I can’t march properly on my own

OK, so you worship Bob Dylan. I get that Rough

And Rowdy Ways is his first album of new music in a long, long time [MOJO 326]. I can even appreciate that his lyrics contain deep meanings that need multiple listens to extract their full value. But, boy, is it dull! It just drones on and on and on. Across the entire album there is less joyous, stimulating music than the first five seconds of Like A Rolling Stone or Hurricane, to name just two of his many, many classic songs. Album of the year for Dylan completists only, I’m afraid. Jerry Green, via e-mail