Bringing It All Back Home

I can’t really stand Bob Dylan, but even I can admit this is a pretty great record.

Jangly classic Dylan. Not my favorite. All the songs start to sound the same after a while, with catchy but often meaningless lyrics/rhymes, too many verses, and fade-outs.

Its an absolute classic. One of my favorite Bobby D albums. A transitional phase to more complex songwriting both in terms of music and lyrics. The album is composed of mostly monumental songs known by many, but my favorite is still probably Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Fab album. Mid sixties Dylan at his best, with some of his classics here.

Probably the only album with songs later covered by both The Byrds and Rage Against The Machine. One of Dylan's better ones, with lots of good songs, but he never was a good singer so they get a bit lost. Enjoyable enough, but far from the masterpiece I would perhaps have expected.

Not a bob-fan. A couple of great tracks the rest is just annoying Bob Dylan. 3/5

Considering I'm not a big fan of country/folk music, this album was not bad. I actually ended up liking 2 of the songs which is 2 more than I thought I was going to like. I loved "Love Minus Zero" and it sounds like a Marty Robbins song to me. A lot of the time harmonica sounds annoying to me in songs, but in these songs it's played beautifully and is tastefully done.

Brilliant iconic album. Classic Dylan. Every track is great. A mix of electric (yeah) then acoustic. The more underlooked (by me) album that comes before the giants of Highway and Blonde. iconic album. Classic Dylan. Every track is great/good

Aw yeah

Yes 5/5

This is a really good album and if I was a bit older or grew up in a time when this was more influential this may have gotten 5 stars. However, this being released in 65 is pretty amazing. This album has some good rock songs, sad rock songs, folk songs and is really well written. In a time when the Beatles were growing the pop stage Bob Dylan held down the contemporary sound and giving a path to a lot of older alternative style of rock or folk. This album is a great predecessor to so many other bands and it still sounds good. 8.3/10

It’s definitely an experience but it wasn’t terrible

Is it cliché for a white man nearing middle age to love Bob Dylan? Probably, and yet here we are. Stand out tracks for me are Maggie’s Farm and It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue. Star deducted for mispronunciation of guillotine during an unjustified 7 and a half minute track, but otherwise stellar work from old Bobby D. I can’t believe I don’t already own this one on vinyl.

Geen grote Bob-fan maar dit album met de Homesick Blues vindt ik lekker.

Ik heb een zwak voor Bobje. Waar veel mensen zijn nummers liever door anderen uitgevoerd zijn worden, vind ik juist zijn nasale gezongen liedjes prachtig.

Sorry Bob, ik weet dat je je best doet...

Hier zingt Bob nog meer dan het valse gekras wat ie zich in latere jaren (noodgedwongen?) is gaan aanmeten. Best te doen.

Hoe vaak staat hij in deze lijst? Vandaag word ik boos van die neuzige zang.

Se que lo de el son las letras, me lo imaginaba más acustico, me gusta el toque de la armónica, pero a veces era demasiado country para mi

Whiney and nasal. Some high points but a lot of mediocre points too

Classic Dylan album

This is my favourite Dylan album. Brilliant lyrics all over the place, a rock sound and it works together beginning to end

Liked about half of it which was surprising since I thought I would enjoy this more. 3 stars for the hits.

Hard to judge this away from my dad and other boomer exceptionalism. I like Dylan...but there's just so much about him that's wrapped up in the ego and politics of his time...it's hard to enjoy purely. Ultimately I'm not sure it's really my cup of tea anyway, perhaps that's why I fixate on the peripheral aspects of him. Some tracks are fascinatingly complex and surreal, but all of it heavily overlayed with cynicism. Also his voice is really flat.

Wow, turns out I might actually be a Bob Dylan fan. Really enjoyed this one especailly Outlaw Blues (I might be a bit biased) and Bob Dylan's 115th Dream is a crackup at the start. Definitely keen to get into some more.

Automatic straight up five from me, yessiree. This was the first Dylan album I owned, and it instantly transports me back to first year uni. In fact, I saw him live at Glastonbury that year, and standing in a muddy field surrounded by new friends and baked-out-of-their-minds strangers as he launched into, IIRC, "Mr Tambourine Man", was one of the most transcendent euphoric experiences of my life. Fave track - "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is what first hooked me, but about half the tracks on this album are utterly iconic - "Gates of Eden" really grabbed me this play through...

album starts off fast, upbeat, it's great. second song - about a woman? or a metaphor? dig it either way. has mr tambourine man - classic. heavy percussion in a way, raw sound, stream of consciousness lyrics a lot of the time.

Subterranean Homesick Blues

I just don't like Dylan.

He was young when he wrote this, and I wonder what he experience to be inspired to write this. I really like when he uses the electric guitar, and I really don’t enjoy the harmonica as much. There are some catchy songs on this album tho

This is my favorite robert zimmerman album

nonsense nonsense harmonica

A bit repetitive for me. Also sounded like he was just rambling on and on. Listening to it was okay, some of the lyrics seemed... dated we'll say.

Bringing It All Back Home is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006. This folk rock album utilized electronic and acoustic songs, but this was the first where Bob Dylan was backed by an electric rock and roll band. This album also featured a change for Bob Dylan in which he was not creating protest music, instead opting for complex and surreal lyrics. Bringing It All Back Home is regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock history and was influential for future rock music. I liked this Bob Dylan album more than his other albums I have listened to, and I believe it's because he was no longer protesting or pushing a social agenda - he was just making good music.

Better than the late live one I had to listen too, some classics. Youtube continued with Desire, my favorite Dylan album. Hope that one will be in 1001 albums too.

ANOTHER Bob Dylan album!! What an insufferable, smug little cunt. Thinks he's Telling Stories, but really he's just carrying on with childish, wannabe-intellectual garbage. No wonder he's so popular with the generation that thought everything short of white picket fences was fucking extreme rebellion. Similarly, no wonder Frank Zappa went to town on this sort of deadset shit-tier lyrics/sentiment. Pathetic. 1/5.

Loved the "Subterranean Homesick Blues" opening track and the other tracks hold really strong too. I think it might be Bob Dylan at his finest. 3.5/5

I don’t have much of a reaction to this. I have learned that I really don’t like harmonicas.

Good listen

Subterranean Homesick Blues is a great song which Bob sounds great on. I don't like Maggie's Farm as a song.

Iconic, profound, great folk rock

Another Dylan album comes up - at least this one starts with the one song I usually quite like by Dylan, unfortunately after that it all sounds like the stuff I can't be doing with, like it's a parody of what someone recons Dylan sounds like. Why would you want to hear a song just by a dude with a tambourine? And why would you then write a song about that, and make it go on for 5 and a half minutes, I just don't get it. There are a couple of points later on that manage to skew this but overall it's not for me.

How to rate Bob Dylan? Dense lyrics, often opaque, that unsweet singing voice, minimal orchestration, no production tricks. And yet - an artist in full flow, ploughing his own furrow, making statements, holding audiences in his thrall. It is a pleasure to listen to. Subterranean… will be discussed for centuries to come, Mr Tambourine Man will become a traditional song for the ages. Extraordinary.

This is the most Bob-Dylany Bob Dylan album I think. It's probably his best (in my opinion). Not sure what else to say.

One of Dylan’s classics with songs that trascended decades and generations.

I generally hate listening to Bob Dylan sing, but I ended up appreciating this album. Easy to see this being groundbreaking in 1965. Probably won't listen again, but glad I listened once.

It was ok

As Rubber Soul proved to be a transition period for the Beatles, BIABH is Dylan's equivalent. And equally good, at that. Some of his most rollicking tunes accompanied by some of his most profound poetry. When I found myself relating to his political points nearly sixty years later, I shivered.

