Reviews (page 11 of 15)
Great vibes
A couple Dylan songs I had not heard. Generally, I prefer music that moves (punk, Ska, rock, Reggae...). But Dylan is an exception. A like pondering the lyrics. I'm drawn in by the music. This album is deceptively simple. There are other Dylan albums I'm sure will show up here that I like more, but I'm happy to have listened to this one through for the first time.
Oh ok its country, Why so much harmonica I thought there was an alarm in the house Boring, I'm sorry Bob I despise guitar strumming now How am I not halfway yet ffs At this point he's slowly blending into the background Why is Bob Dylan How is Bob Dylan Where is Bob Dylan When is Bob Dylan What is Bob Dylan ''Am i dead. Is this my Wake. Am i in hell''
Possibly one of the best debut albums (of original songs) of all time. The fact he was 20/21 when writing these lyrics is incredible. Some of the best song writing of all time. The way he wraps existential dread, anger, sorrow, all up into humourous and downright clever lyrics blows my mind. I'd start quoting but there's too many examples to even begin. Few weak tracks (never got on with the opener), but 8-9 of these songs are easily 5*. This album could be nothing else.
One of the best. Easy 5
50 minutes of harmonica
I prefer the simplicity of this in comparison to other Dylan albums I have been subjected to, and it did evoke a particular time as I listened to it. However, Johnny Cash did this sort of thing so much better, and more playfully. My attention drifted by about the 5th song.
I found this very cold listening. For all his lyrical genius, it sounded more like a shopping list being read out by a dude in the subway. Talkin' World War III Blues was a little unsettling to hear once again
I really like Bob Dylans Voice, his lyrics, his guitar- and harmonica-play in almost every single song on this album but for a whole album I am missing something extra. 🤷♂️ Favourite songs: "Blowin´in the Wind", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain´s A-Gonna fall" 3,5
Second Bob Dylam album? Bit better than the first but think there’s only a fee songs that Dylan actually sounds good on.
Ahhh….acoustic Dylan. It’s a shame that he’s so divisive; folks seem to either idolize him or loathe him with very little in between. Admittedly, it’s not all the most complex musically and he definitely doesn’t have the best singing voice, but his songwriting is just so good. And this is folk, after all. The guitar isn’t really expected to be terribly intricate. Besides, this album has “Don’t Think Twice…” on it, so it’s a big win for me.
This is the first of many appearances that Bob Dylan will be making on this list. Whether that is a good thing or not, the influence of this one man is undeniable. Dylan became an icon of a genre, and more broadly an era as a whole. And I’m glad that I get to start with his “debut” album. I’m aware it’s not actually his first album. But it contains the first examples of real original material from him. And honestly I believe it he comes out swinging. Dylan immediately makes himself present as one of the most forward thinking and intelligent lyricists of his time. I don’t know if I like his music enough, or if I’m hipster enough, to say he’s the best of all time, but his writing skills are nothing to scoff at. You just never really know what he’s gonna say next. My personal favorite would have to be, “Half the people can be part right all of the time and some of the people can be all right part of the time but all the people can’t be all alright all of the time. I think Abraham Lincoln said that. ‘I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours’, I said that”. When your first real album contains a passage like that, it’s certified golden. Honestly, with all of the craziness going on both in my life and in the rest of the world, and also all of the very intense and loud music I consume on a daily business, it’s nice to tone things down every once in a while. I don’t listen to music so stripped back and intimate all that often, but it’s a welcome change of pace. This is about as simple as folk music can be. Just Bob, his guitar, and his loud ass fucking harmonica. Like really, how is that thing so loud? But it feels really good to hear something so chill. I think everyone deserves to spend 40 minutes of their day with Bob Dylan. It’s healing music. Rating: 8/10
Ненавижу губную гармошку. И слушать тембр Боба Дилана больше, чем пару песен подряд - совсем не моё
What a great album! One of his best works.
Some of his songwriting may represent the feel of the times, but I don't personally understand the appeal. Songs seem repetitive, and the singing is not good.
really enjoyed ! downloaded 1 2 4 7 10, 11,12
trash kid
A good Bob Dylan album, my favourite track was Blowin' In The Wind.
Can't forgive his singing voice. And the musical compositions are pretty basic and all similar. But the lyrics are always great.
Tsch. Dylan. You can't shake that guy! Oh, but this is one of my favorites of his and I'm not alone in that assessment. That said, I have some bad news for the real Dylan heads out there when they see the stars.
4/8/2025
Sorry, I just don't enjoy listening to this. I've tried. Quite a few times. I just find it boring.
Love, Love, Love this album. It’s the beginning of the singer songwriter era….and definitely with a message. I may not always agree with the message, but it’s funny how the music makes. The message more palatable even if you don’t agree. There is a reason that Bob Dylan is a legend, and this was just an early chapter.
