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I give this album 3.5 starts. I enjoyed it, it made me want to drink whiskey and sit in the dark. I was particularly fond of Meet Me in the Morning and Buckets of Rain.
Enjoyed it musically, but found the vocals grating after a few songs. I know I’m not the only one that feels this way lol.
Awesome folk singles in here
I know many people like this but it definitely is not for me. Next.
I don't really care for Dylan, but there were a few songs in this album that I enjoyed.
4 It’s Bob Dylan
I'm not a Bob Dylan fan so I didn't really enjoy this one. The low point was "You're A Big Girl Now." The only two songs I enjoyed were "Meet Me in the Morning" and "Shelter From The Storm," and it was more for the lyrical content than the music itself.
Yet ANOTHER album that reminds me of driving with my dad. Never been a huge Dylanhead myself but I really do love this album and the memories tied to it
One of our Dad’s favorite albums. I really solid album with a ton of fun stories sprinkled throughout. Personally, it’s my 4th favorite Dylan album. But that’s still like a 4.2/5 for me.
Taustamusarallattelua. Ei oikeastaan aiheuttanut mitään tuntemuksia.
Taattua Dyllee
Definitely one of my favourite Dylans
Great Bobby D album, got it all - folk, rock, songs about lost love, "story songs," and some good ol' eff you tongue--in-cheek diatribes.
Easy 5. I wish I had time to say more. This is one of the very best albums by anyone.
I am apprehensive to give this a 5, but I just find myself wanting to keep going back to it! The instrumentals are simple but still gorgeous and catchy, and Bob's singing has so much character. I think 'Meet Me in the Morning' was the first time I thought "Damn, Bob's got swag". The lyrics are pretty all over the place but still good storytelling, even if it doesn't make a ton of sense to me at the moment (and maybe it'll stay that way). 9/10
This is ok
A fine album by Mr. Zimmerman. Almost flawless. The first three tracks are a great listen. It kind of drags in the middle, but that's just me. It finishes strong.
Meh, its good but not my style
4.0 + This one gives me vibes. I'm reminded of a gritty New York-based film from the 1970's (e.g. "Dog Day Afternoon"). We see shots of morning commuters bustling through midtown, subway cars riddled with graffiti, honking cars sending up street debris in their wake. Against this backdrop, our everyman hero (white dude with feathered hair, flared jeans and tight leather jacket) is navigating a sea of unfriendly faces searching for his one true love. He regrets some of his past flings ("Tangled Up in Blue") but is open to new possibilities ("Simple Twist of Fate"). Along the way he finds himself smitten ("You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome..."). After some distractions and general romantic turbulence ("Lily, Rosemary.."), our hero gets the girl and they fall in love ("Shelter From the Storm"). Roll credits.
Blood On The Tracks is average Dylan. To die-hards it probably holds up, to the casual it's nothing special but it's an easy and accomplished 3/5 listen.
Same thoughts as on our last Dylan album - although I think the lyrics and the storytelling are a level up on this one. He stretches his voice a bit too far in a lot of places though, which is really jarring, and probably stops it from being a 4. 3 (if I'm allowed to give a 3).
Highlights: "Tangled Up in Blue" Dylan's pretty open about gambling with ideas in his process, with every verse being a foray. It works best when he has a subject that matches that style, wandering and dissipation/transformation, which is what makes "Tangled Up in Blue" so strong that it kind of undermines the rest of the album. "Jack of Hearts" is fundamentally different, pure entertainment, but most of the songs in the album have their themes and sentiments already contained or superceded by that first song. Critical reception seems mostly hung up on how to read Dylan's life into this album, which is a big part of its popularity but also something I'm totally uninterested in. When he's open about playing around with meaning and seeing what truffles he roots up, it does belie his seeming wisdom as aloofness. "Idiot Wind" feels unfinished, a bundle of dead ends -- I can understand why fans reach after wartime allegory to justify it. His more cryptic ideas, like in "Shelter From the Storm," are for their own sake.
YOU ARE SO BORINH!!!!!!!
This is Dylan at his commercial best. Moving away from the ultra folky sound and moving towards the then contemporary band stylings in the 70s this album combines his masterful songwriting with a full ensemble of instrumentals. Probably one of his best albums and has some if his best songs. This is one that can be replayed many times and new lyrics will be picked up each listen. Really enjoyed this album. 8.2/10
A good Dylan album
Listened Before? N This is a very good Dylan album. I prefer his more unrefined early stuff, but I did like it quite a bit. The record flows very well from beginning to end (something I feel Dylan has trouble with at times) and it has a high production value. I liked the deep cuts better than the singles here. Added to Library: N Songs added to playlist: Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts
An elegant collection of songs that take Dylan’s early acoustic and singing style, combined with great production and deeper instrumentation. The storytelling is his classic poetry and very engaging, and his singing super underrated in delivery.
Dylan's albums are like pizza: Even bad pizza is good
Genijalan album
Best: Meet Me in the Morning Worst: You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome Very enjoyable
So freaking good
Great album, tangled up in blue, idiot wind, meet me in the morning, are all classic tracks. Great songwriting from Dylan as usual, every song tells a story.
30th January 2023 Listened in the morning while working from home. Gym and Seb in the evening, watched 13 going on 30. One of the worlds greats at the peak of his powers.
Not listened to much Dylan before. Was quite good for a work focus session
Classic Dylan. Enjoyed running through a whole album of his - it's been a while!
There are so many versions of Bob Dylan. Do people have a preference on which Dylan is their favorite? How polarizing is his voice? Based on strong familiarity with a few Dylans, I love his harmonica, I love his opting for lyric repetition in a verse instead of a traditional chorus, and it's hard to beat his story telling. A love song like "Simple Twist of Fate" definitely gets to me. A story forcing the listener to travel from one twist to the next in the tale of a hopeless romantic. I'm a sucker for lyrics. "Meet me in the Morning" definitely popped to me. Bob slowed it down a bit, with the oomph in his voice just felt a little different here, and the two guitars ending the song felt right. "If You See Her, Say Hello" reminded me of "Girl From the North Country" with some similarities in lyrics. "Buckets of Rain" is a nice ending to lull me away from the emotional journey that was Blood On The Tracks. "Tangled Up in Blue" and "Idiot Wind" definitely have a little nostalgia factor from youth. Yet there's almost too much all over the place. The biggest example for me being a song like "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts". Too much happening to hear in just one listen. I wish I had more time to listen to this album before a final rating. It comes to me as a 4 off the bat because of expectations I (unfairly?) put on this album before listening. Any Bob Dylan album I listen to is a slow burn while I familiarize myself with his stories, and pick up on themes and derive meaning more and more with time. Come back to me in a week or two. Most likely a future 5, but that's not how this works.
