Classics: Bob Dylan’s New Morning
Album Cover of New Morning
Mr Dylan’s 11th studio album was released in 1970, and personally, its my favorite of his entire catalog.
It includes “Day of The Locusts” which is about Bob Dylan’s frustration when he was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from Princeton University. Bob originally didn’t want to go; when he was asked to wear a cap and gown, he refused, exclaiming, “I didn’t ask for this in the first place!”
The lyrics refer to a cicada infestation that was present when he was at Princeton. (Yes he eventually put it on and received his degree)
Bob in the studio (1970)
This record to me represents Dylan at his finest. He was so obsessed with making this record better than his previous one that his producer (Al Kooper) nearly quit numerous times from frustration.
Real music takes time and is rarely something that just comes out and I’m sure Bob Dylan would agree with this record as a testament.
listen to the record below
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