It was good I guess. Nothing special. Such a unique voice.
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
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]
So many great American folk songs on one album it's pretty incredible. I personally even like his vocal delivery, which I don't on some of his later albums and live albums. There are several huge hits on here that were covered by tons of other artists but I also like some of the others like the last two on the album. Easy five star for me
Blowin' in the Wind A Hard Rain's a-gonna Fall Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Didn't realise how little I knew about Bob Dylan. I just assumed I knew stuff because it's Bob Dylan, a household name. Turns out I didn't even know he sang Blowin' in the Wind - which I quite enjoy... Now having listened to the whole album, I quite enjoyed it. It was simple, but I kinda felt that was right for where I'm at today, so yeah. Bob Dylan scores favourably.
Must have been thrilling to discover Dylan in real time with this one. First album's fine and all but this one lays the groundwork for the soon to ensue verbal torrents (hard rain) absurdism/pop culture/great (wo)men/historical references (pretty much every song), sappy vs biting love stuff ( girl north country, don't think twice, corrina) , just biting stuff, contrarian and anticontrarian all at once (masters of war, oxford town). Guitar playing is masterful - simple but endless variation on themes, creative chording, rhythms etc. Singing is next level good, less potentially grating than some stuff in immediate future. Minimal harmonica.
Yes, I know this album, every song. But Nashville Skyline will always be my favorite. Blood on the Tracks a close second.
no es mi estilo pero me gustaron las letras
Not for me.
This is the Dylan album that cemented his legacy and made him a cultural and political icon, his first album of originals, and he was only 22. Obviously a lot of classics on here, including two of my all time favs "Hard Rain" and "Don't Think Twice". The best part, this isn't even in my top 10 Dylan albums.
Bob Dylan is definitely very significant to music history, but not the most interesting to listen to for me
4.7 Best Dylan album, imo. Could listen to it forever and never get bored. Fave songs: Girl from the North Country, Don't think twice it's all right, a hard rain's a-gonna fall, oxford town
its okay
Good stuff.
I'm not the biggest fan of Bob's voice, but I like the music and lyrics
Good acoustic album with quite a few good songs.
I realise it's culturally important and I like Dylan but a prefer the more electric stuff. Good though.
I'm not the biggest Bob Dylan fan, so this album isn't really for me. It was enjoyable enough and definitely deserves to be on the list, but it isn't really my perfered style of music.
Really great album. On the 5 side of 4.5 for me.
It's fine. I mean look, I'm just not a big Dylan fan. He was very much of a time.
Love his songwriting. Mix of some playful and more serious lyrics
Good car to drive after a war
Oy. That fucking harmonica! I swear. I was halfway through Girl from the North Country, and genuinely falling in love with the song. For once, there was a truly beautiful song from Bob Dylan, that I could actually enjoy. And then that motherfucking harmonica came screaming out of nowhere, for no good reason. And now I just want to cry. Masters of War is great. There’s no question that his songwriting is brilliant. It’s clear why this record landed like a bomb on the youth culture of the time. The influence off this one is ridiculous. Everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Beck has tried to do their version of this album. Down the Highway, A Hard Rain, Don’t Think Twice, Corrina Corrina - all solid. Except for that goddamn harmonica. Like, if this album just didn’t have that painful mini bagpipe screeching through every song, I would genuinely love the fuck out of this album. But as it is, I have to stop, or I’m going to smash something. Seriously, how much do I need to drink, to make this stop hurting my brain? I tried. All the parts without the harmonica were very nice. But I still prefer covers of Bob Dylan songs, just because of that arrestingly painful harmonica. Please kill me. It hurts.
Listened to this while playing Imperium Classics. I really dislike Bob Dylan's voice. That said, this album was so much better than i would have expected. This is Bob Dylan I can listen to.
Amazing album, grew up with it
Ætli þetta sé ekki uppáhalds Bob-inn. Mæli með að hlusta á Don't think twice og fara svo beint á eftir í besta coverið af því með Grýlunum! Tveir mjög andstæðir pólar, en svooooooooo gott, hvort tveggja!
solid album.
This album is line watching a classic old action movie. I usually like modern stuff better, but i have to acknowledge that my entire conception of the genre (and all that modern stuff) was shaped by this movie. Does it hold up? Yeah, and someday I'll do a poetry analysis of all those damn lyrics.
What is there to say but a classic. Just Bob telling us how it is. By the end it got a bit repetitive so I would usually listen to the songs on their own and not all at once.
He came onto these tracks mad as hell!! Really great stuff.
I’m pretty averse to Dylan in general. This was better than anticipated but I still can’t really see myself going out of my way for harmonica boy.