Songs were great, but blended together because they were based on stories, which I had a hard time picking up the first listen. Still a wonderful album with great guitar and harmonica
It’s tricky doing these sorts of albums in the 1001 Albums Generator. Is 24 hours, on a Monday really enough time to properly breakdown Mr. Bob Dylan’s most complex, personal, beautiful, and literary record? Doubtful. There are likely semester-long graduate classes dedicated exclusively to this 10-song album. I’ve listened to it many times. I have a hand-me-down vinyl LP from my dad. It’s the kind of record I try not to overplay, for fear that I’ll degrade the audio fidelity. The kind of record I’ll pull out and lie on the floor reading the lyrics like poetry, with or without the music. My dad used to play “Tangled Up In Blue” on guitar when he played guitar. I can hear his voice pouring from my parent's bedroom and filling the house when I play this record. I’d rather not over analyze this one. Just enjoy it.
I must be by far the least knowledgeable of the Bob Dylan reviewers on here. I have always been a “music first, lyrics… eventually?” kind of guy. This is changing. Now I crave music with something to chew on. Meanings superimposed on meanings. Poetry, which gives every shade of grey a sense of contrast, another color. Or turns a sad story into a joke, or a twist of the knife. A sense that things can be more than what they appear to be. And I never feel more like the uncarved block than when I come to Dylan. totally uninformed, but… moldable. There’s just something mythical about his writing, and it makes his stories feel out of time. They are archetypes, but they’re very playful, referential. In a moment he’s serious, and at the next moment the collapses as a joke, or a play on words. I’m entranced. Even in his most irreverent, most referential, whatever… there’s always “something there” with Dylan. The lights are on. You get a sense that there’s another layer you need to unravel, that there’s a reason he’s pointing you to this archetype, that situation. Much to take in. 5/5
Nice album!
This does very little of the things I don’t like about Dylan and a lot of the things I do like.
Lovely album, you can definetely manage not being the greatest singer when your songs are good enough
This album is not as boring as the previous 2 albums (or I am getting used to it?). What I am not getting used to is his voice/singing style. I can't get past the fact that it sounds like somebody is making a parody of Bob Dylan, but it is actually just him.
Probably my favourite Dylan album
I like it. This kind of 70s stuff is very much in my comfort zone. It makes me think of summer and the Bob Dylan-ish phase I went through in college when I was smoking other people's weed and going around braless a lot.
Supposed to hear some great stories here. But the chord changes are ciclical the songs just run on forever. I can't focus because everything going on is bad. I just can't catch this. This is only 55 minutes, but it feels like two hours. In a bad way.
I’m not familiar with Dylan’s discography and know only mainstream tracks like One more cup of coffee or Like a rolling stone, but I like his music. So, I don’t feel I’m able to judge it somehow or make any comparisons. Just want to say, the album is cozy and pleasant, I enjoyed the ride!
Bob Dylan at his peak. An amazing album.
Garbage. Pure garbage. Guy can’t sing, and should stick to writing songs for others.
I've always struggled to get into Dylan, whilst of course recognising that what he does is unique and lyrically brilliant. This is a great album though, and reminds me of what I'm missing.
O grande mestre e pa
The best Dylan? Hmm.
No me gustó. Tiene un estilo demasiado country, y la voz no me transmite nada. Tuve que saltear varias canciones y no pasé de la 4 que terminé sacando el álbum.
Quality all round the Dylan in his prime.
I still struggle with Dylan, but the song writing here is undeniably great
Bit long. Genuinely a good album though.
To me, Bob Dylan is a poet. Every time one of his albums comes up, I'm never in the mood for it. I blame my secondary school for making poetry boring. Also, the harmonica didn't help matters.
Fine album from Bob’s back catalogue. 4/5
Despite my overall affinity for, and obsession with folk music, i still find myself unable to warm up to Bob Dylan, inarguably the king of folk itself. i know that “Like a Rolling Stone” is one of the greatest songs ever written — a jeeringly cynical take on the humanistic inclination for individualism — and yet, i don’t know that there’s any songs on Blood on the Tracks that attempt to match the heights of that masterwork. i can hear the brilliance: “Tangled up in Blue” is a hell of a way to open an album — ruminations on love don’t get any more searing; “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” is rich and evocative in its descriptions of romantic pain; and if any song thus far could even attempt to challenge “Like a Rolling Stone”, “If You See Her, Say Hello” might have a chance. Dylan is a brilliant songwriter, heaping pages and pages of story in a single stanza, playing with words like a swiss blade. but i still struggle to connect here — maybe it’s because nothing on here sounds novel to me as they clearly did in 1975, or maybe this is the wrong Dylan album to start with as someone who’s never listened to much of his work beyond “Like a Rolling Stone” (and the masterful “Murder Most Foul”, a late-era Dylan that ripped me to pieces, minute after minute). there’s a bounty to love on Blood on the Tracks, but it’s obvious my Dylan journey does not begin here.
i feel no feelings about bob dylan
10-51 Not a fan of this one. No variety with the instrumentals, making every song sound the same. Despite Bob Dylan's great songwriting, his vocals don't stand out to me and are a drag. (DON'T COME BACK TO)
I'm not a big Dylan fan but I liked this one. Has probably my favorite of his, Tangled Up In Blue.
A well deserved Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Bob Dylan is more than a singer songwriter, he is a poet laureate and the noted conscience of a generation. There are so many great songs on this album but I have always been drawn to Shelter from the Storm.
His voice is tough for whole album
Lots of storytelling and emotion
Dylan’s “breakup album”. Before Midwest emo, the sad bois cried to this.
Bonus point for Tangled Up In Blue.
This is definitely another singer songwriter
Great album with some all-timers like 'Tangled Up in Blue' and 'Shelter from the Storm'. Gonna have to take a whole star off for 'Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts', which properly sets my teeth on edge.
a classic though the first track is the best
Awesome album! One of my favorites.
not that great. just not a fan of bob dylan's voice. 3/5
I've often felt that Dylan was one of those artists that I did not pay enough attention to. This was a great piece of work that showed that not all highly successful artists just phone it in as they get older.
I’m not a Bob Dylan fan but this album is okay.
