Important? Sure. Historical? Yes. Fun to listen to? No.
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album Bob Dylan had contained only two original songs, this album represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. It opens with "Blowin' in the Wind", which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary soon after the release of the album. The album featured several other songs which came to be regarded as among Dylan's best compositions and classics of the 1960s folk scene: "Girl from the North Country", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right". Dylan's lyrics embraced news stories drawn from headlines about the Civil Rights Movement and he articulated anxieties about the fear of nuclear warfare. Balancing this political material were love songs, sometimes bitter and accusatory, and material that features surreal humor. Freewheelin' showcased Dylan's songwriting talent for the first time, propelling him to national and international fame. The success of the album and Dylan's subsequent recognition led to his being named as "Spokesman of a Generation", a label Dylan repudiated. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan reached number 22 in the US (eventually going platinum), and became a number-one album in the UK in 1965. In 2003, the album was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2002, Freewheelin' was one of the first 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
Important? Sure. Historical? Yes. Fun to listen to? No.
[strums guitar gently, starts singing] “How many Bob Dylan albums must a man endure, before he’s free of this god forsaken list? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.” [abruptly stops strumming] …wait, no it’s not. Seven. The answer, my friend, is seven.
No. No Bob Dylan. I can't stand the sound of his voice, I can't stand the fawning hero worship, I can't stand his terrible paintings. I flatly refuse to even entertain the suggestion of listening to this. No.
i don't care if i sound shallow but this is one of the best albums of all time sure his lyrics are dense and it's kinda pompous but u just gotta roll wit it
Not my favourite Dylan album, but holds a lot of magic. So self-assured and pure. Hard Rain has been a huge influence. Don't Think Twice is one of my favourite love songs ever.
Another Dylan master class for his second album more blues and less folk, less biblical and some really profound lyrics when everyone else was singing about taking girls to discos. For a point of reference 1963 was the same year Cliff Richard released “summer holiday”. This is why Bobby D was a groundbreaking artist, maybe not the most technically gifted musician but his lyrics are more like poetry and will go down in history as great feats of English literature. In my opinion this album goes beyond music.
I honestly don't get the big deal with Bob Dylan. Bored the balls off me.
Really up my alley, don't know why I hadn't jumped into Bob Dylan's discography. That guitar strumming, that lyricism. His voice is full of emotion and carries the words so well. BUT? He sounds nasally as FUCK. An acquired taste that I have not entirely acquired.
Not my favorite of Dylan’s early all acoustic stuff (that would be The Times They Are A-Changin’) and a tad inconsistent, but “Blowin In The Wind,” “Girl From The North Country,” “Masters Of War,” “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall,” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” are among the greatest songs ever written.
Bob turns up proper on his second album. Finger pointing protesting love/hate songs. This album sounds like it's going to be friendly with the finger picking acoustic and down home folky couple on the front, but it picks you up by the ear and kicks you in the balls. After that, if you still don't like it it means you haven't been paying attention. Best Tracks: Girl From The North Country; Don't Think Twice It's All Right; Talkin' World War 3 Blues
I can respect him as an artist. I think that Bob Dylan was a trailblazer for folk music, but personally it is not for me.
This is where Dylan began to establish himself as a serious songwriter and accidentally ended up changing songwriting itself. Starts incredibly strongly with the first three songs being absolutely timeless pillars of music that will last through the ages. It's almost as if Dylan was a human version of the monolith from "2001: A Space Odyssey" and everyone who came into contact with his music began to evolve after listening to it. He's still in the shadow of Woody Guthrie here when he wants to be, but at this point I think it's more to temper the sheer power that is pouring out of him with something more down to earth.