Track 1: Subterranean Homesick Blues Is this supposed to be.. singing? He’s just sing talking. I don’t even know what he’s going on about. The lyrics are wacky and I guess they’re about obeying rules or something. Harmonica steals the show. Track 2: She Belongs to Me This song is about a woman that just stands out and is so independent, she’ll blow a man away with her spirit and energy. Sounds like this girl has a main character mentality. Harmonica once again steals the show. Track 3: Maggie’s Farm Bob Dylan doesn’t want to work for Maggie or any of her family members. What is the point of this song again? It’s so goofy but is probably the most enjoyable of the songs I have heard so far. Mr. Dylan doesn’t like working hard labor, I guess. I wish it was that easy, man. I feel like I’ve heard this song before somewhere.. Track 4: Love Minus Zero A love song about a woman that is just so perfect and sounds like a girl that doesn’t even exist. It’s way too disconnected from the lyrics to be genuine or sweet. Every single song sounds very similar. Basic guitar chords, harmonica solo, and some mediocre singing if you could call it that. Track 5: Outlaw Blues I am not sure what this song is about. This sounds a bit more funky than the other songs. Strumming is faster and is catchy but the lyrics are not good. Then he goes on about a “brown skinned girl” he has. Why did he have to include that? Track 6: On the Road Again Harmonica back at it again. This song is goofy-silly-funny-outrageous. It’s fine. Harmonica goes massively hard. Track 7: Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream Oh god why is this song SIX MINUTES long?! I don’t know if I can sit through this. The laughing fit at the beginning was contagious, i gotta admit. This song has the best storytelling. If you can keep up with the story though. I’m assuming this is about a dream he had..? Track 8: Mr. Tambourine Man This song is much more slow and soft. I like it. Track 9: Gates of Eden Idk what Bob Dylan’s going on about in this song, but it surely has nothing to do with the Bible. Maybe he’s talking about heaven perhaps. This song is boring. Track 10: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) Another 6 minute long song. It’s very sing songy without much singing. I like the lyrics. Sounds like hopelessness and he is singing to his mother about how he feels. Track 11: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue This higher range singing is not very fit for his voice. It just sounds high pitched and irritating.

Showing my age and ignorance but I didn't know Dylan was making music in the 60s. Then again hendrix covered him and hendrix was playing in the 60s so it makes sense. First couple songs were a lil weak but he brought it in the 2nd half

Bobi ei ole koskaan täysin sulattanut meikäläisen jäistä sydäntä. Kerran kuuntelee helposti läpi ja mukana muutama hyvä biisi. Niukka kolmonen.

PerusBD tämäkin, juuri sitä mitä odottaa, kun joku mainitsee Bob Dylanin

Chill, feels like campfire music

Classic Album, though out of the Electric Trilogy I prefer “Highway 61 Revisited” more.

Bob Dylan est très important pour ses textes. Je suis personnellement plus attiré par la musique dans un album, donc par défaut, les auteurs à textes ne sont pas toujours gagnants pour moi. Ici, on est dans la période Dylan qui me parle. Mon préféré étant Highway 61, on poursuit dans cette voie. Les pièces Subterranean Homesick Blues, Maggie's Farm et Mr. Tambourine Man sont des pièces incontournables de cet album.

Wonderful. We'll played, written, and sung all around. I have never listened to a full Bob Dylan album before and I will now listen to more.

Prior to this, I never really got Dylan beyond appreciating he was an important figure. Now, I think I'm a convert. Dividing the album between the rock and folk styles varies the sound without losing cohesion, and is a great intro to someone like me. I still don't get the lyrics but I feel them, which is arguably better. Tbh it's a 5 if only for Subterranean, Tambourine, and Baby Blue. As for a location, I listened to it in a city on a bright winter's day, so it fits for me. Going from festive, fun and upbeat, to a slower, more melancholic, but never lacking in hope, as the day comes to an end. 15/12/22

Relish every chance I get to listen to this album. Just completely, utterly iconic. Every song is perfect in its own way, every single one. The beauty of this album is that the first half just sounds like cluttered noise until you wrap your ahead around the fact that these guys are absolutely killing these tracks. Loose, frenetic, jammy as hell. And Bob over the top shouting some of the most beautiful, esoteric bullshit you’ve ever heard. The second half are Dylan’s 4 best acoustic songs bar none. Crushing, gorgeous, haunting. A 10/10 if there ever was one. And only the 2nd best Dylan album ever.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Subterranean homesick blues

One of the best albums of all time, and yet it lies somewhere between one Dylan masterpiece and another. I can’t claim to know most of what he refers to; Dylan is too literate, his poetry exceeds my grasp. But every song here makes me want to know. They are compelling. Subterranean Homesick Blues has been one of my favorite songs for ages. Mr. Tambourine Man is still one of the best songs ever written. Many other gems are to be found here among these Crown Jewels.

I feel like I'm too young for this music :>

I understand that you like Bob Dylan but did you have to put all the fucking discography? Seriously?

I have been wondering if I would like Bob Dylan more nowadays. I tried listening to his music some time ago but it didn’t really click for me, but I’ve since fallen in love with other folk musicians (namely Carole King and Joni Mitchell) so maybe my opinion might have changed. Songs I already knew: Mr Tamborine Man Favourites: Mr Tamborine Man, It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) I think my biggest problem with Bob Dylan is that I just find his voice quite grating. He sings with this strange nasal tone with a somewhat squeaky timbre that just makes his music somewhat difficult for me to listen to. Vocals aside, his instrumentation and storytelling through music is very good. Other than the songs mentioned above, I did also enjoy Maggie’s Farm for its storytelling. Overall, I can certainly appreciate aspects of this music, and certainly understand the appeal for some people, but the vocals are just too jarring for me to say I really enjoyed this album.

Won't do the Dylan albums. Can't stand him.

Great album.

could be fun. Certainly early bob dylan is better than late.

Nice harmonica

Prima

Ik had niet niet heel veel zin in want dacht dat het heel oud en stoffig zou worden, maar uiteindelijk vond ik het nog best tijdloos klinken en prima te doen! 2,5

M’n eerste keer Bob Dylan album geluisterd daarvoor nou nooit echt op gedrukt. Prima, in de toekomst maar eens terug naar deze denk ik

It took a while to decide whether this is a 4 or a 5 for me. I do like the majority of the songs on it and some of those are some of the best ever written. But there are quite a few I don't care for much. It also has to be seen in context, Highway 61 Revisited came out later in the same year is a better album for sure. However maybe if Dylan hadn't released that at all this would be a 5 for me. As it stands I think I'll stick with a 4. One of my favourite things about this album is referencing it in arguments about hip hop. I'll often be like, "how can you say you don't like hip hop if you love Subterranean Homesick Blues?". The dude's definitely rapping, don't lie to yourself!

92/100: This is quite possibly Bob Dylan at his most cryptic, his most pensive, his most experimental. What is there not to love? With songs like "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Maggie's Farm," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," this album is a veritable masterpiece. I can think of few songs where "meaning" is as illusive of a term as it is for many of the songs on this album. You can try to look up what Bob Dylan means by "Disillusioned words like bullets bark as human gods aim for their mark, make everything from toy guns that spark to flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark. It’s easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred," but you'll likely end up more confused than before you began your journey. This is what I love about this album. Meaning becomes a very personal word. What one person gathers from one song on this album might differ drastically from another person. In this listen through, I found my favorite song was "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream." I expected to fixate on what was previously my favorite song, "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," but instead found Dylan's dream to be fantastically captivating. From the very beginning, it doesn't take itself seriously, Bob Dylan has to attempt twice to start the song while fighting through laughter (of note, this is not a live album, so this was intentionally kept for a reason). The rest of the song feels as though it is meant to be taken seriously; however, that taste of laughter still remains in the listener's mouth. I think this creates a beautiful juxtaposition that truly refines Dylan's point with this song, a song ironically and hysterically recounting the founding of America.

4.5 stars - clearly a terrific album

a very bob Dylan album no song is memorable

One of the truly seismic moments in music history. The man is not just a poet, he is a muse, or language itself. Things would get even better, though , and in a very short time.