I like
I love this album, such beautiful songwriting and iconic sound that influenced a lot of other music and media that I enjoy
Not a great singer but great songwriter
Overall nice but not sure if I’ll listen again
A masterpiece. While Dylan's debut album is mostly comprised of covers, with this second album he evolved into a true master of his craft. The songwriting on this is astonishing, and many of these are timeless. For example Blowin' in the Wind and Girl from the North Country are still as moving, and beautiful as they ever were. While Masters of War is still, if not more relevant today. Just incredible.
First time listening to a Bob Dylan album. Pretty good. He has great storytelling, but I have a difficult time remembering a lot of what was said throughout the whole listening. About half of the songs were just okay, which I think is the problem for me with folk albums. Some of it is thought provoking, however. Great first half of the album. Good closer too. Standouts: Blowin’ in the Wind, Girl from the North Country, Masters of War, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, and Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.
Classic
most songs sound the same but they were respectable, 6/10
own
2024-03-20...
I heard the Songs in the good old days. But there it's where they should stay
Very American. It's ok.
Great lyrics as always but nasal vocals and repetitive folk-blues aren't to everyone's taste, including me.
Pure, unadulterated Dylan
Look, no one is arguing that Dylan has a great voice. He doesn't. That said, there's a certain Americana tradition to it that's especially apparent in Talkin' WWIII Blues. This is my second Dylan album, 38 albums into the project and, I mean, dang. I didn't realize HE wrote Blowin' in the Wind. I thought it was the Mamas & Papas. Girl from the North Country, Masters of War, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, are all spectacular. There's a simplicity of the pared back instrumentalization and music that lets you focus on the lyrics and meaning of the song. It's a good balance, even with lack of vocal agility from the singer. I don't really see getting sick of these songs. I could probably leave I Shall Be Free.
Liked it
Listened 3/18/24. Stone cold classic. I had forgotten some of these songs and it was great to get reintroduced to them.
qualche canzone decente (blowing in the wind) ma non sono una fan
made me want to play the harmonica and line dance
3.5/5⭐️ Best song: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright Worst song: Down the Highway Comments: Who hurt you Bob? A little heavy on the harmonica for my taste but a really solid folk album with a few songs I already have in some playlists
As quite a keen urbanist I can't help but feel like most of Bob's issues with roads could have been solved with a decent rail network. The parts of this that were a protest album were pretty good, but it was brought down by the bits that were a love letter to a vision of a country that I think sounds like hell. 2/5. Needs more harmonica.
I’m a big fan of Big Bobby D. Not my favourite of Big Bobby D’s, but Big Bobby is still putting out some Big Bops in this.
Objectively good but kind of boring
This Bob isn’t so bad
More like the Freeballin’ Bob Dylan
After an underwhelming debut, Dylan fires on all cylinders with his sophomore release. Lyrics are poetic, original, and hit as hard 60 years later as they did when they were contemporaneously written. Nobel prize for literature well deserved. 5/5
One of the greats doing what he does best. I love how this album is mostly stripped down to, him a guitar and harmonica. The lyrics are powerful and poetic 4.5
The first and maybe my favorite Dylan album I’ve listened to. Blowin in the Wind, Masters of War, and A Hard Rain are all peak singer/songwriter (4.5/5)
Niet heel bijzonder gewoon lekker
5/5 this was such an enjoyable ramble and music that’s very pure for me. Just fantastic.
I like Bob. I respect his poeticism and his compositions, his legacy and influence, but for me this album is too scruffy. After listening through I find there aren’t really any tracks I want to go back to - my favourite is Girl from the North Country, for which I much prefer the duet with Johnny Cash. Fave Tracks: Girl from the North Country, Corrina Corrina 3/5
What an album. It is crazy that Dylan went from being a wannabe folk singer doing voers and playing harmonica for other people to this. One of the best albums ever in my opinion.
s.s., Friedenslieder, 1963 -> 4
It’s Bob fuckin’ Dylan, what else is there to say
Timeless, remarkable songwriting.
The classic with Blowin in the wind ..
C'est correct, honnêtement j'écoutais juste d'un oreille
A near perfect album! So many fantastic, timeless songs
The album that Bob Dylan blew up. Absolutely essential listen to understanding music history, specifically in the 1960s and the continued evolution of folk music and it's popularity with hippies. Three absolutely essential tracks (you know the ones), but I'm also partial to "Girl from the North Country", both this version and the version on Nashville Skyline. I think it's a great album, and I'll listen to it from time to time, but I think it doesn't quite reach 5 stars for me.
Honestly Bob, I could have done with a lot more structured wheelin’. I generally enjoy Bob Dylan and can understand why this was a landmark album, but I struggle to enjoy this 62 years later, especially over some of his later material.
I am certainly more of a Bob Dylan fan now, but I’m just not into most of his songs and harmonica playing on this record.