Precies de gezingzegde mummelmuziek die je van Dylan verwacht. Maar weet je wat, het luistert toch wel aardig weg. Geen idee of ome Bob met zijn Nobelprijswaardige teksten iets belangrijks wou zeggen, voor zover verstaanbaar, want daar heb ik toch niet op gelet. Ik besefte trouwens van de week dat de enige Engelstalige zanger waarvan ik überhaupt teksten uit m'n hoofd ken folk-singersonglegende Jim Croce is. Dus hopelijk komt die nog eens langs.
Alles op dit album draait om de stem van Bob. Muzikaal knap om daarmee de juiste balans te vinden. Enige punt. Die stem is verschrikkelijk. Niet naar te luisteren. Met uitzondering van de nummers met countrybasis. Daar lijkt de stem van Bob voor te bestaan. Doe de rest maar gewoon niet .
Een iconisch album dat ik gek genoeg nog nooit geluisterd had. Met de typerende mondharmonica en de typerende "woooooaaaaaa" uithalen van Dylan. Die man kan eigenlijk echt niet zingen. Maar het zijn wel uitermate goede liedjes. Met veel plezier geluisterd. Behoort met recht in de 1001 lijst, net als the Strokes.
Can't help but think that Bob's songs would be infinitely improved if only he didn't sing them. All those album sales and a career spanning a thousand years proves me wrong I guess.
Definitely my favourite Dylan record.
Bob Dylan is unlike anything else
Super. Bob Dylan never disapoints
3,5
perfect
I liked listening to it as part of this project, but probably won't return to it on my own.
OK, not a huge fan of Dylans' voice
Абсолютный половой гигант, гений лирики, маэстро сторителлинга Боб Дилан не перестаёт рвать мою душу своими глубоко искренними и трогательными песнями. Даже его любовные тексты воспринимаются свежо и их не хочется пропускать, даже если они затягиваются на 7 или 8 минут. Невероятный альбом по всем фронтам. (8.5)
Top Tier Bob Dylan
5,5/10
More Bob Dylan? Ok I suppose.
Dylan, not all are gems, but he's a master and I enjoy the sound.
Bob Dylan has a lot of great albums in his catalog but this is in the running for his best. The songs are excellent and the arrangements are impeccable. He's backed by some terrific country and blues playing but the band has just enough tasteful restraint to showcase Dylan's singing and songwriting first and foremost. The sequencing and pacing are perfect. "Tangled Up in Blue" is a phenomenal opening track. And the long songs are spread out nicely with the shorter songs. I’ve listened to this album a lot but I don't always pay close attention to the lyrics. His phrasing is always interesting and his singing style is so distinct that you can kick back and enjoy the music of his vocal performance without knowing exactly what any given song is about. But the lyrics are great! The storytelling songs are packed with memorable details. And the more direct first-person songs capture heartbreak and divorce with honesty and humility. Listening to the album is definitely a melancholy experience but I don't find it depressing or dreary. There's a catharsis in hearing him sing about his regrets and loss. And that catharsis feels good. (Of course I say this now, while I'm in a very happy place in my life. The day I'm faced with heartbreak and loss, I'm sure these songs will wreck me.) “Idiot Wind” is an incredible, epic breakup song. One of those songs you hope nobody every writes about you. This part stood out to me: "You hurt the ones that I love best And cover up the truth with lies One day you'll be in the ditch Flies buzzing around your eyes Blood on your saddle" Oof. What a way to say 'one day you'll get what's coming to you.'
Great opener. I like Dylan when he is louder and showing more energy and I love a good strong opener like "Tangled up in Blue". "Idiot Wind" has some Dylan tropes (for lack of a better word) that I don't particularly like- like these little end-of-phrase SHOUTS at higher pitches that I always found to be kind of annoying. 2:25-2:30 the lyric "are", 2:38 "stars". I think they are kind of like an easy way out of a phrase when he can't figure out what to do with the end of a melody. i do really like the lyrics and performance though and overall the song is too good to be brought down by these little vocal things that I don't personally love. I like the next track, "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go". The guitar work is impressive and uses more color chords (sus2 and sus4's) which is atypical for really straightforward folk singer-songwriter music. The closer, "Buckets of Rain", was a nice track to hear while sitting next to an open window with an all-day rain. Nice to have something related to rain / a rainy day and not be either jazz or gloomy. Overall, this is a great Dylan album. Middle/high 4/5.
The first Dylan album I bought, after hearing Lily Rosemary and the Jack Of hearts on the radio. Prior to this I knew of the singles and generally preferred covers of his songs. Listening to a complete album, this album, changed my view of him. The song that got me to buy the album is not the best one but it sits nicely in this stellar collection. It is a masterful display of storytelling through song with an elevated vocal performance reflecting the theme running through the album.
Folk. Aburrido, qué extraño....
Blood on the Tracks is clearly massive Dylan, but contains precious little bombast. Its concentration is in tenderness, but it also manages to prevent fifty minutes from dragging. Some excellent songwriting, not totally opaque to a first and amateur listen.
I was wondering, given that I've really enjoyed Bringing It All Back Home and Freewheelin' if this is still my favourite Bob Dylan album. Spoiler, course it is. The lyricism and music are both at their peak here, where you don't even notice all the songs are looong, because he keeps saying truisms in completely new ways that make sense of the world. It's the very best. And if there's a better eff you of a break up song than Idiot Wind (No Children by Mountain Goats and I Do This All The Time by Self Esteem come close) I want to hear it now.
One of my favorite Dylan albums. Every track is flawless.
I don't really like Bob Dylan. But I really liked this.
Never listened to this Dylan album. Really excellent, surprised I'd never heard it. 4 stars, may grow into a 5 with time
Stop trying to make me listen to Dylan!!!
What if Bob Dylan wrote more normal songs and sang in a less annoying way? You'd get a more generic album. Sure it's less harsh on the ears, but it's more forgettable. It's very telling that the number one most upvoted FIVE STAR review for this album features advice on strategies to get through the album "if you find Dylan’s vocals unbearable". That's from someone who LOVES this album!!! Honestly. It's completely fine. I'm glad it gives boomers boners or whatever.
I get it. But not my jam. 3 4 me
Not my default Dylan album to listen to, with Desire or the classic 60s ones more typical. There are lots of great tunes on here but it's a bit less varied than his other great records. I get the praise, but there are better ones!
Such a strong album. Beautifully written, beautifully performed, beautifully engineered. Even Dylan's notoriously less-than-awesome voice is maybe at its best here. The lyrics are, as always, utterly fantastic. Heart-felt and self-aware, Dylan writes stories that draw you in and tie you up with pathos. Then he wraps the whole thing up with gorgeous, entrancing music. The acoustic work here is just great and Rabinowitz & Martinson knocked it out of the park with the engineering. There's so much going on in the mix but there's room for everything to move and breathe thanks to some very smart panning and EQ choices. It's a pleasure to listen to from top to bottom. Full marks, no reservations.