Good Bob Dylan music, what are these lyrics?

Kind of a hybrid/fusion of his folk style with The Beatles/Rolling Stones. Contains some classics. Overall excellent listen, though I still prefer the more overtly political songs of his earlier career.

I didn't know Bob Dylan had a sense of humor.

It was Bob Dylan I guess. Has a couple of tracks that I liked though but like with other Dylan releases, most of them blend together a little bit for me.

Got bored

A solid album from Dylan but not one of my favorites. I think he's still learning what to do with electric instrumentation here in a way that's better executed later on. Some solid songwriting still though.

Interesting album with some recognisable songs

L'inici de la trilogia més màgica a la història de la música pop. Una obra mestra que encara hauria de ser superada per dos treballs encara millors, si és que una cosa així podia ser. Aquí, la primera part eléctrica veu a un Dylan desenfrenat, bluser, àcid. 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' és el punt de partida i durant tota la cara ens veiem sumergits en un rally d'emocions a tota velocitat, amb l'oportunitat de reposar a 'She Belongs to Me' i 'Love MinusZero/ No Limit', dos suntuoses cançons d'amor. La segona part comença amb un clàssic tan irrepetible com 'Mr. Tambourine Man', abans d'endinsar-se en una de les millors cares de la història del rock, amb altres 3 joies immortals com 'Gates of Eden', 'It's Allright Ma' i 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'. Va ser el disc que va marcar el pas d'un ídol de la comunitat folk a una icona global. El món girava la seva mirada cap a ell. El seu magnetisme, la seva imatge i actitud, el seu carisma de cap a peus, el tornaven en un tótem de la década i la contracultura, una imatge i responsabilitats de les quals ell no trigaria a intentar-ne fugir

3.2

Wow, one of the best albums of this period. Must have sounded like nothing else at the time. The Rubber Soul to Highway 61's Revolver. Great from start to finish

Have to admit its got a few classics on it

Dylan at his Dylanest. Classic

I enjoyed the first half of this album a bit more than the second half. Dylan tends to go long whenever it's just him and a guitar, plus he sounds so much livelier when he's backed up by a band. Still, all solid. Favorite tracks: "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream", "Outlaw Blues", "Maggie's Farm"

This was more enjoyable than I expected with a couple of classic Dylan tracks. 3*

Perfectly cromulent but not his best in my opinion.

First time listening to this album and I liked it. Will have to give it another listen

It's always a good day when you wake to find a Bob Dylan album as your album of the day. This is, of course, a classic - the first of his three consecutive all-time greats in that fertile period of 1965-66. Especially when thinking of this in the context of its time it's a groundbreaking work. While there is a fair amount of filler here, there are also enough all-time classic songs (Subterranean Homesick Blues, Maggie's Farm, Mr. Tambourine Man, It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), It's All Over Now, Baby Blue) to make this an easy 5 star rating.

Highlights: Mr. Tambourine Man, It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Best Dylan album so far

I dunno what to say about this album. I always enjoy listening to Dylan, but I'm not passionate about him. Great record!

As with all 7 Bob Dylan albums on this list, I'm rating this relative to the other Dylan albums on here only. As such, this work has some of his best poetry, and the acoustic side in particular has some very impactful songs, but musically there are much better Dylan albums out there, and of course much worse. 3 lamp posts with folded arms out of 5.

Not bad, bob dylan is a good composer and its a specific vibe but idk if i will revisit it soon. With all due respect 4 stars mainly for mr tambourine man

“Mr. Tambourine Man” probably isn’t one of my favorite Dylan songs but I’ll be goddamned if the following verse isn’t the most poetic shit: Then take me disappearin’ through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves Let me forget about today until tomorrow

Miellekästä musiikkia.

Fantastic! A favourite Dylan album. Great lyrics, great atmosphere

Legendary stuff. Massively influential to a lot of great artists. Still sounds great too.

Dylan at his finest.

Good album by Dylan

It's 1965. You just got back from the Human Potential Movement seminar, where ideas such as 'you're only using about 10% of your brain" or "Every child born has, at the moment of birth, a greater potential intelligence than Leonardo da Vinci ever used" were preached as gospel. You're about to smoke some absolute reggie; your friend comes over with the new Bob Dylan record, which you think is about to be 'totally copacetic.' The first song plays, Subterranean Homesick Blues. Bob opens up with Johnny's in the basement, mixin' up the medicine I'm on the pavement, thinkin' about the government This is the most profound thing you've ever heard. Two decades later you will go on to vote for Ronald Reagan twice and believe a muslim caravan is heading straight towards your doorstep. I am a Dylan realist - great artist .The countercultural movement of the 1960s was bankrupt; some good things (Vietnam, Civil rights) but mostly decadence (that's all Free Love was, really), ultimately becoming the vanguard for the culture of narcissism that we were born into, or what our parents were born into. (Shout out to the Lasch readers in the group) One thing I really appreciate about this album is Dylan's singing. In the late 1960s it starts to get really nasily, you can hear the change on Nashville Skyline. Yes I know there's exceptions, Simple Twist of Fate, The Man In Me - whatever I think the early deliveries were overall better, more raw. Mr Tambourine Man, It's Alright Ma(I'm Only Bleeding), and It's All over Now, Baby Blue are the hits. One last thing on the mythization of Dylan: here's a good review I read on Meet Me in the Bathroom, a book about the indie-rock bands of the early 90s/aughts But while reading Meet Me In The Bathroom is a pleasant enough experience it is also a stone-cold bummer because: damn, man, I don't want my generation to descend up its own butthole the same way that the Boomers did. Look: I was in college when a lot of these bands released their first records. I remember the Strokes being played at house parties. I fell in love with Interpol during 2005, which was the first year that I was living completely on my own, two and a half thousand miles from where I grew up. Hell, the National - who are interviewed in the book but not really discussed - have been my favorite band for going on a decade. But it's a big leap to go from "I like these bands" to "these bands were important. They Meant Something." Did these bands change things? Sure, why not. But you know who else changed things? Reality TV and Starbucks and PornHub and SpongeBob Squarepants. I'm told that a butterfly can change the world if it flaps its wings hard enough. and it's allllll over noooooooooow, buuhhhhhhyyyy bluuuuuuu

This is an interesting record. I have never listened to a Dylan album before. Kinda funny how most of these songs just dont have an end and just fade out. Also his lyricism is insane, he just says random bs but it usually works. He's got an iconic voice thats for sure. I expected more from this album because its Bob Dylan but it wasn't bad by any means. The definition of average 5/10

It's hard to put into words how perfect this album is, and just how talented Dylan is. Written in the summer of '64, recorded in two days that same year, also the same summer he took acid with The Beatles. One side electric, one side aucstic. Dylan going into more surreal lyrics. *Chef's kiss*

I like Bob Dylan but was unfamiliar with this album and most of these songs. This was great. Like really really good.

Good Album, 3 Dylan albums so far I think.

Silly little album

ehhhhhhhhhhhh

5! I love this album!

More ambivalent over this one than other 60s Dylan albums I’ve heard, though it has some great tunes like “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and “Mr. Tambourine Man”. Lots of 12-bar blues in the first half, and I felt the length of songs such as “115th Dream” and “It’s Alright Ma”. October 10, 2022

First day office, weird hh vibes, feet hurt, tired but good

have spent most of my life hating Bob Dylan. This is the Dylan i do like though. a bit of energy in it and not carried so much by him and his voice, which is poop

Good grooves for working. Should go back and listen to the stories in the lyrics

It was good

not my favorite bob. electric guitar bob. Baby blue is better performed by Them

Pretty good

Ok

Nope. Just no,

True, this is a classic. But not one I’d listen to often. Query; Is Dylan a proto-rapper?

mies saanut nobelin ihan HYVÄSTÄ syystä... lyriikat on kun jeesus itse puhuisi oppipojilleeen viisauksia... ja laulut on laiskoja, suupielessä ei lihakset kouristu: MUTTA SENKIN VOI TEHDÄ VÄÄRIN...dylan ei väärin tee... ja kun tulee vähän railakkaampaa bluessia vastaaan niin sekin hyvin tehty... mahtava levy.... paras kappale its alright ma, VAIKKAKIN ON MONTA MAHTAVAA LAULUNPOIKASTA.

