EXTRACTS Black Rider Black Rider, from Rough and Rowdy Ways, consists of a direct address to an ominous figure which Dylan performs against the sparse but highly atmospheric backing of a single, flamenco-flavoured acoustic guitar. The track is reminiscent of some of the more intimate cuts on his ‘Sinatra’ albums such as Melancholy Mood or...
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Bob Dylan’s BLACK RIDER: Extract from ‘Determined to Stand’
This is an extract from my recent book DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN dealing with Dylan's slyly ambiguous BLACK RIDER