One of Bob's best.
I liked this better than that live album of his I got awhile ago. The pace of this was much snappier and it was more listenable. I’m still kind of ambivalent about Bob Dylan, though.
Songwriting at its peak
Classic
He's a bad singer, who writes decent songs with good lyrics and bland predictable chord progressions. I truly thought this would be great, but it is no better than good in my opinion
Maybe the best breakup album of all time? Also one of my favorites
Gran disco del gran Bob, muy placentero de escuchar con calorcito
pretty ok nice jingly jangly folk rock with lots of soul but sometimes boring compositions.
My wife is a Dylan fan and we have most of his 60s stuff on vinyl. This feels much more polished and less raw than the 60s era. I like this album but maybe not as much as his earlier albums but maybe I'm indoctrinated.
Better than the other Dylan albums so far
rupesin kuunteleen ja totanoin... ei ollut parasta dylania ei... rupes vähän mietityttää että. mitä... mitä HELVETTIÄ!!! TAPAHTU!!! mutta kun jatkoin kuuntelemista niin rupesin tajumaan... sä et tajuu vielä.. mutta kasvat vähän niin tajuut.. levyn loppupuoli... banger after banger.. paitsi aivan loppu vähän heikompi alkualbumimainen teos mutta joo hyvä oli paras bisi lily, rosemary and the jack of hearts
Dylan is a legend for a reason. weird but interesting voice, captivating lyrics, solid folk sensibilities. Not for me, but i get it.
Despite not being a fan of Bob Dylan, this one was decent. Prefer his acoustic stuff more so it fits right in my street, even if his twang can be annoying. Shelter in the Storm and Tangled up in Blue were the highlights, and no song was particularly weak.
Not my favorite Dylan album, but absolutely a classic. Maybe his last great album?
Listens: at least 5 Enjoyed: yeah Gave this a few extra listens as I was tempted to give it a 5. However I just feel like something's missing. I appreciate it as a masterpiece and would definitely go back to it. I just didn't connect with it, I didn't love. But it would be a very very high 4
i LOVE bob dylan
Pretty good Bobby D Shelter from the Storm was the first Dylan song i heard and Ive always loved it
4.5
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Tangled Up in Blue (1) 2 - Idiot Wind (4) 3 - Meet Me in the Morning (6)
Oh wow. Now that's how you tell a story and create an atmosphere. I was transported to a time when I hadn't been born yet, sitting in a quiet cafe and sipping some coffee.
One of the best albums ever!
Classic album, engaging songwriting throughout.
redondant
One of the best albums of the best songwriter ever. The lyrics provoke such intense pictures, you don’t need a movie to watch when you can just listen.
Not his best one, but among his better ones - at least from the four or five Dylan albums we've had on this list so far. The album starts with the best song and can't keep up that same quality unfortunately - but still a very good listen.
As illogical as it seems, I never really imagined Bob Dylan existing in the 70s. (This despite the fact that I realized I knew "Shelter from the Storm" from wherever in my memory.) But here he was, distinctive Dylan voice and harmonica, but also sounding quite different from the 60s and 90s albums I've listened to already in this project. I really enjoyed this the first time through, and by the third time I had really grown quite attached. Oh, this I like! Oh, this is a nine-minute song that held me captivated the whole way through! Oh, I never knew I could like Bob Dylan so much! Wonderful!
This is one of the couple of Bob Dylan albums that I have had in my library for years. I very much enjoy the album. I certainly have not listened to all of his albums...really only a few...but this had got to be one of the best.
My bestie included a couple of these songs on a mixed tape back in the day. (Thanks bestie!!!) But I'd never listened to the whole album before today. Superb story-telling and lovely tunes. It's darn good.
I wasn’t a Bob Dylan fan going into this project. But Dylan’s career has a huge range, and with every album I feel a stronger connection. This album spoke to me from the moment I put it on. I am surprised how much I instantly connected to it. I knew “Tangled Up In Blue” going into this - I love this song. But I love every song on this album. Really impressive!
Amazing
4.75
One of my fave albums.. coming back to it is always a joy. Classic.
I don't listen to a lot of Bob Dylan but I have listened through this album previously. It's enjoyable. Nothing mind blowing to me, it's good. I guess I might not be the biggest Bob Dylan fan.
Classic when Bobs voice was at its bests - tangled in blue always a jam night favourite
I mean it's Bob Dylan. It's groovy, it's bluegrassy, it's got it's own twang. I ca
One of the best records, ever.
Nope, don't dig bob Dylan
It's Bob Dylan. Some good stuff, some mumbly stuff. 3.5
9/10 i think bob dylan might die kind of soon hes an old man
Stellar
Love it. Perfect.
Funcionou melhor para mim, começou bem e manteve o interesse no folk.
Not a fan mate
tangled up in blue might be the greatest novel ever sung simple twist of fate is such a contrast between the lazy instrumentation and the punchy life-in-four-minute words very rare that dylan's voice is perfect, but it's perfect for the wounded desperation in you're a big girl now idiot wind is tangled up in blue's equal. blue's narrative propelled by the tensions of time and anticipation, wind's by vitriol for self and circumstance you're gonna make me lonesome when you go is a masterclass in brevity. could be a john cooper clarke poem meet me in the morning was a waste of a backing track lily rosemary and the jack of hearts is such a yarn if you see her say hello is youre a big girl part 2, but less refined, more wistful shelter from the storm speaks to me so much because i love the metaphor of love as tempest and calm at the same time buckets of rain is more epigram laundry list than coherent song but still nice
Not my fav Dylan
Pretty okay
Not a huge Dylan fan but up can't deny his talent with this album!
This album was fantastic, i knew Tangled Up in Blue was great but hadn't heard the rest. The standout track gor me was Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts It's still a Bob Dylan record though, and like most they come off feeling a bit.. formulaic at the end? Not that it's bad, just a bit too similar to his other work to give it 5 stars. Perhaps multiple listens would convince me otherwise
никак не могу понять Боба
masterpiece
A cut above. Dylan’s voice still is a hurdle but the storytelling and song craft just can’t be denied on this one.
