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I didn’t really get into Bob Dylan until college, but Blonde on Blonde was one of the albums that pulled me in. It’s packed with the kind of clever, rambling, poetic songwriting that makes you want to dig deeper into his catalog. “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” is a personal favorite — somehow over 10 minutes long but never feels it. The lyrics are sharp, the groove is great, and it just rolls. On the flip side, “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” definitely feels like a 12-minute song. Not bad, just a bit of a slow burn. “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” is a fun one — goofy, chaotic, and a perfect opener to set the tone. Overall, the album is weird, witty, and way ahead of its time. Not every track hits the same, but there’s more than enough here to understand why this record is such a big deal. Favorite Song: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Many Dylan albums have fallen a bit in my estimation over the past several years, but I think my admiration for this one has grown a bit. Some of the second half tracks aren’t fully compelling, perhaps, but the album contains many bangers, from a guy not always known for generating unbridled excitement.
I'm one of those that don't get the love for Bob Dylan. His voice goes from OK to annoying to interestingly good from song to song. This is one of the better albums though, with several well known songs. 4/5
Starts slow but comes around once I want you arrives, and boy that song slaps. From there continues a strong run of songs through to Most Likely... 4.5/5
First time really diving into a Bob Dylan project, and just like I've been told, he's a winner. The lyrics are so colorful and vivid, it really helps paint the picture he wants. I love the instrumentation too. A lot of people's problem with Dylan is his voice, and I get it, but it works so well for me. It really helps convey that no matter what he sounds like, he wants his songs to be heard. No better man to sing than the one who wrote the lyrics, even if he sounds a bit like shit. Standouts: Visions of Johanna, One of Us Must Know, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
the lyrics are otherworldly but I could never give this album a 5 because I don't like Bob Dylan's voice.
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 4 Pledging My Time 4.4 Visions of Johanna 4.8 One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 4.5 I Want You 4.4 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again 4.7 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 4.5 Just Like a Woman 4.5 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 4.6 Temporary Like Achilles 4.7 Absolutely Sweet Marie 4.6 4th Time Around 4 Obviously 5 Believers 4.5 Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 4.2 Score: 4.457142857
7/10 Bob Dylan mi je uvijek bio okej ali nikad nisam poludio za njim kao neki. Dala bi se solidna kompilacija slozit od njegovih stvari koje su mi u redu, ali nikad ga se ne sjetim pustit doma jer mi je - samo ok. Sve stvari su mi dosta slicne na ovom albumu, ali bi izdvojio Stuck Inside Of Mobile i poznata, Just Like A Woman kao favorite. Bit ce zasigurno jos njegovih albuma ovdje, a ovaj ce dobiti ugodnu sedmicu.
A bit of greatness but can never resist the temptation to want him to burst into a bit more life. I like the biographical song writing about a complicated life.
Amazing harmonica! Favorite song was ‘leopard skin pill box hat’
While I'm not fond of Dylan's vocal tone, and at times found it hard to distinguish between some tracks overall it's a very pleasant listen and definitely has some greatness within there (for me).
Top stuff. But not his best work. Simpsons: Yes
Pretty good, a bit long but I enjoyed it still.
Solid Dylan album, enjoyed it thoroughly but it’s not my favourite of his
Hol up… This mfer really did look like Timothée Chalamet! I feel like no one can really hate blues music. Even at its worst it’s still enjoyable. This one, however, was solid with some catchy tunes.
A classic!
A classic
A cheerful and conscious blend of pop and country, embroidered with profound lyrics.
This is #day133 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it turns out Bob Dylan and I are getting along better than I expected. There's something uniquely idiosyncratic about his voice and the way the music pulls you in. The fusion of folk, blues, and harmonica is eccentrically enjoyable. Blonde on Blonde also holds the distinction of being one of the first double albums in rock history, which makes it a pretty big deal in itself. I'm not super familiar with Dylan's discography, but his '60s work is iconic and enduring. Listening to a record from 58 years ago feels surreal, but this album fits perfectly into that legacy. And I'd argue it has one of the most recognizable album covers in music. I guess I've got to check out the I'm Not There movie (haven't watched it yet). For now, this is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day134.
Another stellar Dylan album from his run of "rock oriented" albums that he released in the 60's. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat is one of my favourite Dylan songs ever. It's fantastic. Only reason it isn't at the top of my "favourite songs" list for this album is because it was the top song from his live album: Live 1966: "The Royal Albert Hall Concert" that I've already reviewed, and I don't want to duplicate favourites between records. Favourite songs: Obviously Five Believers, Absolutely Sweet Marie, Visions of Johanna, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again, Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine), Just Like a Woman, I Want You Least favourite songs: Temporary Like Achilles 4/5
For some reason I want to say the first song is very circusy, which isn’t the case but it’s a lot of noise happening at once. Also brings to mind Mardi Gras. Very communal song. Track 2 is some Bob Dylan Blues Vintage Dylan on track 3 (coming from someone who doesn’t listen to Dylan) I think these songs would be fun to sing, like I totally understand why people do Bob Dylan impressions. Not a fan of the harmonica most of the time but it’s not bad on this album. I Want You 👏 Stuck Inside of Mobile little piano got me feeling different Just Like a Woman 🔥 Love the music in Sweet Marie Sad-eyed Lady is an epic I had a feeling I would like this album. And I did, a lot more than I expected, I’m not sure it’s a 5 for me, probably a 4.5 more likely, but it’s hard to ignore an album like this and its impact on all music at the time.
Bought on vinyl! Not my fav Dylan but still great
8/10. Bob Dylan??? Again??? Are you kidding me??? Just kidding. I love Bob Dylan, and I will probably sob if he were to die. This is the first Bob Dylan album that I've ever listened to (unless I unknowingly heard a Bob Dylan album as a baby against my will). Bob Dylan just gets it. This is a really good album!!! :)
I found myself wanting to not like this album. But, in spite of his voice being, well, just plain annoying, there's just something captivating about his lyric writing.
i like it, only appealing when I'm in the mood
RESEARCH: finished the trilogy of rock albums put out by Dylan in 65 and 66. One of the first double LPs in rock music history. Combo of nashville studio musicians with quality literary sensibilities. Basically is moreso blues rock than rock n roll I'd say, but is fairly ahead of its time while still incorporating Dylan lyricism and creative motifs and fugues that pull from blues, folk, americana, and rock n roll.
you might think he loves you for your money but i know what he really loves you for its your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
3.5
Folk, country, rock, blues, our Bob nails them all in one album! Good stuff if a little long. Top track: Stuck inside.. 3.75
Never thought I’d like Bob Dylan. I like this one too. I gotta listen to him more often.
I love the instrumentation, though it's a bit predictable at times with some of the more standard blues songs like Leopard-Skin Pill Hat. Vocal-wise I feel he's putting effort into singing, though it's a bit uncontrolled. I always quite liked I Want You. Fourth Time Around is a new favourite. I also think it's pretty cool that I can hear his influence on other bands/musicians.
Pretty good I don’t have much else to say about it. Kind of reminds me of Mac Demarco
Liked it overall but hated harmonica sounds :(
I really loved it. Great music that sounds really unforced, pure Bob Dylan in every way possible. Although I didn't get the idea of the album as of a whole and complete unit and shamefully think that one can listen to this album on shuffle.