<3
Simply great
Bob Dylan is undoubtedly one of the greatest songwriters ever, it's just unfortunate that he's the one singing the songs. Some of these weren't too bad, but between Bob Dylan's grating voice and the often ear-piercingly sharp harmonica, it's not always the most pleasant of listens.
Bob... sigh.
Not for me
Think the harmonica is broken. Blowin' In The Wind is alright.
4.6/5 Best Track: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Perfect album albeit with the head scratching closing choice of I Shall Be Free. “I jumped the fallout shelter. I jumped the string bean. I jumped the tv dinner. I jumped the shotgun”. It is good that Dylan stopped writing Wesley Willis caliber “funny songs” soon after this album.
I can't say I've had much interest in Bob Dylan before. To me he was always "that guy who plays open chords with a whiny voice". But I really liked this album. To quote Bill Hicks: "G Chord, C Chord... What sort of genius is this? But then I found out there were lyrics... some of them quite profound!" Having said that, it sounds a bit same-y as I get toward the latter half of the album and some of the lyrics sound like silly hipster jokes. I was going to give this a four but it's going to have to be a 3 1/2 because I got bored as it went on.
Excellent stuff….
I'm sure it's a great album for it's kind of music and if I knew anything about music I would appreciate it more. But it just wasn't my thing, not a big harmonica girl. 4/10 for me, I know it's a good album just not for me.
76% 4 👍
Class 4.5
Don't hate me, but I just found it repetitive. He's a brilliant lyricist, and "Blowin in the Wind" deserves avery accolade on the planet. But it didn't work for me yesterday.
Sad af. But good
sorry bob, cant say i love this album as a whole. love the songs here, but it gets dull. i cant explain it any further really, a big portion of the songs are easily 5 but the album is a 4 maybe a 3 even.
Maybe an unpopular opinion but meh. I mean overall it is easy good listening but with all the music now it is just fine. At the time maybe it was revolutionary and different but now it is just fine.
I imagine hearing Bob Dylan back in ‘63 was a revelation, considering his poetry combined with the stripped down acoustic presentation works so well. But I wasn’t alive then and I grew up with better production, fully rounded out electric rock n roll bands, and poetry that was just as good (Though “Masters of War” hits extra hard!). Also, his voice does NOTHING for me. He’s just another good/great songwriter whose style is just another color existing among all the other intriguing musical colors I grew up with. Nothing here is revelatory for me.
And today is a guy and his guitar, with the occasional harmonica, which I always enjoy. Cool to hear Dylan’s early musings. Really dig his lyrics and the simplicity of the guitar. Love Girl from the North Country!
First listen Saved 5/13 Top track: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It's alright, nothing special though. However, Dylan really can write great songs. He just isn't the best singer. Overall, it's decent and introduced many to Bob Dylan's songwriting abilities.
Aburrido para el que no está acostumbrado al género. No me enganchó.
Vraiment pas mal, quelques bonnes chansons que je réécoute volontiers.
Nothing personal I just hate this man’s’ voice.
Good Dylan album. 3/5!
Good for his first one. Blowin’ in the Wind is great. A couple lesser songs. Good length for a Dylan album.
life is too short to listen to bob dylan
Masters of war is a 5. Probably my favorite of his albums so far on this list.
Viele Songs kannte ich durch Interpretationen anderer Bands. Das war interessant.
A pillar of an album that holds the weight of the world. Incredible songs from a mind in the infancy of its brilliance. Still a very young man with a sharp vision of the future and a sharper tongue. These songs can break your heart, awaken the revolutionary or just make you laugh at times. Anytime you can genuinely experience multiple emotions in such a short amount of time is worth taking note of and cling to that album with both hands and all your heart.
Not a fan of his.
Blah blah blah. Rambling old man
A classic. Certainly one of Dylan's best, if you can make that distinction.
I guess it could be worse. It could be a Neil Young album 🤷🏻♂️
masterpiece starting from cover
sharp lyrics
Frábær plata og mitt persónulega uppáhald með honum. Don't think twice og A Hard Rain eru svo solid tvenna. Blowing in the wind auðvitað iconic lag fyrir the 60's.
Klárlega ein af bestu plötum allra tíma. Blowin in the wind kannski pínu ofspilað, en Girl from the North Country eitt af uppáhalds Dylan lögum mínum + Masters of War, Masters of War, A hard rain´s og Dont think twice.
3.5
Don't think twice, it's alright was the best song.
Didn't even bother. I'm not subjecting myself to the torture of his "singing voice".
Masterpiece.
I love the songs I know, liked the songs I did not. I feel like when discovering new songs I need the lyrics in front of me. Classic cover + some true classics.
I have loved this album since the first time I heard it when I was 16. Except Masters of War, which I always skip because it is such a bad contrast to the song before it, “Girl From the North Country.” Also like this version of GFtNC better than the Dylan/Cash duet.
3*
This is an interesting album even though I'm not a big fan of Bob Dylan.
Freewheelin bob dylan - sera un genio para muchos pero para mi su musica es aburrida y predecible a estas alturas. Entiendo que en su epoca fue groundbreaking pero a mi me la masca. Fuk this dude
Too much fucking harmonica!
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.
3- Stars (7/15)
Definitely prefer electric Dylan to acoustic.
I don’t mind a bit of Bob. Mum would be happy to see me listening to this! Random but I like
Geil
Blowin' in the Wind- 4.3/5 Girl From the North Country- 3.5/5 Masters of War- 5/5 Down the Highway- 3.7/5 Bob Dylan's Blues- 4.3/5 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall- 4.7/5 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right- 4/5 Bob Dylan's Dream- 3.9/5 Oxford Town- 4.6/5 Talking World War III Blues- 3.8/5 Corrina, Corrina- 4.1/5 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance- 5/5 Shall Be Free- 5/5 Total- 4.3/5
Good album. Better appreciation for Dylan. Think I'll give this another lesson over the weekend and could probably up my rating of 3.5/5.
A simple album for the death of a simple view of empires that come and go.
Just not my scene
Charming
This man cant sing... but he can write
i've learned and forgotten how to play a lot of these songs countless times. classic folk album for me.
A classic.
Fucking in love with this album AND i can learn to play it on the guitar anyways. this slaps. the harmonica = a little bit much sometimes. however. a classic. also by the end i was very much ready for there to be no more folksy guitar whiny harmonica in my life. can't not love it though it's bob dylan. hm so i listened a little more and actually i don't love it god he just KEEPS GOING
A fun folksey album to get lost in
10/10
amazing, classic
Classic - 3.5
I liked this album. Hard Rain is one of Dylan's great deep and complex commentaries. It's also got that "Henry, my son" call and response which is reminiscent of Irish and English traditional song. Don't Think Twice is definitely my favourite and Blowing in the Wind is a classic. Some of the other songs didn't really catch my attention but, of course, it is only his second album.
i love this. i've always liked bob dylan's singing and songwriting but his harmonica never fully clicked. after fully listening to this album I think if has. also, bob dylan core 🧥
I don‘t like singersong-writers. And hither and tither nobel prize, I don‘t like him, his music and attitude.
Better than I thought. Bob Dylan never was my favorite but I enjoyed this album a lot. His songwriting does capture you if you sit and listen for more than a song
It's epic-esque. A few big hits mixed with some other commentary that oddly carries through to today.
You pretty much know what you're getting with Dylan. Really strong lyrics and ideas laid over some pretty minimalist folk in his nasally delivery. I can most appreciate Blowin' in the Wind, Masters of War and A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall. The rest are fine, but not sure i actually enjoy them enough to want to listen to them again.
A man, a guitar, a harmonica
Lyrical Genius!
There are so many comical Bob Dylan impressions where they slur garbled, nonsense words and really dial up the twang that I sometimes forget how good Bob really was. Unlike the exaggerated impressions, he does have a really endearing, folksy/bluesy voice and - at least in his early work - can actually "sing" at times. I thought the songs on this album were mostly poignant, hippy, protest songs - which I dig. Classic Bob Dylan. Worthy of the list.
I tried. I just can't.
Ok album with couple of good songs
Old Bob Dylan, not quite easy listening music, but very deep lyrics. I like it.
Bob Dylan is a beloved artist and songwriter, but not really for my preference. His decision to be so loose with the time structure of some songs is distracting to the point that the lyrical strengths are lost to me. ‘Blowing’ in the Wind’ is certainly the most well-known from this album, I think my favorite was ‘Hard Rain’s a-gonna Fall’. Pretty decent folk album, feels like a soundtrack to the 60s.
Liked it far more than expected if you're in the right mood
I enjoy Bob
I’m just not a Bob Dylan fan but I understand his impact.
Stimme einer ganzen Generation. Nicht meiner, aber das Album ist wirklich groß. Macht Spaß den Texten und der Musik zu lauschen.
I can't stand Bob Dylan, his voice is terrible, he is always mumbling and the high-pitched harmonica gets into my nerves
Love Bob Dylan
The album was fine and conveyed a strong message but İ think Dylan was still trying to find himself here.
It'd Bob Dylan, one of the greatest. It should be 5 stars right? Nostalgia says yes, but when I relistened to this I just meh'd out.
This is not my favourite Dylan album. I find some tracks a bit too jarring (eg Down the Highway), and I've got to be in the right mood for it not to grate. But when I am in the right mood, I thoroughly enjoy it. Scrapes its fourth star with DTTIAR.
Great to revisit the classics from an icon!
Pretty good. Couldn't understand him all that much. Little too much harmonica for me.
This was a good one for a Friday. I was able to spin my vinyl copy while enjoying my coffee.
could not listen on spotify
A storyteller of the highest order. Thoughtful, insightful, revolutionary. Sadly, I always get hung up on his voice. Otherwise 5 stars.
Love it
I’d always had the misheard lyric ‘how many roads must a man walk down, before you CAN call him a man’ and by listening to this, it was corrected and gave me a better understanding of the song
I never "got" Dylan when I was younger. Just never had the occasion to listen to him much. Didn't appeal. When I was learning about music, I knew who he was, of course -- but he was just some folk singer to me. I knew people loved him, but that whiny voice and what I found to be uninteresting music (since at the time I was way into stuff like Queensryche) -- just never figured it out. Well, I grew up and I started to understand. And listening to him now as an adult is a new experience. This is spellcasting as much as it is songwriting. Going to have to do some revisiting. Thumbs way up. Unexpected banger: Talkin' World War III Blues
Oh hey it's all the folk covers I've heard. Blowing in the Wind is a great song. Masters of War reminds me of the Lisa Simpson union song for some reason. My one complaint is it's a bit repetitive
Best Songs: N/A Listen Again: Probably not
I am not, nor ever have been a fan and this album did nothing to alter my opinion. He can't sing, just speaks in a monotone drawl. 2* because it didn't hurt my ears and wasn't rap !
Not his best in my opinion.
think this was the best of his we've had but that's not saying much
With wit and vivid imagery, paired with his strained vocals, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan conveys a rather charming humility, with themes reflecting the milieu of post-WWII working class America, from culture to civil rights to politics
Just all-round evidence of a genius
Dylan erbeast
Still don't like Bob Dylan. I thought this was worse than Friday's album.
Never been much for Dylan but this was enjoyable enough for 4 stars
Como todo el grueso del trabajo de los 60's de Bob Dylan, este trabajo se siente sumamente influyente, con letras sumamente introspectivas y trabajos que rescatan las tradiciones Folk de Estados Unidos, creando un disco unitario e identitario. Recomendable para todos quienes son fanáticos del género.
Dylan has an interesting view on the world and his place in it. He was part of the hippie revolution, the “peace” loving liberals of yesterday.
Good album. Amazing lyricist
Love, love , love this album
Nice and relaxing music. I know that Bob Dylan has some really great hits, but these hit hard back in his day.
Icons but not my thing
First
Great album for walking to LIDL for treats
stupid harmonica
Where are today’s Bob Dylan’s?
Super easy to listen to, but didn’t blow me away. The “hits” were great. There were some odd ones though.
It was interesting. He loved war? Like what was going on when he was writing this?? His voice is not great. But I can see how my dad fell asleep while listening in the car because the story is boring. 🫣maybe could dig.
this was an enjoyable listen. the songwriting is top notch and the music is nice and folky. i appreciate bob dylan's unique voice and harmonica chops so i guess that's a plus. kinda wild to see this baby of a man on the cover (looks like he was almost 23 when this was released) and hear the classic bob dylan voice, which always sounds about 70 years old to me. some classics here and the rest are nice, evocative tracks as well. favorites: blowin' in the wind, masters of war, a hard rain's a-gonna fall, don't think twice it's all right
Is Bob Dylan a good songwriter? Yes. Can he paint a beautiful picture? Yes. Can he entertain me enough to listen to a full album of his without wanting to off myself?
I may have just been in the right headspace place to listen, but it was a great album. The song writing and lyrics were great.
Actually more listenable than I was expecting but his voice does get annoying after a few tracks. [0122/1001]
La harmónica es un poco triste
Brings me back. Blowin in the wind was my favorite as a little kid, but listening to it now, I really like masters of war. Good stuff. I enjoy hearing a bob Dylan song every now and then but I can't say listening to a whole album is my thing
Not really a Bob Dylan fan. First 2 songs were fine, then it just kept dragging on. 2.5/5
Pretty decent
I like the special, in this LP, Corinna!
I love this album. It's a little strange in some places but all together kinda beautiful. It felt like I was listening to music with my dad.
Bob needs an editor and to take a breath.
Cool
My favourite Bob Dylan album with Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright. Love the simple acoustic arrangement.
Excellent poet and song writer but as a performer....just not for me.
8/10
💖 honey, just allow me one more chance 🗣️ 8️⃣
Skip track one (heard a few too many times) but love most of the rest. Great stuff done on just a guitar (1 track had drums I think). Thank Bob finally something very good.
it really starts to come together on this one and Dylsan os the BEST
made me cry, made me laugh. love bob dylan :)
Demasiado folk para mi gusto y un poco repetitivo
Sin mas, no es Bob muy santo se mi devoción. Tiene que gustarte mucho su música para realmente valorarlo.
Never listened to Bob Dylan on purpose before. Classic American folk, very warm, very homey, very cool lyrics.
