Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Listened 4/7/2025. Not into the folk stuff and his voice.
Turns out I dont like bob dylan
Bob was clearly working out some issues with the ladies on this one and I’m here for it.
Bob. not my favourite.
s.s., 1966 -> 3
Jun fine.
I think this was great, embarrassingly this was mostly background music. Second listen needed. Probably a 4 but I give 3 because I didn’t hear anything.
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Visions of Johanna One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) I Want You Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Just Like a Woman Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine Absolutely Sweet Marie 4th Time Around Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Not my thing. Didn’t associate bob Dylan with that voice, guess I’m disconnected. Will have to research later about his importance; a bit too grassroots and redneck-y for my taste but I’m sure he paves the road in some way for what music is today
2.1 I don't get it! I just don't! With those touted the 'best ever albums' I usually understand, if not ultimately agree with, why they've been selected. But this makes no sense to me. What's particularly confusing is that I actually view The Freewheelin' as one of the best ever albums. Then after a few years he just spun off into pretty underwhelming rock/blues, with his voice almost a caricature of his younger self. And yet it's these albums that get all the acclaim. Make it make sense. It's shite, it's bloated, it's rambling, he sounds like a pissed Bob Dylan cover act
A way better listen than yesterday’s BD album. The harmonica and his voice fit really well with the rest of the instrumentation. Liked the blues sounds that popped up throughout.
each song finishing is like getting the boulder to the top of the hill and the next song starting is like the boulder rolling back down again THE most overrated musician of ALL time bar NONE when comparing his actual ability to the amount of praise he's received
Yeah I don't think I like Bob actually.
Complete
Bob Dylan is Bob Dylan.
This is my first experience with Dylan and I have to be honest, I had to get used to his voice and delivery. Yet, the songs are so great and after a couple of songs it clicked.
Hmmmph. It's ok. I suppose if you grew up around it you might be a fan boy. A bit folky and droney for mine. Still, better than Eric Clapton. 2.5 stars.
It was fine.
3/5 fine
Solid album. Almost my taste.
Good not bad. In high school I’d have been all over it, I appreciate his contribution to the folk landscape. That voice though
Dylans best album by a country mile
I could see how one would be put off by Dylan's voice, but even with his weird singing style, everything works here. This is his best album and is probably the reason his reputation endures. He can convey so much emotion with that nasal-ass voice of his. Even on a double, it's clicking in a way few artists can hope to accomplish.
Overall: 8/10 I'll get this out of the way since I always have to mention this with double albums: LONG! Anyway, I've never listened to a full Bob Dylan album before. I understand from reading about this one that it was one of the earliest albums he made after "going electric" so that obviously makes this an incredibly important album. It's pretty good, and a lot different than I expected. It's sort of bluesy in a way. Bob didn't have a great singing voice, but it works well for the music that he wrote. There's also a lot of harmonica on here which adds to the folksiness that people were probably missing at the time. In retrospect, Bob made the right decision to go electric. I guess I like Bob Dylan. Who knew? Fav Song: Just Like a Woman Least Fav Song: I Want You
For me, this is the best Bob Dylan album. I’ve listened to it dozens of times. It’s a 5 ⭐️ and on my desert island short list. One could argue it’s a top 20/25 album all time. The deep-track Visions of Johanna may be his best song ever. I understand why some may criticize his vocals, but he is the best song writer in the last 60 years. Bar none. The blues chord progressions are fantastic. Such a rich story-teller. A real masterpiece.
I know. I get it. I'd probably enjoy an all-covers version of this album. But maybe not that much.
It’s Bob.
Iconic artist and album. Such a unique impression that Dylan has left on the world and his story is one of individualism and perseverance. This record captures Dylan at a pivotal time in his career when he was really fitting in to where he belongs, and in many cases, creating his own place to belong. Great record.
not my kind of music, very dad core but not my vibes
Kill the harmonica player
Some attempts at fun but there's a smugness in those efforts as though he's above it.
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3.5
One of the best albums ever, even though it is not Bob's best album. A masterpiece! 5 stars
Heard this a million times, and it's of course incredible. I think it's interesting that just a couple years prior, he was primarily known for being this angry young folky protest singer, and by this album he's completely re-invented himself with these complex songs and rich arrangements. Younger me always gravitated to Bob's '65 albums, but I think in recent years, this may have jumped into the top spot. It's super varied -- you get lush, romantic Bob, goofy Bob, bluesy Bob, ramshackle rocker Bob, and maybe even a little angry Bob. If I were going to make the case that Bob Dylan is America's greatest songwriter, this is probably the album I'd use as evidence. Tons of highlights here, but my favorites are "Visions of Johanna", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)", "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again", and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35". 5 stars.
4.5
If there was just one Bob Dylan to check out before you die it would definitely be Highway 61 Revisited or even Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan over this one. It has some cool songs like Visions Of Johanna but also the painful circus fanfare of Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 which opens up the album in spectacularly horrid fashion and the album over its course does drone on a bit and is very padded. A lot of samey, below-par tunage such as Pledging My Time and nearly all of sides C and D in fact with the stompier Obviously 5 Believers the only real keeper. Overall, obviously not 5 stars.
Nice to listen to but doesn't grab my attention really.
complete masterpiece, anything to say?
One of the few double albums worth the price of admission. There’s a lot of peak surrealist Dylan in the lyrics and musicallly he’s all over the place. I think Highway 61 is his masterpiece but this is a close second.
Generally not a fan of the type of blues-rock-country style of music that's predominant on this record. I found the overt use of the harmonica quite hard to listen to and Dylan's voice took some getting used to. Once I got past the first 3-4 songs I could appreciate the album a bit more. The vivid storytelling and wordplay on 'Stuck Inside of Mobile...' stuck out the most to me throughout the album. In general the lyrics I picked up on while listening seemed like the most interesting part of the record, although I have to admit I didn't spend too much time properly reading them. I know this is supposedly one of the greatest albums of all time, it just doesn't seem to catch me.
Very accessible and not too hard to listen to. Will require a few listens, but in first impression, quite good.
More Bob Dylan. Ugh. This blurry ass smug mf only stops screeching when he wants to abuse the shit out of a harmonica. Please make it stop
I like Rainy Day Woman. The rest of the album has that classic Dylan style/delivery which is so unique and almost funny (similar in his uniqueness to Billy Holiday). It's OK as background music.
I feel like this list doea a disservice to Dylan by including so many of his albums. If it would have included just maybe his 3 best albums, my response to them would have been "Oh, Dylan!" But by including so many of his albums, my reaction becomes "sheesh, MORE Dylan?!' He becomes just more 60s white noise
Maybe the least shitty of all the Dylan albums this list includes? Rainy Day Woman, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues, Just Like a Woman (the Richie Havens cover is SOOO much better). His singing isn't unintelligible like on Blood on the Tracks, and the arrangements provide more to chew on than the largely acoustic Freewheelin'. That said, his singing still wears thin after a while, as does the incessant harmonica. & jesus the whiny voice + some of these lyrics: "I want you, I want you so bad." Trying to imagine Dylan as the player he apparently was, and just struggle. Imagine this guy above you, yeesh.