I like Dylan, some of his albums are among my favourite albums. Listening to him always feels comforting and safe. Blonde on Blonde while not one of my favourite albums, is still very decent. You have the hits where I think the quite happy "I Want You" is my favourite with its simple chorus. "Rainy Day Women" is just a fun romp, "Visions of Johanna" is a vibe. The tail-end lacks the same punch as the first part but still a 4 for me. I just like my Old school Dylan!
No. 290/1001 Rainy Day Women 3/5 Pledging My Time 3/5 Visions of Johanna 4/5 (2x) One Of Us Must Know 3/5 I Want You 4/5 Stuck Inside of Mobile 4/5 (2x) Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat 3/5 Just Like A Woman 4/5 Most Likely You Go Your Way 3/5 Temporary Like Achilles 3/5 Absolutely Sweet Marie 3/5 Fourth Time Around 4/5 Obviously Five Believers 3/5 Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 4/5 (3x) Average: 3,55 Lyrically another masterpiece. Musically not my favorite from Dylan.
If Bob Dylan’s voice didn’t sound like the sonic equivalent of floppy pizza, this album would be incredible.
Thoughts before listening: One of the most universally praised Dylan albums, with this always landing at the top of best album lists. Review: Despite starting with one of my least liked Dylan songs in "Rainy Day Women", this is a really good album worthy of its praise. I don't think it's my favorite by Bob, but it does have some of his best songs. "Visions of Johanna", "I Want You", "Stuck Inside of Mobile...", "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat", "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine", etc all rank amongst my most loved Dylan songs. That being said, there is some filler here that just doesn't resonate with me like some Dylan albums. 4-stars
This is the best Bob Dylan album, in my opinion. The songs are great, there is good mix of lyrica themes, even Dylan's singing is the best it's ever been. This is also, I believe, the firsr rock double album (of original music, that is) in history. Quite the achievement, considering it doesn't feel like it drags at all. Key tracks: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Visions of Johanna One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) I Want You Just Like a Woman
I didn’t like it as much as Blood on the Tracks, but I think I’m just overall a Dylan fan.
Just Like A Woman is one of my favourite songs as is One Of Us Must Know. His songs just have a way of sticking with you.
It's Bob Dylan ... it has some greats stuff ... and stuff you want to skip over. Because his voice is awful. Because of the greats I give it 4 stars, but I had to skip a few ....
These are the plums I've been looking for all weeeeeeeeeek. The curse of the double album strikes again. This would probably be a 5 if the weaker songs were cut. Just Like a Woman, One of us Must Know and I Want You are classic Dylan but there's too much filler and Rainy Day Women is annoyingly crap.
⭐ visions of johanna
five stars for anyone else
Dylan's a legend for a reason. Lovely album. When he comes in with the harmonica it really hits. I know some people don't think he's a great singer, but I find his voice perfect for his songs. My favorite song was Just Like a Woman. This is the first album I've gotten from him but I'm excited to hear more.
Won me over
This is cute. Longer I sit with it, the more I really like it. Gets better the longer you listen, too.
Los críticos alabaron este disco doble como uno de los mejores del genio de Duluth, y mira que tiene discos buenos. En él mezcló folk rock con blues y country consiguiendo un sonido emocionalmente potente. Las letras cripticas y surrealistas sobrevuelan canciones como las emotivas baladas "Visions of Johanna", "Just Like a Woman" o "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands". Me gustan especialmente la canción de amor "I Want You" y el rock eléctrico potente de la canción con la que se abre el disco, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35". También la conmovedora "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again".
What exactly is a "thin, wild mercury sound"? If you'd asked Bob Dylan in 1966, he'd have answered with this album. "Blonde on Blonde" was supposed to be the closest representation of the sounds in his head that Dylan ever achieved, and marks the culmination of his oft-labelled "electric trilogy". It's brilliant, sprawling, dense, abstract and a little messy. First things first, there are some absolute classics here. "Visions of Johanna" has been one of my favourites since the first time I heard it, sounding both impossibly profound and utterly ludicrous at the same time. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)", the first song recorded for the album, boasts a chorus one can't help but yell along to, Dylan's one-of-a-kind vocal stylings out in full force. The jubilant "I Want You" shrouds such a simple, direct hook with impenetrable surreal imagery. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" takes this even further, with a runaway verse structure that could run and run. "Just Like a Woman"'s lyrics haven't aged so well, but its melody is truly gorgeous. To me, "Blonde on Blonde" is also notable for Dylan revelling in having fun: as well as the above tracks, there's also the ridiculous "Rainy Day Women #12 & #35", the knockabout "Obviously Five Believers", the winking innuendos throughout "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and the brassy strut of "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine". These are all quite lightweight by Dylan's standards, but do add an interesting dimension to the album. Where "Blonde on Blonde" is most let down, though, is in some disappointing, dawdling blues tracks. "Pledging My Time" and "Temporary Like Achilles" are particularly generic, and the former has Dylan's shrillest and most grating harmonica solo I've heard committed to tape. "Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat" is a fun takedown of materialism, but naggingly non-essential. And even "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", much as I used to adore it, has cooled for me over the years: I'm not entirely convinced it warrants a full twelve minutes at the end of the record. On the whole, though, "Blonde on Blonde" is another great entry in an inarguable canon from everyone's least-favourite Nobel-prize winning rockstar. Also, a Dylan review isn't a Dylan review without singling out some favourite lyrics, so here are mine: "The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face; where these visions of Johanna have taken my place" "He just smoked my eyelids and punched my cigarette" "With your silhouette where the sunlight dims; into your eyes where the moonlight swims" "It balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine: your brand new leopard-skin pill box hat" All, of course, perfection.
Good electric blues/folk with Bob Dylan’s famed songwriting
A classic's classic.
Definitely one of Dylan's best and a good starting point if you're not familiar with Dylan. Classics such as I want you, Just like a woman and One of us must know. 4/5
Really enjoyed this
Bob dylan eins og hann gerist bestur. Eini vínillinn sem ég á með kauða.
Fínasta plata hjá Róberti. Mætti slaka aðeins á með þessa munnharmonikku sína samt. Fannst hún smá pirrandi. Svo er myndin ekki í fókus.
Góður Dylan.
A true classic from when bob had a bit of a voice.
I finally get it. I really enjoyed this and feel like I need to go back to Blood On The Tracks. 4.5/5
7/10, papa loves a good harmonica solo though
Overall I did like this album. One obvious criticism of Dylan's work is his less-than-stellar singing voice, and some of his tracks were alittle disjointed at times for me. But the songs that connected with me were very heartfelt and well-written. That and the folksiness of the harmonica always gets me in my feelings somehow. I don't think I'll go into a deep Dylan kick based on this record, but I respect his place in the pantheon of great songwriters more deeply now. Notable Tracks: - Visions of Johanna - One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Just Like a Woman - Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 7/10
I love Dylan. Not my favorite album featuring a backing band (The Band, the Hawks, whatever), but it’s up there. One Of Us Must Know was a standout track, it’s been a long time since I heard that and I really loved it. Listening to this album is like walking into a saloon, it just feels older than his early solo work. The band is on point and Dylan doesn’t disappoint with his trademark, sometimes over the top, descriptive lyrics. Great album.
