World Gone Wrong  by Bob Dylan

In 1993, Bob Dylan presented the twenty-ninth studio album of his lengthy career. World Gone Wrong is a haunting dive by Bob Dylan into the roots of American music, at a time when many believed his creativity had dried up. Recorded entirely in his personal studio in Malibu, the album exudes a heart-wrenching intimacy. Dylan abandons large productions and returns to "one man, one guitar, one harmonica." The style is rough, almost primitive, with his now-aged voice "cracking" over traditional folk and blues pieces, giving them a sense of ancient mystery.

The album includes exclusively covers. From the opening World Gone Wrong to Blood In My Eyes, Dylan revives songs by Blind Willie McTell and Mississippi Sheiks. It's not a sterile copy, but a "resurrection" of painful stories about injustice, death, and despair. On the cover, Dylan sits at a table, wearing a top hat, with a gaze that seems to be looking at the end of the world—a perfect visual rendition of the title.

Although it didn't "break" the charts, it won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. What is truly special, however, are Dylan’s personal liner notes on the back cover: a surreal, torrential text where he explains his passion for these songs, something he hadn't done since the 60s. It is the album that "cleared" the path for the masterful Time Out Of Mind that would follow.