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One of the best albums of the century.
meh 2.5/5
he can't sing but it's a vibe, the lyrics are iconic
idk im not even done listening it aint for me but folk music is nice... just not for me sorry
really overlooked guitar playing almost hypnotic rhythm, timeless vocals and delibery mf was like twenty and sounds like hes been trough his third divorce i have always been intimidated by his discog but i feel this is a perfect introduction, i have to pay more attention to the lyrics because thats his strong point but this is the kind of music that inspires you to make music, so minimalistic but so emotional, raw and silly, this is what sounded in my mind when i think of american misic
3.5/5
Magnificent
Love
no es mi estilo de musica
This is one of the best Dylan albums. He (mostly) avoids the whining tone that is almost impossible to avoid in his later albums, and seems to have a message.
a great classic
Owned Bob's best era
3.5 Tem algumas músicas muito bem compostas mas está longe de ser o melhor trabalho de Dylan, acho que é um pouco repetitivo
I'm sorry timothée chalamet 💔
Less whiney in his youth, still bob dylan voice though. 4.4/5
Não curto muito, sei a importância mas acho chato
perhaps the least objectional Bob Dylan on this list. I still don't like it my ex briefly went by Dylan as an homage to Bob. I should've known then that it wouldn't work out
No me gusto. Canciones muy parecidas. Practicamente solamente es el y la guitarra en todo el disco y eso no me gusto.
Quintessential, pre-electric Bob Dylan. Acoustic guitars, complex lyrics and a youthfulness that hasn’t been beaten down yet.
sybau bob
not my cup of tea
Very good, highlights "Blowin in the Wind" and "Masters of War"
Not for me
I didn't finish this
My favourite Bob Dylan album, singing along whilst taking my afternoon walk - spot on🤩
Started the album, what a beautiful couple of songs, then okay these sound lovely but kind of similar, by the end I was looking forward to it ending, it's all a little samey.
A couple of good songs, otherwise too low-energy for me
Yet another Bob album... First off, I find it truly hard to believe that Bob is reinventing the wheel every other year and deserves this many spots in the Top1001. His sound hasn't changed much since his debut. Is this based solely on the popularity and impact of the songs included? Granted, "Blowin' In The Wind", "Girl From The North County", "Masters Of War", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" & "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" are all bonafied hits or super popular track that are heavily covered even today. It's got a ton of his greatest hits, and it's better than a few of his other albums included on this list (most of which are within 5 yrs of one another). I appreciate his good stuff, struggle with his harmonica heavy stuff & the songs with drawn out vocals to extend words at the end of a sentence (you know what I'm talking about!!). All in all, it's enjoyable, but I still think choosing one or two of his albums from this part of his resume would be sufficient. Please, no more Bob albums! 3.5 stars
the OG
mid
Am a Dylan fan. Love his sound, just great music that travels through time as is good anytime you listen to him.
Immense influence pour moi.
The Bard!!! Enfin! Là où tout a commencé. Une oeuvre incroyable pour un garçon de 20-21 ans. Avec déjà ses célèbres phrases qui ont marqué la culture du 20 le siècle et feront de lui un prix Nobel 5 décennies plus tard ('I'm bound to get lucky, Lord I'm bound to die tryin' 'I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours') Je pourrais parler de Dylan des heures mais ce qui me marque ici, c'est son talent pour aller puiser dans le folklore en le réinventant (Scarborough Fair vs North Country Girl) et d'avoir accès à un Dylan pre-super-stardom. Mon idole en grande partie parce qu'il a su se préserver en partiellement de la mégalomanie en se créant un mythe et une persona qui a toujours su adroitement dévier les journalistes en riant cyniquement avec eux. Une paranoïa peut-être inculqué par son agent de l'époque (Grossman, avec qui il aura des disputes pécuniaires plus tard) l'a peut-être préservé.
ENFIN BOB! Non mais on l'attendais tu assez. Un 5 sur 5 naturellement. J'aime beaucoup sa voix mi chantée, mi parlée. L'instrumentation simplifiée avec principalement guitare et harmonica. Un classique et on comprend pourquoi. Cover 5/5 tellement Iconique. Bon le pichou avec une belle femme à son bras. Habillés avec un style idéniable et indémodé. La belle Westphalia en arrière! Wow.
Really enjoyed this, always any time I listen to it. I rarely listen to the entire thing front to back, so that was a nice change. Don't think twice its alright maybe be in my 10 favorite songs all time and I learned a new one this listen. Oxford Town.
I like this different Dylan from what I've heard before, but I didn't really pick out much that really stood out to me. Mostly it just was an alright feeling to have on in the background while not really grabbing my attention Standouts Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 3/5
Can respect his influence, but his talent is in the songwriting. Definitely not in the vocals or harmonic, which this album exemplifies
This is also in my grandma's cd collection, I had listened to 4 of his albums once, including this one. Incredibly interesting reading about the history of his albums as well as his life in general. I swear I've heard Blowin' in the Wind in a super market before, that's a good one to hear in a store. Girl from the North Country has my favorite guitar picking in any folk song I've heard so far in my life, specifically one of those chords that has that sappy tone to it. Masters of War is cold, really hypnotic and real in it's language. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright is sweet and makes everything feel ok. Talkin' World War III Blues sounds sometimes like it's going to be Stand by R.E.M. for a second. I think I Shall Be Free is an entertaining closure.
Ook dit album kon me helaas niet bekoren. De titel van het album én de twee nummers met Bob Dylan in de titel doen me trouwens vermoeden dat hij zichzelf wel belangrijk vond.
Probably mijn favorite Dylan album, en daarmee een van mijn favoriete albums period
some guitar, a nasally voice talk/singing a few words and then some harmonica. If you like the sound of that repeated for an hour this album is for you. I appreciate and understand Dylan's influence, but this is not in my wheelhouse at all
Had already listened obviously but beautiful album as always by bob.
Blowin’ in the Wind is obviously good, but the rest holds up pretty well too, just too long to be a 5
He’s got some tunes does old Bob Simpsons: Yes
Started well, then tailed off. It was nice and enjoyable to listen to, although I'm not sure there is any particular song I would come back for.
I really liked it, it trailed off a tiny bit at the end (Talkin' World War 3 Blues was a chore and I love Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues so I don't know, it was twice the length and just dragged) Love you Bob you weirdo.
I don't think I can sit through seven of these albums
Ég er ekki svo mikill minimalisti að ég fíli þessar einföldu folk-útsetningar per se, en lögin eru mörg svo sterk að maður tekur ekkert eftir þeim. Og þrátt fyrir að Bryan Ferry eigi bestu útgáfuna af A hard rain's a-gonna fall þá er þessi plata fimma.
I liked it but country’s not my vibe
There were some moments I liked, however I probably won't replay it. The screeching of the harmonica was a bit too much in certain places. Overall it's a boring album, though it would be tolerable as background music.
Great acoustic guitar! Bob Dylan is a great songwriter and I can tell his songs would be so much fun to play on guitar. Some of the lyrics are weird, specifically on Talkin' World War 3 Blues, it sounds like he's just talking to himself while a guitar track plays. Fun music, worth the listen.
