Under the Red Sky

Bob Dylan - Under the Red Sky
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1990 Ratings: #355 / 370
User Score
Based on 151 ratings
1990 Rank: #194
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zachthesnack
28

The fact that the first 3 words on a Bob Dylan record are “wiggle wiggle wiggle” is absolutely baffling to me.

ickylogan
48

Bob Dylan went from writing Visions of Johanna, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Mr Tambourine Man, Ballad of a Thin Man, and many many more wonderfully written classics, to Wiggle Wiggle. I have nothing else to say about this album.

KingIsCole10
35

After hearing Oh Mercy, I was excited to get back into Bob Dylan's discography, then I heard Wiggle Wiggle. Unfortunately, this is one of Dylan's more painful albums to actually get through. The vast majority of the album has really bad lyrics, boring production and and a pretty dull atmosphere.

Ndk26
49

Under the red sky is another painfully mediocre record from Dylan. Other than the song wiggle wiggle, which might be the worst Dylan track I’ve heard, and it’s the opening song no less.

MeltyourSofa
NR

You know Albums gonna be fire when Wiggle Wiggle got me wiggling

CrocodileDippy
30

Following the surprisingly decent 'Oh Mercy', Bob Dylan decided to kill all momentum that album may have built by dropping 'Under the Red Sky', a folksy pop-rock record that feels like a cruel joke on his fans half the time. The main killers are the overly clean production, simplistic songwriting and lyrics ranging from basic to infantile; when a Dylan record starts with the words "Wiggle wiggle wiggle," you know the man's pen game has reached a critical low.

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Track List

1Wiggle Wiggle
2:09
25
2Under the Red Sky
4:09
50
3Unbelievable
4:06
47
4Born in Time
3:39
44
5T.V. Talkin' Song
3:02
48
610,000 Men
4:21
49
72 x 2
3:36
44
8God Knows
3:02
48
9Handy Dandy
4:03
29
10Cat's in the Well
3:21
40
Total Length: 35 minutes
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Added on: September 9, 2012