Favourite tracks: rainy day woman; I want you; visions of Joanna; just like a woman
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I understand the sentiment many have about certain artists maybe appearing on this list more than is warranted. But I’ve personally never felt this way towards Bob Dylan. Ever since I heard his sophomore album, I’ve genuinely looked forward to hearing the best of his career. Plus, as the weather gets colder and closer to autumn, his music really seems to thrive. I’m making a pretty big jump here, to Blonde on Blonde. Which is one of the most critically well received records he ever put out. It was the finale to the trilogy of rock records he put out in the mid-60s, which many would argue was the best period of his career. And it definitely feels like a direct evolution of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. It highlights every aspect of what makes this version of Dylan so memorable. The backing band is definitely present, but it works best when the changes they are adding are more subtle. Like the brief snippets of organ sprinkled in here and there. And although I didn’t really need to hear another album to know if I was sure of it, this listen absolutely cemented my thoughts on Dylan as a writer. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for the argument to be made that he is the greatest lyricist of our time. I can’t think of any other artist who can claim to be a Nobel laureate for literature. His style is distinct, evocative, strange, and infinitely influential. The dude has been around for 60 years. Name one famous rock artist that’s made music between 1975 and now, and I can guarantee you Dylan inspired them in some way. And there are some absolute career highlights here. Visions of Johanna would be the magnum opus of an average person, but it kind of just feels like another song for him. I think that’s what draws me to his music so much. For as much of a rockstar as he is, something about him has always felt very ordinary and normal. He represented the same corner of music as Jerry Seinfeld once represented for comedians. I’ll be honest though. This isn’t as good as I anticipated. Considering it’s a double album, it maybe drags on a bit longer than it needs to. And some of these tracks sound very similar to each other. But by no means is this a bad album. Rating: 7/10
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As great and envelope-pushing as it is nasal and occasionally soporific. It rewards repeated listening but also punishes it. Dylan leans into his craft and elevates songwriting both for previous and future generations. The production lacks bottom, but Dylan's vitriol pushes the beat forward. Like the blurred cover portrait, though, you can feel his hard edges softening.
Such an iconic cover photo. What's on Bob's mind? Is he sad? Is he angry? Has he forgotten where he parked the TARDIS? I believe this is the moment he thought up the line "her fog, her amphetamine, and her pearls" and is saying to himself, Bob, that slaps. Surprisingly, this is pretty good. Half a point off for too much harmonica and another half for going on too long (I'm looking at you Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - her eyes were sad because Bob just wouldn't stop singing and she had to get up for work in the morning).
One of the best Dylan Albums, lovely listen
Upon listening to the first track, I thought this record was probs not for me. I carried on trying to be less judgemental of a genre I am less familiar with and surprised myself. I particularly enjoyed the lyrics, they tell a believable story when trying to, and express very real feeling, not glamourised or embellished. Some of the songs were not for me, and this is not the type of thing I would usually listen to, but i still enjoyed the record overall :) Plus cool album name and cover! Highlights: - Visions of Johanna - One of us must know (SoL) - I want you - Just like a woman <3 - Absolutely sweet Marie - Fourth time around - Obviously five believers - sad-eyed lady
I have to admit I'm coming around on older Bob Dylan music. It's almost festive in a simple way, and enjoyable to listen to. I especially liked the last song: Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.
Visions of Johanna is a great song. Rest of it is good too 4/5
Superb. Will listen again.
Not my favorite Dylan which I came to much later than I did for favourites like Blood on the Tracks, Bringing it on Home, John Wesley Harding and especially Highway 61. The first time I listened to the album from start to finish I found nothing revelatory. I already knew about half the songs and the one's I didn't sounded like filler rather than classic deep cuts. It doesn't help that musically it is blues album a genre I don't have much fondness for. Comparing directly to highway 61, this is a much more subtle album with better or at least more varied arrangements than 61, but 61 is more visceral and in your face with songs that demand your attention. B on B reminds me of The Basement Tapes another album that never grabbed me. It's still Dylan in his prime so their are a bunch of great and important songs but the throwaways like Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat, keep it from a top ranking from me. 4 stars
Classic album. Pretty solid overall
I came around on this one. At first it seemed a little meh. But then the tracks really grew on me and I heard a lot of influence on bands I really enjoy today. Solid one.
My 100th album! I do struggle with the singing but the music and lyrics are brilliant and I realize it's on purpose. Not my favourite but can recognise quality 4.5
Had already put this album on favorites for future listening after an earlier Bob Dylan album on here. Definitely worth listening to.
In high school, I worked 1 week for two summers on the cornfields. I remember downloading albums like "Top 100 country hits" and a wide selection of Bob Dylan "best ofs". Blonde on Blonde took me back to those times. I loved it.
His harmonica played the skeleton keys and his brand new leopard skin electric guitar solo jaded the folk scene. But it is the way this noble poet half-spoke his rhymes like a slow-motion rapper that "showed, corrode, flowed, the road, was owed" and "explodes" in our ears. A great album that rewards repeated listening. Four 'I-want-you's plus a 'so-bad-honey'. 4.5
ehrlich? ich glaube das war das erste album von dylan welches ich einfach geniessen konnte! tolle songs, präzise gespielte instrumente und gute arrangements. gerne wieder!
Ole Bob cuts loose a little here. Some pretty fun songs even though his singing is Bob singing.
This is so fantastic - from start to finish. One of my favourite Dylan albums, although I have a good handful of massive favourites of his.
C'est bon, mais c'est long. Je comprend qu'il y a tout un arc narratif qui se cache derrière les lyrics, mais d'un point de vue musical, les tounes semblent trop étirées, comme s'il s'était rendu compte dans le milieu qu'il devait remplir un double album. Sa voix est aussi un hit or miss pour beaucoup, pour mon goût il était pas mal tout le temps dans la zone verte. Le son folk est bien travaillé tout au long de l'album et les solos d'harmonica ferais rougir les solos de bien des guitaristes de ce top. All in all, c'est un bon double album qui aurait pu être excellent une fois condensé en un album simple, qui aurait pu compétitionner avec Bringing It All Back Home.
Not my favourite Dylan album. A fair number of the songs are very good but they go on a bit.
I was already familiar with Bob Dylan as a folk legend who pivoted towards rock halfway through the 1960s. I saw that this album was the third of a trilogy where he was making that rock pivot. Yet, I was unprepared for the twisted marching band sound of the opening track "Rainy Day Women". That was surprising, but still pretty good. The rest of Blonde on Blonde might not have the same initial shock value as that first track, but it's still got a lot of good folk-rock songs that occasionally dip into blues. Tracks like "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again", "Just Like a Woman" and "Obviously Five-Believers" are well executed by Dylan and the session musicians, as he delivers lyrics exploring difficult relationships and double entendres, all culminating into the 11-minute closer "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" in dedication to his first wife Sara Lownds. There are only two contentious points to be had with the album. First is the overall length, clocking in at over 70 minutes where a break in between was necessary. Second is Dylan's vocal delivery, which is a make-or-break deal for getting into his work. I enjoyed Blonde on Blonde as a whole, and look forward to checking out the other two albums in this rock trilogy.
I've had a lot of Bob Dylan albums now, but I'm pleased to say this is on the higher-end of the scale. I don't really like his warbly voice, and I'd still rather he wasn't always defaulting to his harmonica all the time, but the song-writing is undoubtedly good and there's some jams in here. It's got a real nice vibey upbeat feel to it for the most part. 3.5 rounded up.
I'm definitely a music over lyrics type, but can appreciate Dylan since I can at least hear what he's singing. Tracks 3-6 are fantastic, as is the final one. There is a five star single LP within the overlong double album. One of Us Must Know might now be my favourite Bob Dylan song.