Iconic music, iconic cover,
It's my favourite Dylan album so far because it feels more authentic and real than the rest of his albums. Many of my favourite songs from him are on this album, Blowin in the Wind, A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall, etc. The album is a bit inconsistent and his voice is something I will never truly like but his songwriting skills are so strong with this one and he has improved leaps and bounds since his debut album. This album from 1963 is one of the all time most important albums ever. I should give it a 5 but because of the aforementioned reasons I am going to stick with 4.
At least a little more interesting than the other Dylan albums on this list, which isn't saying much. +1 for it being a bit more personal/emotional, whoever it amazes me he was able to make a career out of pumping out numerous verse chorus verse albums
i would've loved this album if it wasn't for his atrocious voice omg
One of the most important albums ever. Just look at that wikipedia page! Every song has an in depth description. I loved the album, even that loud ass harmonica
Æ e generelt positivt nøytral til det her albumet, men så e «Don't Think Twice, It's All Right» her, og den e ganske høyt oppe på lista over sanger æ elske, om enn ikke nødvendigvis i originalversjonen*, så det må jo nesten bli fem stjerner av sånt, all den tid en klassiker e en klassiker. __ * æ vet folk hate coverversjoner, men æ e ikke folk
I’m a huge Bob Dylan fan and this was the first album I heard. No question this one is filled with iconic songs but there is some filler. Dylan would go on to release more cohesive albums later in his career. For what’s it worth, don’t think twice is a top contender for my favorite song of all time.
the generator's first Dylan! hell yeah dog. nearly half of these tracks are stone-cold all-time classics, and the comparatively throwaway ones are lovely - Oxford Town is a looser, more conversational take on protest music that loses none of its power for its attitude, and Bob Dylan's Dream is tear-jerkingly plainspoken and lovely. he does get a little silly with it at points, but i love it when Bob gets silly with it! he wouldn't be the same songwriter if he couldn't put Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance on the same record as Masters of War. love Bob so much - my first favorite artist, a fan from age three - and the genius of his early work, so quickly surpassed, is stupefying. can't wait to read reviews of this on here and get really mad about comments on his voice
Bob Dylan is kind of a weird listen for me. I like his guitar playing, but I wish there was a bit more going on musically. Some of his songs are pretty great, but not enough of them to warrant my full attention for the course of a whole album. I like having him on in the background, but get bored with him if I’m actively paying attention. I guess all that is to say that this record has its bright points, but overall, I found this record a little pedestrian. I know, I know, what kind of asshole calls the great Bob Dylan “pedestrian”? I guess this kind of asshole does, because it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t what I would call great either—or even good, really. It was pretty firmly ok. His voice doesn’t bother me, but his cadence and repetitive inflection does. His playing is fine, but the songs need more life than a folksy guitar and a harmonica can give it. The lyrics are…man, I don’t even know. I guess I’ve grown up hearing about how poetic and insightful Bob Dylan is, but his words don’t really resonate with me. Maybe it’s because he’s a bit before my time, maybe it’s just I’ve heard some of these lyrics repeated so much over the years that they’ve become trite. I guess I just find my first experience sitting down with a whole Bob Dylan record to be pretty underwhelming. I do like “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” a good bit though. 6/10
I liked this one
Second Dylan in this experience and another one I really enjoyed. It starts with the big hit in "Blowing in the Wind" but it doesn't lose any steam from there. Is it perfect? No, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I know there are quite a few Dylan albums in this collection and I hope I don't get bored of them as they get suggested to me. 4/5
ehh... I still don't know why he's world-renowned, but Im not going to tear this album apart.
Some of these songs are incredibly relevant today. Bob can't sing but he can sure write and get a message across.
You can see why Dylan became a phenom. There's something here that stands out from the rest of the NYC village folk, especially a political edge. This is not something that I listen to often, but even still I recall most of it.
It’s good but kind of feels like poetry over track rather than songs? Good but liked some other work better
I’m never just gonna sit and listen to Dylan but I’m glad I can say I’ve heard this
listened to again bumped to a 4!
nothing to say, i neither like nor dislike bob dylan
It’s Bob Dylan album #2 for me. Still solid, easy listening.
4.5
Nearly perfect album - this is one of the greats. If you need to know if you'll like Dylan, test this one out with a spin.
très cool
Iconique ? Oui. Musicalement intéressant ? Oui. Important à la culture musicale ? Oui. Plaisant à écouter ? Pas tant, malheureusement... Note : 3 À réécouter : Non
Mouais, le monsieur est culte et stylé, les mélodies sympa mais c'est tout
To me, this is THE Bob Dylan album.
8 / 10
pretty boring ngl didnt find a lot of differences between the songs it was all very guitar-harmonica
Such a beautiful album, I was so excited !! Such a beautiful lyricist, and his sounds are gorgeous musically. Fav song is ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’.
Shut the fuck up Bob Dylan
Exceptional, one of his great albums. How quickly he got up to speed considering this was 1963! A classic.
2/5 I like some of Bob Dylan's songs... I just don't particularly like when he sings them.
I don’t like harmonica.
Okay what an album to start with! One of my favorite artists of all time and one of my favorite projects of his. I’m excited to do a small track by track commentary, so let’s get started! Track 1: Blowin in the Wind A classic. Perfect song! So influential, so important, such a wonderful protest song. It remains so incredibly relevant. Simple yet so effective. Track 2: Girl from the North Country One of my favorite Dylan songs maybe. It feels so intimate and delicate. It’s one of my favorite harmonica performances of his also. Track 3: Masters of War Man he could write a protest anthem. “While the death count gets higher, you hide in your mansion, while the young peoples’ blood flows out of their bodies, and is buried in the mud” Once again, unfortunately incredibly relevant to America’s current hellish political landscape. Fuck war, fuck billionaires, and fuck Donald Trump. Track 4: Down the Highway This one I’ve always really enjoyed, so clearly wearing Woody Guthrie on his sleeve here. The guitar licks present each strum as so genuine, so tangible. I can picture his playing, which is what the tune calls for. Wonderful. Track 5: Bob Dylan’s Blues A fun one. Feels like I just hopped on a train car. “Tell the judge I said it was all right” is such a great line. Track 6: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall God, how does someone write something this good? It’s what I think about every time I hear this song. We’re getting into more poetic territories here. So many standout lines. The idea that each was seen as the starts of several different songs. “I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests” “I heard ten-thousand whispering and nobody listening” “And I’ll tell it and speak it and think it and breathe it, and reflect from the mountain so all souls can see it, and I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinking, but I’ll know my song well before I start singing.” It’s perfect. Track 7: Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right There’s not much I can really say about this one. I sound like a broken record, but it’s just perfect (although I will say I think I slightly prefer the Joan Baez version). Track 8: Bob Dylan’s Dream A sneakily very sad song. I can’t listen to the words too closely or I’ll cry. About the preciousness of friendship and the memories we cling to of moments we can never get back. A bit gut wrenching. Track 9: Oxford Town Song written about James Meredith, a black student accepted into the University’s of Mississippi in 1962, and the subsequent racist acts committed against him. Potent, necessary, and important. Track 10: Talkin World War III Blues Discusses the red scare and its absurdity in American culture through a Woody Guthrie-esque track that he clearly had a lot of fun making. Track 11: Corrina, Corrina Probably my least favorite off the album, but good nonetheless. It’s a sweet track. Track 12: Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance His vocal performance in this one is just so fun. Hootin and holler-in a crazy amount. Really enjoy the instrumentation with this one also. Track 13: I Shall Be Free “She’s a man-eater, meat-grinder, bad loser” “She’s a humdinger, folk singer” My favorite moments of the song just because of his inflection. Rewrite of a Lead Belly song with some of Dylan’s funniest lines across his discography. Always a good time. So glad I was able to just sit back tonihht and listen to this whole thing for the thousandth time. It’s one of my favorites, and I’m so glad to start my 1001 albums journey with an album so special to me :)
this was a very nice listen. though i’ll probably never go through the whole album again. most of the songs sounded the same to me. but a very calming listening experience, and got to listen to a genre i dont usually pay attention to ^^
Some say the voice of a generation, I say hmmm
Strong folk songs that cover topics sadly relevant to this day
Listened on vinyl
Obviously a five
Is there a more compelling artist with just an acoustic guitar (and occasionally harmonica)? Still fixated on Blood on the Tracks but will have this in the rotation for a while.