Bob Dylan is Bob Dylan. There is in this album the song "Mr. Tambourine Man".

Interesting split what the electric and the acoustic folk. A lot of influence came from here, I'm sure.

Such an amazing album. Dylan was already brilliant, but this just took his sound and lyrics to another level. "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" sounds as prophetic today as it must have in 1965... it is timeless in its sagacity.

I must be missing something here. At least I can say I listened to it. Good thing I didn’t pay for it.

It's Dylan. What else is there to say?

Too much harmonica

Not the biggest fan of Bob Dylan and his style of music and this album was no different. Felt like a sludge to get through, not for me.

Enjoyed: yeah Listens: 3 Pretty solid album tbf

A great and fascinating turning point in Dylan's career. "It's Alright Ma" is a masterpiece.

Classic! I need to be in the right mood, but it's great when I am

classic. bobby D. too folksy too furious.

This was a Dylan album alright. Will listen again multiple times to read up on the lyrics better.

The lyrics are all over the place, exemplified by the first (and probably most famous) track on this album. It's kind of a jumbled mess, but in a charming way--but not the powerful snapshots of Dylan's genius brain like on "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". For me, the most powerful statement on this album isn't the call to follow the Tambourine Man but rather Dylan's scathing criticism of the materialistic, war-mongering, hypocritical society he saw all around him expressed on "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)". This is where his lyricism shines, the intense, monotone vocal delivery matching the grim imagery. Is anything sacred anymore? Nothing was back then. What about now?

5 stars isn't enough.

Very Dylan. Some of the songs had the same melody as each other

Stunning album Cover art 5/5

LOVE THIS

Mid

Sempre agradável

This album is filled with the nostalgic and the whimsical poetry of Dylan. Simple but beautifully constructed songs are the hallmark of this collection. A perfectly crafted piece of Americana that feels like coming home after a long journey. Standout tracks: Outlaw Blues and Mr. Tambourine Man

Never understood the hype behind Dylan until I heard this album. Just awesome blues with interesting songwriting

Not a massive Dylan fan but this is pretty decent

not

The ur-Bob talking blues record.

I can finally say I’ve heard Bob Dylan, it I wasn’t expecting to hear something Yelawolf sampled.

Songs saved: 3 Songs skipped: 3

Folk lord made change, and it works.

I just love how he tells a story. 10/10. It’s alright, ma is one of my new favorite songs.

Loses a star for the harmonica work

I haven't listened alot to Bob Dylan in the past tbh.. although I like his style alot. I just never 'get tot it'. So I was happy I got to listen to this album! The first couple of songs are somewhat faster than his previous works with songs like Subterranean Homesick Blues and One the Road Again. The second half of the album tends to be more like his protest folk songs and is more acoustic than the first half of the album. My favorite song of the album is It's Alright, Ma. It contains some lyrics which are still relevant today! Overall a real nice album which takes my mind back to a time the world was a lot more simple and smaller. Eventhough I didn't exist back then.

Couple good songs, Bit repetitive but overall worth a listen

Very cool, but it seems that BD only knows how to play in 2 different BPMs. Maggie's Farm, SHB and Mr. Tambourine Man clearly stand out (there's a reason why they're the most known songs of the album). The rest is great 60's folk but not really unforgettable.

Bob is/as the King. You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. A perfect storm of all the Dylanisms; hollering, footstomping, jangly gee-tars, piercing harmonica, stream of conscious absurdist lyrics, sprinkled with biting humour, and balanced by the most exquisite earnest love songs. My love she speaks like silence. Electric or acoustic fades into insignificance in the company of attitude, swagger and cool. Floats on and elevates the mediums he screams or croons along to. I'm ready for to fade, into my own parade. An absurdist decree, Sisyphus is happy. Raging against the dogma of delayed meaning and joy by grasping it now in the present and holding on at punishment of death. He not busy being born is busy dying. Essential listening for anyone with a pair of ears and a heartbeat - 5/5

Was okay, bit too old for me but some catchy songs. listened to the whole thing

Not my favorite of Bob Dylan's work, but it is a decent album regardless.

All of my favorites on one album. I own this one.

first time listening to bob dylan the harmonica on this album hits just right enjoyed both the electric and the acoustic sides of the album bob dylan one of the goats for sure standout songs: she belongs to me; on the road again; mr tambourine man, theres a reason this song has 87 million listens, its beautiful; its alright, ma.

At this point Dylan was getting better with every new album.

4.2 + Side A is markedly better. Dylan shines with surrealist absurdity and often paints himself as a hapless Charlie Chaplin, especially on “Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream.” “Maggie’s Farm” shows him at his most droll. Side B, while also full of striking turns of phrase, doesn’t grab me.

Interesting lyrics

3/11, 27%

One of my favourite Dylan albums (but I still haven't had the best one yet ;)) just so much fun, almost pop except no pop has lyrics so confounding. Damn those vandals and their handle.

Great, apart from a couple of songs.

Hard to know what to say about this. After a weeks drought of dour indie albums (mainly from the 2000s-2010s) Dylan was a breath of fresh air. I've always liked thus album, lyrically brilliant, funny, wierd and always engaging...musically it may not be rocket science, but is a comfortable armchair to slouch into. I enjoyed the ride.

Really good lyricism, I enjoyed Bob Dylan's 115th Dream a lot! Maybe a couple too many monotone melodies

He wrote a good protest song, and Subterranean Homesick Blues is great and the film clip to it, iconic but a little bit of Bob goes quite a long way

This album is just so good. I wasn't in the mood for Dylan today. It didn't matter. Two tracks in, I was all-in on Dylan again. He's just such a monster of a songwriter. That cannot be overstated. But, on top of his incredible songwriting, there's an energy to this album - a youthfulness - that's compelling. It requires attention. And, for the record, Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" is lightyears better than the jingle-jangle pop cover that made The Byrds famous. "Bring It All Back Home" gets five stars, easy.

Solid Dylan album

Aged weirdly well, a little slow in parts but by no means a bad listening experience

As Bowie described his voice, like sand and glue. Shades of bluegrass twang as well.

One of the greatest songwriters of all time Liked Outlaw Blues, On the Road Again, Mr. Tambourine Man Heavy on the harmonica

I am a massive folk fan and I absolutely recognize how amazing of a songwriter he is. I however hate Bob Dylan. I think almost every Bob Dylan cover is better than his originals. That is certainly the case here with "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", easily the best two songs on the album. Both of them were done considerably better by The Byrds. Dylan's voice pre Royal Albert Hall concert is considerably better than after. But it is still just so nasally. And OH MY GOD put down the fucking harmonica once in awhile! After this list I will probably never intentionally play a Bob Dylan song again. This however does not deserve the one star that most of his other albums do.

I mean for 1 it's Dylan, IMO one of the greatest of all time. Some banging songs on here, it's on my playlists for sure.

Maybe this album was innovative at the time, but now it sounds old-timey and boring. Not to mention Dylan's voice is annoying.

Nothing to add to this. (7/10) FT: Mr. Tambourine Man , It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

The beginning of "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" was just adorable 🥰 I hadn't heard most of these songs (except for Tambourine Man) but DANG this is a solid, solid album. The music and songwriting are exquisite and I enjoyed every song

His whiny voice just ruins it for me. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me and I can't get past it to hear anything else. What did he use to counter the whiny voice? A high-pitched harmonica that was even more ear piercing. Not for me.

I know Bob Dylan is one of the greats in terms of music but I really don’t get it. There’s nothing about his music that stands out to me other than his less than mediocre voice.

Didn't hate it, even kind of liked it. Great folk music, not a ton of harmonica to ruin it.