Classic - some excellent tracks. At points over-indulgent lyrics but not enough to spoil the album
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Top 5 songs 1. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again 2. Absolutely Sweet Marie 3. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 5. Visions of Johanna
4.5
It's literally Bob Dylan
Gotta be in the mood to have your ears talked off to enjoy Bob Dylan. Today, I did. Over half of the songs were just okay, but I appreciated the standouts. I don’t think I liked this album more than The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, but it still has its charm and reason to be sung. You get to hear how he strains notes at the end of his sentences in every song. Standouts: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues, Fourth Time Around, and Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.
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Blonde on Blonde; what can you say about this album that hasn't been said before? It is really great, but secretly, I don't enjoy it all that much. There are some all time classic songs and performances on here, but I still find it a bit like homework. As a record collector, of course I have a copy on my shelves, but it is not the Dylan album I reach for. And I find it a bit long. truth be told, I think it could have been trimmed to an outstanding single album (much like Highway 61 Revisited or Bringing It All Back Home). But Dylan's gonna Dylan, and you can't stop him..
His voice really took a moment to warm up to, but about a quarter into the album is when I really started to appreciate it. I love his lyrics and overall had a great time with this album!
Reminds me of mum
Love this album, track 3-7 are incredible!
damn he really ramped up his harmonica usage compared to highway 61 revisited. someone gotta get the harmonica away from this menace. anyway, its a nice album and i enjoyed it as much as i did for highway 61 revisited. i really liked the run from one of us must know to just like a woman; hit after hit besides leopard skin pill box hat but that songs still fine. pretty indifferent to most of side a and c but theyre still nice songs. pledging my time sounded like a comedy relief song until bob started singing and i found that really funny for some reason. the lyrics overall are pretty nice, though im not really one to dive too deep into it. id listen to most of these again. 4 personal favs: one of us must know, i want you, sad eyed lady of the lowlands
I wasn’t able to give this the time it deserved, but the middle was incredible writing
the songs i love on this album i 5 out of 5 love. The others, i’m indifferent to. The quality of the songs i like is enough and frequent enough for 4 stars.
I’m not a Dylan fan at all. But this one was pretty good.
The Duck Face cover. Blues can be done by a white Jewish kid... And his harmonica.
Very lyrically driven and evocative imagery. I think I'll need another listen to really let it sink in. I think all of the songs would stand alone really well, however listening to them all back to back I found the musical style a little repetitive and they started blurring a bit.
Yet to listen to an album not improved by horns
Bob enters his complaining about women he dated constantly phase, or critics who spurned him. You could call it a metaphor, or intentionally vague, which doesn't make him look any better. I've heard musicians I admire talk about Visions of Johanna as a masterpiece. Never pulled me in much. Maybe I'll understand one day. I hate Just Like a Woman. I really liked the live album we got on here a long while back, thought I might like this more this time when it came around. I guess I gotta give it 4 stars anyway, though it would not be if I liked more of this albums project. Part of me thinks I'm missing out, the other part is quite glad to keep some distance from being a real Bob Dylan fan. music: appreciated. (⌐o_0)
It’s Blonde on Blonde, it’s great. What can I add to that other than, I wish I had given the live record a higher rating way back. The more untethered Bob is, the better, and his live recordings always have more charm to me. It should have been a four, too
too long! songs and album! not my favorite electric era bob dylan, but there's a good amount of classics that get bogged down by 11+ minute tracks.
da blues
This is a flavour of rock and roll that I never thought I needed. The harmonica was jarring at first but it actually paired quite nicely with the rest of the musical components. When I first saw the 1 hour runtime I was a little apprehensive, but it managed to keep my attention for the majority of its length. I would say that this is a very high quality and timeless album that deserves its place on the list.
It’s the Dylan we all love and know early on in his career. There’s some really fun grooves with I want you and Just Like A Woman but overall it’s fineeeee. I don’t love it and probably don’t love Dylan in general even though he might be considered one of the greats. I just find a lot of it to be OK in the best way possible. It’s above average ! More like a 3.5
another harmonica heavy album
Classic Bob
A classic. Not my favourite Bob Dylan but it's great
I knew the song rainy day women. But that was it. This album starts strong and so far keeps getting better. This is a really good album. I looked up the musicians list n it. He had some great players
Classic
There's a reason why he's considered the best American lyricist of all time. 4.5/5
One of my favorite albums by Bob Dylan. He is an amazing songwriter and storyteller. This is the most electronic/rock album by him...it's a bit long and I am not a fan of his voice but it is still a great album that I enjoyed again to listen to.
I've never been a fan and I was kind of dreading this one, but it surprised me. I actually slightly enjoyed it. Not going to enter my daily rotation, but I didn't hate it.
86/100
love it. i think .hehe 4/5
one of the truly great Dylan albums. See you shortly Blood on the Tracks.
Bob halt.
Of all the Bob Dylan albums, this was a really good one! Just Like A Woman and Rainy Day Women were my favorites!
Great album, but starts to drag on at the end. Some of the Bob Dylan-isms also get a little tiring. Best Songs: Visions of Johanna, I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Most Likely You Go Your Way..., Worst Songs: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Pledging My Time
Бро заделал аццкий фолк. Классика жанра. Хотя такой музон не особо котирую, некоторые песни рили прикэл слушать было. 6/10
Probably a 5 star album if I had the time to deep dive the lyrics
3 good songs the rest was very bland
Bob just knows how to write incredible songs. A true songwriter through and through. This is probably the most "rock" you'll get from Bob, and it's spectacular. Lots of great tracks on this album, and really packs a punch from start to finish.
There are lots of different Bob Dylans, and I think this album is the best album by this version of Bob Dylan. But this Bob Dylan is not my favorite Bob Dylan and this album is not my favorite of his albums. It has some amazing songs on it and I like how loose and freewheeling the Nashville session musicians sound but if I’m going to put on a Dylan album it probably isn’t going to be this one. Still unquestionably a great record though.
para nada influenciada por mi hermano Jaja.... pero me gustó! no es mi tipo de música pero bueno....... 8/10
Wow these are great songs. Bob Dylan is the master of the American folk ballad, and he shows it here. I wouldn't want to listen to The Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands every day, but it was epic this first time through.
I think I almost get it.
I liked this waaay more than the other Dylan album I had. There were actually several charming songs here and I wasn't too distracted by his voice as he was so much younger here than on Time Out of Mind. My favorites here were Stuck Inside Mobile with the Mephis Blues, Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine), and Fourth Time Around.
Sehr gut
Well, I guess this project has taught me that I like Dylan way more than I thought I did. After a rocky start (Rainy Day Women offends me in its obviousness), it quickly gets a lot better. Visions of Johanna a standout. Even when Bob is being very Bob, this is good stuff.
2024-05-20...
MY GOAT
Bob Dylan is an amazing storyteller
This album has a certain kind of air around it that I really like. It feels like Dylan was writing stories and a band decided to play music behind it. It presents with it a sense of familiarity and honesty that I don't get from most modern musicians. We're not singing about getting stoned with the bois. We're singing about GETTING STONED and wishing everybody else knew how it felt. I love that. As for the negatives, it could just be due to me exclusively listening to music at max volume, but this album has some *really* abrasive backing at times. The harmonica in Pledging My Time and Temporary Like Achilles in particular could be turned down a few decibels and I'm confident my enjoyment of them would triple. A lot of the songs also feel very samey, which is a bit of a problem when it comes to a first listen. In general, it's a pretty good album. Bonus points for having clear vocals too. I'm not really all that big on Dylan's voice, but I don't need to be in order to enjoy the songs in this album. It's pretty strange. I don't see myself willingly listening to this, but the album went down smoothly. I'd probably give it a perfect score if I was alive in the 60s but knowing what shows up within the next few years makes the occasionally wonky mixing too noticeable for me to give the album the score it would otherwise deserve.