Bob Dylan is obviously a great songwriter but I've noticed most of his best songs are just essentially calling some girl a bitch. Blowin in the wind definitely hits different when we're bombing Iran though. Timeless. Also loved I shall be free
Freewheelin alright. Love a lot of these tracks and generally prefer a younger Dylan vs what we’ve heard so far later in his career.
I gotta be in the mood for Dylan - not always - but this is his best stuff.
The stripped back music, just voice, guitar and harmonica force you to focus on the lyrics and they still resonate hard decades later. An amazing album
top 3 - Masters of War, Down The Highway, Corrina, Corrina. Pretty good, have listened to it before. I will always love the harmonica!
I love bob dylan it ain’t me babe will always be a favorite
This was the only Bob Dylan album that I liked. It was fun, not depressing, and I could understand his singing, the lyrics. He didn't mumble. I actually enjoyed it.
ok
Blowin' in the Wind i all ära men såhär mycket munspel behövs verkligen aldrig.
Ganska härligt, snuddade på högre betyg men kände inte att något stack ut tillräckligt mycket tyvärr.
Great, Bob!
Äh alltså nej jag KLARAR inte munspelet. Det finns andra Dylan-album man kan lyssna på istället.
Some iconic songs, and i recognize the importance of this album, but mostly it's not for me.
“You fasten all the triggers For the others to fire Then you sit back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion While the young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud” Listening to 50 minutes of 60-year-old protest music in March 2026 amidst all that is going on in the world is somewhat surreal. We look back on songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Masters of War” doe-eyed and remember them as important works of art that spoke truth to power. Then we open our phones and see that on the whim of one man a country has been flattened and thousands have been displaced, maimed, or killed. In that moment you realise that, whilst these songs are beautiful, you can speak truth to power all you want, but making it listen is another matter. Bob Dylan would go from strength to strength for the better part of two decades following this now iconic debut. He defined and reinvented Folk music more times than most people have even touched an instrument. You can easily hear how “Freewheelin’” was an exceptional platform for him to propel that legacy from. This is a collection of politically conscious Folk songs which is unrivalled outside Dylan’s own discography. I only wish that as a people we had learned more from the messaging.
'I met a girl who gave me a rainbow.' Het is soort pseudo-dichterlijk hippiegeneuzel waardoor ik bij dit soort platen enigzins afhaak. Ook Leonard Cohen kan er wat van, met dat jongleren met archetypen en vluchtige indrukken. En ben ik de enige die 'Blowing in the wind' een overschat Sinterklaasgedicht vind, al meer dan zestig jaar stukgezongen door jongerenkoren wereldwijd? Bob Dylan, hofleverancier van de beatmis. En 'A hard rain's gonna fall', daarin herkennen we 'Amsterdam-Noord' van Drukwerk ('We willen een activiteitenruime en een bioscoop!'). Maar dat deze plaat invloed heeft gehad op de popgeschiedenis, dat wil ik best aannemen. Het is rauw, ongepolijst, losjes, en het heeft op z'n minst de pretentie iets meer te willen melden dan 'Ik heb je voor het eerst gezien daar bij de waterkant'. Er staat een heuse protestsong op, en ook de satire is niet van de lucht. Al met al blijft 'Blowing in the wind' voor mij een draak van jewelste, muzikaal en vocaal schraapt het, en het genre van de 'talking blues' kan me niet echt boeien. Toch ga ik Bob deze keer het voordeel van de twijfel geven, ook voor zijn innoverende rol. Hij bouwde voort op de zwarte blues en de folk van Pete Seeger, maar gaf er ook weer een nieuwe draai aan.
Veel te veel langsgekomen al, zowel hijzelf als de wannabees. Kan er niets meer aan toevoegen. Verschrikkelijke amuzikale verdraaiende spreek-zang. Bij de ene muziek past het beter dan de andere. Op dit album pakt het veelal niet al te best uit.
We merken dat we echt aan het einde van de snoblijst zijn beland, want dit is het laatste van de maar liefst 7 albums van Dylan die we voorgeschoteld krijgen. Ik hoef niet nogmaals te herhalen dat hij zingpraat of brombrabbelt. Dit is uit de early days en we krijgen gelijk classic Dylan, met Blowin in the Wind. De toon is gezet. Het is de troubadour in optima forma, 1 man met gitaar en mondharmonica. En thats it. Eenvoudig, zonder enige opsmuk. Zoals eerder gezegd, daar moet je van houden en ik kan het wel waarderen. 7 albums is uiteraard een overkill en ook hier was 3 albums genoeg geweest. Normaal zou ik dan uiteenzetten welke albums ik gekozen zou hebben als ik de samensteller van een snobboek zou zijn. Maar ik heb al eerder aangegeven dat ik meer een greatest hits kenner ben van Dylan, dus in dit geval vind ik dat lastig. Ik weet uit de overlevering dat er fans afhaakten, toen hij het waagde om zijn gitaar in te pluggen. Dat zou er voor pleiten om dat moment op te nemen in een lijst. Het precieze moment is "Bringing it all back home", maar daarna volgden "Highway 61 revisited" en "Blonde on Blonde", die bekender zijn denk ik, dus daar zou ik er 1 van kiezen. Persoonlijk zou ik verder Blood on the Tracks ook opnemen, toch niet voor niets 5 sterren gegeven, plus het geeft een beeld van Dylan 10 a 15 jaar later in zijn carriere. En dan moet er uiteraard ook een album in van de troubadour Dylan. Daar zijn 2 nominaties voor: the times they are a-changing en dit album dat we hier luisteren, de freewheelende Bob Dylan. Dus om de vraag te beantwoorden of dit album too much is en overbodig? Ik denk het niet, dit zou je prima kunnen kiezen als 1 vd 3 albums van Bob Dylan die je ooit geluisterd moet hebben.
