Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare

Rich Evans and Mark Walsh
  • 4.1 (14)
  • MUSIC COMMENTARY

An album-by-album analysis of the great man's back catalogue - the Shakespeare tag is in reference to the incomparable influence he has. We consider not just his music but the culture and politics surrounding his recordings.

  1. Christmas Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 22 (Bob Dylan: Reflections)

    12/19/2022 · BONUS

    Christmas Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 22 (Bob Dylan: Reflections)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty second episode is a departure; it's a fun (and speedy) look back at some of the albums we've discussed over the last 18 months.

    15 min
  2. Live Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 21 (Bob Dylan: Live in Cardiff)

    10/28/2022

    Live Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 21 (Bob Dylan: Live in Cardiff)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty first episode is a departure; it puts Bob Dylan's Cardiff show (26th October 2022) under the microscope.

    29 min

  3. 10/11/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 20 (Bob Dylan: Street Legal)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twentieth episode puts the nineteenth album - 1978's Bob Dylan: Street Legal under the microscope.

    1h 4m

  4. 09/04/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 19 (Bob Dylan: Hard Rain)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The nineteenth episode puts the eighteenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Hard Rain under the microscope.

    50 min
  5. Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 18 (Bob Dylan: Desire)

    06/21/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 18 (Bob Dylan: Desire)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The eighteenth episode puts the seventeenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Desire under the microscope.

    1h 11m
  6. Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 17 (Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes)

    05/24/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 17 (Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The seventeenth episode puts the sixteenth album - 1975's Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes under the microscope.

    1h 1m
  7. Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 16 (Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks)

    03/31/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 16 (Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The sixteenth episode puts the fifteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks under the microscope.

    1h 37m
  8. Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 15 (Bob Dylan: Before The Flood)

    02/24/2022

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 15 (Bob Dylan: Before The Flood)

    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fifteenth episode puts the fourteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Before The Flood under the microscope.

    1h 3m
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An album-by-album analysis of the great man's back catalogue - the Shakespeare tag is in reference to the incomparable influence he has. We consider not just his music but the culture and politics surrounding his recordings.

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  • Creator
    Rich Evans and Mark Walsh
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rich Evans and Mark Walsh
  • Show Website
    Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare