Blonde On Blonde

Personally, I consider this album to be the Bob Dylan's, magnum opus. Blonde On Blonde is one of the greatest double albums of all time, right up there with Exile On Main St., The White Album and The Wall. Essential!

i don't like bob dylan

Tasapaksua rallattelua joka ei ainakaan päivän fiilikseen ja etätyöpäivään sopinut

Erittäin hyvää keskivertoa, mut ei riittävän mieleenpainuvaa, että yltäis neloseen. Tunnistettavaa Bobia

Just do not get Dylan at all!

It's daunting to thoughtfully take on any Bob Dylan album, even one I've listened to numerous times. Blonde on Blonde is more than a little intimidating in that regard. Other albums are mere collections of songs. This album is a whole universe, encompassing 14 other universes. People try interpreting his lyrics all the time, but I think Dylan resists that sort of analysis. It's like the album cover, it gives a hazy impression of the man, but focus in too closely, and it's increasingly harder to see. Blonde on Blonde is one of the most beautiful, perfectly crafted albums ever made. It's Dylan at his peak as a songwriter. When you realize how many of these songs were written as they were being recorded, it's pretty mind-boggling. This is some of the best songwriting ever done, and Dylan just kind of spun them out in the moment and called in the band when he needed them. No songwriter comes close to touching the quality of these lyrics and they flow from him so naturally. The album is full of gorgeous compositions, due in no small part to the brilliant work of Al Kooper and Robbie Robertson, as part of a crew of seasoned studio musicians. It’s full of languid, melancholy songs that somehow blend perfectly with the irreverent, blues-based ones, even though on paper they shouldn't. The lyrics run the range from delicate and vulnerable, to jocular and obtuse, to acidic and surreal. The scenes he paints with his words are masterful, as I said, universes unto themselves. Every song here individually is a gem, there is no filler. Put them all together and you have one of the greatest 72 minutes of music you will ever hear. It gets better every time I hear it. Fave Songs (All songs, in order from most to least favorite): One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), Visions of Johanna, Temporary Like Achilles, Just Like a Woman, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Obviously Five Believers, Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine), Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Fourth Time Around, Absolutely Sweet Marie, Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat, I Want You, Pledging My Time, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

I don't quite get the mystique surrounding Bob Dylan

I mean, how can you not love this album. The lyrics are outstanding and there’s enough variety in the music to justify the longer songs and not making this a chore to listen to. Fave tracks: “Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues” “Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35” “Visions of Johanna”

First Dylan album I’ve ever listened too. Still not a fan of his voice but the sound is iconic. Hard to separate a lifetime of his music being used as a set piece in movies from just enjoying it on its own.

Chill folksy

I like Bob Dylan. However I still think this is perhaps his most overrated album. It's not bad but only a few of the songs really grab me. The harmonica playing on this album can be really shrill at times which doesn't help. That said, Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands is tremendous and the harmonica playing there is rather nice. It's definitely one of my favorite songs of Dylan. I know a lot of people love this album. I merely just like this album and would rather listen to several other of his works before picking this one.

Definitely growing on me, it has a whimsical charm.

Some of Dylans' biggest songs on this one.

More Bob? Hurrah. I sure hope there are like 27 more Bob Dylan albums on this list.

Pretty likeable

Forlorn tone (with some exceptions) and nice harmonica, but I found myself losing interest before the end of most songs. "Just like a Woman" is the main standout

I liked the harmonica. This is good background music. The singing is meh for me.

I really don’t like his voice but I did enjoy elements of this. I used to say he’s a better poet than a singer, but the lyrics are often rambling nonsense. Tried a couple of times but couldn’t make it through the double album.

Obviously very good

I'm sure the words are good but I know it's my fault but I have a massive blind spot

Man a lot of this I like... but im starting to understand Fred

What to say? One of the few 'best' + 'classic' albums that totally stands up to it's rep.

Eh. Love Bob Dylan for his impact on musical culture, vocals are garbage.

No le pillo

Ok...so is it sacrilege to say that Blonde on Blonde pales in comparison to Highway 61, Revisited? Well for me it does. I also prefer Blood on the Tracks, and possibly Bringing it all Back Home. But this is a review of B on B. It's a great album but for me it's more along the lines of The Basement Tapes, more feel than substance. In my opinion there is a pretty high rate of filler on Blonde on Blonde in comparison to some of Dylan's best but it's still Dylan during his most creative period, but I just don't think that it's the all time classic that it is widely considered to be. 4.25 stars

Lækkert album, men lidt for meget skinger mundharmonika til at man kan bruge det som baggrundsmusik.

Not my style nice to recognize some songs

Would go back and listen again. Found it to be very interesting.