Harmonica torture hell. Except for Masters of War, which I liked. Not enough for a star though
Continuing my reckoning of why I don’t love this legend – starting off with Blowin in the Wind is inspired; what an incredible song that works on so many levels, easily at home at a protest march and a school assembly. I really like Masters of War and Hard Rains a- gonna Fall is my particular favourite. Perhaps it’s the harmonica? I’m blaming the harmonica. Giving it 5 STARS because it’s so magnificent, even if I don’t really care.
Album 6 3/6/26 My first Dylan of the project! I have previously listened to everything from the debut to Nashville Skyline, but only a few from the 70s on. I consider myself a Dylan fan, and a major fan of this album, even though as a generalization I prefer electric blues to acoustic folk. My question going into the listen was just how many 5s Bob Dylan created, and where exactly this album stands within his catalog. Another generalization about my listening is that for better or for worse I'm usually not focused on lyrics, especially on first time listens. But I know a lot of these songs well, and the stripped down nature of the album pushes the lyrical content to the front of my mind. Masters of War is the hardest hitting social commentary of any Dylan song for me, and the other top tracks are Blowin in the Wind and A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall. I have a soft spot for I Shall be Free for it's humor, and also for Talking WWIII Blues especially the quotation at the end. A few years ago I may not have been ready to give a nearly completely acoustic album a 5, but I think this will go well on my album wall. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I know he’s beloved and timeless. Definitely in the singer/songwriter genre this was defining
4.5 stars. Here, he hasn’t quite reached his peak songwriting power (“Freewheelin’”, “Another Side”, and “Highway 61” are soon to come), but there are some folk beauties in here, somewhat watered down by a few joke songs and outright Guthrie poses.
Historically relevant album. No doubt. A very important album in Americans folk music. Just not that fits my particular taste. Glad it's on this lost though.
Absolute classic that rewrote the rules for writing music
Kunne han ikke stemt gitaren før han spilte inn? 🤔 Uansett, helt kurant dette. Skjønner nå hvorfor folk sier Tallest Man on Earth er en svensk versjon av Bob Dylan.
Koste meg med dette medan eg strikka på fredagskvelden. Masters of War var urovekkande relevant, 63 år seinare. 🫠
I still think he’s a chode, but man this is great.
Better than I thought it would be.
Don't think twice.... It's alright I guess
Disliked: Masters of War, Bob Dylan's Blues, Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
Que puedo decir de este álbum? Es transgresor, poético, definitivo para el folk… como vergas escribió todo esto Dylan a los 21 años? Amo todas las canciones en este álbum, pero mi favorita es Girl From The North Country. Por? Cualquiera que alguna vez haya amado o todavía ame a alguien y se pregunte por cómo está y si se preguntan por uno lo entenderá. Posdata: mi objetivo de vida amorosa es algún día recrear esa foto de portada (ya sea literal una foto nuestra o por también caminar abrazados en el frío) con esa persona especial
hay dos que tres rolas que me dan un poco igual, y aunque no sea mi favorito de dylan, pue que sea el que tenga más canciones que podrían estar en el top de sus clásicos más clásicos, como la mitad del disco es monumental. o igual es que oía mucho a peter paul y mary de peque con mi mamá jsjsjs ah, me han salido varios reels de gente quejándose así de que bob dylan pionero del harsh noise con su pinche armónica culera. y al chile voy a decir, skill issue banda, no le saben. el final de girl from the north country con esa nota tenida es de las cosas más bonitas y emotivas en que me han reventado el tímpano
Really shows off Bob's American folk roots. Just damn good songwriting. Arguably some of his best.
my favorite of bobby's albums so far. really captures that weird mellowed sadness (maybe not sadness? but like, blues). i still maintain that this kinda music sucks for background listening which is how i do most of my listening. still though, definitely something special. A Hard Rain's A-Gonma Fall is the only song I'd heard before and i still love it to pieces, but Talkin' World War III Blues really grabbed me for some reason
Rating: 8/10 Another Bobby D classic. 1963 is crazy. Lots of good tunes on this one, it might not be technically his best on a hit to hit basis, especially as the album progresses, but it's the best choice if you just want your Bob Dylan a little simpler, just playing his acoustic guitar and harmonica and talkin about war and stuff. I also love the album cover to the point where it's my favorite of his
A little more listenable than the others but still is the same droning meandering borderline irritating Robert Dylan I know and love. Patiently waited for this one to be over - LESS SO than the others but still hoping it's the last Dylan on here 4.0/10
Not a big fan...I find Bob Dylan's voice kind of whiny and annoying.
Orgasmic harmonica, save me please, can you hear me???????
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Simply incredible This is one of of the few albums so far that really feels like a must listen.
First song is cute and brave. I can see the conception every single song haha. Not bad, but i dont like country that much...
As much as I like bob Dylan I dislike him, certain views, weird outlooks as much as some I agree with the rest really throw me off him, as well as making most of his songs up about his views makes some hard to listen to. This is a good album choice with some great songs on, and very inspiring at the time. I think his song writing is outstanding and the way he’s able to change his sound / genre and experiment over the years freely , not giving a hoot. Iconically he is folk music, old American rock. In terms of his voice though, it’s great for the iconic songs and then for me listening to full albums takes a toll, I can listen to him in stages. I like this album, a hard rains going to fall and blowing in the wind are stand outs, along with another 3/4 songs that really catch my ear. I think I really need to listen to this on vinyl Actually, I reckon that would really ramp it up.
Bobs a legend but I wasn’t a fan of this might grow on me at a later date
First Dylan album I've ever listened to and so far I'm impressed. His performance is on point and to imagine the talent it took to do this in '63! 22 years old when he recorded this too! Not massive on some of the harmonica passages they can really dig in your ear. This is a 3 for now but it could grow to a 4 over time, as you need time to digest songwriting and lyrics such as his.
It might be sacrilege to criticise Bob Dylan, but...most of the songs here seem pretty vague and meandering to me. Not melodic or punchy enough to get my attention. Fine as background music, but I won't remember any of the ones I haven't heard a hundred times already.
I just can't enjoy this man's voice. I actually liked most of the instrumentation (sans harmonica), but that's kind of like saying I'm enjoying this bowl of ice cream that happens to have a dog turd plopped on top. I guess I could just eat around it, but.....no. There's plenty of turd-free ice cream out there, so I'll pass on this one.
Always love Bob
Some people hate Bob Dylan. Peace and love I’m so glad that’s not me
3.5 but no like cos so much harmonica
My fave Bob Dylan album.
Right on the line between 3 and 4, but I'll to opt to round up. May have a slight bias since I enjoyed the film with Timothee Chalamet, but I still enjoyed the music enough to feel comfortable with a 4.
I don't spend much time listening to Bob, but this is a great album from the start to the finish. My only complaint is that he is so popular that many of the tracks have been overplayed. But hearing it as a single album does bring a bit of freshness to it. The major flaw on this album is the guitar distinctly to the right, the voice dead center and the harmonica way to the left. I flipped it to play mono and it was much better, although that created some artifacts. Anyway, great album.