Well that was a day, started awk and took some shots which isn’t great, but enjoyed dancing and a genuinely memorable bike ride, slide, talk, and walk home
Tangled up in blue- interesting and complex narrative with a short hook and a great instrumental👍 Simple twist of fate- another solid narrative👍 You're a big girl now- pretty devastating song about an almost one sided breakup👍 Idiot wind - bit too long and meandering for my tastes You're going to make me lone some when you go- pretty catchy👍 Meet me in the morning- bit samey after a while Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - not something would want to listen to frequently, but enjoyable If you see her say hello - conflict between obvious vulnerability that he feels and his attempt to present as stoic masculine figure👍 Shelter from the storm - One of the weaker tracks Buckets of rain- just okay All in all, l was pleasantly surprised as l wouldn't consider myself a fan of Bob Dylan. However, some very good tracks on here 4/5
Good shit but that harmonica cut my eardrums in car speakers
Nice chilled out vibe
Good old Bob Dylan sound
My third favourite Bob Dylan album. Tangled up in Blue is arguably my favourite Dylan track and overall it is a perfect folk album that can be appreciated by anyone not just the Dylan die hards
This, Highway 61, and Freewheeling are my holy trinity of Dylan albums. I'm not a super fan by any means, but the stuff of his that I really like, I REALLY like. The lyrics are brilliant. The music is great (I can always understand why someone wouldn't like that aspect though) It's just a great album through and through.
2.55 with a round up to 3 based on his legendary status.
Some of it was lovely, but some of it was so basic. I also have issue with the top review's dig at people who think that good poems don't necessarily make a song amazing as 'pop lovers with 3 minute attention spans'. Some of us can just see past the hype and see a decent poet with average backing music and a slightly grating voice. That said, this was my second favourite of the 95 Dylan albums that are on the list.
Tried but I’m not a Bob Dylan fan.
VINTAGE BOB; GOOD TRACKS ON THIS ALBUM.
“blood on the tracks” is an excellent album title, to start. my reviews for other dylan albums find him very average. he’s too folky for me and his voice isn’t enticing. this album was better than the others and i believe it was due to the presence of rock and more instruments than just dylan’s guitar and harmonica. and he didn’t sound as nasally as he usually does! but it was still just an okay album. i am finding dylan’s progression interesting, as a positive note.
This made for the third Dylan album I've received on this project, and I was pleased to hear that this was the least nasal-y album I've heard yet.
really great, very rich and layered with great lyricism and unique vocals.
Is this five or four stars? Most of the tracks are unquestionably a straight five. Is it a perfect album? No because Meet Me In the Morning is pretty throway. Is it great enough for five stars, yes.
Chill but not one of his bests
He’s a master
All time great. Tangled up on blue might be one of the greatest songs ever from a songwriting standpoint
Utterly unparalleled in quality, coherence, depth and range of emotion, plus epic singalongs, (personal) protest anthems twinkling tunes and tender – even heart-breaking – ballads. Not only are there no filler cuts, there’s nary a wasted note and Dylan’s voice has never been stronger nor clearer, and never more assured in delivery. One of the best records of all-time …. Easily top 5.
51 minutes is far too long when it comes to Bob Dylan. Tangled up in Blue was okay, but even this was two minutes too long. The struggle is that Bob Dylan is a strong lyricist, but lacking in vocal prowess. I know he’s seen as a folk hero for so many, so this review might rub some the wrong way. But I just don’t get his music unfortunately.
I actually really liked this album. Maybe changing my thoughts on Dylan. Not the whining like a rolling stone that I have in my mind.
ok
like it
He's got a great voice but outside of the hits it kinda fell short for me
I love Bob Dylan and I love this album. Very much.
Strong album from the master of the nasal vocals. The arrangements are really great, a lot less minimalistic than his earlier stuff, and the lyrics are quite exquisite. Strong 4.
The man - The legend.
To me, Bob Dylan is much more about songs than albums, however Blood on the Tracks is perhaps one of his finest works as a record. Tangle Up in Blue, Idiot Wind, Simple Twist of Fate and Buckets of Rain are amongst my favorite Dylan songs. There's a unique spirit in those tracks, conscious and honest lyrics, a soulful interpretation and musically, it's just enough catchy.
Buen disco, la voz de Bob puede volverse monótona. Track 4 joya. No puedo escuchar el disco completo, demasiada letra. Todo igual. Le pongo 3 por la importancia del personaje.
08/19/2022 About a year ago, I woke up one morning and went out to find garage or estate sales. I came across a house in Alamo Heights where an older woman was selling lots of items for dirt cheap. She had a box full of CDs that were only a dollar. Taking advantage of the situation, I bought Neil Young, Bringing it All Back Home, and Blood on the Tracks. When she saw what I had picked she sighed and told me “When [Blood on the Tracks] came out it was just incredible. I bought the record and would play it all the way through, and then I would turn it over and start it again.” I didn’t really understand why anyone would feel compelled to do that. I liked the album at that time but wasn’t fully in love with it like I am now and figured that anyone would get tired of hearing an album over and over again. Regardless, I took the CD home with me. I was lucky enough to still have a CD player in my car at that time, so I would listen to it when I would drive around San Antonio. I slowly began to fall in love with each song, and to this day I grow to love this album more and more with each listen. Falling in love, experiencing heartbreak, longing for something or someone long gone, and feeling emptiness that only some of the darkest times in one’s life can bring out are the languages of this album. There have been times when listening to this album sets me right back in those head spaces, and I can only imagine what Dylan was going through during the production and recording of this album. Divorce from his wife, loss, heartbreak. There’s some sort of timeless quality about this album. Something that sounds and feels like it was made centuries ago, but with the same freshness and raw vulnerability that still holds strong and fits right in the time that one listens to it now. Dylan truly bared his soul for this album, regardless of his petty insistence that these songs have no relation to what was happening in his life at this time. When I saw this album was the one assigned to me today, I was so happy and also thought it was the funniest thing, because just like how that old woman told me how she would play this album over and over, I had come to do the exact same thing. Just yesterday I was playing this album over on Spotify only to skip to playing the record and sitting next to the player as each track rang out. — No skips on this album for me. Although I think every track is wonderful in its own way, I’m extremely biased toward You’re A Big Girl Now, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Shelter from the Storm, and Buckets of Rain. — Otherwise, today has been very calm. Did lots of housekeeping today. Laundry, cleaning, unpacking, all that. School starts in just three days. I’m so nervous, but so excited as well. Listening to albums like these give me the strength to keep pushing. The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue
I don’t like bob Dylan, but the album is pretty good.
Wow, that was a really fun listen. I should probably spend some more time with ol' Bob.
Don't think I've really listened to this before, but if I'd have come across it in my uni days I'm sure it would have become one of my fave Dylan albums. He sounds.... happy? - in almost every song! Fave track - "Tangled up in Blue" is a great opener. "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" and "Shelter From the Storm" were also stand outs...
The Dylan sound.
Excellent album, one of Dylan's best. A return to form after a few not-so-great albums. There are three all-time classic songs (Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate, and Shelter From the Storm), six very good songs, and only one dud in the bunch (Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - shame that it's almost 9 minutes long). Idiot Wind makes me think, not for the first time, that I'm glad I've never done anything to make Bob mad at me. I read a book about the making of this album once, and a bunch of the musicians that worked on it never got credit, which is a shame. I think Dylan was a bit of a selfish asshole, but that doesn't diminish from his genius. 5 stars.
5***** One of the greatest albums of all time Certainly in the top 20 of this list
While Dylan's use of a dusty open-E tuning on the acoustic numbers tends to make those songs sound very similar, this album serves as a strong and surprisingly diverse comeback album for Mr. Dylan in the middle of a decade in which he hadn't released new music for awhile. It's not a perfect record; the back-to-back tracks 6 and 7 don't really fit in with the rest of the bunch. If those were removed, the album would better cohere and never feel overlong. For the most part on this record, Dylan's lyrics turn inward to discuss his difficult dealings with his lady. His tumbledown voice quite effectively evokes the appropriate emotions. Favorite tracks: 'You're A Big Girl Now' and 'Idiot Wind' 4/5
Love it
Great album
Jotenkin Dylanin levyt aina kiteytyy jonkun tietyn hitin ympärille ja tässä tapauksessa tällä levyllä ei sellaista ns hittiä ole. Levy ei missään nimessä ole huono mutta vaatii muutaman kierroksen soittimessa jotta kattava kuva albumista syntyy. Samaa on käynyt mulla muiden BD levyjen kanssa. Ilmeisesti tää on levy josta sekä fanit että kriitikot tykkää joten lienee parasta kuunnella uudellee. Nyt tälläerää kuitenkin vain kolme tähteä. 3/5
Tää oli joskus eka Dylan levy, josta tykkäsin. Edelleen kova.
Dylan toimii kyllä aina
I understand that you like Bob Dylan but did you have to put all the fucking discography? Seriously?
I just can't get into Bob Dylan. Album was decent, but I will need more listening to fully appreciate. Favorite Track: Shelter From the Storm
Dope: Tangled Up in Blue is undeniable. Nope: Bob Dylan. Sorry bro, just not into you. Songs like You're a Big Girl Now are just droning on and on with your wailing and your bullshit lol. Vibe: I'm just bored here. If you subtract his well known hits, I've never heard a single lesser known song of his that really touched me or resonated in any way. At least when HE performed them. His talent as a writer is prolific, but I find his music just a chore to slog through.
This album can be hard for me to listen to sometimes, and not for the usual philistine bullshit complaints about Bob Dylan. It's written in the language of an America that our country mostly forgot how to speak. And it's the only language I know, so it makes me feel somewhat lonesome because there's no one left to talk to most days. This album is so good and so close to home for me, it's painful to listen to it. Tangled up in Blue is easily a song I've listened to hundreds of times. I long for her and miss her as he tells me about this love affair that won't let him go across time and place with the coolest woman in the world. Just devastatingly unrequited love. Man, I get it. Simple Twist of Fate keeps up the melancholy reminisce for me. Just gorgeous. This is Dylan at his finest. Lush and spare at the same time. "Time is a jetplane. It moves too fast." Some of the jingly harmonica songs aren't as good. I can listen to them, but they do detract from the overall quality of the music and they seem tone deaf next to the *masterworks* that also include: Meet Me In The Morning and If You See Her Say Hello (will you please say hello from me as well?), and Shelter From The Storm AND of course, the inimitable Buckets of Rain. Buckets of Rain frequently moves me close to the point of tears. I mean, Buckets of Moonbeams in my Hands. I've seen pretty people disappear like smoke. These lyrics, as many many times as I've heard them, are always fresh and always cut right to my spirit and remind me where to place my feet in the neverending pursuit of the righteous path of love.
A really nice album with some sweet acoustic songs.. Crazy that this was Dylan's 15th. I hadn't really given his works a lot of listen to in the past and tbh I'd never heard of any of the tracks on this album prior to listening. Will defiantly save to my catalogue :-)
Rustige muziek die goed te luisteren is. Vaak ook in vetellende vorm. ***
Nee. Nicht mein Genre, nicht meine Musik.
I like folk but I've never really gotten into Bob Dylan much. This one is fairly enjoyable but nothing special
Classic Dylan, he is the wordsmith supreme.
Good shit
Bucket of rain
Folk style. Vocals are a bit annoying and most songs sound similar.
Exactly what you’d expect from Bob Dylan. Great folk music and good lyrics. Another classic that you can tell influenced a lot of music to come.
Not terrible. Some songs are good. But I probably wouldn't listen again
A few great tracks, but overall underwhelming... And his voice gets annoying after a while.
Nice. Thought it was going to be boring but it was more engadging then I thought it would be. Alot of music I like clearly draws from this which is cool to hear. See Declan McKenna. Listened to it on speaker sometimes more as background music which I think helped. I think I might enjoy it less if I had to give it my full attention. Idiot wind was probably my favourite.
Guitars are beautiful. Great sound, great album.
Solid 5 despite two songs that are twice as long as needed.
The perfect breakup album. Blood on the Tracks comes with Dylan's greatest song to boot, opening the album with the incredible Tangled Up In Blue. It's a masterwork comparable to Van Gogh's best paintings. It's also Bob Dylan's most....Dylan album? I do not like Idiot Wind, nor Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts. Really kind of a mixed bag of stuff that is encapsulated by his best work. Shelter From the Storm is also excellent but buried under all the other tracks that I don't care for. I cannot properly articulate why I am so split on Dylan's work, but it's hard to deny the greatest in Blood on the Tracks.
Dylan's last great masterpiece. Brilliant front to back. 9-10/10
When love affairs go wrong, they go spectacularly wrong, and when it’s an artist who has fucked up and/or gotten his heart broken, it’s the fans who reap the benefits. So what’s going on here in this at once disjointed and unified narrative? Well, it all started when he got nervous as she bent down to tie his shoes, and then he realized she was his twin...he swears he can change...people don’t know how to act around him...he’s only known careless love...he’s hoping that the cliché is true, that the darkest hour is right before the dawn...but he’s face down, just like the Jack of Hearts...he gets a chill whenever he thinks about how she left that night...he remembers how she gave him shelter from the storm...he’s seen people disappear like smoke. He’s saying goodbye to more than just her, and the regret stabs through almost every song. If you've not heard the New York Sessions bootleg, do yourself a favor!