Marcando camino.....todavía mejoraría
Pretty good, I prefer blood on the tracks though. 7/10
so much fun, I love sassy Bob here, and the songwriting is so engaging and always moving
Hear the one with the mustache say "Jeez, I can't find my knees"
So I watched the Bob Dylan movie...which ended up being about him and his move away from the folk genre and into more rock...based on this year this is his rock era after moving away from folk. I don't love Bob Dylan, but I respect the depth in many of his song lyrics. But I have to not all of this felt like the cerebral Dylan. It felt more like he was in an era where he wanted to get drunk, do drugs, not care as much about social issues and just jam with his friends. There are deep lyrics but there is also something more fluffy about this album. I actually enjoyed this one more than a lot of other Dylan songs and I could see why this was a commercial success. Some of the songs were a little off to me (One of us Must Know and Most Likely You Go Your way) and just enough misogyny and pretentiousness
The best song on this album is clearly Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat.
I’ve tried. I just can’t. Bob Dylan does absolutely nothing for me. I’ve had this album on CD for decades from an earlier attempt to understand the “greatness” and I’ve simply never been impressed. Next!
I was hoping to like this more than I did. Some solid classics on here, and of course I love a harmonica, but overall it felt too long and like too much Dylan at once.
Loud harmonica
3.5* 86%
Long double album but fantastic
It would be a 5 but I’m taking .5 off because there are to many harmonica’s so 4.5
4.0
Classic early Dylan!!!
I think I would enjoy reading Bob Dylan much more than listening to Bob Dylan. The harmonica shoots straight through my head like a nail. And his vocals are just not appealing. Musically, I can’t get on the bandwagon, but the poetry is great.
Not a fan of most songs.
Always trust BOB
Probably my favourite bob
Never got into Dylan, but this is very good
Just no
Ugh.
I know it is a historically significant album, but it is also a bit annoying.
Classic Dylan but man is it depressing
nice and folky
Almost a 3 but too many bob dylan weird lyrics and bob dylan singing...
It's hard for me to evaluate this one because there's just nothing in this album that appeals to me. No hate to Dylan's writing or vocals, but I don't care much for them; and the instruments are... there... I can't say there's anything offensive about Blonde on Blonde (aside from maybe the occasional ear-piercing harmonica parts—not all of them are, just most...), but there's also nothing I love about it. There are a couple of songs here that I would consider decent (namely, Memphis Blues Again, which is quite good, actually), but apart from that, It's a bit of a slog and pretty underwhelming for me since my music taste is too far from this. 5/10
why does he sound like that
Certified not a bob Dylan enjoyer
This may be blasphemous but I am not a fan of Dylan as a singer. As a writer, yes....Knocking on Heaven's Door was done better by GNR but Dylan's writing still shines through.
Some of the easiest of Dylan to listen to
More palatable than expected
Have you ever seen those videos in restaurants where they fill a bottle with water from a hose and then tell the wannabe-sophisticated people dining it's something like glacier water from Alaska and see if they notice it's hose water? That's how I feel when I listen to Bob Dylan. Is this music actually good or is it hose water? I appreciate that Dylan is immensely influential and a talented songwriter and musician. As I listened, there was more than one moment where the harmonica was legitimately annoying and there was a point where it all started to sound the same. When it was done though, I was surprised that I enjoyed it more than I didn't. If it is hose water I kind of liked it.
I see both sides of why Dylan is so polarizing. I love that he stands for the working class, his lyrics are like poetry set to his signature harmonica, and he has a unique sound. I also understand how his voice has a grating drawl, his songs drag on, and there's nothing upbeat about them. This album is more on the negative side for me. There wasn't much with the signature Dylan style that pulled me in.
u know i never rly think about how this is probably in contention for the album ive heard the most times? or at least the most consistently over the longest period of time, im just always circling back to it and it has spoken to absolutely every era of my taste from Fresh-Faced Classic Rocker to semi-eccentric weirdo to Whatever The Fuck Is Happening To Me Rn which seems to involve pushing in both of those directions way further than i ever have before. bob dylan in general has just kinda always remained one of the best artists, and despite my attempts to be cool this has remained my favorite album of his. somehow theres no album that sounds like this, and no two songs on this album rly sound the same so really there are no 14 songs that sound like these 14. theres something kind of impressionist ab this record between the strange and varied Folk Band arrangements and dylan's voice which at its most emotive AND most inscrutable somehow and ofc the lyrics which are about the same. on the whole dylan's liquid catalog and enigmatic persona provoke something in me even beyond other eclectic artists, just something about the near infinite multiplicity of self and what "self" even means when ur always becoming a slightly different being than u were a moment ago. the prisms dylan expresses himself thru include responses to developments in his life (his christian trilogy), outright pastiche (nashville skyline), outright autobiography (blood on the tracks), and sometimes even combinations of all three (self portrait i INSIST), but more than anything i love when he's wearing his bob dylan mask, something abstract and cryptic and "artificial", which then means u can control it and construct it and inhabit it and exercise ur autonomy over ur own existence, or something. love bob dylan and love this album of literally nonstop perfect songs covering just about every emotion in existence
Obviously.
First? 3 /5 Again? 1,5 /5
Bob Dylan sound
Best Song: Visions of Johanna. The kind of evocative songwriting and delivery at which Dylan can excel. Worst Song: Leopard-Skin-Pill-Box Hat. He's just talking over a standard blues progression. Overall: He's really bluesy here, which isn't a great look for him. Maybe I've grown fatigued of all the Dylan, but I find it difficult to get excited about anything on this album.
This is the album that got me into Bob Dylan. Every song on it feels some kind of timeless to me. My favorite part is always Rainy Day Woman #12 & 36. I love me a parade style brass band. That song makes me want to go struttin down the street with a staff, taking real long steps. Album cover: (C) Why'd they go with such a blurry shot? I'd get it if it were a more evocative, moody photo, but its just a blurry shot of Bob?
I don't totally love this album. It's decent but not his best work in my opinion.
Bob is asking a lot of me here. One hour and twelve minutes. The harmonica is ripping right away though, so maybe I'll make it. "Rainy Day Women #12 & #35" is really fun, I feel like I'm at a carnival or a parade. "Pledging my time" is what I view as classic Bob Dylan. He's just kinda talking, there's some guitar and a harmonica. This is another electric album, and I like it. "One of Us Must Know Soon" is a bit too much for me. It's like someone is doing an over the top Bob Dylan impression. 'When you whisPERRED in my ~EAR~ and asked if I was leaving with yOUUUU or her, I didn't realIZZEEEE just what I did here, I didn't realize how yo~uunnggg~ you were.' It's a little much Bob. I don't know what instrument is doing the fun little ditty in the background of "I Want You" but its really fun. "Just Like A Woman" has really nice vocals. The whole song is very pleasant and peaceful. "Most Likely You Go Your Way" is another song that sounds like a Bob Dylan impersenator. "GruuUUDGE" "Fa~all on you". It's fun though. "Temporary Like Achilles" starts with some sweet harmonica. This sounds like a song playing on a steamboat as I go down the 'ssipi. "Obviously Five Believers" burns the house down, this one rocks. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low-Lands" was cool. It reminded me of The Shins a little. Very long, without the tremendous payoff of a song like Stairway to Heaven (which is still much shorter). This is definitely the best Bob Dylan album I've heard. I liked it a lot. 8/10
goeie bob dylan maar freewheeling is beter, goed, maar ook niet echt een highlight
Rainy day women #12 & 35 is een fucking banger One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) Banger Banger Banger
This might be one of my favorite Dylan albums - more upbeat tempo than some of the others I've listened to, still with that iconic Dylan voice but more understandable than some other albums also.
There should be a special six star category for albums like this. I could go on about this album, but I'll just say this. Blonde On Blonde was fantastic when it came out. It changed popular music permanently. A double album that hasn't got a weak track on is extremely rare, but here's one. And, over and above all that, Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan has stood the test of time.