Like Dylan, but I don’t think I had ever heard a full album. This one has some great songs like “Hard Rain is A-gonna Fall” and classics like “Blowin’ in the Wind”. I guess his voice is an acquired taste but it didn’t take too long for me to acquire it. Love the rhythm, the cadence, the poetry.
Being from Minnesota Dylan was someone I heard at a very young age. But then, as a teen exploring music, I remember listening to this album on my parents record player while lying on the floor with my best friend Kelly. Every song, every word, felt like a revelation. This was in ‘85 or ‘86- two decades after it was released. It reminded me of the Hemingway story we were reading in honors English. It was full of metaphor and symbolism. And now, 40 years later, Dylan’s lyrics still ring true and feel relevant. ESP after the winter of ‘26 in Minneapolis- as ICE murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti in our backyard. “I just want you to know I can see through your masks… you’ve never done nothing’ but build to destroy… masters of war.”
Bob Dylan sucks
Ok not my style but nice to hear what he was all about.
Peak, perfect Dylan. All my favorites on one album. I listened all weekend
One of the best English songwriters ever!
Haven’t listened to much Bob Dylan but I enjoyed this album. Feels like it would be more appropriate to listen to this on vinyl than on a JBL speaker (may need to add a Bob Dylan to the collection)
classic
i love bob i like his weird voice and the instrumentals and i like that the lyrics have a message i hope this is a safe space because im just gonna say it….. (i like a well placed well executed harmonica)
Too sad
Best Track - "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"
This one hit right this morning on my morning commute. Heard Bob around the house a lot as my mom was a huge fan. Gonna give it 4.5/5 which round up to 5.
Kuuntelin tämän kun seinäjojella käväsin. Ja olihan se tylsää ja unettavaa. Tämmöisen muzakin kuuntelu autolla ajaessa pitäisi kieltää lain voimalla ettei tapahtuisi rattiin nukahtelua.
Bob Dylan on Bob Dylan. Ihan chilliä kitara ja mies rallattelua, mutta levyn loppupäässä rupee jo käymään vanhaksi. Paljon varmasti sanottavaa jos lyriikoihin paneutuisi/olisi tarpeeksi fiksu ymmärtämään. Tälläisenä kertakuunteluna lämmitti hetken.
Blowin’ In The Wind has got to be like a Top 10 All Time song easily for me. This whole album is really just great. I think if we had half stars this would be a 4.5, but I enjoy it so much it’s a 5 for me here.
4 stars for the album cover alone
It's a special experience listening to Bob Dylan while it's windy outside.
Highlights: Blowin; in the Wind; Girl From the North Country; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; Bob Dylan's Dream; I Shall Be Free Lowlights: Down the Highway I vibed way too hard listening to this. Very approved.
NOBEL
Straight and sharp. I don't know what I'm supposed to add about Bob Dylan, but the writing is clear and cutting and engaging even with just a guitar and his nasally voice. His timing and delivery are unique, still fun to listen to and shows a range from serious and poetic to goofy. Don't think twice is probably the song I've played most on guitar Highlights: Girl from the North Country, A Hard Rain, Don't Think Twice It's Alright,
Álbum muito fixe não sei muito que dizer mas curti bué e certamente voltarei a ouvir
This was awesome, as always from Bob Dylan. So inventive, so fun to listen to, so much good simple, down-home-sounding music. I know artists like Woody Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary were around beforehand, but Bob Dylan really created so much of what is the folk sound and it's all over this album. I listened to it twice and loved every minute of it. Five stars.
Een warm, ingetogen folkalbum dat duidelijk zijn historische gewicht draagt. De bekendere nummers voelen vertrouwd en betekenisvol, maar als geheel blijft het muzikaal net te folky om echt te grijpen. Fijn om naar te luisteren, rustig en oprecht, maar zonder sterke emotionele klik of drang om het vaker op te zetten. Waardering vooral voor de context en de songwriting, minder voor de persoonlijke impact.
Don’t really care for it but listening to the lyrics won me over a bit. Wouldn’t listen to again though i can’t stand that harmonica
And so my first Dylan in the challenge is one of his earliest, and the first in the book. It's been some time since I heard this, almost 5 years actually. I've become acquainted with "Blowin' In The Wind" thanks to the 1967 Greatest Hits, but this is one I admittedly never really go back to in any capacity. It's a defiant statement, one that sets Dylan's legacy as a folk spokesman in motion, and it contains some of his biting, aggressive commentary ever. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" is an easy contender for the greatest (not my favorite, but the most "essential") Dylan song, of which there's probably a dozen that I'm not thinking of at the moment. Also worth noting are the brilliant outtakes from this album, especially "Let Me Die In My Footsteps", which should've made the album in place of "Talking World War III Blues" which is one of the most meandering recordings I've ever heard out of Dylan. Oh well.
I’m a Dylan fanboy so my review will be slop as such. At face value, this album is boring. The stripped back performances, the monotone voice. But behind those, we find Dylan step into the shoes as an icon for a new generation of folk nerds. What I love most about Dylan’s early stuff, is unlike many of his counterparts at the time, his music isn’t strictly protesting, he’s question the entire system itself. Further more, what I love most about Dylan is the way he can paint pictures in your mind with his lyrics. I’ve found myself finding new meanings in his music on each listen. One day a song feels like a heart break song, the next day it’s clearly a political song. Etc etc. With that said, this is still one of my least revisited albums by him. But it was still a moment and time for sure.
Bob Dylan from someone who isnt a big fan but has seen the movie incoming. I have only heard two other bob dylan album. I think for this challenge too. This is a clear 5/5 when they base other media off of your album you’ve made it. This is full of spirit and life through its lyrics and guitar. The harmonica is so so so iconic in these tracks. Don’t think twice is my favorite I used to listen to a cover not knowing it was a cover and now I love the original
Bob Dylan's second album but it really is his first album to showcase his immense songwriting talents. Some of his greatest songs are on this album. The cover is a classic. In a coat he borrowed from James Dean. The greatest songwriter of the 20th century. And I love his voice. You don't have to sound like Barbra Streisand to convey feeling.
If I had to listen to a Bob Dylan record it would be this one. Thank goodness I don't have to. If I was alive in the 60s I think this man might have turned me pro-Vietnam
- some of you just don't understand what it is to make art; make something from yourself that IS yours. Nobody else did it. Of course one draws from our history, from others in our lives, from the masters but, it's yours and you know it. If you've not done this, of course you won't understand. I get it. and ..... you just want to be entertained .... but, this record is art. Bitching about how Bob's voice annoys you will never take that truth away from his output. It struck me how much closer to blues this record is. I liked that; he's clearly listening. It gets an undisputed 5 just on the merits of "Girl from the North Country", "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Don't Think Twice it's Alright".