Overall amazing album throughout, the harmonica felt so ethereal. Intro song was not my favourite though.
I have never been much of a fan of Bob Dylan, mostly due to the fact that he can’t sing and his back band was never recorded well on these albums. It’s such a thin and tinny mix. But what he lacks in musicality he more than makes up for in poetry. Dylan is a beautiful songwriter. His lyrics are full of imagery that evokes both folk symbols as well as religious stories. Somehow he creates a scene that lives just on this side of some of the more extravagant fantasy worlds that later came to materialize in rock ‘n’ roll and metal. His rhyming schemes have always been a little bit unusual for a pop musician, fond of using triplets rather than couplets and sprung rhythm and internal rhymes. Something like a Gerard Manley Hopkins set to American musical forms. This album stretches, blues and country music and does create something different. But it’s not timeless. In many ways, perhaps Dylan wrote songs for a new American songbook , and I feel like so many of these pieces are covered in such better ways by other musicians. Here it is. Blonde on blonde. Dylan’s rock and roll masterpiece with the Hawks behind him and a whole bunch of folks trying to wrestle his vision onto a record.
classic dylan. no complaints.
For more than half of my lifetime I could NOT endure the music this man made. Then I'm my 50s I was forced to slow down my lifestyle and think differently about things. One thing I reconsidered was this man. I began to listen closely to his songs, and something magical happened. I could HEAR what he was doing. It finally made sense. Easily earns 4 stars for nearly anything he's recorded from me.
God plade, men at høre
Excellent 60’s Dylan album.
1 bella la musica, linea vocale un po' meno 2, 10 carine 3,4,5, 8,11 e 13 Molto belle 6, 7, 12 e 14 le migliori 9 un po' meh. Molto simili fra loro ma se piace il genere piacciono un po' tutte.
Awesome album
Good old Blonde on Blonde... like a shaggy old cat who's always happy to see you. Good stuff.
Pretty good. Quite a few highlights and some delightful guitar pickin’ & strummin’, but not my favorite Dylan album. Okay, since you asked, my favorite Dylan album is The Basement Tapes.
best bob dylan album i heard yet, i was more interested by each song and i would go back
Wasn't a Dylan fan in my younger years but sounds good now
And we're back to Dylan. I have heard at least one or two tribute albums, and a number of songs from this album have been on it. Not surprising, they're really good, well crafted lyrically and musically. Just... Dylan's voice, again. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" is always a good song to sing along to. Nice opener. "Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat" I heard on the 30th Anniversary Concert. The original I do like as much, Dylan's voice does work. "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands"... I had heard a cover done by Jon Anderson. I thought "wow this is long." Did not realize the original song itself is over 11 minutes! "Just Like A Woman" - the few covers I have heard sound like the original, except for Richie Havens. If you have not heard his interpretation from the Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert, you really need to. Chills every time I hear it. "Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" does not win the award for longest title, but it is still pretty long. Fun track to listen to, just like "Absolutely Sweet Marie." So ultimately, it's understandable why so many people come to this album to cover Dylan. It has some classic tunes, easily coverable. I would like some good interpretations of the tracks with better vocalists. Standout tracks: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," "Just Like A Woman," "Lepoard-Skin Pill Box Hat," "Absolutely Sweet Marie"
I don't know what it is about Bob Dylan albums, they never completely get me. This one is solid and his lyrics are very, very good. About as good as they get. It just seems tiring at times. Was it that the instrumentals didn't vary enough? Maybe I didn't need the double album? Still, even on side one I was a bit bored with One of Us Must Know. That said I didn't mind the 11-min long, one song only (Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands) side four. The hits (Rainy Day Women, Just Like a Woman) are classics for a reason but some of the others didn't hit the same highs. I can't rate the album higher than Highway 61 Revisited, but it's also better than average - I mean it's part of his peak period where he was firing on all cylinders. Just not quite my style I guess.
Oh, Bob Dylan. Nobel prize winning poet, really weird singer. Sure this is a classic, but it's hard not to roll your eyes at the way he sings. Plenty of good songs and lyrics, but I'm dinging a point for his singing. Favorite tracks: Rainy Day Women (Everybody must get stoned! Classic), Visions of Johanna, One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), Stuck Inside of Mobile..., Just Like a Woman, 4th Time Around.
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
This had much of what I both like and dislike about Bob Dylan. There were moments I really enjoyed the songs, and moments that I railed against Dylan's voice. Today I got to learn what the actual title of what I always thought of as "Everybody Must Get Stoned." Still very happy to have listened to this classic album.
Harmonica presence: pretty much. Solid album but it feels soooo long.
some of the dylanest dylan going, front half are some of the best songs ever and back half are pretty good
Love this album but maybe it’s a bit long imo. Maybe that’s what makes it legendary. Faves: “stuck inside of mobile” & “visions of Johanna”
Really awesome, i love how country blues this one feels. Still think i prefer highway 61
Good, classic BD. Not much else to say. Great lyricist, great music, okay singer.
I don't like Dylan normally but this was pretty good!
Always a great listen
I think the shine has come off of Dylan a bit for me. He's still a legend and so many of these songs have a lot of nostalgia (Dad singing loudly "Everybody must get stoned!"). This is like a 3.5 but I'll round up.
i dont know much of bob dylan, but the little i do know is good, as is this album
Muy buen disco de Dylan en el que forman parte de su banda miembros de The Band. Mucho blues-rock con armónica y acústicas.
Gear: Focal Clear Mix: fantastisch - selbst die Über-Mundharmonika u.a. bei "Pledging My Time", "Visions of Johanna" ist Referenz-Mix Musik: verdienter Nobelpreis für Literatur. Und dann ist da noch die Musik. Wertung: 👱♀️👱♀️👱♀️👱♀️(👱♀️)/5
Blind album, it was good at first listen. It's Bob Dylan so I can't complain. Few tracks were gems I will say, and the album was good overall. I want to give it a 5 cause a lot of critics would do that, but I can't justify it. Solid 4 from me next to Highway 61.
Pretty good listen. I won't turn it off if it came on.
Enjoyed this more than Highway 61 Revisited
Pacific Fav songs: Rainy Day women #12 & 35 Fourth time around =>
Great album but gotta admit his voice isn't very good. I also like highway 61 and bringing it all home more
Ambitious, classic, the work of a genius.
This must've been wild to hear when it was new. It's almost turned into a joke or trope sound in albums but Dylan was working a lot of feeling and story telling into his songs. Half of the lyrics feel more mood than making sense though.
A pleasant cacophony of sound. Great instrumentation and enigmatic lyrics. "Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit He spoke to me, I took his flute" I may never know what that means.
If you love folk / Americana this is a 5. If you don't then give it a 4 because it is the gold standard.
Hell of an Album. Would be a five if it wasn’t for his kazoo voice.
I understand the brilliance and impact of Dylan, and this album is more rocking and grooving than a lot of his stuff, but it is definitely too long, and it would be better with a different singer, in my opinion. I think his voice got a bit better a bit later in his career, but I don't really love it during this time. Therefore, the only time I'm likely to go back to this album is for "academic" purposes. I have to give it 4 stars, though, due to the songwriting ability and the consistency of the songs that would make it an easy 5 stars, if I liked the singing better (and it was a bit shorter).