I hate Bob Dylan. His voice is atonal, nasal and whiny which grates on me nerves.

LP

Dylan = Vinilo

No es el que más me gusta, pero aún así, le doy 5.

Best album I've heard from Dylan. Great guitar and lyrics. Iconic songs and great ones in between

An appreciated classic! It sent me into nostalgia.

The beginning of Bob Dylan’s controversial shift from folk to rock music, also happens to be the best era of his long and celebrated career. Such an incredible lyricist, no doubt one of the most groundbreaking albums of the 1960s.

Dylan at his peak.

Finally some MUSIC Love the harmonica Sounds grainy but like it could come out today "She's a brown skinned woman but I love her just the same" yikes Sounds like Rostam in the last song

I really like this actually! You can definitely hear the obvious influence he had on a bunch of singer-songwriters I'm more familiar with like Mountain Goats, Decemberists or Rory McLeod or even stuff like Bellowhead. Nice to vibe in the garden to while watching the world implode outside, it's very bittersweet timeless traveller modern bard stuff. I also really like the song that starts with a laughing outtake (\"Bob Dylan's 115th dream\") the lyrics are just great and its got a good driving rhythm.

Folk, blues, 1965. A record which is a prove of the fact Bob Dylan is arguably the greatest songwriter in the history of music, but not as perfect as the following two "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Blonde On Blonde". It also contains one of the best opening tracks of his entire discography "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and the masterpiece "Mr. Tambourine Man".

There’s some Bob Dylan I like a lot, and some I think is fine. Highway 61 is by far my favorite album of his

Bobby D is a legend for a reason. Kicks balls and slaps titties.

Prob my fav album of his.

Couple of great songs and the rest is okay.

Best album ever.

An album of huge contrasts from the profound to the brilliantly absurd.

What can you say, one of the great Dylan albums. Subterranean is outstanding, 115th Dream is still hilarious, Tambourine, Eden, Only Bleeding and Baby Blue still some of his all time best songs. The first side is great, but side B is pure gold. Not a duff song on here and the best was still to come.

Awful good, percussive vocal melodies

Highlights: She Belongs to Me, Love Minus Zero, Mr. Tambourine Man, It's All Over Now Baby Blue.

Not very good

It's amazing to look at the track listing and recognize how many are familiar; 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'She Belongs to Me', 'Maggie's Farm', 'Love Minus Zero', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' and 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'. The great thing is a lot of these songs are quite simple musically, just a few chords, but the vocal delivery is astounding; Dylan is an underrated singer. It must have been quite a revelation back in 1965 to hear him "go electric". From a modern point of view, you have to wonder what all the fuss was about.

Love it baby, Dylan at his lyrical best

I know there's gonna be a lot more Dylan to come, but I just don't think I'll every be able to move on from the terrible whiney voice and the harmonica, no matter how good the songwriting

Having this alongside The Fall was interesting. Both if their vocal stylings were unique and mildly annoying. It's a fine set of songs though.

I knew I'd come across a lot of Bob Dylan throughout my 1001 albums journey, and I'm never in the mood for it. I'm starting to think that I have a problem with the harmonica. I do like Subterranean Homesick Blues though.

Couple of songs I liked

Another great Dylan album! This felt like classic dylan even though I didn't mark any as favorites. I feel like each time his album pops up I have to mention how we are always impersonating dylans voice and lyrics and this album is probably the closest to that.

I'm feeling the Dylan fatigue ever so slightly, due to sheer volume. But this is another great one, from the era of Bob Dylan that I really like. "Mr. Tambourine Man" is obviously the big hit on here, but holy cow, "It's Alright Ma, I'm Just Bleeding." I'd never heard that before, it's got an indescribable edge to it. Could honestly become like a top 5 Dylan song to me. He seriously spazzed. I also really liked hearing him laugh and restart on 115th Dream, that was a cool human touch. Thanks for the good music Bobby boy. Favorite tracks: It's Alright Ma, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Gates of Eden,, 115th Dream, Mr. Tambourine Man, On the Road Again. Album art: Kind of boring frankly, a picture with a little distortion. Not as cool or memorable as some of the others he's got out there. 4/5

Probably the best Bob Dylan is going to get for me personally

um dos melhores do homi

Always a fascinating artist, at least to my ear, in his various incarnations. I like this album a lot and I really love that he went with more electric instruments and a more rock sound for this one. This was recorded before I was born, so needless to say I have no experience with the folk scene in the early 60s into which Dylan exploded, the tension with that scene when he went electric, and so on. But as cultural history, I happen to be interested in it. Some real great songs here. What a freaking incredible writer, lyrically and musically. His lyrics on this album are wonderful on their own as poetry. I like the way he performs his songs, too.

I love Dylan's stream-of-consciousness rhymes with a passion, and he's just on fire on this album. A towering giant of music of any century.

Nice

A fantastic set of songs. The half-electric half-acoustic ordering gives this the vibe of a double album (without the runtime) and pretty much every track is a classic or a heartwrenching lyrical goldmine

It's very, very good. Just not necessarily my favorite.

TE AMO BOB

Bob Dylan at his best. Poetry and folk music wedded in perfect bliss. The artfulness of his lyrics on this album is rarely surpassed

i'm not really into it but i can't deny that the man has talent

I can appreciate that people LOVE Bob Dylan. He's ok for me. Kind of the same sound for every song, every album. I listened to this one a few times, it is worth listening to, but don't think I'd ever go back to it again. Glad I got the chance to hear it. 3/5

Great singer, better lyrics writer.

Maybe my favorite Dylan song is Subterranean Homesick Blues...the rest is decent. Above average as far as Dylan goes. 3.5/5

one of the better dylan albums so far

Listened to a huge amount of Dylan at one point in my life, not so much anymore. There are few modern lyricists in his league in my mind but in albums like this in particular I wonder, behind the opulent wordplay is the substance really there or is it just reeling stream of consciousness. Still way up there, second tier Dylan in my personal reckoning.

I think this is Bob Dylan's best album, this had significant impact on the culture and community at the time.

'Bringing It All Back Home' tends to get lost sandwiched between the outstanding LPs Dylan recorded before and after. Consider the preceding three- 'The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,' 'The Times They Are a-Changin’,' and 'Another Side of Bob Dylan' (acoustic folk music)- and, the two following- 'Highway 61 Revisited' and 'Blonde on Blonde' (electric rock n’ roll.) And, I must confess, 'Bringing It All Back Home' also gets lost amidst my go-to Dylan music (including later works like 'Blood on the Tracks.') But intentionally so. For one thing, Dylan comes across as if his lyrical output has temporarily overcome his performance energy. He thankfully got it back on the next LP, but this one sounds to me like a winded Dylan. How does one supply the energetic passion to share such an extraordinary amount of lyrics, with little instrumental breaks to catch a breath? And I’m not even talking about the interpretation of songs like ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ and ‘Gates of Eden’ and ‘It’s Allright Ma, I’m Only Bleedng,’ but just the utter volume of it's sung words. Once one does get around to deciphering Dylan on this particular LP, with its shift from social justice issues to surrealism (a relatively new feature for Dylan in 1965), there are many more questions raised than answered: Who is Maggie, or Mr. Tambourine Man, or Baby Blue? What exactly are the Gates of Eden, not to mention their function, and where may they be located? What is a magic swirling ship: a boat, a plane, LSD in a toilet bowl? What precipitated Dylan’s love to the realization that she ‘knows there’s no success in failure, and that failure’s no success at all’? What does that even mean? Dylan’s reference to the conquest of America on ‘Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream’ doesn’t seem to be intended in an exclusively historical way, so what is its relevance to 1965? What is its relevance now? He suggests on the opening song, ‘You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,’ but that’s surely more than an observation of a purely meteorological event. The whole LP had the feel of Dylan struggling to sustain the energy to endure the performance of these wordy songs- both physically and emotionally. And consider the interesting order in which they are even placed on the album: side one introduces the listener to an assembled band of plugged in rock n’ rollers, while side two is solo, unplugged acoustic Dylan. The strategy is completely backwards. Wouldn’t it make more sense to begin with the familiar acoustic before gradually easing your audience into the ‘new’ electric sound? But the album is entitled, 'Bringing It All Back Home,' so maybe it’s format is purposefully designed to befuddle, with Dylan, all the while, maintaining a purposefully restrained grin. Yet another mystery from the final verse on the final song, after which the listener is left in silence to ponder: ‘Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you. Forget the dead you’ve left, they will not follow you. The vagabond who’s rapping at your door is standing in the clothes that you once wore. Strike another match, go start anew. And it’s all over now, Baby Blue.’ Is Dylan talking to himself, to us, to the folk music community, to the 60’s counter culture, to the American establishment… to a freezing infant?