If it wasn't a revelation before, then it's solidified now. Going from never listening to him, to now having three Bob Dylan albums under my belt, I can say with confidence that I am a fan. That being said, this is maybe my least favorite of the bunch so far, maybe once I get through more of his discography I'll do a re-listen to everything in sequence to see where they really rank in his catalogue. I'm missing some of the more out there stuff from this album, but that doesn't stop a couple songs from scratching the poetic lyricism itch. And it feels like Dylan is a bit more humorous here than some of the other albums I've come across of his. It's close to joining the other 5s, but some of the songs do blend together a bit, so for now I'll hold off. Highlights: Masters of War Bob Dylan's Blues A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Favorite tracks: Blowin' in the Wind, Girl From the North Country, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Very chill folk record with some really strong highlights. Some of the talking blues moments do lose me, not one of his strongest suits here. Regardless, I am super partial to records that are just a musician and their guitar.
Eh
Dylan has better but its nice
I am not a massive Bob Dylan fan. Yes, this is an important album in the bigger picture, but I prefer electric Dylan. There were some great songs on this album, but I found the rest a bit dull. I was not overly impressed with the album, but I still enjoyed the listen. It is not an album i desperately need to own and cannot really see myself wanting to listen to again. Standout track was a Hard rains gonna fall by a long shot. I feel like I want to say 4 because it is above average. But I really cannot justify making it a 4, so 3.5 stars
Listened on 2/23/2026.
If you really like the harmonica and riddles this album is incredible but if you don’t it’s still pretty good
Didn't quite like it, stopped listening to it on the 5th track. It ain't bad tho, It was just me not feeling it. I don't think its bad anyways, just never got interested on Bob Dylan.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolut klassiker. Ett framtungt album. Första hälften av spåren är den ena klassikern efter den andra. 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. Andra hälften är mer anonym och drar ner betyget till en 4a. Dock är det ett riktigt bra album. *Ändrade mig, andra hälften blir bättre med lite tid. Klart det ska ha en 5a
Is OK, not a fan of bob dylan btw
Nunca fui un gran fanático de Bob Dylan. Puede que sea la primera vez que escucho un album completo. Asimismo, me pareció muy bueno. No descubro nada destacando la poesía de las canciones. Buen album para escuchar cuando uno busca tranquilidad y para frenar la ansiedad por el qué vendrá.
all of the songs kinda sounded the same. they all had some combination of harmonica, acoustic guitar, and almost speaking-type vocals that would be fine for a song or two but may not work for every song on an album.
a classic!
Paved the way for a generation of folk singers.
A great album full of great songs but I think falls short of being a masterpiece. It runs a bit long and isn't the front-to-back experience of something like ¨Blood on the Tracks.¨ However, there are enough classics here to make it a must-have.
The classics are classic for a reason. No one puts metaphors and similes together like this dumdum. Really the Shakespeare of Folk Rock.
I really enjoyed this album. I nice mellow one to listen to after a lot of the other albums I’ve heard
After an album where he was primarily confined in the shackles of singing blues standards, Bob Dylan takes the next step and releases the first album of the multi-headed dragon known as "Bob Dylan's 60s period" Mind you, not his best album, but a very respectable one. It's very rocky and wavey, but never dips low, and has highs which I can review just by saying their names, like "Girl From The North Country", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right". Not a big fan of the spoken-word approach he had on a few tracks here, but none of the are a chore to go through, because the combination of Dylan's writing skill and sometimes humorous delivery capture the zeitgeist of the time, and also make them seamlessly fit together in between the heavy hitters, sorta like preludes, or better yet, like a musician wanting to connect with their audience in a concert.
6/10
Not my thing
I can see why this was Dylan's breakout album, hes got skill on the guitar and his voice is nice. However, I like my barebones guitar-only folk to be either a bit sadder or more biting in it's political themes (such as Phil Ochs' work going into the second half of the decade on "I'm Not Marching Anymore"). 7/10.
Pretty hard hitting lyrics, though the harmonica hurts my ears a bit when it comes in. Favourite track: Masters of War
7.5/10 I like the songwriting and his singing but it gets a bit boring after a while.
Such a cozy, familiar vibe. Hitting me deeper, cause im listening to tjis feeding the chickens at my gf's families farm
A better folk album the world has never knowed.
(100/100)
this sure is an album. maybe i would like it more if i was older and grew up in the countryside or something but i really didn't care. fav song: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
10/10 songwriting 5/10 vocals
Nice one
Favorite Song: Masters of War
One of three Dylan albums I had already listened to the whole way through. Masters of War & It's Alright... are two of my favorites of his but I Shall Be Free is so bad. This makes this 4.5/5 round down to 4
This album is the album that makes me understand why so many people fawn over him. For me, he stuck with just this way too much, but for just this album it's great. I like his lyricism, his vocals border on annoying sometimes but it mostly makes me feel like my grandfather is singing to me, so I'm fond of it. Same goes for the harmonica, can be annoying but mostly reminds me of my grandfather (although he's more into John Denver, who has a much lovelier voice overall). So that's personal affection mixing into my judgement, but this is my review so I can get away with it :)
I like this one more than the last Bob Dylan album I got, but the rating stays the same. It's the difference between a 2 and a 2.4, but both round to a 2 I guess. A couple songs I liked with a catchy tune and smooth lyrics/voice, but most of the time his voice is just too nasal and it irks me the wrong way. A couple of songs I like (3 or 4) and the others are either boring, too harmonica-heavy or too nasal for me.
I like the harmonica. His songs have more diversity than I thought. I can get down with some Bob Dylan now.
Feels harsh, particularly given recent 4s, but it just doesn’t do enough for me.
4.5 rounded up. Lot of hits on here. Not much of a dip in quality on the other songs.
Apotheotic
Imagine being 20 and writing these songs.
starts with one of the most annoying lyrics in music history. I like Bob Dylan's acoustic guitar playing a lot & think that his masterful sense of rhythm is more key to his success than any lyricism. I once liked many of these songs a lot & am not so moved by them these days, so that's all I got for now.
When I first put this on I felt a bit grumpy about there being so much Bob Dylan on the list, and I was especially grumpy because a lot of it has been very early, Folkmode Dylan. I like it, but I like him a lot more later on when he’s less of a Poet and more of a Band Leader. But I came around. This one’s really good, and has some great moments of Dylan poetry. I’m gonna round it down anyway, to curve it to my overall Dylan tastes. But it’s good, obviously.
I really liked it, it was really cozy and calming to listen to
Zo kort na elkaar Bob Dylan, maar deze vind ik veel beter dan de vorige.
Saai
This may have been historically important but it doesn’t do much for me as a first time listener in 2026. His voice doesn’t bother me and the songwriting is solid but it just bores me and I was looking forward to it ending. Not unlistenable but not something I plan to revisit.
bayık...
I've loved this album since I was far too young to understand it. I remember stealing the LP from my dad's collection and listening to it through big 1980s headphones while staring at the cover photo, wondering about the people on the cover and the cityscape behind them, wishing I could be there. This album sounds like home to me, but also like the deep need to leave home behind. One of Dylan's finest.
it all sounds the same to me
Oh no. The day that I have to play Bob Dylan unfortunately arrived. Although I have never played any of his albums in full but if a "best of" didn't convinced me, a album would not do it, right? Yes, right. Nothing good here. "Blowin' in the Wind" is digestible but the rest is, well, Dylan.