Surprisingly good. Loses a star as Dylans drunk at a wedding vocal style gets on your tits after a bit.

Bob’s your uncle 👍🏾

I get that this is a monumental classic, but I just don't enjoy the vocals and the compositions are like keeping buzzing fluorescent lights on while I'm trying to sleep. Not that I don't enjoy droning harsh electronic tirades. Taken as elementary blues and jester poet rambling there's clear space to relax.

I still really hate Rob Dylan as a performer. It's hard for me to get past him and adequately review the work.

A classic, but Dylan's not my thing

I had a classic rock phase in high school where i started getting into all of the big names, but Dylan eluded me a bit. I ended up going to a concert around 2002 of his and it was a bit of a disaster, I barely recall it but reviews were that he was out of it and his voice was a disaster. I still made an attempt to get to know his music and became familiar with some of his more popular songs; so from this album I knew "Rainy Day Women" though I thought it was just called "Everybody must get stoned" and as a teen discovering cannabis I thought it was the funniest song ever. I also knew Just Like a Woman but otherwise these are new to me. Dylan never really grasped me, I heard he was this amazing poet and songwriter and I could hear hints of it in the songs I did know but still it never clicked. Now on my 2nd full Dylan album since starting this process I'm starting to see it. I think you need to really sit and get into a groove, not just pick up one song on a playlist with a bunch of other guitar rock, it's not going to land well, but if you can get into an album and listen to it through you really do get into the right mindset. I can appreciate this music a lot more, still not something I would go out of my way to seek out, but I appreciate it and its place on this list.

Some real good songs on here but this album feels like it has been overrated and hyped over time.

Nomás no le encuentro por dónde,

Nunca me a latido éste vato y lo mantengo

10/10, that was a classic

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED

Very good songs on here, but the harmonica can be a little bit overbearing sometimes.

Rock folk. Aburrido aunque no tanto como otros LPs suyos.

The perfect Bob Dylan album

Still can't stand his voice. This was unlistenable for me this time around.

Buen disco. Interesante

Could not finish the whole thing, every song was too samey

Never really got in to Dylan before, but glad this gave me a chance to listen to an album in full. Still not a huge fan of his vocals, its an acquired taste but thoroughly enjoy the composition, sound and bluesy/country/folk/rock feel. Surprisingly enjoyable

Não é muito a minha vibe

Really enjoyed it, and I can understand why this is considered one of the greatest albums. Visions of Johanna, Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat, and Stuck Inside of Mobile were among my favorites from the album.

very large amount of harmonica. in a bad way. it was very loud and annoying. i mean don’t get me wrong, he has talent, but this album did nothing for me.

Look. There's no review on Dylan or this very very famous album that is gonna be new anywhere. Dylan...the great(est?) American songwriter, revolutionary, etc etc etc. Oooh he went electric... I just don't enjoy the songs. It's that simple. I know there are great messages and symbolism in here. I do. Just that for me music is music first and this ... eh, it really strains my ears to listen to the blues or folk with that harmonica just wailing (screeching) over and over and endlessly. It's not even so much his voice - that seems a tired critique although I get that too. Hey I like a lot of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler sounds eerily similar to Dylan. "Rainy Day..." is funny in a novelty sense (in fact as a kid I thought it *was* a novelty song for years) but I only need to hear it once a year. Anyways - it's the music. It's laconic, repetitive, and dull and sure I'll hear you out if you tell me if i were alive and a teenager in 1966 this would have blown my mind and I believe you. I'll even be fine if I come to your house and it's playing: "oh hey! Blonde on Blonde! cool. ... got any Rush?" See also: Leonard Cohen. Not my bag. Pass. 4/10 2 stars.

This is a lot of Bob Dylan

Beetje vreemde muziek. Als je dan ook nog zingt over stoned worden, vind ik het maar een beetje stoer doenerij. Verder is mondharmonica-blues niet zo mijn ding. Zang en muziek is verder niet slecht gedaan. Ik vind het liedje "I Want You" best leuk. Steekt er wel bovenuit. Verder zijn de liedjes wisselvallig van kwaliteit. ***

3/5 sadly no. I'd like to, but no.