The way Bob Dylan works for me is I sit down to listen, it becomes pretty obvious he's some kind of lyrical genius, I get antsy and give up because it feels like I have been doing work. Great to listen to on occassion, but I can't think of a time I would ever get excited to put this album on.
Once again, harmonica enthusiasts rejoice.
Out of the way at the start : 5/5. Incredible songwriting. Stellar musicianship (though sometimes I wish someone would slap that harmonica out of his mouth!). This was truly a golden age for music (Pet Sounds, something or more by the Beatles, A Love Supreme (!), even Garibaldi’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” all also coming out in 1965 and either setting bars or presaging even greater things to come in the next few years. To me, this is THE Dylan album
A perfect album that has soundtracked most of my life. This is one of those albums that refuses to be categorized in my brain. It transcends genre, transcends chord progression and key. It just is a fully realized piece of art that I refuse to deconstruct. Visions of Johanna is up there for sure me of my favourite songs of all time- so beautiful. The Royal Albert Hall version (I know- it was actually Manchester) is incredible and was performed at his second last concert before his motorcycle accident which ended this unbelievable run of Dylan albums. And blonde on blonde was the icing on the cake, the exclamation point for an unrivalled period of songwriting and creativity.
I love Dylan and had only heard 3 of these songs as I never dove into albums separately. This entire album smokes! The songwriting is ridiculously good and even the weird 60s twang guitar works the few times it's used. Loved every minute. How does he write songs that are 11 minutes long and don't feel too long.
Another good one by good ol' Bob. Especially enjoyed Just Like a Woman. 3.6
The penchant for aging records and the narrow taste of the curators of this list is self-evident at this point. Nasal, whiny, overrated. I really dislike Dylan's voice, and he consistently leans into the vocal timbre that's most annoying. Can't speculate as to why, and not particularly interested in however this was meant to be innovative. Harmonica is fun for a bit, but quickly becomes grating. Goofy fucking lyrics. I read that this won a Nobel Prize for literature? Maybe in the same smoothbrained way that some people consider Ernest Hemingway to be literate. No thanks.
This album is too long and Bob Dylan is too poor a singer to find this enjoyable in one listening session.
++: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Pledging My Time, Visions of Johanna, One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), I Want You, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Just Like a Woman, Most Likely Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine, Temporary Like Achilles, Absolutely Sweet Marie, 4th Time Around, Obviously 5 Believers, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands +: Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again 9,9/10
This record feels like very typical Bob Dylan fare. It doesn't do much of anything that is new for him, so it feels very middle of the road to me. It makes me wonder why this record, above any other Dylan, was chosen. It's just sort of average, even in his discography. There are some good tracks, but nothing really stands out for me. 7.5/10
A true classic of course, showcasing Dylan's fantastic songwriting. With pain in my heart, 1 point off just because there are Dylan albums I like more; there are a few songs on this I like less such as the opener, and there is slightly too much bad harmonica playing. Some fantastic songs too, though, or should I call them stories.
Features a few of my all time favorite Dylan songs. But I also find a few that feel like filler. 4/5
How much harmonica is too much harmonica? This album really takes that question to the limit. Some songs I thought were very strong- but others kind of blended together. (And others i couldn’t wait to be over) Best songs - Most likely you go your way Obviously five believers Worst songs: Absolutely sweet Marie
A good album. Not many standout moments but not bad, though the first song was annoying. 2.7/5 -> 3/5
Not really my style but I want you reminds me of hearing it in the radio
This is terrible. I try, but its just sex drugs and terrible pop culture takes from what sounds like a 15 year old trying to piss off his mommy. Skibidy toilet for baby boomers.
Звучит как американское кантри. Мне не понравилось. Для меня это была слишком медленная музыка, а губная гармошка действовала на нервы.
That’s it I’m on strike. This is like my third Bob Dylan album and I’ve hated all of them. The man may have switched to electric but that’s where his range ends. I’m not listening to this because I already know what it sounds like. It’s stupid to have so many albums from a one note bitch like Dylan.
At his best, Dylan is one of the best storyteller songwriters of all time alongside Simon and Springsteen. At his worst…he’s still in the top 10.
Dylan is best on this album when he is being sassy, with “Rainy Day…” and “Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat.” Good, but not great.
This sure is a Bob Dylan album. I know it's a classic and I liked 3 or 4 songs well enough. But it also seems to be Peak Dylan-Sings-Like-Dylan. Which is irritating to me after a song or two. Some of his rhymes are silly, as well. I dunno. I sorta get why he's so well-regarded, but I also don't. 3.5* just for his legacy/influence.
Bob Dylan is on the Mount Rushmore of song writing and I’ve always enjoyed, nice to revisit this flawless album.
I recently started exploring Bob Dylan's music after seeing A Complete Uknown, which I definitely went to see because of Timothee Chalamet but felt engrossed by Dylan's life and the culture of folk music in the 60's. This is the first of his albums I listened to all the way through and I really enjoyed it. I personally love his voice. I love the harmonica. Loved Visions of Johanna and One of Us Must Know. Even though I feel like I don't pick up on the contents of a lot of his lyrics, I feel I can still appreciate his songwriting and the impact it has on the story being told in each song. Definitely want to listen to more.
3.5
Nice album but not really one of the great ones by Dylan in my opinion.
Never really spent too much time in Dylans work. Really good album. He does sound a bit speech impedimenty which gets a bit grating
Good blues album, the discordant harmonica can be a bit overwhelming sometimes. Like where it's just a single high pitched long EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. The words and bits of music are good, but just don't like BD's voice...
good tunes, his voice is silly
I shouldn't like this album. I really shouldn't. But here I am, halfway through the album, nodding along and only finding track 2 and 7 skipworthy. It can't last, can it? Not quite. The "C-side" of the album is maybe my least favourite, with only Absolutely Sweet Marie standing out. And around then I start to tire a little. It's a really long album. And then comes the Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands and reels me in. All the standouts elevates it to a 7/10.
Absolutely Sweet Marie has been my favourite Bob Dylan song ever since I seen George Harrison performing it at the ‘30 Years of Bob Dylan’ celebration concert. I don’t love all the other songs quite as much, but it’s a great album nonetheless.
The fact that it starts with Rainy day women 12 & 35 is so bizarre to me, i know this song from before streaming times and somehow always thought it's a b side or the last track, but missed that it's the opener. For me this really shows that Dylan does not follow any patterns and does whatever the fuck he wants and does it well. Also it makes me want to have the best time with my friends. Some of my favorite Bob Dylan tracks are in here. Absolutely brilliant.
Visions of Johanna is nice. Wish I was listening on vinyl. As an album I’m just not that into it.
My favorite Dylan album. No question about it. :)
Another classic Dylan album. For me the second half of this double album doesn't quite live up to the promise of the first, but it's a great one nonetheless.
Great
I saw “A Complete Unknown” this week and was blown away. Loved every second of the music. I was like, hold on, after a lifetime of resistance am I a big Dylan fan? And do I actually like folk, even down to Pete Seeger’s corny earnestness and Joan Baez’s supremely unironic lilting trills?! So I was stoked to see this come through today. And…ugh. I can’t get past Dylan’s voice (not Timmy Chalamet’s) and didn’t dig the songs so much. The poetry, however, is mostly incredible.
As much as I don't want to love this album, I do.
I like most of the less bluesy ones (exception being Obviously Five Believers which has a great riff), aka: Visions of Johanna One of Us Must Know I Want You - WHAT a tune Just Like A Woman Absolutely Sweet Marie Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - gorgeous
I've heard it already
mid
I suppose this is meant to be an automatic 5 out of 5 but as a whole it doesn't grab hold of me like it should. There are a couple of beautiful tunes and the band sounds great but Blonde On Blonde just doesn't hit me as an instant classic.
