Credits:Bob DylanDescription:IfBloodontheTrackswasanunapologeticallyintimateaffair,Desireisunwieldyandmessy,thedeliberateworkofacollective.AndwhileBobDylandirectlyaddresseshiscrumblingrelationshipwithhiswife,Sara,onthefinaltrack,Desireishardlyaspersonalasitspredecessor,findingDylanreturningtotopicalsongwritingandfolktalesforthecoreoftherecord.It'salloverthemap,asfarassongwritinggoes,andsoisitmusically,capturingDylanatthebeginningoftheRollingThunderRevueera,whichwasmorenotableforitschaosthanitsmusic.And,soit'sonlyfittingthatDesirefitsthatdescriptionaswell,asitcareensbetweensurgingfolk-rock,Mideasterndirges,skippingpop,andepicnarratives.It'slittlesurprisethatDesiredoesn'tquitegel,yetitretainsitsowncharacter--really,there'snootherplacewhereDylantriedasmanydifferentstyles,asmanyweirddetours,ashedoeshere.And,there'ssomethingtobesaidforitsrambling,sprawlingcharacter,whichhasacharmofitsown.Evenso,therecordwouldhavebeenassistedbyamor