Joyful melodies and rocking rhythms. And lyrically so perfect. A true classic and deserving it’s place in this list

Never really got Dylan. My bad, I know

Oh, more Dylan. This one is the worst yet for his voice, he needs to mix up his flow a bit. Musically nothing outstanding, vocally horrendous, lyrics ok.

not for me

Dylan is a mixed bag to me. There are select works when I think his monotonous tone, offbeat cadence, and bluesy instrumentals really work to produce some of the best folk-rock songs in history. In other songs, I find these elements either lacking or too harsh, and it really puts me off. This album perfectly reflects that sentiment. When it hits it stride, like in the run of Visions of Johanna --> One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) --> I Want You --> Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again. It feels REALLY good and like this record is shaping up to be a masterpiece. His masterful writing, the bluesy instrumentation, and even some effortful singing comes together to make a album that really is more than the sum of its parts. There are just a few harsh tracks on this record, like Rainy Day, Plenty of Time, and Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat that hold it back, not because they don't fit with the product as a whole, but they usually lack a component that elevates it. In those songs, I feel like Dylan tries to overcompensate with either harsh harmonica tones, extra dry and drawn out notes, or silly phrasing. Overall, I like this record and some select songs, but there are a few too many tracks that wouldn't have me consider this one of the best albums ever made. I'm not enticed to listen to the whole project front to back.

A smooth and good sounding album from an icon

Enjoyable! Although i prefer Stevie's harmonica.

Dylan is one of those rare artists who I don't like to write or say too much about because whatever I have to say feels so, I don't know, unoriginal. It's not even based upon how much I like his music; it's more about how and what he wrote, recorded, performed, etc., and the immeasurable impact he had upon such a massive amount of music that followed. Regarding this particular album, although I did own it at one point, I didn't know it was his seventh studio album, and it was still only 1966. Makes me realize there is so much to his catalog (preceding and following this record) that I really don't know at all, so it will be great to explore it all deeper. This album has a lot of great stuff in it. Man, what a freaking writer.

Number 2 of 1,00,. First time listening. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Has some of the stuff that initially put me off Dylan: the harmonica, the voice, the "prestige artist" stuff. It's good fun though, and would definitely benefit from repeated listens. Will dive back in.

Listen just in time. Missed this kind of music

Some great ones, fun to listen to, but pretty inconsistent. Rainy Day Women is the best.

Wow, I’ve always like Dylan in theory more than in practice. This is a great album. How did I miss it!

I literally cannot stand this man's voice it kills me but how can you rate low? You can't. Would be a 5 if his voice didn't grate on my nerves.

Without ever listening to Bob Dylan before, but also being alive, this album just sounded like what I expected Bob Dylan to sound like. It wasn't bad at any part, but it also didn't make me want to listen to it again.

Some of my favorite Dylan is on this album. A classic.

So long

decent dylan album, i want you is its only 'hit' but the rest is consistently dylan so you know what to expect

its just a bit guff. its weirdly formulaic.

Well now, I expect you're all reading this waiting for some crude blonde on blonde story that has nothing to do with this album. So, here goes... I once met these two blonde, lesbian twins. They were so in love with their own image that they, as you've already guessed, started banging eachother. They would scissor so hard against eachother , that one day they caught fire and burnt to death. The end.

Bob Dyldo.

Blonde On Blonde, a highly misleading album title that. There's no hot Scandanavian girl-on-girl (or Scandanavian boy-on-boy) action to be found here.

Dylan en ik, ik weet het niet.

Ik vind de hitjes van Bobje te gek, maar een hele plaat met ook veel mindere nummers valt me toch zwaarder dan ik dacht.

Ik heb het echt geprobeerd, maar Bob en ik zullen nooit vrienden worden. Ik trek die stem echt voor geen meter.

Beetje een twijfelgeval. Ik vind het prima om aan te horen en meerdere bovengemiddelde nummers. Maar toch doet het me niet echt veel. Naar boven afgerond 3 sterren.

Heerlijke vrijdagochtendmuziek maar echt warm (of koud) krijg ik het gewoon niet van Bob.

The last of his rock trilogy, Blonde on Blonde might be Bob Dylan's best album as well as his most sweeping and expansive. Backed by a host of studio musicians as well as members of his live band, Dylan delivers a wonderfully produced and arranged album that is stunningly cohesive. Dylan's storytelling and songwriting is also at its best on this album with a forward driving feel that carries the listener from one song to the next.

Bob Dylan to me is like salt. Too much and things are ruined. 2.5

The best

Assault by harmonica

Excellent. Some brilliant tracks that I hadn't heard before.

It's Bob Dylan. Not my kind of singer, and his voice gets old pretty fast. 2/5

Classic slice of Bobby D! Not his best… but still outstanding!

Volgens mij niet zijn beste album

I just don’t get Dylan. 2*

Cannot complain

Good album. Some classic songs. Some misses

Gawd, his voice may be distinctive and cool and all that, but his singing style makes me want to gouge out my ears. Pick a note and stick with it, buddy. What is with all this pitch wandering mid-syllable? Eh-EEEEEH-verybody must not copy this guy. Lyrics are probably pretty good though. And musically… sure! So a solid three st-AAAA-aaars.