I was not expecting as much harmonica as I was generously showered with in this album. To be blunt, I didn’t like the way he sang 80% of the time, like he’s almost talk singing but I get that it’s a choice and I just don’t enjoy listening to that choice. Lyrics and metaphors were great though, and shout out to the line: “I’m helpless like a rich man’s child,” it did make me giggle. My favorite songs were visions of Johanna, one of us must know, and most likely you go your way. Those three were legitimately very good and I did enjoy listening to them though the album as a whole I don’t think I’d ever listen to for entertainment value but I appreciate it’s old timey, poetic, harmonica filled vibe.
Ooooh baby no way, third album in and it’s not only one I’ve already heard but absolutely one of my favorite albums of all time and even one of the albums that really led to me diving head first into music. This album is fundamental to my music taste. It’s been over half a century since this masterpiece came out and still nothing has even come close to recreating its beauty and artistry. Dylan is a poet and that is unarguable. This album is truly enchanting. Dylan’s distinctive voice paired with the folksy tunes, poignant harmonica, and delicious organ (especially in the likes of Stuck Inside of Mobile) create a charming atmosphere I honestly can’t understand how anyone could dislike. People say how this album sounds “too old” for them but honestly my first reaction to this album was how on earth is this album as old as it is, it feels and sounds just as relevant, revolutionary, and powerful today as I’m sure it was when it released in 1966.
How many Bob Dylan albums are on this list anyway?
it brings me no joy to report that this is one of the greatest albums of all time
Didnt ask dont care
Ah, old friend. I bought a copy of this while I was in art school and it's still one of my favorite Dylan records.
I really enjoyed a lot of the songs on the album, I've never been much of a Bob Dylan guy. I really like his singing but I think it does take me out of it a little bit, I understand it's stylistic to do the full sentence rhyme scheme but it makes me laugh every time.
Such a good mix of writing and music.
Good album with great songs, but far from my favorite from Dylan's 60s period.
I've always liked his name most about him. Not my favorite Bobby D album
How much harmonica can a person endure?
This is a masterclass in songwriting. Some songs were familiar to me, some were new. No one writes lyrics like Bob Dylan. Liked Songs Added: Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35 Visions of Johanna Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Just Like A Woman
not my cup of tea, but a good start
My first introduction to Dylan was CD boxset of his first 8 albums. Of those 8, Blonde On Blonde must have been my most played, so I came to this recent listen very familiar with it, but not listened to in several years as I thought I was sick of it. It still holds up as one of Dylan's best (maybe his best overall, although Blood On The Tracks and Desire are neck and neck with it). Blonde On Blonde's strength is that it perfectly bridges the old folky Dylan into the more band focussed sound that he would tackle. I used to like shouting random lines from Leopard-Skin Pill-Box hat at the noisy end of my old band's live sets, so that song is particularly fun for me. This is Dylan at his peak, but I still think his stuff doesn't get above 4 stars for me; it's just a sound I'm not that invested in any more, but I can't deny the guy's got chops where it counts.
**A boring album, most tracks sound alike. Vocals raspy and horrible.
There is no denying Dylan's song writing. I've always struggled to appreciate his early music and especially his vocals.
Bob is an icon, although I only know one song.
Haven’t heard any of these haven’t listened to much Bob Dylan but will listen to more now
Why he sound like that
Erittäin hyvä Dylanplatta. Ei juurikaan kehnoja stygejä. Vitosta hipoo mutta laitetaan nyt neljä 4/5
Mitäpä sitä muuta sanomaan kuin erinomainen levy. Vaski soi ja Dylan kähisee.
It was cute
Of all the most Dylan-y Dylan records, Blonde On Blonde might have the most Dylan-ness per Dylan capita. That makes it simultaneously one of the best Dylan albums, and one of the most Dylan Dylan albums, and both of these points are simultaneously positives and negatives, depending on how you feel about Dylan being Dylan. If you want your Dylan as dense, as literary, and as singer-songwriter-y as possible, then this is going to be the best example within the confines of a single album, but if you prefer folk revival Dylan, Blonde on Blonde might be a bit of a hurdle for you; depending how you feel about Dylan the more he leans into his vices as a musician– vocal tone, harmonica as loud as a ship horn, long-winded 8 minute songs that feel epic and also unending, you’ll either be overjoyed by how much of the caricature you’re getting here, or you’ll think Blonde on Blonde is an exhausting SNL parody that goes on 73 minutes too long. To my ears, while I like Blonde on Blonde, I wouldn’t say I love it as a whole album. I think one of my biggest issues is how it starts with “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” which is this kitschy, 16 year old ✨420 blaze it, f*ggot✨ joke song wrapped in Tin Pan Alley aesthetics. “Pledging My Time” doesn’t really do anything different, and doesn’t get me excited, and sincerely almost pushes me away from Blonde on Blonde, even though I know what’s coming next. And that’s “Visions of Johanna,” which is kind of a rabbit role into Dylan’s modernism, and while it’s not an immediate love, even after all these years, it always pulls me in as a slow burn. Then, from there, I’m pretty much on Dylan’s side for the next 6 songs. While they’re not the typical folk Dylan that I prefer, I think they’re all some of my favorite songs in his entire discography, with “One of Us Must Know” and “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” being two songs I hold dearly. And then, Side C starts. Unlike the beginning of Side A, though, we now have a more country tinge, and that pulls me right back out. Honestly, it makes a lot of sense, knowing where Dylan would go for about the next decade sonically, but while these songs don’t annoy me, they don’t sell me, either. Don’t get me wrong, this is still extremely Dylan-esque, and not even Nashville Skyline-era Dylan-esque, but nothing here really stand out. Now, Side C isn’t a total wash. “Absolutely Sweet Marie” does sound the most normal, and is an okay song, and “Fourth Time Around” brings me down a more traditional folk avenue that I enjoy, but “Obviously Fiver Believers” has this honky-tonk quality that slaps me back to reality. By and large, Side C really isn’t for me. And yet, I am fine with the Side D-as-closer “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.” It’s not the best Dylan song I’ve ever heard, but pretty great nonetheless. Despite being the first ✨real✨ example of a double album in popular music, I think Blonde on Blonde exemplifies the typical bloat critique of all double albums. In fact, it may have birthed the demon in the first place. I can image a single album of just Side A and B being one of my favorite albums ever. And honestly, that material, plus some others sprinkled throughout, do enough to help me enjoy this a lot, as it’s probably my second favorite Dylan record. But I think the anti-expectation tracks bog down Blonde on Blonde for the worst. They also open up the critiques of Dylan overall that extend well beyond Blonde on Blonde in a vacuum. I may not be as much of a hater as some people would be, but I think it’s hard to ignore the blanket critique of Dylan’s discography as just long-winded songs with nonsense lyrics filled with bad singing and too much harmonica and a bit too much pastiche for music no one actually listens to anymore. These are generalized critiques of Dylan, but I think they all start here. Thankfully, Blonde on Blonde’s highs are so soaring, so heavenly, so out of this world, that I can mostly ignore the lows, which are not great but also not tragic. And like so many double albums that came after, I can easily imagine myself sticking to one record or one side, and thankfully, the sequencing on here makes that decision extremely obvious and easy. It’s a great Dylan record, a very Dylan record. I like Dylan, I don’t love Dylan, though. Similarly, I really like Blonde on Blonde, but I don’t love Blonde on Blonde. I love parts of Dylan’s career, and so, I like parts of Blonde on Blonde. The hit-rate ekes out to a positive, because yeah, Side B is fucking phenomenal, it feels offensive to not acknowledge that, but I could use a little less Dylan, both here and in general.
