Bob Dylan’s next two studio albums, 1986’s Knocked Out Loaded and 1988’s Down in the Groove, can fairly be described as the low point in his career.

The 80s had started with the back-to-back gospel head-scratchers Saved and Shot of Love only to be partially redeemed by Empire Burlesque. But these two albums suggested Dylan had finally run out of ideas. Knocked Out Loaded‘s eight songs contained just two Dylan originals, a couple of collaborations and three covers.

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