I wish it were Freewheel Burning.
second bob dylan album on this website… didn’t like this one tho and sort of enjoyed the other one it felt like one long song with like 30 harmonica solos … sorry
I can't listen to anymore Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan has always been an artist I knew I'd like if I listened and just hadn't done it yet, what do you know, I was right. This is fantastic. Its one major flaw is the same flaw that most 60's folk has, most every song sounds really similar. Nonetheless, Dylan is a master of his craft when it comes to writing, and his instrumentals aren't half bad to boot! Everyone LOVES trashing Dylan's voice and I just don't get it, his voice is fine? If you have ever said something negative about autotune you don't deserve to trash Dylan, go listen to your artificially altered slop because this is what most real human beings sound like. Really, really good 4.5/5
One of those rare masterpiece albums
not quite my style. but not that i didnt enjoy it
I don’t typically like folk as much, but this is such a classic, it’s hard not to enjoy it. I also never realized how much of a protest this album was, which took me by surprise. Solid 4 for me.
I really enjoyed this album. It's very easy to see how this inspired early John Prine.
I do struggle with Bob Dylan I know he is a great song writer but I find him as a performer quite boring
Dylan's first famous album has a purity that none of his later work has (that I've heard). This is clearly the work of a young man full of potential, but at the same time, wise beyond his years. "Blowin' in the Wind" is rightfully iconic and perfectly encapsulates all of that, and I do love how it pops-up in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Beyond that, we have the album cover, which looks like a poster for a Romantic Comedy film set in the 60's? Fun! Key tracks: Blowin' in the Wind Girl From the North Country Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
you know what sure ouch, the harmonica hurt its not bad
While I am not sure I ever listed to this album in particular, I was familiar with a lot of the songs on this album. There's actually quite a few of his legendary tracks on this album. I gave it three spins over the course of the day. He's really got a knack for story-telling and it was really made clear on this album.
I respect the importance of Bob Dylan and his music. But this just wasn’t my jam. It felt like it took forever to get through with very little to make it standout or be significant
Album 281 and my third from Bob Dylan. The other two have gotten four star ratings as I have always liked and admired his work, but have never been a huge fan. This was my first of his early non-electric records, and I'm pretty certain I've never listened to it before. I am not one who generally loves folk music, but I was hoping with it being Bob Dylan this might be different. It started off great with Blowin' in the Wind. Of course it's a song everyone knows, and one we actually sang in elementary school chorus (I had a very cool music teacher who had us sing Dylan, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel to name a few). Other standouts were Masters of War, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice, Talkin' World War III Blues, and Corrina Corrina. There were no songs I didn't enjoy at least in part, and I really liked the dark humor in a lot of his lyrics. I felt confident I'd enjoy listening to this today, but I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.
Bored and turn down the fckn harmonica and nasal voice and up the guitar. Never really understood the deal with Bob musically I can not stand his music. Still he should've been a poet instead of a musician cause his lyrics are gorg. 2.5/5
Not my style
One of Dylan's best albums. A timeless classic.
I liked Highway 61 Revisited more, but this one is also pretty good.
No matter how old he actually is, Bob Dylan somehow always manages to sound like an 80-year-old man.
Ekki besta Dylan platan
Nokkrir góðir slagarar en annars bara fínt.
Beautiful ballads - deceptively simple. Wish I had this talent at his age!
-I feel like masters of war is a very powerful song and I wonder which war it is about, and if it is from Bob Dylan’s personal experience or what -his sillier songs give me John Prine vibes, like what is he talking about -what a weirdo -I like this album quite a bit though
Little did they know that he was going to get so much freakier... Highlights: "Girl from the North Country", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", "Oxford Town", "Corrina, Corrina"
Shit
Just not a fan…never have been.
Brilliant album, gets better with every listen
4.5.
Just love him, the poet and the craziness, Can’t help it!
I am more of a greatest hits guy when it comes to Dylan
not a fan so don’t get it
Of all the Bob Dylan albums I've listened to, this one is the best. I'm not a huge fan of his - never have been - and from my perspective, this isn't quite worth a 4, but it's probably the closest he'll get. Don't Think Twice, Blowin' and Hard Rain are the standout tracks.
I’ve never worshipped Dylan as many do. I really can’t think of a time I’ve paused to finish one of his songs. With this album, I get why people do put him on a pedestal. The lyrics and simple arrangements are very powerful. I forced myself to sit and listen. It’s a moving album at a turning point in the US. While I have not become a huge fan, I appreciate the artist and message. I think we need more Dylan’s these days with yet another pivotal moment in this young country’s history.
The first great album to come along in my opinion - many of Dylan's best songs, and his voice actually works really well against the minimal instrumentation, giving him a young, earnest point of view for the album. Points off for a couple of songs that are genuinely tuneless.
It took me a while to push through this. What some think about Thom Yorke, I think about Dylan. You named your first two albums after yourself and have two tracks in this one that have your name in it? gtfo. And it’s not so much his voice that bothers me, as the way he sings. And yet I still feel like I’m "supposed" to like him. And even though there are a couple good tracks in here, I just can’t stand sitting through an entire Dylan album straight. So fork it, this gets a 2/5 with no regrets.
My top 3: Girl from the north country A hard rain's a-gonna fall Cortina, corrina
Songs I saved: Blowin in the wind Girl from the north country A hard rains a gonna fall Don't think twice it's alright
There is such a thing as too much harmonica
It’s Bob, certain respect for that. But it’s a little dull.
No doubt, one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. But can’t get over his singing style.
Bob Dylan was an incredible poet. His lyrics are superb, he tells stories, he's abstract, and he can't sing all that well. I do appreciate Bob Dylan.
I enjoy the feel of this album. There is a yearning throughout that invokes a sense of nostalgia for a different time. Standout tracks for me are "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Masters of War". While Dylan's vocals are not my favourite, the lyrics were good. Going to give this one 4/5 stars, even though there was way too much harmonica.
You know. It's good. I like it.
Good songs: hard rains a gonna fall, don't think twice, Hard rain is too long Don't think twice might be a perfect song? Excellent fuck you vibes My dad used to sing me bob Dylan's blues to put me to sleep as a kid. I totally forgotten about it until i listened to it just now smacked me like a ton of bricks. Why does he sound a hunderd years old all the time tho, isn't he a child when he makes this album?
Only the best
Vocals by Boomhower, but great lyrics
First listen took a little while to readjust to this type of music, you don't hear it a lot anymore. Everything's very polished. Second listen showed an interesting album that still feels real and authentic even 60 years on.
I think I'm interested in listening to some good covers of these songs with real instruments. Please no more harmonica.
Great but missing something. Maybe its just because I know what he'll become but this feels like it has tremendous but unrealized potential, outside of a few immediate bangers.
Knew many of the big ones here: Blowin' in the Wind, Girl from the North Country, Don't Think Twice It's All Right. I really liked A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, which I may have heard in A Complete Unknown, but wasn't otherwise familiar with.