What if... this screeching is not harmonica but some entity that Bob Dylan came in contact with like in Saya no Uta. That thing just talks like that and he's the only one who can understand it. Aww, it's so cute, this little Lovecraftian monster is trying to help with the song! On a serious note, I don't want to be serious. It's like I'm given the same album three times already. I just can't generate a different response That being said, I think I'm warming up to this music, it was slightly more bearable again. This or the fact that I'm literally getting older
Here it is, finally! I'm not sure if this is my favorite Dylan album, but I knew it was only a matter of time until we got one that is a five star for me. This is easily one of my favorites from Bobby boy. It's that early, folksy style that I love, even veering into blues territory. There's a few classic bangers on here like "Blowin in the Wind" and "Don't Think Twice It's Alright," but the depth is extremely rewarding. I love the story-telling Dylan over acoustic guitar and some harmonica here and there, long before he expired. Take "Down the Highway" for example, just a long blues progression with a story and that repeated, lilting vocal inflection is just so addictive to me. He sounds like he's a thousand years old, like the mysterious man singing "O Death" in O Brother Where Art Thou. As much as I rag on Bob Dylan for some of his later stuff (I've given one of his albums a one star already), he's really an incredible songwriter and musician, and this album is one I will always champion. One of the best. Favorite tracks: Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Corinna Corinna, Down the Highway, Girl from the North Country, Talking World War III Blues, I Shall Be Free. Album art: One of his must unassuming. Of course I've seen it a million times, but it doesn't leave much of an impression. I like that humility. Is that Corinna he's walking with? Is she from the north country? 5/5
Difficult to actually hear as I know the album so well, for so many years. Struck by the skillful way he uses his voice - variety of accents, young/old, the rhythm, the poetry.
I think I've come to the conclusion that I prefer Dylan songs when someone other than Bobby sings them. Most of the time anyway. This has some lovely songs on it, but I'd really rather listen to, say, Peter, Paul and Mary sing them. Or Joan Baez. Or John Martyn. I'll draw the line at Clapton obviously, but there are lots of nice versions of a number of these songs that I'm very happy to listen to multiple times. Fwiw, Blowin' in the Wind might be the time when Dylan's is the better version. So, it was nice to listen to this to say that I have, but I doubt I'll ever put it on again.
Oh, fuck this. This wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Blowin’ in the Wind and Don’t Think Twice are truly fantastic songs. I suppose there is something to be said about a dude, a guitar and a harmonica being enough for a song. I didn’t really notice the lyrics and the ones I did weren’t particularly insightful, probably because I’m listening to this nearly 60 years later. Overall, I found it to be boring background music until the damn harmonica came in and steamrolled everything in the most annoying way. Like, Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance is kind of fun until the fucking harmonica just BLARES. No desire to listen to this again. This album is for boring softies.
His voice infuriates me in an indescribable way
How did he sound so old so young? I can understand why he walked a little back from the political content, as it’s so powerful that I imagine he had a lot of people trying to commission him for more, and outrage never runs dry. I enjoyed this a lot, and was surprised by how stirring the raw acoustic delivery was for me, as I’d only gone through the electric albums previously. The non-sequiturs work for me- “good car to drive/after a war” - presented as afterthoughts
Oh yeah, this feels iconic - you can definitely see how Dylan captured the zeitgeist of the times. Most of these songs could be dropped into the soundtrack of a scene and instantly paint a picture of 60s cultural tumult... Fave track - toss up between "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and "Masters of War"
This is my first time listening to Bored Dylan and will likely be the last. I'm sure he's great if you really like folk music though
This man cannot sing!!
This is my 2nd least favourite genre (folk) and it shows with this review. 1 star
boring, same thing all the time, meh
Stone cold masterpiece and the apex of Bob Dylan's early folk protest singer phase. Any record that has "Blowin' in the Wind", "Girl from the North Country", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", and "Corrina, Corrina" in its tracklisting MUST be included in a list like this, even if the rest was made out of absolute duds. Luckily, the rest is not made out of duds, so ignore the usual grumblers complaining about Bob's voice and dive in. The words and stories are fascinating. The music is subtle and far more sophisticated than it seems, with some terrific harmonic moments. And once you get that, Dylan's vocal performance becomes perfect as well. I don't have enough time today to elaborate, sadly. But in a way, I *refuse* to elaborate. There's a very clear reason Bob Dylan became a cult figure -- in spite of himself, at first. And this album is exhibit A. for it. A lot of people telling you that he is overrated end up changing their minds at some point. I did. It's just that I didn't know what I was talking about before. So dive in as well if you haven't yet. And for those who may have questions about how I ended up changing my mind... Well indeed, the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. But if you end up loving this LP, you'll manage to catch said answer before it's out of your grasp. It's all up to you, really. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 9.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5) (a quick note about that grading: no album in my list of 20 records released in 1963 reaches a perfect mark. *The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan* is the best album of that year for me, followed by releases by Charles Mingus, The Beach Boys and the first two Beatles LPs. Anything beyond isn't really essential as far as albums go. So you have to put your head back then to picture what a shock for the audience this sort of album could be. Which is another good reason to include it here...) Number of albums left to review: 58 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 407 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 234 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 302
although i don't think this is necessarily bob dylan at the height of his powers, this is a terrific album and one that shows essentially where he started from. maybe the most pure folk album he ever released (outside of his debut) and there is some terrific stuff on here. this album really showcases him as a pure folk singer, which i think is very important in his history, but in his relation to the evolution of popular music in the 20th century. if i can nitpick, not all of the songs are 10 out of 10 bangers, but most of them are great and there are some all-timers on here. safe to say, it's one of my favorites of his and an overall great album.