Not my favorite Dylan album, but hey, it's an objectively Great Record and all that.
Good stuff
I think where Bob Dylan truly shines is in his lyricism. He evokes a lot of beautiful and memorable imagery in his songs. It's just a darn shame that his voice gets a bit on the nerves after listening to over an hour of it, and some of the songs on Blonde against Blonde felt like they were stretched out unhealthily. The country vibes are not for me.
Supposedly this is his best work, but his voice is a love it or hate it matter. It would also take the right mood for this to click and I just wasn't in it. Props for the lyrics but except for I want you nothing stuck by me.
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Bien
There are albums which stand as the greatest of all time, that everyone recognises as ‘important’ and ‘iconic’. Blonde On Blonde is obviously one of these. And yet, like with a lot of Bob Dylan’s discography, I just don’t get it. It’s not that I dislike Dylan, and I do own, and like, a lot of his records. I have owned this album for years and have listened to it for longer, it being one of many Dylan albums in my uncle’s record collection. But it has always felt that something I ought to own, not something that I necessarily derive a lot of pleasure from. Dylan’s voice has never Dylan’s more than it does on BOB. Many of the songs are based on Chicago blues idioms, some more successfully than others - “Obviously Five Believers” could be played by Muddy Waters’ band. There are some good songs here. I like “I Want You”, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” and, especially, “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” although it and closer, “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” are too long. A lot of the rest is forgettable, the worst of it grating and some of the arrangements, particularly on side one, are not what they could be. Disappointing.
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I think this was a bit longer than it needed to be.
p87. 1966. 3 stars. Double album, so a point immediately deducted for filler. Another point docked for Dylan's voice which grates, especially on a double album. Bonus point for the quality song writing - lyrically he's light years ahead of the pack, even if it's unclear what the hell he means on most of the tracks - and for The Band. With a bit of editing this would have been an easy 5 star single album. BTW - isn't it amazing how much a young Dylan looks like Timothee Chalamet? When they create a time machine they should cast him in a biopic of the actor.
Loved this one, started playing it from the start again instantly after I finished listening
I love Dylan when he's sad. Unfortunately, it sounds like he had a lot of fun making this one.
Well that was pretty boring. His voice sounds like Thomas the tank engine grew up, got drunk after his wife left him, and decided to record an album.
a classic for a reason. this is bob dylan at his (first?) peak and it truly is a great album. front to back, it just is a pinnacle of its era. great songwriting, great musicianship. lots of highlights here but my favorite has always been 'one of us must know (sooner or later)' and lately i've particularly grown fond of 'sad-eyed lady of the lowlands'
Enjoyable enough
Great album, great storyteller. Would be 4 stars but the balance between vocals and harmonica was awful and to hear the vocals the harmonica pierced my ears. Lots of catchy tunes though.
Bob Dylan is a poet and a genius. Love the bluesy somberness on this one. Harmonica way too high in the mix it nearly burst my ear drums. A bit repetitive after a while
I'm a Bob Dylan type, but on the fence about this classic. There are great rambly numbers like Stuck Inside of Mobile and Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat but dreary slogs like Visions of Johanna and Lowlands. Too much harmonica. If you hate his singing, wait 'til you get a load of his harmonica playing! Loses a star for Rainy Day Women 12 & 35 - the dumbest things he's done, including his boutique whiskey line. But gets it back for the hair/stare/scarf combo on the cover.
Respect for the lyricism... and I Want You has always felt like a surprise bop, but I've never really jived with Bob.
I first saw the album and had this weird reaction of, oh, I don't know that I'm ready to listen to a Dylan album, having not really heard much from him before but knowing about some of his musical eccentricities that have since become singer-songwriter cliches of a sort. It turns out those fears were totally unfounded; it's a lot jauntier and more fun than I expected it to be, and I'm not so burnt out on Dylan's vocal stylings that it bothered me at all for this album. Most of the albums I've listened to for this, I've felt a sort of grudging acceptance of their inclusion, like "yeah I guess this was probably important to a lot of people once so that's why it's here." As I sit here listening to "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" once again, I realize this is one of the first albums from this exercise that deserves more than just grudging acceptance on my part.
Poetic, chill, but shrill. BD is best for me in small doses.
I'm not a big Bob Dylan guy but this album was a lot of fun. Really enjoyed the adverb "obviously" in "Obviously Five Believers." Appreciated the "fuck you I'm Bob Dylan I can do anything" vibes present throughout, all the foolery reminded me of my old roommate Tom (RIP) and his delight. "Nonsense makes no sense" he'd chortle. Tom and I spent a decent chunk of our twenties in Chicago living in an $800-a-month three bedroom, he was trying to get his band (the Interociter) off the ground, I was working on a freelance design / web dev business. His last name was Zimmerman too.
This is another record I know well from my parents, but I don't think I have it in me to be a Dylan fan. If you took my favorite stuff from his first three "electric" albums and put them together, that would be a five star mix tape for sure, but there's too much stuff here that I don't love. I actually listened to all three today to pick a favorite album and I couldn't even do that. Gonna give this one a 3 and Highway 61 a 4 when it comes around; that feels right to me.
over the last 30 years I've tried to get the Dylan mystique and it has not happened. Is Dylan a better vocalist than famously anti-singer vocalist Leonard Cohen? no. Is Dylan a better songwriter than Leonard Cohen? debatable, but I like Nick Cave and Jennifer Warnes covers of Cohen better than any non-Hendrix Dylan cover i've heard. Maybe I'd be more sympathetic to Dylan's schtick if Brel, Cohen and Scott Walker didn't exist, but they do, and I still don't get why this dude became the standard bearer instead of, I dunno, Mimi Farina.
As Jack Black said "It's going to be ok..."
I was gonna give it a 2 cause i found his voice annoying but it kinda grew on me, still not a fan of country but I think it deserves a 2nd listen
The first few songs are a crime against my ears. Kinda mid after that. Leopard-skin pillbox hat is funny. 2 stars, but only because there are a few decent songs
Goofy bullshit
I am not the biggest Bob Dylan fan. I do not like how he ends every single phrase on a dissonant note, or barely a note for that matter. Amazing instrumentals, however, and wonderful harmonica playing.
- Harmonica is way too loud and shrill (checked online and it's a pretty well-known issue with Dylan's playing style and the mixing) - So catchy and easy to listen to - Can definitely hear the 12-bar blues shining through the whole thing - He has such a lovely timbre to his voice, and the lyricism about love is great
Generally speaking, I am not a big fan of Dylan, but this album was really great. Some things were too long or too much harmonica for my taste.
I normally enjoy Bob Dillon, but I had a difficult time getting through this album. It might have been due to someone mocking his voice when I listened without headphones.
It feels like the entire album is just one long song with very little variation. I can take Dylan in small chunks.
Appreciate his talent, but after a few songs they are start to sound the same.
