American myth. Dylan’s voice is a weathered growl over swampy blues shuffles and accordion-laced folk tales.

September 7, 2012 · Columbia

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A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and historical weight.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 2h 17m
01
Duquesne Whistle
5:44
02
Soon After Midnight
3:28
03
Narrow Way
7:28
04
Long and Wasted Years
3:47
05
Pay in Blood
5:10
06
Scarlet Town
7:17
07
Early Roman Kings
5:14
08
Tin Angel
9:05
09
Tempest
13:55
10
Roll On John
7:26
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the band locks into a menacing, repetitive blues groove on Early Roman Kings that feels like an approaching army.
The sudden, shocking shift into a tender Lennon tribute on Roll On John after an hour of violent imagery.
The hypnotic, circular melody of the title track that sustains for nearly fourteen minutes without a chorus.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Tempest sound next to the rest of Bob Dylan's catalogue?

Brooding+1.5σ

Brooding saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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