I love Bob Dylan, I love folk Dylan, I love electric Dylan, I love young Dylan, I love old Dylan. It's hard to be unbiased. If you don't believe the man is a deserving Nobel Prize winner, listen to Blowin' in the Wind and tell me he isn't a poet with a guitar. Sometimes there's a man. I won't say a hero, because, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man. And I'm talking about Bob Dylan here. Sometimes, there's a man, and well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. Girl from the North Country is such a beautiful song, and his duet with Johnny Cash on Nashville Skyline just goes to show how versatile his songs are. Maybe it's more of a commentary on how great songs transcend genre. This album is incredible, Masters of War is terrific. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall is a beautiful song, I love it. It's in the running for the best Bob Dylan song and that's saying something. The quality of his lyrics is unparalleled, he's like a modern day Shakespeare. This album has so many great songs, and this is effectively the debut of him as a songwriter. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right is another historically great song. Corrina, Corrina is another great song. I've listened to this album so many times, but this is maybe the most I've thought about it while I was listening to it and it is blowing my mind. A great Bob Dylan album which puts it in the running for one of the greatest albums of all time.
Automatic 5 stars. Some of the best song writing ever
It’s amazing that he did something like this so young
It's just not for me
3 Doesn’t set my heart on fire tbh. There are some songs on here I love a lot but feel a bit lukewarm about it tbh!!! Sue me!!!
Extremely tedious and boring. The spoken-word vocals grated on me - lyrics seemed to matter more than the music - and the all-acoustic background musicianship wasn’t compelling enough to keep my attention, very repetitive with bursts of jarring harmonica. 2 stars for Blowin’ in the Wind and A Hard Rains A-Gunna Fall - maybe you have to be there, or a folk fan, to enjoy the rest.
Masterpiece.
How many Bob Dylan songs you must listen to to understand who Bob Dylan is? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind… Love “Infidels” much more than this album yet still enjoyed and will return some day
Favorite Track: Blowin' in the Wind
pretty nice, I think I like bob dylan somewhat, based on the two albums I've heard, he is at least tolerable, and this album was nice enough
Great album.
Good, I appreciate Bob Dylan, but don't love him. But album was quite relaxing
It was unique! really made me feel like a 70s cowboy, first two songs were the best
bobby I love your range
decent, didnt really grip me though
The hits are real bangers, the rest is mumbly wordplay I can't stand.
Bob always been a bit Marmite for me. Gotta acknowledge his songwriting ability though. Although some of his best songs have a better cover version.
Some tunes were not great but I actually really liked most of the album
So many words. Highlights: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall and Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. Very nostalgic for me. Reminds me of a couple specific nights. I used to really love this record, now I appreciate it as a part of Dylan's canon, and the shift in expectations it created for what a singer songwriter could be. Him being only 21 is completely mind-blowing. A little too much harmonica.
While the genre of music is not my cup of tea, it is impossible not to appreciate the craft that makes Dylan a legend.
Good for chilling at work with these songs, but really boring for regular listening. The first song on the album is perfect, and another one is an excellent song.
Прослушала 2 песни, полностью не мое, звучит как каунтри
Just yesterday I was talking about the fact that I couldn’t wait until I had a Bob Dylan album to listen to. This past summer I saw Bob Dylan perform because I felt it was important for any music lover to experience a legend like Bob Dylan in person at some point in their life. During his performance, the camera stayed at a steady 2000 miles away, and there was no indication as to whether the hat that bobbed behind a too-tall piano, surrounded by too-close musicians, singing too-murmured words was truly Bob Dylan or not. I left frustrated and confused about the infatuation our world has with this seemingly arrogant and distant, inaccessible character. I was frustrated by the mystique and performance as a whole - how insistent upon itself it was. I questioned what I missed about this character, but left it there. Today I had the opportunity to listen to this album and upon hearing his songs, a new question arose in me as to how an entire generation that was motivated by the words of Bob Dylan toward social justice and peace and progress could be the same generation that, today, hordes wealth and whose leaders act and govern in a way that prevents younger generations and different communities enjoying the very progress and peace that Bob Dylan yearned for. The words of this album celebrate the American Dream and demonize war and those who promote it. While there is filler and some frustrating self-referential aspects of the album that I didn’t necessarily appreciate there’s no denying that tracks like Blowin’ in the Wind, Masters of War, Oxford Town, and I Shall Be Free are brilliant and relevant today, as ever. This record is not perfect but it serves as evidence of Dylan’s influence in a time when poets understood the struggles of common people who fought for progress rather than preservation of their own place of privilege. If only it persisted.
bob dylan is good, but i cant take the singing for the whole album
Bob Dylan has grown on me a lot recently and while this isn't among his best there are some amazingly written songs here. Even the songs that aren't highlights are also quite good
I've warmed to Bob Dylan's music since watching that Timothee Chalamet biopic. I'm familiar with the well-known tunes on the album. Masters of War, Blowin' in the Wind, Don't think twice... Don't think twice is by far my favourite track on the album. Leagues above the other songs imo. It was also used as end credits in an early Mad Men episode... Enjoying the strumming rhythm guitar on on A Hard Rain's gonna fall. The actual song was kinda boring though. I listened to this album twice, and enjoyed it more on my second listen. However, I feel that often there is too much going on, the songs are too long, that even with the poignant lyrics contained within the songs, I'm numb to them because my brain is dulled by the samey guitar. I'm speaking generally here. There were more songs I picked up on: Corina, Corrina and Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance. I liked the racial element of the lyrics in Oxford Town. Maybe my preference to the shorter, sweeter songs is a reflection of my constantly eroding attention span. I do like this, but not enough to give more than 3 stars because of the dull occurrences in the song. But on future listens, I think it could grow on me.
It sounds same-y. 3/5
The lyrical genius that is...Bob Dylan. His voice can be a bit much but he definitely didn't let that stop him.
Really nice sounding folk album, incredible lyrics by Dylan, as always. Not the best album by him, but nowhere close to being bad. A nice 9.5/10
The fourth circle of Bob Dylan's Harmonica Hell has revealed itself to me. I should have expected his return. I rolled Mr. Tamourine Man by the Byrds three or four albums ago, whose title track was composed by the man of the hour. I guess I can brave another hour of his music - I'm well rested after 150 albums of non-Dylans. It takes a lot to navigate the climes of his discography. The terrain is all rough and jagged, and I'm constantly warding off screeching harpies and protecting my virgin ears from those accursed hardemonicas. Here goes. Yeah, it's another Bob Dylan album. The harmonicas were less pronounced on this one, which I appreciate. Other than that, I still struggle to see the appeal of his music. I really, really, really do not understand why he's seen as a premier lyricist and songwriter when his songs are nigh indistinguishable from one another. There's no intricate or catchy vocal melodies across any of his songs and he spends the entire duration of them waffling about random, boring bullshit. I cannot stress how samey his vocals are to me. Every second of every song is delivered in this strained, shitty vocal tone that just drives me up the wall. The instrumentals aren't his worst showing, but they still have that overblown quality that I don't like. Overall, yeah. Not a fan of this one. Despite my wholesale objection to Bob Dylan. I mean, I guess he's earned his stripes... Maybe. The music press is making up friggen loco lies, man. I'm the only dude bad enough to be immune to their propaganda. Anyways, Bob Dylan has a legacy befitting of seven list albums, so I like to think I have this recommendation on good authority. I cosign this inclusion.