Solid BD in a typical BD style
Dylan at his best. What a discovery. Of course I knew Dylan from his hits (and the well-known Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61 albums.) But I never really listened to this one and must say I personally think this might be Dylan's best! Sparkling, bitter, sneering, intimate AND intense music.
Вполне по-классически стандартно
Can not stand this guy’s whining nasal tone. Thankfully he’s dialled back the harmonica on this one, couple of vaguely pleasant tracks.
I am now - finally - seeing the Dylan-tinged light. This is an amazing album. I was always impressed with Dylan’s storytelling but I was never into his musicality until now. Interestingly enough, nothing I’ve heard before or after this from Dylan seems to scratch this itch, so perhaps this is the high-water mark. If so, then what a flood.
It's hard to separate Dylan from all the douchebags I went to high school with. All those dudes would throw down if you insulted their godhero Bob Dylan. Which, if I might say, was a lot of fun watching them get animated after slinging the three words 'Bob Dylan sucks' their way. Oh! And...! And! ...and they used to pull all the ladies too! Evidently, my pickup lines such as 'let's go find a dark room and listen to The Cure' didn't hold a candle to Dylan aficionado poetry and Birkenstocks. Who's still living in high school ... ? Me? Whaaah? Nah. Sure, there's some good stuff on this and perhaps I would've uncovered with multiple listens. Shelter from the Storm and Tangled are familiar and great, but not enough to catapult this into three territory for me.
“Blood on the Tracks” is more focused, less filler, and less Dylan getting carried away with his voice and harmonica than on “Freewheelin’.” But it lacks the highs he reached in the 60s with his hits.
On repeated listens, I may give this a five. (EDIT: I put it into my rotation and gave it the well-deserved bump.) The songs I knew (only a couple) are some of the best Dylan. The songs I didn’t know were poetic, emotion-filled and lovely in many different ways.
Really enjoyed this
I’ve been waiting for a Dylan album. How exciting! I get that he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I don’t drink tea often so screw that…Bob is my pot of coffee. It’s remarkable that Blood On The Tracks was his 15th album from 1962-1975 and he still brought the goods. This isn’t my favorite album of his, not close, but we’ll cover the favorites later. Let’s get the turd burger out of the way first: If You See Her, Say Hello is a miss. It leaves Bob’s voice isolated and sounding strained. Skip please. There are four 5+ minute songs on this album and not one of them feels arduous. Bob could have extended them and I’d still be engaged by the colorful, lyrical landscape he paints. The longest track, Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts, is so much fun. I feel like I’m standing in the cabaret observing it all go down. Tangled Up In Blue is a classic. I love Simple Twist Twist Of Fate, especially all the “-ate” rhyming words emphasized before each “twist of fate.” Listening to Idiot Wind was a new experience reading the lyrics along with the song. Bob is a Nobel Laureate with words and his sharp tongue is on full display here. The new part were my thoughts relating this song with my oldest child’s sharp, witty tongue. I remember from one of Bob’s biographies that he was a voracious reader, in addition to listener of music. My oldest is also a voracious reader and I’m certain that provides the lingual command to be sharp witted and biting. I was left with the thought that my oldest could someday write something just as powerful. I can’t wait to experience it.
For me, Bob Dylan is one of those "You had to be there to understand" musicians. The problem I have with Dylan is on display as early as the very first song - Dylan can't sing for the life of him. Rather than carrying a tune, it's more speaking interspersed with some very embarrasing shouting. Some of the songs are alright, but there is much too much folk and harmonica. That's how his fans like him. I don't. 2/5
I think this is my favorite bob dylan album
Loved it.
Not good, not terrible.
I like bob dylan and this sure is bob dylan but it’s not something I’d really listen to regularly like I would with highway 61
Better than I expected, but not life changing
Big girl now is a favourite of mine. Unpopular opinion I know, but it’s background music for me.
Great album, awesome lyrics
Some great Dylan tunes on this one. He shows growth and maturity, as always. Tangled Up In Blue is a favorite here.
The greatest Bob Dylan album ever.
Как альбом... Ну, всё таки тройку поставлю: он не так меня зацепил, хотя некоторые песни и понравились.
Bra. Men ikkje hans beste, som det av og til blir sagt.
Etter mange forsøk så er eg fortsatt ikkje overbevist
E fortsatt ikkje heilt solgt på detta dylangreiene, men da va ikkje direkte ille heller
Frista ikkje til gjentakelse
Easy listen. Would listen again.
Un clásico de la época. Me encanta Tangled Up in Blue.
Enjoyed this one though a lot of just ok tracks good lyrics, musically just average.
Dylan’s comeback masterpiece, the bar that all Dylan albums following this were compared to and that other artists comeback albums are compared to.
I have already covered my feelings about Bob Dylan. The album is better than some of the other Bob Dylan albums that I have listened to. The album is about 50 minutes. Some of the songs themselves were a little too long. I don't need multiple 7 minute songs. I cannot say that any of the songs are memorable. It is better than a 2 and is not really a 3. I will surprisingly round up and give a 3.
Solid as always.
The reason I love Dylan is the same reason I love Willie Nelson. Enchantingly simple arrangements and enthrallingly detailed narratives.
4.5
Flawless. Such a great collection of lyrics and melodies
Nice Bob songs, some good discoveries here.
meh
His voice is just so terrible, how do people not just listen to it but love it so much? Truly dont get it, need a Dylan fan to enlighten me I guess
Every time I listen to this masterpiece I notice something new. This time it was that jump from the sheer fun of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts to the wistful wonder of If You See Her, Say Hello. I've heard the latter song many times but it is so much more effective in the album. It's a phenomenal album. There is a reason why he's a Nobel laureate. This is a big part of it.
The songwriting is great, but I think I’ve come to Dylan too late - the Dylan babble/wail just doesn’t do it for me.
No soy mucho de Bob Dylan, pero tengo que reconocer que este disco entra suave y se deja deslizar , se escucha en un ratito y se me hizo ameno .
Haven't listened to it in a while but I remember it being pretty solid
Banging tunes, too many lyrics, as per usual with Bob
I just don't get it. Too many words, a weird cadence most of the time.
One of the better Dylan albums.
bob really be hurting here
that good i even grew to love idiot wind.
Bon album, je reconnais la qualité et l'impact, mais moins mon genre de son de Bob Dylan
no
While the 70s Dylan is a bit a hit or miss this one is a pure hit. Tangled up blue, Simple Twist of Fate, Shelter from the Storm all amazing. Just great stories.