I hear Dylan's influence on artists of the 60s. John Prine, Johnny Cash share an similar style to their music from this time. The Americana lyrics are representative of things going on in 1963. "How Many Roads" stands as a cultural plight of a changing stance in America.
I have to say I had doubts about the first song, but at the end I loved it, the instrumental chorus in my left ear is soo fun, plus the way he says the name of the song makes it more fun. This is a historical album so I'm not gonna see the meanings, because I have seen this one's and it was wayy too long, school vibes nuh-uh. I don't like that whole song sounds the same, second song has no particular uniqueness, oop nevermind that instrument came in, I love this song too. Has a karaoke vibe also. The guitar in my right ear is very fun indeed. Third song is again karaoke vibed, no weird instrument, which is bad. Quite basic, wouldn't listen to this one again. I do like the lyrics I must say. 4th song speeds up the guitar playing, love that. Nothing else is really different. Just his voice sometimes breaks on purpose. Finally weird instrument is back in 5th song, love love that.(I just don't know it's name I've heard of before obviously). I like this song just because of the "chaos" that instrument creates. 6th song, again amazing construction of the words, but such a boring song still. And 7 minutes. First time I backgrounded the song in this project. Magic instrument has lost itself in the 7th song, one thing that keeps me going is getting boring too. 8th song started like Beatles, yet it's another same-sounding uninteresting songg. It has the magnificent instrument, yet I feel like he could do more with that thing. I feel like he is a songwriter, but not a singer. I like folk but I guess not this type of one. 9th one is a short, and it has an unique sound of bob. This is the only song I find interesting in the way he sings it and it's short?! I said this about temptations too, these guys don't know what's actually good, or it's just me. Back with the lovely instrument in the 10th song, and with the not so good singing, Oxford town had better vocalss. Quite disappointed, but the lyrics are too good to ignore. 11th song has a character I think, it is repetitive but in a good way. Big instrumental break for the magic instrument, he thought of me, what a nice guy. 12th is the first one that starts with that cute instrument. Also it's upbeat?! Could have done this before, but yeah the theme is melancholic. This is what I mean by being different, little "hou hou"s was smth I didn't expect. Last song is also upbeat, what's happening to you Bob. Worst rhymes I've ever seen. Also this is apparently a rewrote song. I low key like the way he says names, which have connection to eachother obviously, which I don't know. To sum up, I'll rate this 2, just because of that weird(in a good way) instrument, otherwise this is a 1, I'd never want to listen to this, maybe nostalgia, but I can't listen to this just because it has a big meaning. I feel bad for rating temptations 1 and this 2, they were fun at least.
A couple of good songs, too much harmonica for me.
Listening - it's Bob Dylon. Some songs are overrated, others are insightful. I pull the ones I like & don't worry about the others.
He's pretty cool, really love the guitar and harmonica combo. He's a little too cute for me to ever love the way I love Leonard Cohen.
Track 1: I like the harmonica with the acoustic guitar Track 2: Fun song, different recording for vocals it seems Track 3: I like the mood change in this one Track 4: this one is interesting due to the emptiness then random fast riffs Track 5: like the intro into the harmonica and fun guitar Track 6: I liked this a lot! Track 7: classic song I like it a lot Track 8: was a pretty good song Track 9: this is kinda more lyrical one Track 10: alright but my fave Track 11: I like this one a lot! Track 12: another good one! Track 13: A good way to cap off the album! Overall: 6.8/10. Really good songs on here but a few bring it down imo but it’s a solid album I think.
A few great songs. Several classics. A little long. Love Masters of War.
While I’m not a big fan of Dylan’s voice, the song writing, style and melodic sounds were hard to turn off.
Bob Dylan at his best.
A masterpiece. - Blowin’ In The Wind - Masters of War - Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
This is a good Dylan album. 4/5
2 Bob Dylan albums in 3 days is unfortunate
En algunos momentos se hace un poco bola.
Classic folk album! Very personal.
I learned that Don't Think Twice, It's Alright is originally Bob Dylan, not Waylon Jennings (Or Peter, Paul and Mary).
Interesting to listen to this again, the young Bob in quite a raw state.
Had some good folk tracks. I quite enjoy Blowin In The Wind. Honestly though, the songs started to get a bit repetitive. That's said, I do love the quiet and spacious sound of folk music from that era. I'm sleep deprived and don't care to wrote a good review.
As far as Dylan records go, it's not my favorite but it was solid nonetheless. Some absolute classics on this one. Standout tracks: Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice It's All Right
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.
No es mi estilo de música pero me a gustado la música 🎼 Relajante
One of my all time favorites
I feel like Bob Dylan healed my soul. Definitely will listen again.
3.5
Enjoyable for the initial 8 or so tracks. Well recorded. Delicate craft with certain instruments mixed into one or both channels. Then, like most Dylan’s songwriting it becomes incessant.