Me - "Poor predictable Bob, always takes harmonica." Dylan - "Good old harmonica, nothing beats that!"
Το άκουσα στο αυτοκίνητο οπότε δεν καταλάβαινα στίχους. Η μουσική ήταν μονότονη.
Amazing lyricist that should've been born mute
Nope. I can't bear an entire album of all-acoustic Dylan. Blonde on Blonde and the Basement Tapes are hard enough, but just him with his guitar and a harmonica going on and on like some lunatic busker? I just can't.
As boring as it is iconic
Bob Dylan does nothing for me, actually that’s not quite true. Bob Dylan makes me bored. Is it important? Sure I guess, enough people say it is but, no thanks
I was dating this Dutch girl, who always tried to prove to me that she was hip and ‘knew’ America by playing Freewheeling over and over. We took a roadtrip to Nashville, so I put on Nashville Skyline. She was like ‘what is this shit?’ I said, ‘it’s Bob Dylan.’ She said, ‘shut up, that isn’t Bob Dylan,’ then she turned off Nashville Skyline and threw Freewheeling back on. Usually, I prefer Nashville Skyline, but on that trip, I felt like Bob on the Freewheeling album cover (we did start our roadtrip from Greenwich Village) and she was that smiling, cozy girl on my arm. Hell, I didn’t care what we were listening to. Blowing in the Wind is no longer a Bob Dylan song. It’s an American folk song. It was the rallying cry for the sixties, and without it, we’d have no Beatles Revolver. We’d have no future eras of Dylan as he tried to reinvent himself to stay relevant (he’s had so many eras that watching Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is like watching a woman change clothes twenty times and then sound kind of the same on the next song). If you don’t like this album, too bad. It’s not going anywhere. It’s in everything that you listen to already. Try listening to Freewheeling forty times on a roadtrip, and the lyrics will begin to set with you. Then, a decade on, you can play it again and it’ll feel like a lost part of you returning. Just an idea for a project if you’ve got the time and an encouraging Dutch girlfriend. Dylan’s debut was a great album, but Freewheeling is a GREAT album. It’s a legend. Although Dylan went on to possibly greater heights, he never caught the ineffable ‘something’ that exists in Freewheeling again. It’s a monument of a time, a vibe, and an attitude.
Dylan’s second album is the first time this prolific songwriter really flexed his lyrical muscles. Every time I listen to this album I’m reminded of what a vivid and dynamic songwriter Dylan was. His social protest songs always get the most attention but here he also shows his ability to write romantic, whimsical and even humorous songs that still hold up after all these years. This is my favorite album of his and upon hitting play I’m always transported to a time in my youth when anything was possible and fall weather felt electric. This is the power of Bob Dylan and this is why I give this album 5 stars.
A long time ago, when I was younger and almost cool, I walked through Greenwich Village in the snow, with my arm around my beautiful girlfriend. I remember thinking, "Hey, this is the cover of that Dylan album." That was pretty great, I tell you.
Don't know what the fuck to say about this album. This is an album that stands completely out of time, and if you're not ready for it yet, you just need to be at that exact place in life where it enters in your life. Music that works like water, filling a deep hole. Or those videos of "things that fit perfectly into other things." You know the ones? With the golf balls? Basically I'm saying it's for a breakup. Put this shit on!! I've been there. Lot of us have been there. "She was once a true love of mine..." 5/5
Great
Classic early Dylan. definitely a good listen - if not every-day.
Every male be acting like this album cover come autumn/early winter.