I went out with a Johanna... this song was probably longer than our date.

holy crap. this album has serious highs and lows. i cannot stand the first two songs, "most likely..." and "obviously fine" ... it seems like they are cliches of bad blues music, but visions of Johanna and stuck inside are excellent. there's a lot to digest, but credit on the variety.

I mean its Bob Dylan

This is clearly Dylan more mature and complex than on ‘Freewheelin ’, the other Dylan album I’ve listened to on this list. I still don’t get the fascination with his music. There is no sense of melody and his voice in goddamn awful

Dylan at his best.

Note à moi-même: streamer cet album si je veux écouter de l'harmonica. Il y en a dans CHAQUE musique de cet album. À écouter en road trip sur la route 66 ou pour traverser le Nevada. --> L'album me soule

Awesome album. Classic Tock at it’s best

I don't get i !......

I really liked melodies.

- classic album I've heard for awhile now that brings back a lot of memories - enjoy the more blues-y tracks ("Pledging my Time", "Leopard Skin pill box hat")

Good musician. Terrible singer

Classic Bob Dylan, harmonica solo baby, 7/10

7/10 Not my genre, still good

Blonde On Blonde is the perfect example of my problem with Bob Dylan. He is a writer, a lyricist, a poet but musically his songs don’t hold up much. He tells a story but adds several chorus and sometimes an harmonica solo ending up with a long, very long, song. He is not a vocalist and therefore often sings poorly but the most tedious aspect of the album is its redundancy and the feeling that the last song is just a extension of the previous ones. It feels flat. With time, perhaps, and attention to every second of the album, it may be indeed a masterpiece. But for now, Blonde On Blonde is a simple blues and country album with Dylan’s lyrics and poetry on it.

Fun time a harmonic slaps

Catchy but not a huge fan of his voice.

It's a masterpiece. He spends too long on the harmonica and if you're not using good speakers his voice can be nails on a chalkboard but it's song after song of depth, beauty and perfection. It's not even his best album but there are songs here that are just timeless. If you don't respect Dylan, you don't like modern music.

Pretty good voice still grates a bit

lyrics 5/5 composition 2.5/5

Sounded very dated and his voice was annoying. I usually like older music, but couldn't get into this.

I'm not going to get into whether this is Dylan's BEST album. That just feels like too weighty of a proclamation for anyone to make, and I'm pretty sure that personally, there's one or two I'd pick over this one. Probably. Depending on the weather and the day of the week. That said, there is almost no potential for argument that this is among his best and most important work, and that he is one of the most important musicians and artists of the past century. So, no way I'm rating this anything less than 5 stars. One thing I love about this one is the variance in the tracks included - which feels pretty different than, say, Blood on the Tracks or Desire. There's epic ballads like Visions of Johanna or Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, there's raucous romps like Rainy Day Women and Leopard Skinned Pill-Box Hat, there's the more likely radio friendly singles like I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile.., and Just Like a Woman, and also the sleeper tracks, songs like Fourth Time Around and Obviously Five Believers, that are maybe less memorable or iconic, less likely to make a greatest hits comp, but still very strong and interesting songs on their own. It's worth clicking through to the Wikipedia link, assuming you're listening digitally, to take a look at how the track listing splits up over four sides of a vinyl double album. The whole flow works pretty amazingly, with the bulk of the album switching up tempo and feel nicely, bookended by some of the more rocking songs (Rainy Day Women and Obviously Five Believers open side one and end side 3) and then Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands tacked on as the fourth side all by itself, feeling almost like a "hidden track" on a CD release, an interesting and epic coda on the whole thing. Look, if you are into Dylan, you can feel one way or another about where this album fits into his body of work, but I'd be surprised if anyone who likes him thinks it's crap. If you aren't into Dylan, it's worth making some effort to dig a little deeper into his music, and if this doesn't work as your starting point, I'd say it's well worth checking out some of his other stuff.

Nope.

Lyrically enjoyed this. Iconic but a little Monotonous- (unpopular opinion)

I mean, what can I say that hasn't been said already? Everything is pretty excellent; the writing is poignant, the melodies are tragic, the instrumentation is beautiful.

pretty good

Boooo.

не интресно

Šta reći o ovom albumu? Malkoc fali da bude petica, a nije toliko slaba četvorka. Jednostavno top 3 Dylanovih albuma, predivan, dosta harmonike, lijepe lirike, odlične atmosfere. Svake godine se mora poslušati par puta, tu nema premca.

Не впечатлило, однообразно, гарможка уши режет

All time classic. One of the best ever.

50% poet 50% musician. Beautiful blues and classic Dylan.