Fantastic album, maybe Dylan's best from the 60s.

I feel like I’ve read a dozen books by the time I’m done listening to this, and yes that is more than the number of songs. It’s wonderful. That said, I do find Bob Dylan exhausting at times.

Bringing It All Back Home is front-loaded with its best songs and finds Dylan in an uncharacteristically rollicking mood. Also uncharacteristically, he doesn't seem to have much to say. The album degrades as songs get both longer and less complex, ultimately becoming a bit tedious. I'd rather just listen to Muddy Waters.

The quick tempos and rock sounds in the first half had me thinking this would be my favorite Dylan album thus far (and it still might be), but it drags on and on in the second half.

One good song, the rest is boring

I’ve herd his live 1966 album before this so I kinda know how this will go and I know three of the songs from that so I may make a few comparisons between the versions: The album starts with the song subterranean homesick blues, it’s okay a nice, short opener typical great Dylan singing but also typical poor quality singing but I wouldn’t want anything else. I also expected the harmonica to be more annoying but it was fine. I prefer this version of she belongs to me than the live version ( which was still one of my favourites on the acoustic half of that album) so that’s good, great lyrics which I didn’t really mention on that review. Maggie’s farm is alright I feel its some of the weaker Bob Dylan songs lyrically, but it’s quite enjoyable and the instrumental part is quite strong. Love minus zero feels like a step up from Maggie’s farm lyrically, It is probably one of the most boring instrumentally especially when there’s meant to be a full band on this half. Outlaw blues on the other hand sounds more like a band song, but it still keeps that Bob Dylan sound, but I get for listeners at the time it may have been too alienating from his previous songs. I still love it though! The harmonica ( a bit I didn’t enjoy on other works) actually works nicely for on the road again and the lyrics are entertaining. Bob Dylan’s 115th dream starts off entertaining keeping in a bit that really sounds like it should be cut, not saying the song gets any worse just the longer Bob Dylan songs never really entertain me as much as the shorter length ones. The lyrics are entertaining though! Now for the acoustic half starting off with Mr tambourine man another song I’ve herd previously, this version is a few minutes shorter so it’s really perfect length to be fair and with this version I think I recognised it more and while it’s still Bob Dylan’s singing in a weird way it kinda fits the song and really nice lyrics. Gates of eden follows a slightly weaker song instrumentally but it still hits well the lyrics are probably the best so far but there’s two songs left. That piercing harmonica when he gets to the chorus bit works well. Its alright ma i’am only bleeding, has I nice intro, and I like the way he does the verses fine not great singing but good performance. The chorus isn’t as good but there’s worse in the world and it does drag. Its all over now baby blue one I’ve herd before from the live album, probably my least favourite from that album that’s on here but it was still a better one overall Just not the kinda song I would think of as a closer on an instrumental standpoint but I guess lyrically it’s a perfect sendoff. Overall a much more enjoyable experience than what I’ve herd from him before.

I wish I didn’t have such a blind spot for bob Dylan

3.0

Used to like Bob Dylan a lot. I should revisit cause I haven't heard his ish in a minute

Day 1: This is the first album of this challenge, I've listened to a few of Bob Dylan's songs before but this is the first full album of his I've listen to I'm surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. I feel like I didn't connect with the Album as much as others due to there being an almost 70 year gap, but I loved how every song was basically a Story. Favourite Song: Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob's boring

The best Dylan album I’ve heard so far, but that’s not many at all. A couple of decent tracks and not the obvious ones.

"It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" might have converted me to a Dylan fan

I hate this guy.

No tan aburrido como otros de Dylan

Starts off strong, and stays steady from there.

Fantastic

Not for my. Kind of Country...lazy album zzzz

The music and tempo are the same for most of the songs, with Mr. Tambourine Man being the most memorable, but his lyrics as always are powerful and effective, and the rhythm at which he sings them puts him closer to a rapper than to his folk contemporaries.

Compared to other works of his, this was rather disappointing. The songs all sounded very very similar, also the same, basic background music and always the rather same singing. In the end not bad but for such a highly rated artist it was disappointing

A Bob Dylan album that doesn't give me a migraine - amazing! Yes he's an amazing songwriter, but boy, does his voice grate. But not this...fab!

4/5. Not my favorite Dylan, but it’s friggin B Dyl

Fab-just brilliant.

Dylan is such an important part of music history that it feels impossible to look at a song or an album without that layering over it. This is a beautiful album. Every single line on "It's Allright Ma'" has multiple meanings both within and without the context of the song. And then you add in the the repetitive music behind the lyrics. This is both an album to sing to and be inspired by.

Great Dylan album that explores blues. One of my favorites.

Pretty good

I fucking LOVE this album! This might be my favourite iteration of Dylan, I just love him going electric. I know it caused such a stir back in the day when he shifted his style, but it was a bold ballsy move that works for him. He's always challenged his listeners to keep up with him or fuck off. He goes where his artistry guides him and does what he wants, a total maverick. "Don't ask me nothing about nothing, I just might tell you the truth.” Subterranean Homesick Blues is an incredible opening track, Maggie's Farm is such a fun bop (I love cranking that one and singing along loudly in the car), and Mr. Tambourine Man is a high watermark of Dylan's songwriting. It's all solid, the whole way through. It's a great fucking album. It is irresistibly fun and cheeky and it will always hold up. Well done, Bob. Well done!

Knew more tracks than I thought I would. Never been a big Dylan fan, can't get past the lack of melody having been raised on McCartney. Not terrible though

Liked it, nostalgic

4/5

Not my favorite Dylan album but close to it.

Classic Dylan sound. Sometimes it was distracting and sometimes I was lost in the song. 3/5

Starting to appreciate more the good vibes that Bob Dylan brings. Haven't heard this album before Enjoying.

Really liked this, some good ones I knew already and a few new discoveries.

J'ai hésité à mettre la note d'une étoile sur cinq mais j'ai finalement décidé d'en donner trois. Je cristallise en effet une véritable haine envers Bob Dylan, qu'il n'a pourtant rien fait pour mériter. En discutant avec Robert, celui-ci m'a d'ailleurs fait cadeau d'une anecdote exclusive et jamais révélée sur l'artiste en question. Alors que Dylan était en représentation au Royal Albert Hall en 1966, un ami à lui fit irruption sur scène pour tenter une expérience. Celui-ci s'avança doucement vers l'artiste en train de chanter Mr. Tambourine Man, puis, discrètement, tendit sa main et pinça son nez. Croyez-le ou non, plus aucun son n'entrait dans le micro. Le public était dans l'incompréhension la plus totale puisque la guitare posée sur les genoux du chanteur ne s'était pas arrêtée, elle. Quelques douzaines de secondes plus tard, l'ami libéra les narines préalablement pincées et c'est alors qu'une rafale d'air déferla sur le micro, provoquant une coupure de liaison avec les enceintes des quatre coins de la salle. Le problème crut être réglé par une intervention tardive de Jim Morrison mais le concert sera finalement reporté.