Dylan is going through a bit of a victory lap right now due to his biopic depiction but he's always held a kind of legendary status. He's been glommed onto by so many fanatics as a kind of "prophet for the working class", as if the working class couldn't cut through the political clutter on their own without the punctuation of an occasional harmonica solo. I'm not about to plunge an iconoclastic spear into the side of this legendary figurehead, however, I know better. I'd only to muse that, to mythologize Dylan is an overzealous exercise that strips him of his humanity. It's often been said about the first movie "I'm Not There" that it was the only movie that could ever be made about it's subject matter. As if Dylan's true inner self is so elusive that an attempt at a nuanced depiction would be sacrilege. Seek and ye shall find all ye zealots. You could read between the lines in interviews, listen to his material in the 80's, or just listen to Blonde On Blonde and find his inner self and humanity is on full display. And does that not serve to enrich the material on a deeper level? He's a brilliant writer, weird not-for-everyone vocalist, and an uncompromising creative who lays it all in front of us. His alienation, his fumbled romantic misconnections, social critiques, and eye rolls at materialism are all laid bare. I'll write more about this album some day when I'm more familiar with some of the deep cuts on this one. This is clearly a fantastic album and I'm enjoying every bit of it. Looking forward to gaining an even deeper understanding of it but until then, I've got some 80's Dylan to revisit.
Right off the bat, I hope to never hear “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” ever again. It’s the theme song of every obnoxious pothead you’ve ever met. They’ve got at least one playlist with this one on it and it’s guaranteed that within 10 minutes of hearing this song, there’s going to be some obnoxious Grateful Dead bullshit that comes on. You’ve probably encountered the type, they think it’s clever to put on a song about getting stoned while getting stoned, because, well, their entire personality revolves around the fact that they like to do drugs. I have a lot to say about that personality type, but I’ll save it for another day/platform. As I’ve said before, the smartest thing Bob Dylan ever did was going electric. Having the constraint of being backed by a band reined him in by providing structure and adding dynamic flourishes to his songs, which had previously been more amorphous, steam of conscious acoustic affairs. Having a backing band suits his music better than solo acoustic does, in my opinion. I know Pete Seeger and his fireman’s axe would disagree, but this version of Dylan is much more interesting than acoustic Dylan, at least for my money. Man, I’m all over the place on this review. It’s not my best work. I’m going to circle back to my original thought, because there was something there… What it really boils down to is that I think the type of people I know that love Bob Dylan have put me off to his music in some ways. It’s not fair, but it’s the truth. Is he talented? Without a doubt. I actually like some of his music, but I just don’t understand what it is about him that makes some people obsessed with everything he ever did, to the point where their love of Bob Dylan is a major part of their persona. I guess a Bob Dylan fan might feel the same way about me and my love of Damo Suzuki-era Can, but I’m not out there trying to emulate Damo Suzuki in the same way that some Dylan fans try to emulate Bob Dylan. I guess there are far worse people whose lives they could be emulating and who am to judge, right? Well, I kind of tied that one up nicely in the end. Still not my best work, but it’s hard for me to get really invested in Bob Dylan. Also, how is this record not over yet? I’ve been at this dumb review for an hour and Dylan’s still going on. Oof, I guess that’s another strike against Dylan in my book.
Excellent!
I just found out how much I despise the harmonica, the second song is a crime against my hearing.
Something is off with this album. Bob needs the lo-fi aesthetic to blend better with his vocal abilities. That way it’s easier to focus on the intent of the song. This album had a high fidelity sound which did not compliment his voice. Couldn’t be taken seriously and would need multiple listens to break through this listening barrier.
Too long and Bob Dylan sounds like gravel
Honestly I can’t get past Dylan’s voice… no mistaking the instrumentation quality though
The first half was a strong 4/5 but the second half kind of fell off and I’m not sure what happened
Really annoying start with the harmonica... Then it got better. Folk with Rock'n'Roll.
You know, I hate Dylan I really do and this album started off challenging. Bad singing, bad harmonicas everything I hate about Dylan. However it does warm up and there's one or two nice songs in here.
I sat with this album a few times and it really made me examine my indifference with Dylan. I mean.. the harmonica is a divisive tool. In the beginning, it felt overpowering, but by "Temporary Like Achilles" I had acquiesced. Moreover, this album in general really is fantastic. I think it captures why Dylan was and is so popular and influential. He's an incredible writer & storyteller, and his music feels powerful and almost spiritual at times. I'm definitely not always in the mood for Dylan, but I feel like I may be more after really listening to this album.
Wow, harmonica in lots of places and yet not upsetting. Smash the like button and subscribe! I'll listen to it again and explore some more!
Who's this Timothee Chalamet wannabe?
Good album. Probably won’t add any songs to my playlist. But I enjoyed it.
Je comprends pourquoi cet album de Dylan est si bien perçu en général. Après une seule écoute je pense que je peux dire que je l'apprécie autant que Bringing It All Back Home. Définitivement à réécouter. 9/10
Fine
This album is perfect. My favourite Dylan album. Every song is a belter. I loved the turn to electric and the new rock and roll sound of Dylan. It is also great to hear the move lyrically from politics to love. Dylan is a poet! Favourite song: I love stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again and just like a woman. Least favourite: Every song is perfect Album artwork: Iconic album cover.
I didn't like it. Is Bob's harmonica meant to sound like a train whistle in every song?
The voice for a generation.
This is peak Dylan. Even if you don't like him, he's iconic. And I genuinely liked a lot of this.
This album is an absolute classic chock full of good stuff. My favorite is probably Visions of Johanna but there are so many good songs. This is definitely a worthwhile follow up to 1965's Highway 61 Revisited. Even those who are not a Dylan fan owe this album at least one listen.
Only cared for the popular songs. Good but not great
Great music amazing musician
Man sings like he’s walking on uneven ground blindfolded.
I thought I’d recognise these songs but I did not.
Biiseillä on erityisen kivat nimet siinä mielessä, että heti alkaa kiinnostaa, mikä tarina kullakin on. Ja tarinoitahan nämä ovat. Etenkin vikalle biisille olis kyllä voinut näyttää saksia, en ihan näe pitkittämisen hyötyä.
Nämä soivat takuuvarmasti päässä kaikesta venyneisyydestään huolimatta. Levyllä on taipumus vetää kuulija mukaansa vaikka sitten vilpillä: biisejä jää toistamaan ensin huumorilla, sitten vakavissaan. Plussaa imitointimahdollisuuksista.
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
There’s an old black-and-white photo of my mother as a teenager, sitting on a tiny bed in her cramped childhood bedroom, beaming at a poster of Bob Dylan on the wall. Dylan held a certain reverence in our household—there was always a greatest hits cassette, and later a multi-CD collection, playing in the house and her car. Still, this might be the first time I’ve truly listened to Blonde on Blonde front to back. Revisiting the albums that built an artist’s legend can be tricky—what felt revolutionary in the mid-1960s can sometimes lose its punch. But Blonde on Blonde defies this, remaining both of its time and utterly timeless. The album reflects the alienation and disillusionment of the mid-1960s counterculture, capturing the fragmented, restless spirit of the era. Tracks like “Visions of Johanna” paint surreal, dreamlike scenes—“The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face”—evoking a sense of yearning and unease that feels deeply resonant. “I Want You” offers a lighter, almost playful touch, mixing longing with sly humor. These lyrics invite interpretation but never demand it, rewarding both the casual listener and the obsessive decoder. Musically, the album is impressive. Dylan’s fusion of blues, rock & roll, and folk is brought to life by Robbie Robertson’s incisive guitar work and Al Kooper’s shimmering organ lines. Recorded in Nashville, the album’s warm, expansive production gives tracks like “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” a lively feel. Meanwhile, the sprawling “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” feels less like a song and more like an odyssey. Dylan’s vocal style—raw, nasal, and conversational—is as polarizing as ever, but I find it compelling here. His phrasing feels unhurried and deliberate as if he’s confiding in the listener directly. There’s an immediacy to his delivery that makes even the most cryptic lyrics feel accessible, like you’ve accidentally heard someone reveal a private revelation. Blonde on Blonde captured the artistic experimentation and political upheaval of the late 60s time while remaining deeply personal even today. This is no museum piece—it’s a living, breathing masterpiece that continues to fascinate and reward. Did/Do I own this release? No Does this release belong on the list? Yes. Would this release make my personal list? You have to have at least one Dylan album on your list, which one I would pick is another question. Will I be listening to it again? No doubt.
