Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks - Tuesday, March 8, 9p CST

For the third time in a row, Album Club is going to listen to a Midwestern artist.  Dylan's 15th studio album, released in 1975, was a return to form after a few critical and commercial bombs. I'm no Dylanologist, but it's widely believed the record is about his tumultuous relationship with his first wife Sara Dylan. Classic breakup album. Interesting then that one Christmas my wife and I unknowingly got each other copies of this disc. We're still married BTW....

Dylan famously recorded the album in NYC. Then, shortly before it was released, he rerecorded several tracks with a band his brother put together in Minnesota. There's at least one book about it, but if you don't feel up to reading it all, take a few minutes to listen to Cathy Wurzer's interview with co-author and musician Kevin Odegard. He says he came up with the idea of changing the key of "Tangled Up In Blue" from G, where the song was just kind of sitting there, to A, where it really popped.

Thanks to @NikiBeckerMusic for suggesting "Blood On The Tracks," and to @JBickal for the links. Start the album at 9p CST Tuesday, March 8 and tweet along with #albumclub.