La série noire du générateur se poursuivant jour après jour, et ce malgré la promesse de Robert de ne la faire durér que 5 jours, je commençais à me trouver de plus en plus excédé. Cet enervement a dépassé la limite du raisonnable à l'écoute de cet album absolument minable de Bob Dylan, et j'ai donc pris une décision: j'allai me rendre au domicile de Robert pour lui toucher deux mots sur ses manières peu orthodoxes. Je me présentais sur son parvis, et poussais la porte menant dans son entrée. A ma grande surprise, je ne suis pas accueilli par un chaleureux "Ah eltrapèze, ça faisait longtemps, installe toi !" comme Robert en a l'habitude, lui qui me considère comme la prunelle de ses yeux. Un silence pesant régnait dans l'habitacle. Je trouvais cela un peu étrange, Robert ayant pour habitude à cette heure de la journée de coordonner différentes actions policières aux quatre coins du monde depuis son bureau, donnant sur la porte d'entrée. Je me dis qu'il s'était peut-être eabsenté pour quelques minutes, et décidait de passer le temps en rendant visite à Ray Charles, dans sa gêole présente au sous-sol. Une fois la vingtaine de marches avalées, ce fut le choc: la cellule de Ray Charles avait été forcée, et le pauvre soulman n'était plus à l'intérieur ! Qu'avait-il bien pu se passer ? Devant ma mine effarée, les New York Dolls m'invectivèrent de leur voix de crecelles: "Hiiiiiiiiiiihihihi tu cherches Ray Charles?" "Oui, que lui est t'il arrivé ?! Vous êtes ses voisins de celulles depuis des années, vous savez forcément ce qu'il s'est passé ?!" "Monte au premier étage hiiiihi, mais tu risques d'être surpris hihihiiiii" Les New York Dolls se mirent à éclater de rire de leurs voix aigües sur cette dernière phrase. Il faut savoir que je n'ai normalement pas le droit de me rendre au premier étage de la maison de Robert, puisque cet étage renferme ses immenses quartiers, qui sont interdits d'accès à quiconque ne fait pas partie de la famille Dimery (Robert et Mike Ladd en l'occurence). C'est le pas tremblotant que j'entamais l'escalade des pas moins de 230 escaliers menant à ce lieu secret. Alors que je m'approchais de la dernière marche, j'entendis les bribes d'un dialogue. "Tu vas payer pour tes actes" [...] "Mais c'est la faute des Stephen Stills..." [...] "Je vais te faire vivre un calvaire". Je décidais alors de faire irruption dans la salle pour en avoir le coeur net. "Mais qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ?!" Ce que je découvrit me fait encore frissonner à l'heure où j'écris ces lignes. Robert était ligoté au sol, la semelle d'un homme sur le visage. Cet homme, c'était Ray Charles, complétement métamorphosé. Il était equipé d'une longue cape noire, et d'habits eux aussi entièrement noirs. Son visage était obscur et renfermé, ses yeux enflammés de haine. Le Dark Ray Charles se retourna vers moi brusquement: "Déguerpis si tu veux avoir la vie sauve, rien ne m'arrêtera, Robert doit payer:" Terrifié, je courrus en sens inverse les 250 marches précedemment avalées, comprennant soudainement ce qu'il s'était passé: les albums de la liste n'étaient plus générés par Robet mais par le Dark Ray Charles. Il fallait absolument intervenir pour rétablir l'ordre générateurien.

Subterranean Homesick Blues It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Mr. Tambourine Man All great tracks I knew before, but this whole album has that same level. Why did I never come across it before? Probably because I'm not a big fan of Bob... I'm glad this album tries to change my mind.

This album is bad. I still don't like Bob Dylan. I listened, and I still don't like it. Also ENOUGH about Maggie, Bob, it's freakin' creepy. Highlights: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue...Not because of the song, but it let us know this over-rated crapfest of an album is over. Lowlights: All of it.

Ágætisplata. Óbragð í munni.

Not a real big Dylan fan but I enjoyed a large part of this album. Even really enjoyed the weirdness of the dream song. It's pretty good tbh.

Dylan uses Electric and Acoustic sounds to flesh out this record with the same wordsmith and protest songs of his earlier years. This slice of Americana has multiple notable tracks, but also a solid supporting cast. It could be argued that this is one of his bigger albums, but with a catalog as deep as his, it is a matter for debate.

Squams

Good 👍

Rätt lit, gossen kan skriva

Želja mi je imati sve njegove albume do 1967., a ovaj neka bude u prvih 5 albuma. Iako mi se jako sviđa album i volim Dylana dok je još bio isključivo na akustici (ne krivim ga ništa što je kasnije prešo na električnu ko što su mnogi ljudi bili protiv, dobar potez tho). Zapravo je cijeli album jako dobar, dao bi 9/10 ili pak 4.5/5, zato ovim putem javljam da dajem jako pozitivnu zvjezdicu za ovaj album. Također je važno napomenuti da ću ove godine proći sve njegove albume i rejtat ih. It's about damn time! Teško će biti, ali mi je to Bog rekao da napravim. Kaže: "Luka, ne budeš li rejtao Dob Bylana, oduzet ću ti majstorstvo u upravljanju viličarom." To sam shvatio personalno - samo čekam bolje vrijeme da mogu otić u prirodu, sjest negdje i pustit si sat vremena jednog albuma na dan. Sitnice su važne.

I am familiar with BOB DYLAN and his fifth album BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME, which I have and like very much. After listening to BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME, I still find Dylan to be one of the most consistent songwriter of his and our generation. He is not everyone’s cup of tea. The imagery expressed in DYLAN’s is startling and surreal. In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, besides BOB DYLAN - BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME, there are six other albums listed: THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN (1963); HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965); BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966); BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (1975); TIME OUT OF MIND (1997); BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.4 LIVE 1966 (1998) Rate Artist: BOB DYLAN (5.0) Rate Album (Year): BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (US 1965 Original) (5.0) Ranking of BOB DYLAN - BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME songs No. Title Length Side one (Electric Side) 1. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" 2:21 10.0/10 2. "She Belongs to Me" 2:47 09.0/10 3. "Maggie's Farm" 3:54 10.0/10 4. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" 2:51 08.0/10 5. "Outlaw Blues" 3:05 09.0/10 6. "On the Road Again" 2:35 09.0/10 7. "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" 6:30 09.0/10 Side two (Acoustic Side) 8. "Mr. Tambourine Man" 5:30 10.0/10 9. "Gates of Eden" 5:40 09.0/10 10. "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" 7:29 10.0/10 11. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" 4:12 10.0/10 US 1965 Original Release 103.0/110 = 9.36 / 2 = 4.68

Ah Young Bob! don't cha' just love him.... get him before the cancel culture does! Saw him in '78 at Blackbushe Aerodrome in Hampshire, great day with Clapton, Graham Parker and the Rumour and Joan Armatrading plus more. One of those moments in my life when I realised what music can do! Classic this one from the early Dylan oeuvre with songs that are now classics. I could say there isn't a bad one on this but my particular favourites are "Subterranean Homesick Blues" "Maggies Farm" (which took on a whole new meaning in the early '80's inthe UK thanks to our then Prime minister. I would recommend The Blues Bands version!) "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" "Mr Tambourine Man" "It's Alright Ma' (I'm Only Bleeding) and "It's all Over Now Baby Blue" see I said the whole album is a classic really. Love it, Have it in my Vinyl collection and rightfully on this list.