👍 4/5
A fantastic and influential Bob Dylan record. What it lacks in groundbreaking and interesting instrumentals it more than makes up for in lyricism. He has a great way of pulling you into his emotions and keeping you there.
Never listened to Bob Dylan before. Really captivating. 4/5
Well, this is pretty well a timeless classic. If you’ve never heard it, well, you must at least once. Appreciate his lyrics, and also put it into perspective - this is early 1960s. Incredible depth matched by very few.
Filled with iconic songs and a solid 60s vibe but listening to the album was unexpectedly fatiguing because of the harmonica.
the seeds of greatness are here but he’s too self-conscious and clever, he has yet to suffer for real
as perfect of a folk album as they come.
Early Bob Dylan was a work in progress, not yet complete, but the album is still splendid and essential listening.
lets go harmonica!!!
love bob dylan - i remember listening to this with my dad as a teenager
I hated the sound of the harmonica. Some songs sounded nice and cozy.
Reminds me of my uncle who I would often hear playing the banjo and harmonica. Makes you listen to the lyrics to appreciate it more. Exactly what I thought a Bob Dylan album would sound like. Fav songs Down the Highway and A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Love it!!
No more
Two out of the four albums I’ve got so far have already been in my collection and some of my favourites, including Freewheelin’. A classic folk album. The protest songs hit just as hard as when they were first written, to when I first heard them 2 decades ago, to now. Highlights: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alrights (one of my all time favourite songs), Oxford Town, Masters of War
The more Bob Dylan I listen to in my life the more I appreciate his music. It’s not overly complex, but the poetry he weaves into his songs makes me want to stop whatever else I’m doing and listen. Literature in song form with harmonica and guitar. No huge complaints from me, the first half of the album is better than the second. My favorite songs were Blowin’ In The Wind, Masters of War, and A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.
Not a Bob Dylan fan
Blowing in the Wind ist top! Und Stimme. Der Rest insgesamt zu langweilig
Definitely deserves a place in this list. Masters of War is my favorite Dylan song, especially as covered by Eddie Veder. Blowin in the Wind is one of the most iconic 60s songs, a huge hit for Peter Paul & Mary who covered it. 5 stars.
THE KING
Very good folk singer, this album not for me
Bob as a writer is undeniable. As a composer of music, pretty damn good. As a singer, an acquired taste. But for as good as the songs themselves are, structurally and lyrically, the sparseness of his earlier works lacks a little something for me.
Bob Dylan was 22 when he wrote this. Can you imagine sounding like that at 22? he had no choice but to take the career he did.
Duh
I admit I’m not much of a lyrics person, but I can’t deny the achievements in this album.
Definitely a worthwhile record, though I much preferred the bittersweet love songs to the protest songs on the album, which give a better sense of the much better albums to come.
Not one of my favorite Dylan albums, but very good. It’s got some 5-star songs, but I hate Bob’s stream of consciousness/joke songs. This album is a bit uneven. I recently saw the terrible musical The Girl From The North Country, and have been on a Dylan kick lately, because I wanted to remember that he’s actually good. I’ve enjoyed it and have listened to this album in the past couple of weeks, but I listened again.
I enjoyed this to begin with, it's a good mellow vibe. But I didn't care for the last 4 songs at all
Easy five. I love the stripped-back production. Oh and the songwriting. Second to none. Very powerful.
It is what it is
Harmonica :)
гармошка это пиздец первые две песни совсем невыносимы, дальше местами больно, но привыкаешь Girl from the North Country напомнила Paseenger Down the Highway напоминает какое-то очень сочинительство находу когда человек который не играет на гитаре, взял поиграть Talkin' World War III Blues похож на частушки под гитару
лучшая гармошка в жизни!
Если рассматривать Боба Дилана как поэта - он гений. Как музыкант он... ну, не на этом акцент надо делать. Музыка в его случае - способ превратить песню в гимн. Древнегреческие и древнеримские писатели тоже слагали гимны и пели их под лиру. Вот теперь к лире гриф приделали. Я не хочу сказать, что музыка как-то дискредитирует талант Дилана. Наоборот, она позволяет донести творчество бОльшему числу людей. Потому что песня - более приземлённый и популярный жанр творчества, чем поэзия. Но гармошка бля...
Whiney folk rock not for me. 1/5
like this album, it's a classic
Always a bit unsure about Dylan though I liked this more than I thought. Can’t really say I don’t when I listen to Laura Marling. Not a harmonica fan though, it hurt my ears at times on the earphones. I want to give this a 3.5
Least favourite Dylan so far, ear bleeding.
Me - "Poor predictable Bob, always takes harmonica." Dylan - "Good old harmonica, nothing beats that!"
Dylan is a genius. Not a huge fan of every song on this album, but it's still fantastic. And where his writing journey went next level.