It's said that this album is very good quality, sound-wise. So I guess it's essential to have it as an LP instead of on Spotify. It is very good quality, I just don't dig the harmonica. It will never sound like good quality

Not a big fan of bob dylan. Cant relate his lyrics, and their chord progression is not yer my style.

me gustó

7/10 Very pleasant to listen to, the album has a wonderful start and remains consistent throughout. Not sure how to properly explain it but listening to it gives off the feeling of ‘home’, a very peaceful feeling. My only gripe is the harmonica, perhaps it was great during its time and hasn’t aged well, or maybe it’s a personal preference, but the harmonica disturbs that peaceful feeling. Favs: One of Us Must Know, Most Likely You Go Your Way

One of his best albums. Still prefer Highway 61 Revisited and The Times They Are a-Changin', but this is great music.

I like Bob Dylan, but listening to a whole album seems like the exact same song with different lyrics.

I have never understood Dylan's popularity. His voice is dreadful & he sounds bored & boring. This album illustrates this completely

Never really given Dylan a proper listen but absolutely loved this.

Amazing

For me, this is the sort of album you put on and dance around your apartment/house and clean to. So much energy - "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat," "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," and "Obviously Five Believers" stand out to me. Love how long the songs are as well, as most artists feel constricted to streaming #'s these days which = short, hallow feeling songs. Tons of emotion. I'll give it a 4.

most borin trash shit zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

wack boomer

I really liked this album, though I think Blood on the Tracks is probably better overall.

"EEEEEEEEEVERYBODY must get STONED!" A couple classic bangers, overall not my favorite Dylan record.

meh

I own this one

Nice

I thought I really liked Bob Dylan, and I do, but his voice kind of grated on me today during the longer songs. Although it did remind me of my parents too which was nice.

Wenn man sich erstmal in seine Stimme reingehört hat, macht das immer wieder Spaß.

Den ganzen Tag einen Ohrwurm von Nada Surfd Blonde on Blonde gehabt und jetzt das Album wrm eingepackt auf dem Balkon hören. Sehr schön.

Da fällt mir auch nichts zu ein.

I was wrong about bob. Not too bad. Thus album not as good as blood on the tracks, still 3 stars

I don't know what can I say about this one

I love this album. Music great. Bob....well is Bob.

Altijd vreemd om nummers die je enkel kent als Vlaamse cover ineens in het Engels te horen. Mooi album met sterke nummers.

Oké album voor op de achtergrond

put me on a little bit of dylan kick over the weekend. there's a lot on it; some parts of which works better than other parts but when it's great, it's great

Well what can I say, it's bob! Bluesy white poetry

Folk

Not a fan of this Bob Dylan. Some of the bluesy tracks were OK not much else did anything for me. 2*

I love Dylan and think this is a really good album but he does need to learn when to shut the hell up sometimes and finish a song before it ends up 15 days long

Yeah, this a good album.

The album starts off kind of bad with my least favorite song, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35." The lyrics seem not up to Dylan's typical standards and I don't love what sounds like a drunk brass band as the instrumentation. "Pledging My Time" also isn't my favorite and the harmonica licks are a little hit or miss for me. "Visions of Johanna" is much better in my opinion and the album stays pretty consistent throughout the remaining hour or so. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" is one of my favorite songs from any of the albums I've listened to so far. Honestly. I think some of the songs would be better without harmonica solos (for example "Temporary like Achilles"). That being said, there were some very good songs on this album, and I really should listen to more Bob Dylan. This album showcases a lot of his fantastic songwriting. Favorite Songs: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Just Like a Woman, Fourth Time Around, Obviously Five Believers, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands Least Favorite Song: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Decent 8/10

Bobby D is the best!

quintessential cool-grandparent-core

Another great album from Dilly

Love a bit of Dylan. The fact that this almost sounds like a greatest hits album for one of the most influential and important musicians of all time means it would feel a bit churlish to give it less than five stars. Still, I’m nothing if not a bit churlish so I’m giving 4 stars as some of the songs can drag on a bit. Great album though.

Firmly in the 3.5 territory. There's way better Dylan but there's also a lot worse.