How can a 21yo write "It's A Hard Rain.."? And include 4-5 other all-time classics on one album? Even the longer/less tuneful ones are very entertaining. Just incredible [EDIT: Mark, I hope you appreciated "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", the motherlode of the "pedagogic goodbye" style]
Nice, easy listening music from the 60s. A classic. I seldom listen to music before the 80s, so this was a unique listen for me. I came into it expecting to not really like it, as I don't often enjoy country music/whatever genre this is, but it was nice to hear something so warm, authentic, and acoustic for once. Not the best music I've ever heard, probably would not voluntarily go out of my way to listen to it again, but its good, and it's what I needed to hear today. 4/5 stars. Favourite song: Girl from the North Country
In 4th grade chorus, we sang a mash up of Blowin' in the Wind and My Country Tis of Thee and it actually went so hard I still think about it. I think it made me woke as a 9 year old for sure
A handful of recognizable hits as well as a handful of songs that sound like the recognizable hits. He’s less of a singer than a poet soliloquizing his thoughts with a guitar and harmonica. I like when he laughs mid-speak/song.
No. 91/1001 Blowin' in the Wind 5/5 Girl from the North Country 4/5 Masters of War 3/5 Down the Highway 2/5 Bob Dylan's Blues 3/5 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 4/5 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 5/5 Bob Dylan's Dream 4/5 Oxford Town 3/5 Talkin' World War III Blues 3/5 Corrina, Corrina 4/5 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance 4/5 I Shall Be Free 3/5 Average: 3,62 This album showcases all the things I find good and bad about Dylan. Love the lyrics and songwriting on some songs. On others it feels like him rambling along to music.
Still so accurate
I think I enjoyed it but not so much due to its soft nature , I guess I am in a different mood but Bob Dylan is a great musician and a legend , I do love some of his songs <3
"How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?” "Seven!" "No, Dad. It's a rhetorical question." "Rhetorical, eh? Eight!” Dylan is a hard pass for me. I get he’s a fantastic song writer tackling the big issues of the day, but these songs would be better sung be anyone else. I’m sure they would have still let him play his harmonica, but someone should have taken that mic out of his hand. Still gets 2 ⭐️ for his prolific lyrics, but buddy needed to take some singing lessons.
dadrock at its finest, thats why I can't recommend this to anyone except boomers
Normalerweise bin ich in diesem old school, tramp on train Folk super gern zu Gast, esse Bohnen aus der Pfanne, trinke Maisschnaps ausm Zinnbecher und lege meine zerzausten Gedanken auf einem Büschel Stroh zur Ruh‘ Aber dass die Größe dieses einzelnen Bobs das monumentale Genre der uramerikanischen Geschichten Erzähler überragen soll, kann ich nicht erkennen
I didn't even listen to this. Bob Dylan is the devil reincarnated and someone should have cut his vocal chords when they had the chance. Well, he sounds like they were already cut. No way anyone finds this mans music listenable...
Great album. Full of soul and Dylan’s truth.
Love it
Great album!
I was feeling a bit guilty for giving 3 stars to albums that are quite good, but not GOOD. GOOD ones are the ones I want to listen to quite often. But then, when I put something like Bob Dylan's Freewheelin’ on, I feel good, because I know this is what EXTRAORDINARY music sounds like. These are the ones I reserve for 5 stars.
Are you fucking kidding me?! 1963?! (Essentially) his debut album?! It’s nearly unbelievable that this happened that early and that this was his first full length album of original songs. As tribute to genius, this could be top 10 on the “1001 best debut albums to listen to”. Would be interesting to go back to these near-perfect debut efforts to see if they tend to portend genius songwriting going forward….
This album is part of my DNA. I grew up listening to Dylan and then actively sought him out in high school, digging out my dad’s old dubbed Dylan tapes he made when he moved to Canada. When I started university, I picked up a copy of Freewheelin and was immediately hooked. I played it for anyone that would listen. I still think it’s one of his best and unbelievable to me that he was still in his early 20s. The songwriting is beautiful and astounding and he only got better from here.
This is my 2nd favorite Bob Dylan album right behind blood on the tracks So 9/10
Quintessential folk Dylan. Despite not loving his voice, hard to deny that this is clearly a classic. I think probably also my favorite Dylan album (or maybe Blood on the Tracks)
Listened on the subway in Manhattan. There are multiple masterpieces on this album. Maybe it’s corny but I will never not be moved by Blowin’ in the Wind. Masters of War is another 10/10, as is Don’t Think Twice. I could keep going and going
Instant classic. Timeless. Just for the opening song alone.
