May 2011 sees the 70th birthday of Bob Dylan. To celebrate, we're taking you on a journey through the lesser celebrated avenues of his back catalogue. A journey down Highway 61 that won't stop off at 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'All Along The Watchtower' or 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' but will call by...Thunder On The Mountain (2006)
Bob Dylan in the 21st Century has rocked and rolled like never before. He’s occasionally cracked jokes on stage, become a DJ, thrown random name checks into songs just for the fun of it (hey I’m listening to you Neil Young and Billy Joe Shaver, I’m thinking about you Alicia Keys) and developed a leg-swivel dance of his own eccentric design. He’s even recorded a great knees-up Christmas single and made a video for it wearing a long straight hair wig (for reasons that remain unclear). His records too have been by-and-large swinging barnstompers that have infected their way into your tapping toes as much as they still seap into that subconscious part of your brain. He’s become the song and dance man that he told us he was nearly fifty years ago. When he said that in the 60s everyone laughed; they’re still laughing now in a way, but at least they’re laughing with him. Keep it rolling Bob!
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