Some fine tunes on here, I really like I Want You and there’s nothing quite like the way Bobby croons “to be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again”. The barbs on Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat are quite phenomenal. A bit disappointed that I didn’t really take too much from the tracks I was unfamiliar with, and generally Bob needs to calm the fuck down with the harmonica, but overall a pretty cohesive album that’s stood the test of time well. Fave Tracks: I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 3.9/5
I'll never be a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but it's hard to deny that there are some amazing tracks on this album. Somehow this album feels like it spans 3 decades, with a wildly varied style and expression.
Einfach nur schön, ruhig, melodisch, und rockig. Das Album prägt den Übergang von Folk zu Rock, dem von vielen Künstlern übernommenen Folkrock.
Great!
Very soothing
Love me some Bobby D. I actually listened to this album for the first time relatively recently and gave it a 9 on my IG. I'm not a fan of the first song, but I think the rest is straight heat. I think "Visions of Johanna" and "Fourth Time Around" are my favorite tracks. "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" always reminds me of the Death Grips song that uses one of Bob's lyrics as its very long title haha. I know my Dad has "I Want You" in his iTunes as well. This is folk rock excellency, though I prefer the album that preceded it: Highway 61 Revisited - I have that on vinyl. I'm looking forward to continuing my Bob Dylan listening journey with John Wesley Harding sometime in the future.
Ok first of all the harmonica fucks. Most of this album is a good and fun time, but I found myself getting fatigued by Bob Dylan’s voice style. At first it’s cool novelty, but it eventually gets a little old hearing the same up and down tone shift every line. Aside from that, I had fun with great guitar, organ, and piano backing Dylan’s classic charm.
Nowadays it seems like being hot is a prerequisite for making music. Unfortunately as a result, what we are severely missing out on are weird little guys making music. Something about that screaming harmonica and Dylan’s wispy affectations really tickled my soul. For me, the album lost steam towards the end. I very much vibed with songs individually, but at well over an hour runtime, the aggregate was just too much Dylan. Soft 4 Fav songs: Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, One of Us Must Know (sooner or later), I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Just Like a Woman
This album was just a delight. A lot of great songs on here. Loved the instrumentation and the lyrics. I honestly don't mind Bob Dylan's voice that much but I feel like I start to get tired of how he is constantly modulating his pitch up and down. It's just constantly going up and down and up and down and up and down. The album also feels a bit long. I started to zone out a little bit on track 9.
I just realized the album cover photo is blurry. Anyway great album I think this is one of his classics. Just Like a Woman is achingly beautiful
Ich ha mini lederjagge ah und min schal und es windet und ich ha eh ziggi im muul und laufe dusse und es windet mer d herbstbletter is gsicht und s isch grau und chalt
dylaaan. ha nie dylan checkt irgendwie. erste song no funny er lacht und "everybody must get stoned" zweite song afoch chli blues schnurregiige time. visions of johanna isch scho meh wieni mer dylan wienis mer vorstell. recht cool, plus d begleitig isch super. ha ersz etz gmerkt wie lang de song isch. one of us must know macht huere uuf uf de refrain gfallt mer isch bitz wonky i want you au meega schön klavier lines gfalled mer mega. stuck inside of mobile (lange titel) sehr cool, er singt irgendwie cool aber chöntmer vorstelle dases irgendwenn chli nervig wird. just like a woman wieder big hollywood viel gfühl irgendwie. absolutely sweet marie au sehr cute. geili chords underem schnurregiige solo. fourth time around. en 3/4! mandoline au cool. spannt wim huere ufd foltere bis en andere akkord chunt. obviously fice believers findi goht huuuere hard. richtig geile blues. d line wo d harmonika und d gitarre amel zeme spieled isch huere geil. ah bass macht au mit. letste song mega lang sber huere geil dylan verzellt mir öpis. und d band macht super teppich drunder. ich check glaub dylan. würkli sehr sehr guets album. für es füfi langet nöd glaub aber s isch mega en mood und huere guet gspielt alles wunderschöne sound.
01) Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35 - 8,5 02) Pledging My Time - 8,0 03) Visions of Johanna - 9,5 04) One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - 8,0 05) I Want You - 9,0 06) Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - 9,0 07) Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - 8,0 08) Just Like A Woman - 9,5 09) Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine - 10,0 10) Temporary Like Achilles - 8,5 11) Absolutely Sweet Marie - 8,5 12) 4th Time Around - 8,5 13) Obviously 5 Believers - 8,0 14) Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,64 (86/100) It is one of the best albums ever, and I almost feel bad for not giving it five stars. For me, it just comes very close. His way of singing is unique, you either like it or not. I don't mind it, but I feel the album is a bit too long and in some songs, (especially the final two) I lost interest and got a bit bored by it. "Visions of Johanna" and "Just Like a Woman" are among my favorites, but "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine" is the best one for me.
One of the great lyricists. But I always feel like I have to push through his voice...
The classic. Everybody should get stoned.
Electric blues and folk. Bobs foray into the combo was a successful one, albeit not quite as powerful as the blues fathers, but no less a good shake. Some real hits, and some quality fillers. Great as a whole or split into parts. The classic Bobby singing style as well!
It’s Bob Dylan, but this album never blew me away. I respect it, but for me, this is a 4/5. Doesn’t speak to me as much. I like his voice, generally, but his delivery on this one doesn’t feel authentic. Maybe it just hasn’t clicked with me yet.
Three random notes on what is probably my favorite Dylan album: 1. Fourth Time Around. Is this a musical middle finger to John Lennon's supposedly Dylan-inspired Norwegian Wood? Was Dylan singing to John when he sang "And I, I never took much, I never asked for your crutch Now don't ask for mine?" Here's what Lennon had to say about it in 1968: "I was very paranoid about that. I remember he played it to me when he was in London. He said, what do you think? I said, I don't like it. I didn't like it. I was very paranoid. I just didn't like what I felt I was feeling – I thought it was an out and out skit, you know, but it wasn't. It was great. I mean he wasn't playing any tricks on me. I was just going through the bit." 2. Visions of Johanna. Maybe the worst performance of this amazing tune. Shambolic, meandering and boring. I have read they had a hard time recording this tune over multiple sessions and they must've just been so sick of it so they just shipped this shitty version and washed their hands. The band barely knows the chord changes, bass player blatantly screws up multiple times...compare it to this version, which sends a chill up my spine every single time: https://youtu.be/awlrMmr9eNc?si=TtOJe4G_7nkx5m3A My daughter is a big Swiftie and she agrees with my theory that Taylor was channeling "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" with the full-length "All Too Well" --- can you hear it? https://youtu.be/sRxrwjOtIag?si=UX-5UzsRlek7595K
I really wasn't a fan at the beginning and thought this felt like an overrated artist. I hadn't really listened to Dylan prior to this. As it continued though I slowly grew to enjoy his voice and tune more. Another listen to the album could clarify if I just liked the second half of the album more or if his sound grew on me. As it is I don't see myself revisiting a ton of Dylan but it was a fun listen.
Own this one. Lots of good ones here
Very folksy, good builds throughout each song.
Judas and his newfangled electric guitars can really rock out. Who knew?!?
Interesante, aunque siempre hay un punto en Dylan que no termina de conectar conmigo. 4/5.
Classic bob Dylan
Love Dylan’s lyrics, but can only listen to several songs at a time. Had to listen in stages.
Grows on you? Can't really listen to the lyrics, which is what I understand to be the best thing about this album. Dylan's voice is hell funny. Oompah first song sucks though.