Love the jingle jangle!

pretty interesting songs and songwriting

Needs more harmonica

I don’t really have anything to say, very solid. Dylan doesn’t inspire a lot of passion in me but he does inspire respect

Nice enough but hes not a favorite of mine and this goes on forever. 3/5

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED

Dosc dlugo bylo czekac, ale wreszcie pojawio sie granie Dylanowe i to od jakiego albumu, konczacego trylgogie wczesnej tworczosci, 2 lata 3 albumy, zmiana stylu z grajka folkowego countrowego na bardziej rokowe brzmienie, ale sam album to potezny kamien milowy nie tylko w karierze dylanowej, ale i ewolucji muzyki popularnej, jest to pierwszy podwojny albumik, wiec 4 strony wynylaka i godzina 12 wedrowania miedzy stylami i tematyka liryczki, w tej wedrowce dylanowi towarzyszy glownie the bang, znani takze jako the hawks, czyli kanadyska banda okolo rokowa, ktora znana z swych skillsow dopiero rozpoczynala wspolprace z bobem, do tego dochodzi jeszcze kilku muzykow, w tym joe south na gitarce, a jak to z nagrywaniem dlanowym, to robione w 3 studiach pol roku, a wiekszosc kawalkow dwa trzy tejki miala robiona jedynie, wiec calkowicie inna filozofia niz komercyjne szlifowanie danego tejka, zeby wyciagnac z niego co sie da ciaglym powtarzaniem go, doskonale slychac to na tej plycie, gdzie traki brzmia po prostu jak jamowanie, a nie material nagrywany na vynylaka, najbardziej to slychac na obviously 5 believers i deszczowo dniowej kobiecie, czy chocby na konczacym plyte i zajmujacy cala czwarta strone sad eyed lady, nie mozna tez zapominac o tym jak wygladaly sesje dylanowe, na ktorych niektore traki byly pisane w calosci, a potem jamowane i na plyte, lirycznie album oscyluje wokol najbardziej popularnego motywu w muzyce, wiec milosci, prawdopodobnie jego wieksza czesc jest poswiecona jednej z warholowej muz, ale nie zglebialem tematu, bo wystarczajaco przyjemne jest sluchanie kunsztu piora bez poznawania jego backstory, o ile to nie byl album ktory sklonil mnie do harmonijkowania, to jednak jest to jeden z najlepszych dylanowych harmonijkowych materialow, jest przepelniony trakami, ktore wplataja wstawki typowe dla dylana, albo tez na zakonczenie pojawia sie charakterystyczne brzmienie bluesowej harpy, traki jakich jeszcze nie mialem na plejce, a bym dodal po tym odsluchu to beda leopard skin pill box hat, temporary like achilles i stukowany w mobilku, ktore az dziwne ze wczesniej nie bylo dodane, nawet jesli nie jest to moj ulubiony dylanowy material, to i tak ocena topkowa, bo bobo = topo

Not his strongest but ok

Bob's just being Bob and I'm all here for it

3.8 + Rollicking good fun. Some longer tracks here. "Stuck Outside of Mobile..." is excusable, even at 7:04. "Sad-Eyed Lady" at 11:19 takes some fortitude.

Classic album. In my top 10 for sure.

Con buena voz, excelentes melodías y letras acordes.

This app is so weird - it throws up repetitive Afrobeat by some serial sex pest or completely anonymous Mitteleuropean electro-swing one moment and then - bam! - hits you with one of the most brilliant songwriters at the peak of his powers. Still, no complaints - any excuse to listen to this, albeit (whisper it) I actually prefer Dylan's post-millennium death rattle voice.

This was so Bob dylan-y it almost sounds like a mock of himself. I thought I usually like him, but this felt overly nasaly. Just didn't do it for me.

Masterful - will listen again.

Classic Dylan - the bourgeois counter culture? Highly regarded and politically admirable, but over rated in my opinion.

Listened to the first 4 songs. Didn't grab me.

This was easy to listen to. I have friends that might be upset by the fact that Bob Dylan isn't my favorite music artist. I have a feeling if I sat with his lyrics more I'd really enjoy most of his song writing but I haven't done that yet.

Classic

Really enjoy this style of singing

I get that Bob Dylan as a singer is not exactly palatable for everyone, but I enjoyed a lot of this album. Love him or hate him, you have to at least acknowledge his abilities as a song writer. Favorite Track(s): “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35,” “I Want You,” and “Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again”

Honestly I expected more from Dylan, I thought he was more of a hippy and not a blues man but I guess I was wrong

Musically, I enjoyed the album. His voice however, continues to be a major reason why I don't regularly listen to his work.

I wanted to give an impartial listen to this one, I wanted to know if I know Dylan because my parents love him or because the music... I even read the generational warfare that are the reviews prior to the listen which make some good points but, caught myself humming and closing my eyes enjoying this gem. Even before I understood English language I loved Dylan. This to me, is another 5/5.

From the first minute of listening, I suddenly understand why people compare early Springsteen (see: "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ") to Dylan. "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" sounds so much like "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" and "Sad Eyed Ladies of the Lowlands" sounds so much like "Mary, Queen of Arkansas" that I'd almost call it plagiarism on Springsteen's part. I can understand why people like Dylan so much, but his style just isn't for me. This is definitely one of those "I probably learned something from this, but I'm not going to listen to it again" albums.