Honestly shocked at how much I didn't enjoy this. I've always known his name but never really dove into anything of his. I don't enjoy his vocals and the use of the harmonica is super over powering.
I don't really care for Bob Dylan. I think he's a good songwriter, but I don't love listening to his stuff performed by him.
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
Melodic but don’t like vocals
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
I really don't care for him. I'd like the songs without him singing in them. Actually the harmonica was awesome. This reminds of songs played in a honkey tonk bar and gives me flashbacks of scenes in Forest Gump. Fair
Fuck Bob Dylan
Ovaj album mi baš ništa ne radi, dosadan je za popizditi. Ali to je Bob Dylan I guess, to mu je zaštitni znak. 😂 Imam osjećaj da od tog njegovog blebetanja ne mogu uopće čuti glazbu, a nekako mi se isto čini da ne propuštam ni previše time. Eto. 2/5, 3/10.
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.
not a big fan tbh
My favorite Dylan record along with Blood On The Tracks. 10/10, perfect record
-I don’t think I can ever be converted to a huge Bob Dylan fan. his voice and that loud ass harmonica are very grating for me! -like with Freewheelin’, which I probably preferred to this, the songwriting is really interesting. by all objective means, it’s very good. just wish it was a little shorter -Favorites are Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again and Obviously Five Believers
Not a great album. You either love Dylan or you find him grating and annoying. I fall into the second camp. Some familiar songs on here, but they are the ones that you quickly change the channel on when they show up on streaming radio or youtube. Not a fan/.
Not bad, but striking me as something I'd come back to a lot in the future. I like the use of the harmonica and my ears perked up on the tracks that used piano. I appreciated the folk style, but a few of the songs felt more than others. Some of it didn't hold my attention much and perhaps I wasn't catching everything Bob Dylan was saying in his lyrics. His vocal technique is very interesting though and he has more of a speaky nature to his singing with many times he falls off of notes.
Good album but felt a bit long. High highs but some songs don’t land
Such a bad singer.
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.
Pretty good album, the real drawback is songs linger and overall a little long
Amazing harmonica! Favorite song was ‘leopard skin pill box hat’
I just can’t with Bob Dylan and I almost feel the need to apologise for it. He just goes on and on and his voice does nothing for me. Another one in the ‘would have made a great poet’ brigade’ for me along with Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen
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).
harmonica, plz stop
OK, I guess. Not his greatest hits.
Can’t say i’m in love with bob dylan’s vocal inflections. He can obviously sing in tune but he bends his voice out of tune in weird ways that don’t work for me. Lyricism is mostly great, sometimes feels like it’s trying too hard to be clever or is pure silliness. A few times I was caught off-guard by the beauty of his lyrics but not often enough to warrant above a 3/5.
5/5 - harmonicatastique
This album has a lot of potential as the instrumentation is genuinely very good and the lyrics are mostly good wirh a few notable exceptions. Bob Dylan’s voice however is borderline intolerable for most of this album. He is somehow never fully in key and the three songs I saved are ones where his vocal range is the narrowest and his glaring deficiencies as a singer are masked.
Amazing. I’m starting to be biased with Dylan… I loved the sound of this record and some of the longer drawn out songs. Sounded especially good on my headphones. Must-listen #53!
A lot more rock and roll than I was expecting, which was a pleasant surprise, but the album is too long and I won’t actively seek out any of the songs to listen again.
Top stuff. But not his best work. Simpsons: Yes
Pretty good, a bit long but I enjoyed it still.
Probably my least favourite from Bob so far
Solid Dylan album, enjoyed it thoroughly but it’s not my favourite of his
2/5 voice wasnt for me
Will this be the first Bob Dylan album to not get 3 stars??? Yep! 2 stars this time! It’s so boring. Who cares if the lyrics are great if the music is unlistenable. I’m sorry but there’s a difference between a songwriter and a poet. Bro is the latter more than the former. Because he’s fucking bad at writing hooks.
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!
The opening track is pretty annoying, but after that it’s all classic. Some of Dylan’s best songs and songwriting.
A classic
I enjoyed the instrumentation, minus the harmonica on some songs. That's it for the positives; Bob Dylan's formulaic song structure, meaningless lyrics, and drone-like delivery left me longing for a majority of the songs to end. Glad to be through with this one.
Instant favorite! Not very familiar with Dylan, but now I get why this album is so well praised.
Can’t believe the winner of the Timothee Chalemet lookalike contest has released an album already… This is just peak Dylan. I may have already said that in my Highway 61 Revisited review but it’s equally true here. While Highway 61 saw Dylan reinventing himself a bit by introducing electric guitar led rock to his sound, Blonde On Blonde is the work of an artist who has fully discovered his sound and is at the top of his game. It’s a fantastic collection of songs that covers pretty much every side of his output - which is far more varied than I tend to remember - opening with the jovial brass-led beerhall anthem Rainy Day Women and closing with the sprawling and impenetrable folk poetry of Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, with a great balance of ballads and rockier cuts elsewhere in the mix. Including B-sides, 8 of the 14 tracks were put out as singles and I’d argue another 2 or 3 would have been just as justified to release, especially the wonderful Visions of Johanna. It’s that rare gem of a consistently brilliant double album and it’s 75-ish minute run time flies by. It’s also the only album I know of that’s inspired both Pink Floyd and Death Grips which is pretty rad
A cheerful and conscious blend of pop and country, embroidered with profound lyrics.
Dylan writes great stuff but performs it like shit
This is the second Bob Dylan album I got on this list, after "Bringing It All Back Home". This was released just over a year later, albeit with an album in between. I haven't listened to Dylan's music enough to be a fan, and I'm certainly no Dylan scholar, and I've not sat down to dissect the lyrics of all of the songs. What I do see if that he certainly hasn't lost his penchant for these wacky, incomprehensible metaphors: Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit / He spoke to me, I took his flute / No, I wasn't very cute to him, was I? See the primitive wallflower freeze / When the jelly-faced women all sneeze / Hear the one with the moustache say / "Jeez, I can't find my knees" A good half of the songs don't do much for me. The romp of "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" doesn't get me feeling much, but I can't help but that juvenile, tongue-in-cheek call. Everybody must get stoned! Keep scaring the hoes, Bob. "Just Like a Woman" is filled with this restrained venom that I find hard not to like. Musically, it actually seems by this time Dylan had been warming up to more explicit pop structures. I especially see this on "I Want You". I actually really like the songs that more prominently feature organ, they tend to be my favourites here. Fav tracks: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later), I Want You, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Just Like a Woman, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
I just can’t get over his annoying voice tbh. It’s like Beatles if they couldn’t sing and had a harmonica 2/5
I'll never get the appeal of Dylan.
What can I say about this album that hasn’t already been said. It’s a masterpiece. I own it and have listened to it many times. But each time I get a new appreciation for it. 10/10 album, perfection.
iconic
Unimpressed :/
Love me a blues harmonica, but there is too much of a good thing. Way too much. I dont get why Dylan is considered so amazing, sure, his songwriting and lyrics are good, but not mindblowing. Am I being contrarian? Probably, I dont get the hype.
