“All I can do is be me, whoever that is”- Bob Dylan

            Throughout his musical career Dylan, was always known for trying to keep people at a distance, which subliminally attracted people and brought them closer.  Dylan didn’t bust out any new tricks with his new album “Together through life” but still has me enjoying myself from start to finish.  He takes us on his own crazy version of a road trip through his head and along the way we feel mellow, moody and the essence of bitter. 

As Dylan ages, his voice drastically gains more of a raspy aged tone that help emphasizes his disgust with what’s happening in the world while simultaneously expressing his feeling of being able to cope with the injustice.  Dylan continues his tradition of always producing cryptic lyrics that can tickle everything from my heart strings to my funny bone, while still leaving a nasty taste in my mouth.  On one of the albums key singles “It’s All Good” Dylan may be admitting to us that he has finally found comfort with life itself, but with the questioning nature you can always boldly notice in his voice, he may be simply poking fun at how things are and never will be “All Good”. 

On “My Wife’s Home Town” Dylan returns to his roots in a song that has blues written all over it.  The sad gently weeping guitar throughout the single produces tone’s that could make a grown man cry.  He tells the story of one of his not so successful relationships and shows his dis-appreciation towards his former lover by claiming that “hell’s my wife’s hometown”.  In “Shake Shake Mama” Dylan brings the speed.  Dylan’s voice could cut throw a man while leaving a satisfied grin on his face.

“Together through life” is a tribulation of Dylan’s thought and feelings, his pain, his heartbreak, and his Joy.  He lets us in on what is on his mind and what he is feeling, but in similar Dylan fashion he doesn’t reveal too much, which has you begging for more.  “Together through Life” is of course not one of Dylan’s greatest albums but is not a travesty to his name.  It’s definitely worth a listen and to any true Dylan fan it’s a buy.