Mumbly boi

I can’t get over his voice. It’s like Kesha with sing-talk. There are some catchy hooks but ultimately this isn’t my thing

No

I know its a classic and there are some Dylan songs I love... but getting through this was a chore.

Do you know what perfect pitch is? It’s when you pitch an old sofa into a dumpster and it lands on a box of harmonicas. #jokes Harmonicas aside, I like the ballad-y tunes on this album a lot. “Just Like a Woman,” “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands,” and “Fourth Time Around” all work for me so much better than the bluesy uptempo stuff like “Temporary Like Achilles” decidedly does not. I probably would’ve been one of the jerks who went to see Dylan and booed when he got out his electric guitar. Kidding, I would do that when he got out his harmonica, so I would’ve been booing the whole show.

Listened to this whilst driving through the gorgeous Kent countryside and it was a brilliant soundtrack. Enjoyed lots of classic BD songs

Bra, men Bob blir lite gnällig på rösten :)

3.5 | Nunca me he adentrado mucho en Bob Dylan. Conozco muchas de sus canciones de manera individual pero jamás me he puesto a escuchar sus trabajos en album completo, creo de entrada porque a pesar de todo lo que le pueda admirar en algunos aspectos su sonsonete al cantar no me ayuda a escuchar mucho de corrido. Por lo que leo muchos lugares consideran que este es su mejor disco y hay un par de cosas en las que estaría de acuerdo; muestra claramente a Dylan en su fuerte capacidad literaria, tanto como poeta como agitador político e incluso mezclando letras a veces sin sentido que parecieran alucinaciones. Todo el disco se siente con visión, de ideas grandes y producción escueta, y es esa producción sencilla y soltura de composición musical lo que le da encanto. Divertido, irreverente, serio, sombrío y profundo (aunque no me sorprende si hoy quizá para muchos hasta sexista??). Aparte de sus letras sí me agradó la forma en que la música cambia de canción a canción, con algunas canciones más basadas a piano, algunas más en blues... Siento que trata de abarcar y aunque pierde un poquito a ratos el enfoque no se deshace. No puedo dar más calificación porque a pesar de todas las flores... De repente empieza a maullar y gimotear de más y simplemente no puedo. Puedo entender que parte del encanto de Dylan fue ese punto de bajar de nivel el arte y cantar a las masas y demostrar que no se necesita una voz privilegiada... pero tampoco puedo olvidar que es el primer disco de la lista que no pude terminar de corrido, lo tuve que escuchar en tandas las dos veces que lo puse.

"4th Time Around" When the Beatles released their sixth studio album, Rubber Soul, in December 1965, John Lennon's song "Norwegian Wood" attracted attention for the way Lennon disguised his account of an illicit affair in cryptic, Dylanesque language.[88] Dylan sketched out a response to the song, also in 3/4 time, copying the tune and circular structure, but taking Lennon's tale in a darker direction.[88] Wilentz describes the result as sounding "like Bob Dylan impersonating John Lennon impersonating Bob Dylan".[27] Twelve years after its release, Dylan said: "The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album. It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up."[133] For critics, the double album was seen as the last installment in Dylan's trilogy of mid-1960s rock albums. As Janet Maslin wrote, "The three albums of this period—Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited both released in 1965, and Blonde on Blonde from 1966—used their electric instrumentation and rock arrangements to achieve a crashing exuberance Dylan hadn't approached before."[134] Mike Marqusee has described Dylan's output between late 1964 and the summer of 1966, when he recorded these three albums, as "a body of work that remains unique in popular music."[135] For Patrick Humphries, "Dylan's body of work during the 14-months period ... stands unequalled in rock's 30-year history. In substance, style, ambition and achievement, no one has even come close to matching Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde."[136] Dylan scholar Michael Gray wrote: "To have followed up one masterpiece with another was Dylan's history making achievement here ... Where Highway 61 Revisited has Dylan exposing and confronting like a laser beam in surgery, descending from outside the sickness, Blonde on Blonde offers a persona awash inside the chaos ... We're tossed from song to song ... The feel and the music are on a grand scale, and the language and delivery are a unique mixture of the visionary and the colloquial.

Well, primero lo primero. Cantar no es su fuerte y se olvida del fraseo y la métrica cuando quiere. Well, tiene canciones muy largas y el disco es también bastante extenso y se puede sentir pesado. Well, pocas personas son capaces de pintar en mi cabeza escenas tan vivas como Dylan. Me gustó mucho como habla de amor crudo y cínico, que no termina en cuentos de hadas, mezquino a veces, idealista aunque nunca inocente. Well, gran, gran disco. Well, usa mucho well pero nadie se queja. Songs: One of Us Must Know, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, 4th Time Around, Obviously Five Believers

This surprised me. This was not for me.