Full disclosure… I listened to this album the wrong way. Had it on while doing dishes instead of sitting down and reading the lyrics along with the songs. Because of that I just don’t get what people think is so brilliant about Dylan. The only album of his I like top to bottom is Nashville Skyline. I found myself wondering if his lyrics are actually deep and interesting… or does the fact that he emphasizes every single word trick people into thinking his lyrics are deep? Maybe if I’d paid closer attention I’d have an answer. Regardless, this album has too many bluesy songs on it for me to give it more than a 3.
oh MAHma can this REAlly be the EHnd? to be STUHCK inSAIHde of MOHbile with the MEHMphis BLUES agAIN
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.
not the fucking harmonica again...
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
This and Highway 61 are peak Dylan for me. The run from Visions of Johanna to Stuck Inside of Mobile might be the best four track run on any album ever. Fav tracks: One of Us Must Know, Visions of Johanna, I Want You
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.
Always been 1 of my favourite Dylan albums, having heard all. Not much to say that hasn’t been said, if you don’t like his vocals you are going to mark down I guess, but this is essential. 5 star.
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!!! :)
Jeg tror jeg har hørt det her album måske 4 gange nu. Jeg er i tvivl.. Jeg spacer simpelthen ud når jeg høre på Bob. Han har meget svært ved at holde min opmærksomhed. Sangen som jeg har hygget mig mest med var "Most likely you go your way" men kun fordi jeg var nød til at læse teksterne efter han havde sunget: "I'm just gonna fuck your ass" (i'm just gonna let you pass)
Det har nogle okay kvaliteter, men der er ganske enkelt for meget skinger mundharmonika. Og et dobbeltalbum er lang tid med Dylans særegne stemme.
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.
Apparently Bob Dylan is my favorite artist. I'm not sure I've given any of his albums so far less than 5 star, and this one seems to be more of a 5 star than the others!
i like it, only appealing when I'm in the mood
65% Best: I Want You; Just Like a Woman; Absolutely Sweet Marie; Obviously Five Believers Must-Hear? Uhh no, I'll pass. Dylan is overrated AF
Not for my trainings vibe yesterday
Pretty one dimensional album and not gonna lie 'just like a woman' is a pretty rough song. Also, way too long and all sounds the same.
The song about everybody getting stoned was pretty good, but 1h 15m is way too much Bob Dylan for one sitting.
BOB YOURE TOO GOOD TO ME.... i love it here
all timer
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.
I couldn’t get past the third song or so. I just don’t think bob Dylan is for me
It’s Bob Dylan! It’s also… only ok? There’s a few standout tracks, but as always, I feel that Bob writes better poetry than songs. They’re more impactful on the written page.
4.6 2x lovely album
Was very pleasantly surprised by this album. I kept pausing and repeating songs to catch a tighter grasp of the lyrics. It was fun, which was something I wasn’t expecting. His voice, though…
What the actual hell am I supposed to say about Blonde on Blonde, my fourth favorite Bob Dylan album? I guess, to some degree, I can acknowledge that this record is understandably a lot of people’s favorite or second favorite Dylan record. Objectively, there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s a sonic and lyrical masterpiece, a sprawling-yet-perfectly-sequenced journey through the mind of the most brilliant songwriter of all-time, the climax of a three-album run that helped to redefine what popular music could be. Its historical significance, both in the context of Dylan’s catalog and otherwise, is well-documented and well-deserved, and not only do all 14 tracks hold up individually, the album as a whole still stands as a magnificent artistic statement. It’s just that subjectively… …well, shit, there’s nothing wrong with it subjectively for me, either. I love every single one of these songs; there’s a solid chance that each track would rank among my top 150 Dylan songs, and my “least favorite” track on this album would probably be ranked higher than my least favorite of any other album. I love the sound, the flow, the vibe of this record…it’s all amazing. Really, the only reason Blonde on Blonde sits behind three other records in my rankings is because, regardless how much I admire it as a whole and cherish every song, it has to compete with three other titanic releases that feature so many of my favorite tracks. Not that I don’t have a bevy of favorites on this record; it may include my favorite song, by anyone, of all-time. Many other tracks land amongst my top 50 Dylan songs, including the extremely catchy and highly musical “Absolutely Sweet Marie”. I’ve also always been in love with “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again”, featuring remarkable performances from the ever-reliable Charlie McCoy (bass) and Kenny Buttrey (drums) as well as so many classic lyrics (the Texas medicine/railroad gin verse in particular has always been a favorite). “4th Time Around”, the potential Lennon sendup, is a great, lilting waltz and intriguing story, and “Just Like a Woman” still stands as one of the finest melodies in Dylan’s discography. As for the lyrics, I can understand the allegations of misogyny, but I’ve always heard them coming from a defensive, disheartened character using insults to mask his pain. With its top-notch vocal delivery and flawless soundscape, it’s easily a top 20 Dylan tune for me. The juxtaposition between the wonderfully uncomplicated chorus of “I Want You” and the lonesome organ grinders, drunken politicians, and dancing children in Chinese suits that appear in the verses has always fascinated me; when I think of all the times I’ve rambled on and on trying to get my point across to the people I love, only to arrive at the simple point I’ve wanted to say the whole time, this song especially feels resonant. Equally fantastic are “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)” and “Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine”, two musically rich tracks that take very different approaches to the ending of a relationship. The most compelling love song of all, though, is the lyrical tour-de-force of “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”. Bob’s ode to Sara is simply stunning, complete with a passionate vocal, mystical organ, and one of the finest harmonica performances on the record. It’s never felt a second too long to me. Musically, Bob gets as close to the classic Chess sound as he ever did in the 60’s on “Pledging My Time”, a slow, lumbering blues that features some of Robbie Robertson’s best recorded guitar work. The trio of additional blues songs that follow - the swanky “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”, beautifully subdued “Temporary Like Achilles”, and raving “Obviously 5 Believers” - are all excellent as well. Truly, every single one of these songs is excellent. I’ve name-checked most of them and have said little to do any of them justice; I’m not nearly a good enough writer to illustrate the lyrical and musical brilliance of these songs. In some ways, I hold this album in similar regards to Sgt. Pepper and Exile on Main St.: three incredible, important records that can all be argued as their respective acts’ crowning achievements, yet never my personal favorite. That’s of course not to say that any of these albums are overrated. Especially not this completely stacked, genius album. It’s not overrated at all. It’s five out of five stars. It’s a top 25 album of all-time for me, my fourth favorite record by my favorite singular artist. It’s Blonde on fucking Blonde. Least favorite track: “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”. I’ll never skip it or not sing along. I know some object to it being the opening track, but it’s always set the pace perfectly for me. I love it. And it’s my “least” favorite on the album. Favorite track: “Visions of Johanna”. I’ve already struggled to write a capable album summary, and now I’ve set myself up to say something about a song that always leaves me speechless. The blend of Bob’s acoustic guitar and harmonica, Joe South’s dancing bass line, Kenny Buttrey’s steady groove, and Al Kooper’s otherworldly organ is the thin, wild Mercury sound. “Ain’t it just like the night to play tricks when you’re trying to be so quiet?” is one of the most effective opening lyrics of all-time, and it only gets better from there. “The ghost of ‘lectricity howls in the bones of her face” and “The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain” never fail to blow my mind. My inability to accurately describe my love for this song mirrors Bob’s inability to reach Johanna. It’s my favorite Dylan song, and quite possibly my favorite song of all-time. 5/5
Very good overall, although another Dylan record I really feel will go up on subsequent playthroughs. 3.5/5