It's Dylan. Dude's got a Nobel Prize in Literature for his lyrics.
Pretty good but had some lows
Awful vocals that actually get better with every listen. The instrumentals and the word smithing is what shine here for my first bob Dylan record this one was amazing. I go out of my way to listen to my favorites and think it was well crafted
Fürs Singer Songwriter Album
Won’t be surprised to see some polarization with Bob. But to me he’s one of a select few of great American songwriters. B on B is probably the sweet spot for most listeners, where he’s expanded his sound beyond all acoustic but pre… whatever he turned into after this, which was at times unlistenable. A truly great album that I’ve heard countless times, but is missing a song that launches it into 5 territory for me.
Really cool album, really screams USA. Kind of a Lou Reed vibe at points. This won't be missing in my US road trip playlist when we set out on a journey again. 8/10
I played it in the background and liked it. Should probably listen more to get a better feel for it
First listen all the way through.
Great album, not my favorite Bob record though, bit too bluesy for me
Classic Dylan
Figured out that I actually like Bob Dylan
A terrific album, but not something I go to often.
Coulda skipped Sad Eyed Lady, Bob.
Bob Dylan is great. I’m more into the rock albums than the folk ones but this is good
Boozy Rainy Day, a bluesy Pledge, beautifully worded Johanna, a mattress on a bottle of wine... I've always dug the lyrics and the music.
It’s Bobby D
Found some songs I've never heard but liked which surprised me. His voice does keep me from ranking it a full 5 stars, but overall pretty solid album. Happy with this surprise today. 4/5
Slaps
Bob Dylan maakt nooit wat mee. Nee, de hoofdpersoon van zijn liedjes dat ben JIJ. 'How does it feel to be on your own, like a rolling stone?' 'They'll stone you when you're trying to be so good...' Etcetera. En bovendien dacht je dat je wist wat iets was, MAAR het is iets anders. Als je erop let, hoor je hetzelfde mechanisme steeds terugkomen. Al met al trek ik deze muziek beter dan ik had verwacht, ik vind de begeleiding en de harmonica heel sfeervol, en de liedjes zelf zijn ook niet onaardig. Maar die stem, man die stem. Die ben je op een gegeven moment wel zat. Daarom zal dit nooit een 5 worden.
El álbum m'agrada prou, però les primeres cançons que eren més estilo country no me han molat tant però les últimes són una locura
Tune after tune
quite enjoyed the harmonica, its a lovely instrument i dont hear very often in songs so it was a nice part of the album.
i've listened multiple times always a great album
I thought it was quite relaxing and was enjoyable to listen to as I was doing my homework. Bob Dylan, as always, is an amazing lyricist. I didn’t know that he had a lot of blues influence, and the prevalence of the harmonica surprised me.
Not my favorite Dylan album but still great
Feel like I need to preface this with stating that I have no musical talent. I'm not even going to attempt to speak to anything technical. On the surface, Dylan's lyrics seem very simple, but not in a negative way. I feel it makes the album approachable, easy to listen to and understand. It was a relaxing listen, definitely worth revisiting.
Dylan is always great
Having been born in 1966, obviously heard the name Bob Dylan but didn’t realize that over the years that I had heard some of his music, two on this album to be exact. Listening from start to finish gives you a little story, poetically written, again never realized how beautiful some of his lyrics are. Couldn’t help but giggle at the drug references dropped in here and there, probably more blatant to most listeners now. Overall I’d give it a solid 4.
I enjoyed the album. Hadn't heard or thought about it in a long time.
This album is a notable step from Bringing It All Back Home thanks to the boys from the Hawks and shows Bob's movement towards the sound he would cultivate in the late 60's and 70's. Always poetic and well spoken, I was not as familiar with this one, but glad to get the chance to listen to one of the early modern double albums
A legendary album at a formative moment in rock, quality songwriting in Dylan's top form. Interesting to know that there was an entire failed session in New York before trying again in Nashville.
We haven't done this one already? I coulda sworn... Well, first off, you know I love Bob Dylan, and this is, of course, a landmark album. He's using The Hawks in the studio for the final installment of his rock trilogy. The stuff of legends, right? But it's almost like he's trying to get that out of his system here, and get on to the next thing. I enjoy this album and all, but I feel like it's the weakest of the trilogy. I've never been able to connect with it in the same way as "Bringing It All Back Home" or "Highway 61 Revisited," which are absolute lightning rods. This just doesn't have the same sense of urgency that those other two records do. The formula seems like it might be wearing out a bit at this point. Then there's the fact that it's a double album, with some fairly indulgent songs to boot. It's pretty much the classic example of something that could've been edited into a fantastic single album. For example, I think "Sad Eyed Lady Lady of the Lowlands" could have made for an absolutely legendary outtake that people sought after, talked about in hushed tones, and collectively orgasm over when it would be officially released years later as a bonus track on a boxed set or something - but it doesn't necessarily serve the album as a whole. I actually have solution to trimming it up. Just chop off the first two tracks and the last two tracks. Then move "Visions of Johanna" to the end so it runs "One of Us Must Know" through "Fourth Time Around" with "Visions of Johanna" tacked on the end for your long ballad outro, and I find I enjoy listening to it much more. It would run about 48 1/2 minutes this way, so in between the lengths of his previous 2 albums in the trilogy. Try it out, see what you think. The Jonny Cut. The main thing that holds this back from being a 5 for me is that I don't feel there are any individual tracks that just completely knock me out like "Subterranean Homesick Blues" or "Like a Rolling Stone." And perhaps it's just the process of wading through the sheer bulk of the album that wears on you until you're sort of desensitized. I don't know. In some ways I feel like it's a transitional album. Something made to satisfy demand while internally he was searching for his new direction. And you know by this point he was surrounded by yes men just to complicate things. Not to mention the exhaustion from touring, and of course the drugs that go with that. Just look at that album cover. He's a little blurry. Says it all.
I think we basically listened to a live album version of this, but overall this is a pretty strong Dylan album. Granted, I am very reluctant to listen to Dylan deliberately so it's not in my rotation, but I can rate it as credit is due.
This is Dylan at his best. Mixing folk and electric blues in a genuine way, it has style, it has melancholy, it has deep confidence
Dylan ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, als einer der nicht auf Texte hört, sondern auf den Klang, eher uninteressant
This is a great album. Some classic Dylan on here.
Some absolute amazing tracks. A bit slow in the back half but I get why it's considered a classic.
Not as good as blood on the tracks Better than highway 4
There is a 5 star album in here. Many great songs including Sad Eyed Lady…. Just noticing the chord progression from it that Foxygen ripped off. But there are some songs I have zero attachment to. It’s one of 2 Dylan albums I owned and I still love what I like be on it even more.
Classic
Hard for me to get over HOW he sings what he sings... but I get it. I appreciate it. IDK, maybe I need to be locked in a room with this on repeat in some twisted attempt to indoctrinate me to his random word emphasis.
Classic! 4/5
Pretty good BD album
Not the biggest fan of Bob Dylan. Obviously a legend and his songwriting chops are commendable. I do feel like his songs are a bit formulaic and his vocals are quite frankly bad. Not much of a knock but when evaluating this album it needs consideration. Solid 4 stars.
Not a Bob Dylan fan, this is probably one his most tolerable albums :) Standouts: Rainy Day Women Nos 12 & 35, Just Like a Woman, I Want You, Others: Pledging My Time, Visions of Johanna, 4th Time Around, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 4/5
Pretty good. Can definitely tell the folksy influence, and see why Dylan's songwriting is heralded as one of the best in the bizness.