A classic of course. Actually not my favorite of his 1965/66 trilogy of amazing albums, but still a great one. 4.5 stars.

Not his best album for me, but what’s not to like

Classic dylan.

Fav: Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35

If you like harmonica... this is the album for you. Visions of Johanna had a good energy.

You can tell Bob was just having fun with this one. Not my favourite but I got a lot more out of it this time round.

Lovely stuff

Mi tema con Bob Dylan es que su "sonsonete" o no sé como llamar a ese tonito con el que canta con el que extiende las 'e' y las 'i' me maaaaata de hueva, y es mucho más notorio y tedioso en las canciones que son como "country". Las canciones tipo blues son un poco más tolerables. En cuanto a la música, no estoy muy seguro a qué se debe la fama de Bob. Quizá por haber difundido en Blues, aunque estoy seguro de que hay mucho mejores exponentes del género.

es un gran compositor y eso es irrefutable, peeeero solo eso. Sonsonete cansa y la verdad voy a escuchar la otra parte del disco en un futuro muy lejano. Solo por que tiene algunos cambios musicales y por la letra te das cuenta de que son canciones diferentes, de otro modo diría que todo el disco es una sola canción

Me pensé mucho darle las 5 estrellas, pero es que incluso con lo quemadas que pueden estar las más conocidas de este disco, la verdad es que todas son unas joyas que no tienen falla: melodías que te llegan, armonías que están probadas, instrumentación limpia pero no por eso sencilla y letras que, aunque de pronto divagan muchísimo, siempre tienen alguna frase o verso que se te queda.

Judas!

I can't stand Bob Dylan's voice, it turns out, but this album perfectly depicts blues from that era.

I have not listened to I think any Bob Dylan album before. Of course I know this well known artist and I like several of his famous songs. I enjoyed listening to this album.

I'm conscious of a certain pressure to "get" the Dyl man sometimes and at the start of this I just wasn't there. But after it settled in a really enjoyed it. Also been finding a new appreciation for the blues lately so this album was very relevant. Loved his response to Norwegian Wood as Fourth Time Round. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands was my easy highlight.

I prefer a folksier Bob Dylan, personally, but this is still good listening.

The first Dylan album I've ever listened to all the way through.

Bob Dylan being Bob Dylan

Perfect

This album again is straight up lovely and my favourite Bob Dylan album to date

Bob is not one of those artists that I listen to very frequently but that I quite enjoy when I do.

Gaita...

I love this album very much. It was the first Bob Dylan album I properly listened to when I was about 15 and it blew my little mind. The structure of the songs was so different to anything else and the lyrics were supreme. God bless Bobbles.

Loved the lyrics, enjoyed the music style but folk never going to be something I truly appreciate I think

boring

Dylan said: "The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album. It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up."

Classic Dylan

I like the music but I don't really like his voice.

Not my favorite Dylan album, but I love "Stuck inside of Mobile" and "Just like a woman"

Was pretty alright. I would say it's closer to spoken poetry than a song. Needs a focused listen.

I just don't like Bob Dylan.

First McCartney and now Dylan? The dad jams are strong this week. I love how this record has an out-of-focus picture of him. The songs are fine, albeit a touch misogynistic at times, though it all starts to sound the same after a while...

Made it through most of it. Didn't like it as much as Ramblin Bob Dylan

Didn't really know any Bob Dylan, but this was even worse than I expected. Every song sounds the same. Nothing melodically or rhythmically interesting at all, annoying harmonica and dreary vocals.

Really good album just not my favourite

Bad voice. Pseudo-intellectual lyrics. Music for another generation.

Ok i guess 2.2/5

God sangskrivning, fortællende, masser sf harmonika og klaver, lange numre, lavt tempo

The man won a Nobel Prize for Literature, and this album is the reason. It's an accomplishment of a lifetime, even before the lyrics are set to music. I don't think I have the words for this one. It's great. It's great. Best track: Visions of Johanna

My favorite Dylan album I’ve listened to, certainly the most “musical” one as well

Yep, that's Bob Dylan alright. Normally, I'd say a record like this felt long, but once I got into it, I was really enjoying it and not worrying about the time. Nothing I could imagine trimming, either. Good mix of folk and blues. Favorite tracks: "Visions of Johanna", "Just Like a Woman", "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"

Fairly good folk rock album, the vocals are kinda wack but the instrumentals are pretty good, if you can deal with Bob Dylan's vocals you'll like this album

Not really my kind of album, good soothing music though.