Tym razem znowu wylosowal sie Dylan z mojego ulubionego okresu jego tworczosci, wiec przejscia folkowego brzmienia w twardsze rokowanie z uzyciem elektrycznych instrumentow, bedace mozna powiedziec narodzinami nowego gatunku, czyli folkowego rocka, ktore wlasnie mialo miejsce na Bringing It All Back Home z 65, bedacy szostym studyjnym krazkiem w dyskografii Bobowej, ktory idealnie balansuje pomiedzy folkowym Dylanem uczniem pana Guthriego, a czyms nowym, muzyka lat 60, ktora przejawia sie w wykorzystaniu elektrycznych instrumentali, wiec plyta na pierwszej stronie pokazuje swoje nowe brzmienie, wiec mozna posluchac pana Dylana na elektryku i kultowej harmonijce z kilkoma ciekawymi postaciami, jak Brucem Langhornem, ktory mial byc inspiracja dla kawalka mr tambourine man, na krorym takze go mozna uslyszec jako kounter melodie elektrykowa, tak samo jak na zamykajacym krazek its all over now, baby blue, na jak tak popularny album, tak bardzo rozpisany jesli chodzi o strone liryczna nigdzie nie moge znalezc kto bierze udzial w nagraniach danych kawalkow, a szkoda bo zwlaszcza na pierwszej stronie gdzie instrumentalnie sporo sie dzieje sporo osob wydaje sie pominietych, bo jak to w przypadku wiekszosci Dylanoiwych nagran sesje zamknieto ekspresem, bo wystarczyly dwie sejse na nagranie wszystkiego co mialo sie znalezc na plycie, a nawet wiecej, bo caly album zostal nagrany z elektrykami, ale jedynie czesc dostala sie do wersji ostatecznej, to polaczenie elektrykowego A sajda z klasycznym folkowym B sajdem jest czyms co sprawia, ze ta plyta jest tak wyjatkowa dla mnie w dyskografii Dylanowej, jako jeden z najbardziej influencyjnych jego wydan, co do strony lirycznej, to juz wczesniej sie rozpisywalem nad tym jak barwne historie potrafi on tworzyc praktycznie o niczym i jak tworzyc bohaterow, z ktorymi czlowiek potrafi sie zrzyc w ciagu kilku minut trwania piosenki i tutaj jest dokladnie tak samo, wiec plyta otwiera abstrakcyjna opowiesc w ktorej glowna role dostaja drugi i milicja, wiec typowa opowiesc o zyciu pod tytulem subterranean homesick blues, tak wyglada wieksza czesc pierwszej strony, ktora stanowi swojgo rodzaju epicko sarkastyczny komentarz hameryki tamtych czasow, druga czesc tej strony beda dwa love songi she belongs to me i love minus zero, z pierwszego traka wynika bardziej, ze to on nalezy do niej, bo tak idealna jest ta wybranka, bo tak wlasnie wyglada pani z okladki, love minus zero takze kontynuuje temat milosci idealnej, dluzsza nazwa tego kawalka zawiera takze /no limit ktory swietnie pasuje do tej teorii, druga strona swietnie pokazuje kontrast jaki instrumental potrafi stworzyc, nadal komentowane sa podobne tematy, tylko teraz maja calkiem inne brzmienie, czego swietnym przykladem jest its alright, ma im only bleeding, pietnastozwrotkowy komentarz lat 60 i spoleczenstwa hameryki z ktorego pochodza jedne z najbardziej kultowe teksty, jak o nagim prezydencie, czy gilotynowaniu, no i jest pan tamburyniarz, ktory jest jednym z najbardziej kultowych utworow w dyskografii Dylana, tyle razy coverowany, a jednak tutaj brzmi dla mnie najlepiej, jeden z tych kawalkow ktore potrafia przeniesc czlowieka do innego miejsca, takim miejscem moga byc wrota edenu, czyli jeden z najbardziej enigmatyczno surrealistycznych fragmentow plyty, inspirowany Blejkowym songs of paradise, krazek zamyka fitujacy its all over now, ktory swietnie pasuje jako utwor ktorym pan Bob pozegnal sie z folkowym establiszmentem i swietnie pokazujacy dorastanie Dylana jako artysty, ktory szuka samego siebie, wydaje mi sie ze ta strona jest bogatsza lirycznie, chociaz to tylko cztery kawalki, ktore sa jednak bardziej rozbudowane niz rokowo blusowe eksperymenty pierszej strony, na plejke raczej nic nie dodam, bo juz dawno to zrobilem, ale musze dodac album na spotifajowa poleczke biblioteczna

fantastic

Bob Dylan is another of those artists whose back catalogue is intimidatingly large, but this album seems like a good entry point with a number of all time classics.

Another quite enjoyable Bob Dylan album. It appears that he and I may have got off to a shaky start. This includes some well known classics and is fairly strong throughout, although I preferred the more plugged in Side A to the more folky Side B. 3.5/5.

Meh

I’ve never been a big Dylan fan. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m a speech-language pathologist and I always hated hearing a grown ass man mumble incoherently. Anywho, I thought this was pretty decent. His vocals were good and I loved the guitar. I’d play this on a road trip up the Cali coast.

I think I’m old enough to appreciate this album a little now. His nasal voice is rough to take, but yes yes the lyrics are everything with this one. “You will start out proud to steal her anything she sees. But you will wind up peeking through her keyholes down upon your knees.”

Great opener. Dylan's voice is off-putting, but we all know that going in. Some of the blues numbers seemed a bit aimless. Didn't really massively stand out for me. Obviously this album is the home of Mr Tamborine Man but I don't think his version is particularly any better than the Byrds. Maybe I'll have to return to this in the summer.

Hole trip

I’ve recently been getting into Bob Dylan’s discography so I think it’s funny I was going to listen to this album anyway so far this is one of my favorite Bob Dylan albums, don’t get me wrong, I love the folksy stuff he did in his first four albums, there’s just something so magical about him finally incorporating rock and roll into his music I can’t wait to listen to Highway 61 Revisited, I’ve heard that’s one of his best albums anyway, this is absolutely a 10/10 album, but I think it’s more enjoyable if you listen to his first four albums first, hearing his sound build and grow as he tries out new stuff before you hear this beautiful rock and roll project

Listened to on 1/31/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: Love Minus Zero, Mr. Tambourine Man This album was so easy to listen to and had lots of fun instruments integrated. Would absolutely listen to again and again

Some very fun tracks like Maggie’s Farm and Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream and the classic Mr. Tambourine Man

1/31/22 Listened to this album on a walk outside on a beautiful day. Perfect “Glad to be alive music”! Enjoyed more than I thought I would considering it’s kinda folksy. This would also be great driving through Texas with the windows down music. He tells a great story. Would give 4.5 if I could. Favorite song: Love Minus Zero

I liked this less than the other Dylan albums we’ve come across so far.

Every song … excellent!!

FIVE STARS An all-time classic As is usually the case with those five-stars albums, I won't write a full-blown review about this particular record, because others have already written wonderful stuff about it and there's not much I can add that I feel could be relevant and interesting. It's just a gem. Go and listen to it a.s.a.p. [Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 984 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 6 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 6 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (as I think many others are more important): 4 Albums on which I feel my judgment is muddled by my past forays into specific genres instead of others (some might end up on my final list if they're culturally important): 1]

Songs too long as per usual Bob Dylan, but inoffensive enough listening.

Please, no more fucking Dylan.

“A long and whining road.”

gates of eden is so damn good....i dunno what i expected from bobbie dylie but this kinda bops...it's alright ma im only bleeding :(((

Meh

Excellent album, maybe not one of Dylan's greatest but still full of awesome hits. Love "It's all over now baby blue"

Great tales are told via simple guitar and Dylanesque word singing

The fun stuff is pretty enjoyable. The rest of it is repetitive filler drivel. Kudos if he can remember the lyrics to a couple of those songs

Definitely quality and fun song writing. Not my style of music though

This was my first Dylan album experience. Got it via the small tape collection at Exmouth Library in the late 80s but unfortunately at the same time as borrowing his 1986 album, 'Knocked Out Loaded', which I've read as being rated as his worst studio album (and there is some serious competition for that honour). So on the one hand, 'BIBH' was a revelation and is still one of my favourites of his (took a while to get into 'H61R', love 'BotT, also a big fan of late Dylan, esp 'Time Out Of Mind', always struggle a bit with 'BoB'), on the other hand, the 'Knocked Out Loaded' experience stopped me from further investigations into his back catalogue for a long while. Probably not helped by Dylan's late 80s output at the time.