Great album. Classic Dylan. Unique sound and lyrics.
Part of the background sound of western society. At least a three.
Just a couple shades below his best work.
Not super for me but solid, I get it
At times a bit whiny but overall excellent. I can see why Bob Dylan is considered so influential.
My parents were right about his voice, he sounds like Mr. Burns. Can't imagine seeing him in concert now that he's 80-something. Didn't like the more whimsical stuff but might be easier on a second listen. Too dense with metaphors. Album really picked up at song 3. I identified at least to a point with most songs, esp. 3-8, but Just Like A Woman feels so much like me and Kitty. I Want You feels like me and Violet. Album got a little weaker after track 8 for me but still alright. Like the ending track (14). How the hell was THIS too hard rock for people, folk fans were WIMPS
This dylan guy is going somewhere
Pretty cool album
Perfect for a road trip. Great voice, great sounds. Wish I knew the words. 4 of 5
An album my dad loves, great music and song lyrics. Bob is giving early autumn vibes of a late August evening that's kind of dusty (could just be his voice). Serious porch songs. Favs: "Just like a woman", "Most Likely To Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)", "Fourth Time Around" & "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Lands".
It’s a bit of a mess and all over the place but the highlights (Johanna and Memphis) are some of his best songs. Of course, Rainy Day Women is his worst.
Губной гармошки очень много, раздражали эти вставки под конец
Such a classic. Nice to hear some of the history behind the making of the album.
This is not the best Dylan album of the era. . . which is highway 61 revisited
Pretty good stuff, a bit too much harmonica for my modern tastes though. 7/10
An amazing album full of 5s and 3s gets a 4.
Bobbie
What in the WORLD is this hippie going on about???
I recognised this from the iconic album cover and inwardly groaned. However, I must be reaching that time in my life where even Bob Dylan starts to sound good. The singing wasn't great, but the song writing was superb, so I think 4 stars seems fair.
This meeting could’ve been an e-mail, this e-mail could’ve been a text and this double album could’ve been an 8-song album. Nothing after Just Like a Woman is remarkable. And while Visons of Johanna and Stuck Inside of Mobile are great, they could be 4 or 5 minute songs. Dylan’s voice and song structure doesn’t really work for long songs
Pretty solid record! It was a bit long maybe, but overall a fun listen, and I definitely feel the bluesy looseness.
I could’ve sworn that we already did this, but no, we’ve just done other Dylans. Anyway, this is one of the better double albums from that period. A little too loaded still, but there isn’t a truly weak song on here. The best stuff in particular is among his most exciting and lyrical. Definitely a highlight in his career. A-
Great album, classic BD
Rounding up here. I can dig it but dammit, Bobby, what the hell are you talking about? “Yes, I could tell you what he means if I didn’t have to try so hard” Okay
Beautiful - apart from Rainy Day Woman. Never want to hear that again. The rest was mesmerizing, and a killer song radio afterwards as well for extra points!
Here’s Dylan pushing cultural and musical limits with this legendary album. Once you get used to the high-pitch harmonica, you will love the songs.
Masterful lyrics and a down home style Memphis blues instrumental.
Band work typically loose for Dylan. Works well on the (in)famous Rainy Day Women; apparently about getting baked, sounds like the band is declining into a ganga-infused stupor -- really, it's about being persecuted, leaving the declining feeling of the song more metaphorical than the average radio exec realized. Pledge My Time feels like a similar blues pastiche but isn't as interesting. Some quality melodic folk entries -- Visions of Johanna has some lovely imagery and Dylan's determined, propulsive strumming that give him such a unique quality as a writer about love. Dylan's vocal delivery, it just be said, is an acquired taste. He writes lovely melodies and is perfectly capable of hitting his notes. His voice tends to have a breathy hoarseness, but that's effective, too. He often ends lines with an unfocused-feeling glissando, sliding down off of the closing note, past the 'blue' note and off into oblivion. Sometimes it's not just the end. Whether he's doing it on purpose to ape the unsophisticated airs of his hero, Guthrie, to disarm the common folk listener and dissuade the snobs or maybe just plain lazy about singing will remain a debate we can all choose to indulge in or not. I choose not to -- that's just what Dylan sounds like. Frankly, I think his protest music remains his most lasting and emotionally-accessible work, but this album is has a well-deserved reputation as a classic of Western popular music. Listen to this with a lyrics sheet at least once, just to see if you buy the hype about Dylan as a poet.
Generally interesting. One of the better ones
I’m not a Dylan stan, nor a convert after listening to Blonde on Blonde, but I did appreciate this one. Dylan’s take on Rock is strange, it would take Springsteen to truly make the Rock big band work, but what’s important to Dylan’s music are the lyrics and the songwriting, and the guy is on top form here. He writes well and intelligently, with observation and with detail and reference. In fact he really would be the greatest songwriter of all time if he wrote about literally anything else but how much he seems to dislike women. So a star removed for misogyny, but otherwise check this one out.
really enjoyed it, need a relisten. production (or remaster?) is really great
AJ: my second favorite Dylan album. So many great songs. Fizzles at points but there’s more than a few tracks that i absolutely love. Now give me Blood on the Tracks.
My favorite Bob is electric Bob, but this record still has so many great songs. This is like the precipice before he truly took off as an artist. Great record, ‘I Want You’ might be the dumbest song I’ve ever heard tho.
Loved this album, it just unfortunately suffers from the classic double album dilemma of having just a bit too much fat that could’ve been trimmed (Rainy Day Women opening up dragged a bit towards minute 4, the back half lost my attention a bit in spots) but overall there’s some incredible stuff in here! Who would’ve thought we’d get hit by some genuinely great Pop hooks in One Of Us Must Know or I Want You?! Overall I preferred Highway 61 but there’s a lot to love on here. I’ll just pick and choose my tracks in the future instead of tackling it as a whole.
Classic Dylan
best dylan record.
Great album
Four simply for the excellent use of harmonica
I've never given Bob Dylan a good listen before. I guess I've always been intimidated. I was both excited and nervous to see this album show up. I have a difficult time interpreting poetry and poetic lyrics like on some (not all) of these songs. I think it is important to remember that albums like these are meant to be listened to over and over again, and a single listen doesn't do it justice. I really like the blues/folk sound, and Dylan's voice does a great job of carrying these songs over the surprisingly strong compositions. I did not find myself wanting to skip any tracks, and was surprised at how fast the listen felt. 4.5* rounded to 4.
Good album, wasn’t really my thing but didn’t turn it off.
This is the quintessential Dylan album for me. Some truly amazing songs, some fabulous lyrics, and a little bit too much harmonica when I listen to it all at one go.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Think I listened to this once years ago but it didn’t really click then, but I’m beginning to buy into the hype more now. It is a bit long, and this style can get repetitive, but it grows and grows and he does this so well. Lyrically, he’s got to be up there with the best. Standouts for me being: Stuck inside of a mobile…, just like a women, I want you, Fourth Time Around. Will definitely be back to this
My dad is a big Bob Dylan fan. This one rings a bell from growing up. Didn't mind it at all, flew by. "Stuck Inside..." was the standout for me, but I also greatly enjoyed "Visions of Johanna". I have to say I prefer his folksy politics stuff, but this album is incredibly solid.
An almost flawless offering from the nasal-voice master in person!
Very nice chill songs
Probably one of Dylan's most iconic and accessible albums of any time period.
I liked it but it’s not my favourite bob dylan album 4/5