This one to me is a masterpiece. It has my favorite Dylan song on it, "Don't think twice it's alright." It has other incredible songs like Oxford Town, Girl from North Country and Blowing in the wind. I love his voice on this, the simplicity of the songs, and it's amazing to think he did this around the age of 20. Absolutely incredible.
Je l'aimé à 10 ans, quand mon père me l'a offert à Noël, et c'est toujours aussi bien.
Favorites: The whole album Iconic. Plenty of meaningful lines, songs that make you think.
I love this album. I know this album pretty well. It's the starter album for anyone trying to get into Bob Dylan. I listened to it a bunch in my 20s. I really enjoyed revisiting it. It's wild that Bob wrote all these songs at 22. They stand up so well 60 years later. They are so intense and beautiful and even funny at points. The lyrics are iconic: the politics, the heartbreak, the moment he's capturing in the world. And it's just him, an acoustic guitar and a harmonica (a touch of drums on 1 or 2 tracks). He does so much with so little. It's pure magic. This is probably a 4.5 for me and I'm gonna round up. It's not perfect, but there are just so many classic songs on this album. It deserves a 5. Specific track thoughts... Blowin' in the Wind - What more is there to say? It's probably the most influential protest song ever written. It's pretty great. Girl from the North Country - What a devastating song about a past a love. You can feel how much he still loves her and misses her. I almost can feel the cold of the north country when he's describing it. It's such a beautiful track. Masters of War - this one is so intense. It's one of those relentless Dylan songs about how awful things are. Sadly his critiques around governments and war are still valid today. Down the Highway - i love the chaotic blues guitar riff. It's wacky and weird and loose. I'm not normally a big traditional blues guy, but Bob pulls it off. Bob Dylan's Blues - An early diss track. I love him roasting tin pan alley song writers. They cranked out pop songs like an assembly line for decades and he's just like "i don't need a team of writers, i can writer a bunch of classics on my own, get fucked." And he was right. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - One of those massive, behemoth Dylan tracks that just goes and goes and goes. You can feel a whole world in this song. And the chorus hits so hard (hard hard). Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - this is my all time favourite Bob Dylan song. It's this perfect, pretty little breakup song. It's sentimental but bitter. It's witty and sad. It's beautiful. The lyrics are just incredible. So many lines that stick with me: "I give her my heart but she wanted my soul" "You just kinda wasted my precious time" "Goodbye's too good a word, babe, So I'll just say, "Fare thee well"" The way they all come together... it's insane. O and the gentle picked guitar is just magic, and so is the harmonica. Just a perfect track in my books. Oxford Town - It's a fun little country song. Just the way he delivers it, it has this endearing country twang. Corrina, Corrina - Just another pretty, kinda swinging sad bluesy song about missing someone. It's simple but it works so well. Also i think this is one of the few songs with drums on it? I didn't notice it till i was really digging into the track. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance - this is just a goofy, funny strange rippin fast folk jam. Turns out Bob Dylan can have fun and it's great to hear. I Shall Be Free - Also another funny folk number. It's kinda silly but it's very charming and a good relief after some of the serious grinding political tracks on the album. I don't have a lot of negatives about it. There's a couple songs that i didn't review specifically that are solid, but not special in the way the rest of the album is. It's just a really great album. I love it.
Some albums are classics for a good reason.
Didn’t want to give instant 5 stars because it’s Bob. Don’t think twice… it’s alright.
A trailblazer in political movement whose music in this day and age have unfortunately been misinterpreted and distorted to fit a narrative that he would have never supported. The leader in political movement music who would be deeply ashamed of the state our country is in, but ultimately not surprised
This is Bob Dylan at the peak of his game for me (he stayed up there for a long time, fortunately). His strengths here are his lyricism and musicianship, of course, and his distinctive voice lends a grounded, common-man quality to this music. This album features a number of hard hitters: "Blowin' in the Wind," "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," "Oxford Town," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," and more. We are lucky to have him.
It has been a long time since I listened to this and it was a lot better than I remembered. I don't care much for Blowin' In The Wind but Girl From The North Country is a great song and Masters Of War is very powerful and sadly even more relevant in 2025 than it was in 1963.
Really enjoyed it and the story telling is great!