JA!!
Historier og harmonika, skæv stemmer hyggeligt, kræver flere lyt
Bob did good
Helt
Proud of U robert
Daaamn... Bob Dylan har swag på denna skiva..
p347, 1975. 4.5 stars He's always had a bloody awful voice, sounds like he's straining with bad haemorrhoids when he tries for any long notes. Set against that, he writes some cracking tunes and is a fabulous wordsmith. This sounds like something that Mark Knopfler should have written, and sung better. Half a star deducted for the voice.
This guy does a hell of a Dylon impression.
I agree with all the reviews for this album, positive and negative, and those in languages I can't read.
At first I wasn't sure if I liked it, but by the time I reached the song Idiot Wind I decided that I did. It's sooooo good, especially the back half of the album. Lily, Rosemary and The Jack Of Hearts is my favourite song off the album, it's length wasn't a problem as I was captivated the entire time.
lets see if i can stand it
Aw hell no. Dylan can get in the goddamn sea.
Polowy list nawet nie ma, a zapas Dylanowych krazkow topnieje w oczach, tym razem padlo na Blood on The Tracks z 75, bedacy kombekowym albumem w dyskografii Dylanowej, wypalonej po latach 60, a co stanowilo tlo do tego powrotu, oczywiscie kreatywny zryw tworczy polaczony z rozwodem, wiec nic dziwnego, ze praktycznie caly 50 minutowy krazek jest poswiecony wzlotom i upadkom milosnym podanych w typowo Dylanowej formie, wiec piosenkach ktore maja czesto gesto ponad dziesiec zwrotek i opowiadaja historie zycia lub historie danej sytuacji, moze wlasnie przez ten motyw przewodni plyty nie potrafilem sie jakos nigdy go niej przekonac patrzac na liczbe wyswietlen z last fma jest on zdecydowanie w dole stawki, bo muzycznie jest to typowy bardowy folk rock, z bogatym brzmieniem gitarowo bonjowo harmonijkowym, rzuca sie w uszy wykorzystanie trzech roznych klawiszy, bo zarowno pianina, hamondowych organow i standardowego kejborda, ciekawe jest tez, ze album zostal nagrany praktycznie jeszcze raz juz po skompletowaniu materialu do wydania i z tych dodatkowych Minneapolisowych nagran do tloczenia dostalo sie piec nowych utworow, wiec polowa krazka, no i hajlajtowe utwory rowniez byly dogrywane w tych sesjach, bo albumowe wersje tangled in the blue i idiot wind pochodza z wlasnie z tamtego dogrywania, do tych kawalkow dodam na plejke jeszcze lily, rosemary and the jack of hearts, ktory reprezentuje moj ulubiony typ tworczosci Dylanowej, wiec opowiesci plaszcza i szpady w klimacie hamerykanskiego zachodu, do tego dochodzi paleta przerysowanych postaci i wartka akcja i jej zwroty trzymaja w napieciu sluchacza przez prawie 9 minut, wiec epicka ballada jak sie patrzy, po tym juz troche bardziej rozumiem dlaczego niektorzy wymieniaja blood on the tracks jako magnum opus dylanowe, ale jednak az tak bardzo mnie ta plyta do siebie nie przekonala zebym musial rowniez dolaczyc do tego grona
One of the most listenable Dylan records to me with several tracks I really enjoy. Tangled, Jack of Hearts, Simple Twist, Shelter,… I would go so far as to claim I’m a Dylan fan, but I do like this record.
I LOVE folk music and folk sensibilities. This has that in spades. Dylan’s crafts catchy tunes and is unflinching in his ability to discuss his topics and message while make it enjoyable to audiences.
Love and hate with equal measure.
One of my all time favorites. I still remember the first time I heard it smoking a bowl in my cousins car.
This has most of my favorite Dylan tracks on it.
3.7
First track banged than I forgot I was listening to it
My dad does an absolutely over-the-top, sidesplitting parody of Bob Dylan and that's all I can really think about as poor Bob slurs his way through one repetitive chorus after another on this one.
Ihan tämmöstä kivaa tunnelmointi-taustamusaa. Mut unohdettavaa.
Not my favorite Dylan album, but some absolute gems in there. The first 2 tracks especially are incredible. I know this was around his electric shift, but I'm not sure what all the hype was about--seems very tame.
Iconic sound with a classic 70s feel. Not a huge bob dylan fan, but found this album to be “good enough”. Didn’t notice any classic bon dylan songs on it specifically that were worth pointing out, but found that the beginning of the album was better than the end.
Tangled up in Blue is decent. So is Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, though it kind of reminds me of the awkward studio recording scene from the movie Inside Llewyn Davis. The rest is just fine, so overall the album is a solid meh/5.
liked it a lot more than the live bootleg we heard. That being said, I think only half the songs were all that good. Another thing I noticed was that the longest songs were also the ones with the least going on. What's that about, Bob? 3/5
Though I'll probably never be a big fan of Dylan's by now, the twangy country is actually a touch I enjoyed more than I usually do. I like Dylan's more unhinged vocals on Tangled Up In Blue compared to the other material I've heard from him, but the signature vocal inflections do grow a little tiring the further you get into the album. I won't be returning to it, but it was enjoyable enough.
The production is shockingly massive, and really helps to make Dylan sound as empty as he must have felt at the time. That’s a good and a notsogood thing, since I also feel like this makes the songs here not have the same punch as most of his 60’s classics. It’s very good, but I don’t think it’ll ever be my favorite album, either of Dylan’s or for breakups on the whole. Still gotta be a B+, maybe an A- on another day.
None of this is particularly interesting. Dylan's singing is toned down from the incredibly overwrought inflections he had a decade earlier, but his phrasing still feels really odd at times. Not a fan of the more country-esque twang that permeates a lot of these songs The songs all sound kind of the same. Not bad, I would listen to this if someone put it on, but I won't go looking to listen to it myself again.
Yeah idk, I definitely have to be in a specific mindset to really get into Dylan. That being said, I think this is pretty good and fairly easy to sink into. There’s a “mature” and less rockin’ feel to this album, which makes for some interesting sonic developments, most of which make me think this’d be nice to toss on and sip coffee to on a Saturday morning. There’s a few long songs on here which kinda drag, but generally I can roll with this. 3/5
Caught me from the first track and kept me interested throughout. Music and lyrics are brilliant.
A winner, man, from Zimmerman 👍🏾
Wonderful! 🔆