I mean come on. Dylan at his rawest form. Some songs I had never heard before that RULED. I feel like this is the moment that Dylan became Dylan like some of these songs will be played for the rest of time. Bob Dylan’s dream was my fav
Bob :c
One to listen to again and again - starts off with one of Dylan's finest (Blowin') and just keeps going through to my fav of Hard Rain. So incredibly well written that it could be taken by Bryan Ferry and made into a pop classic. Girl From The North Country is another special track - 5 stars are not enough for this album!
Classic for what and who it is to music!
This album certainly did not create a whole new genre in folk, but it certainly is responsible for 99% of what came after it. 5/5
The best songs
Loved traveling back in time. While I don't think Dylan would win "best voice" his lyrics hit it out of the park. Some of the songs are rants and rages but he knows how to switch gears to memories of lost love. Loved the album.
So often albums fail to properly capture and evoke the spirit of the era in which they were recorded. Not the case here.
Classic. What a genius.
Yep, It's another Bobby record. He's good, I don't know if you knew that. What uh, what else is there to talk about?
Dylan's first great record and best acoustic album; the one that'd establish a stranglehold on American folk he'd spend decades tightening and loosening at will.
As I get older I feel like I appreciate Bob Dylan's work more and more. This album is incredibly dense. Put aside that he isn't a great singer and the harmonica gets a bit old; his influence on both music and society is way understated.
very good
Loved this.
Fantastic!! Nothing like it being recorded nowadays
So young yet so good
My fave Bob Dylan album!
great album but it’s like wow this song is genius he is a masterful poet and then the next song you’re thinking what kind of bacteria is eating away at his brain to make him say all that but then the next song is life changing again
One of the classic Dylan albums, right at the absolute top of his early acoustic game. Blowin in the Wind is timeless, generation-defining even. Then there's Girl From North Country, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice etc. But those big hits don't really do the album justice, because a lot of the lesser known tracks are amazing. Oxford Town, I Shall Be Free, and a personal favourite, Corrina Corrina. Clear 5/5, and among Dylan's best.
Vad roligt! Detta var min ordentliga introduktion till Dylan för drygt tio år sedan. Sedan har det blivit en del timmar med den nasala pojkrösten i öronen. Tycker för övrigt att detta är ett perfekt introduktionsalbum för den som vill ta sig an Dylan. Det är så mycket _klassisk Dylan_. Det gör det nästan svårt att bedöma. Hur skriver man värderande om 'Blowin' in the Wind' eller 'A Hard Rain...'? De är ju som bärande väggar i själva konstruktionen av mitt musikliv. Som luften jag andas. Det går ju inte att skriva något speciellt om det - det bara är. Har länge velat vandra runt lite småfrusen i snöslasket på New Yorks gator med min egen Suze Rotolo klängandes runt min arm. Om hon sen skulle lämna mig finns 'Don't Think Twice...' där som tröst. Några ord om 'Masters of War' också. Jag befinner mig nu i en tid där högertyckare menar att band som Kneecap inte bör få spela på musikfestivaler på grund av att de använder sin plattform för att kritisera mördandet av barn i Palestina. Så låg är den jävla ribban idag. Därför får sista versen i 'Masters of War' extra tryck idag. Efter att stenhårt, men poetiskt, kritiserat anstiftare till krig och lidande känns ett "And I hope that you die" så välbehövligt. Att få tala klarspråk om saker som MÅSTE få talas om. "And I'll stand over your grave 'til I'm sure that you're dead". Bästa låt: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.
A perfect album, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t care how cliche people think they are now, I will always love his lyrics, and his stupid little voice. Irresistible stuff. Hard to pick a favourite track from so many greats but I think Don’t Think Twice is definitely one of my all-timers.
Blast my ears with that harmonica Bobbay
bob dylan the goat
He was 22.
Great album.
Classic folk Dylan. Solid from beginning to end with the outstanding tracks sprinkled throughout with "Blowin' in the Wind", "Girl from North Country", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" and "Masters of War". Just a great folk album.
has blowin' in the wind 10/10
This Bob Dylan fella’s pretty good aye? Wonder what became of him. Lyrically this is obvs a masterpiece. Unfortunately I have the attention span of a 7 year old, so really ought to read along while I listen. Alas, I’m a busy multi-tasking man. Still giving this 5 stars because, even though the main attraction frequently flies over my procrastinating head, it’s ruddy good.
Fantastic listen! I haven't ever really gotten into Bob Dylan records, so this was a great experience. Musicality and lyrics are amazing.
Dude is one of the best songwriters we've ever had the chance to listen to.