Highway 61 Revisited

Overrated: honestly this album isn't all that. I thought Bob Dylan was meant to be a sick rock artist turned folk activist musician but I just feel he was also folk and at that not even that good. As an album this felt underwhelming with only 'Like a Rolling Stone' being a stick out song. Just meh I have to say.

Bob's iconic folk rock. Recognized "Rolling Stone"

Contains the classic "Like a Rolling Stone" and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry".

This one really conflicts me, because I was liking it until I got two-thirds of the way through the album, and then my brain said, "Okay, I've had my fill of Bob Dylan's voice and harmonica." I pretty much liked all the songs individually, but I am just not set up to listen to an entire album of Bob Dylan in one sitting.

Es Bob.

No es mi rollo, pero bastante guay.

A decent folk album with some great tunes. Dylan’s singing is pretty alright, considering that he has a controversial style of singing. That being said, I heard better albums in the past. Fav tracks: Like a Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Title Track, Desolation Row Least fav: Ballad of Thin Man 3.5/5

Started ok but every new song tried to prove to me that it could be worse then the last one. Almost took off another star for the last song.

Definitely not my fav Dylan album. Probably not in my top 3. Like a Rolling Stone and Desolation Row are incredible but I'm not in love with the rest of the album at all. I'm giving it a THREE

He wrote some clever lyrics here and there, but the instrumentals on this are pretty repetitive and generic bluesy rock. His voice is tolerable in small doses. I wouldn’t come back to it.

This is actually a pretty boring album but it feels like it has to get a few stars just for Like a Rolling stone alone.

Two fantastic songs on here, Like a Rolling Stone and Ballsd of a thin man, the rest is fairly standard bluesy folk.

Alrighty, the fourth Bob Dylan album I've gotten. I'm very slowly warming up to him, little by little. I at least understand his music better now. This one was good. Poetic lyrics, goofy voice, painful harmonica.

Actually 1/2 excellent

3rd album of Dylan on the list for me. Two previous were older than this one and I have to say that introduction of instruments other than guitar and the mouth organ was a good decision. The songs seem literally more filled (sic!). 3.5/5.

I quite like this.

I don’t really like Dylan’s nasally vocals, and the harmonica can be pretty shrill. Still pretty good.

Kad se jedan od najpoznatijih bendova u povijesti nazove po tvojoj pjesmi 3,33

Harmonica is cool. A lot of these songs sound the same. Good album, but no stand outs. Overall I appreciate Dylan's writing, but I wasn't paying too much attention to the lyrics while working.

Almost all of the songs sounded the same which was ok with me because they were all good. Wish I was able to pay attention more but I was running around while listening. Still enjoyed

So many cryptic lyrics. I’m sure there is a deeper message here but it was a little too much. The music did compensate enough for it…

Decent album. Had some great tracks.

bob dylan has an 11 minute song on this one and you all know. desolate, bros. very nice bob dylan way.

Ei respektiä vielä tässä vaiheessa.. unknown.... 80 luvulla julkassu parhaat albumit.... Niitä odotellessa.. VAI ONKO YLLÄPITO HÄH? ei päästä läpi... miksi... parasta dylania ei päästänä kuulemaan..

It's Bob Dylan's whiney voice. You know what you're getting. I really wish his voice wasn't like it is. I just tune out the lyrics because I don't enjoy the vocal styles and I think that makes me miss out on the lyrics a lot. Musically it's a very good album.

I resent Bob Dylan for being a good lyricist and musician because he’s a terrible singer and I’m sorry I can’t look past it.

некоторые я даже знала. в принципе не так беспросветно как другие альбомы Дилана (из этого же списка)

Not a big fan of this tbf. Can Bob Dylan really sing? Saved tracks: Ballad of a Thin Man, Desolation Row

It was okay. Not great, not bad, but OK. I mean, Like a Rolling Stone is a classic, but there's not a lot of variability or differences between his various songs. His vocal performance is better here than later works, but while he's \"Dylan\", I think he's more popular because it's seen as \"cool\" to like Dylan. But it was worth the listen if even just for the historical/cultural value.

just not into it. but fine

Would have been 5 stars if the album ended after the first song

How hard is it to keep time

Turns out I'm not a Bob Dylan fan

What is the overall style and genre of the album? Country isnt right but rock and folk dont get the vibe either. Are there any standout tracks or moments that resonated with you? no it was just kinda good How did the album make you feel? Did it evoke specific emotions? None in particular Did you enjoy listening to the album overall? Yes Would you recommend this album to others? Who might particularly enjoy it? No I dont think so.

god shines through on track 1. exaltation and relief! this poor steak ends! or does it? so mythologised is dylans placing as a great artist, but only on track 1 and 6 do i truly feel the weight of it. the huge excitement i might feel in 1965 hearing the openers you can only imagine lyrics alone are never enough for a good song, and the closer has undeniable brilliance there, but rab zimmerman, you can do better! a fine record though!!1!1! ! 1 ! 1

Ok to be entirely honest, youtube music didn't have this album so i listened to like half of it before getting bored of restarting it in my browser. The stuff i heard was good! Its bob dylan what can i say. the more i listen the more I enjoy. its freewheeling and sad. But he would do well to have his sinuses checked. Doesn't dtop him thinking up good little tunes though! 3 stars because ay oh you deserve it lil guy

long story telling. i do like his voice and instrumental just don’t like listening to whole stories usually. would be nice on a long road trip maybe

This album was pretty okay, I think I liked it a little less than the other Bob Dylan record I had to listen to.

When I saw I’d been generated a Bob Dylan album today, I have to admit I let out a bit of a sigh. I understand that lots of people love his music, but I can’t for the life of me understand why. I’ve heard a couple of albums by him already which I didn’t enjoy, but let’s try to go into this one with an open mind. Songs I already knew: Like A Rolling Stone Favourites: Like A Rolling Stone This wasn’t quite as bad as I was expecting it to be. I think it would be reasonable to say that this is the best Bob Dylan album I’ve heard so far, but I still find his voice quite annoying. The music is mostly decent here, but I do wish he didn’t use that harmonica quite as much as he does. Overall, I’d say this album was ok, but I’ve no doubt that I won’t be coming back to listen to this again.

Great discovery

Classic Dylan

Not a Bob Dylan fan

I mostly don't get Bob Dylan. It seems like he writes a libretto 4x the length of other writers, but the badly un-economic tactics almost never seem to cohere for me. It's like he's just stringing together as many semi-poetic phrases as he can. Definitely belongs on this list, but I don't dig it. (prior listen)

Some great songs on here

it was a fine album and a nice listen but nothing stood out as something that i would want to listen to again

Everyone else sings Bob Dylan songs better than Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan's parents really screwed him with that singing voice.

One of the better outings for Dylan, of which I've had FOUR turn up on 1001 so far, and I'm not a fan generally. This one starts a bit sluggish, then picks up, then tails off. Not the worst I've had from him, but not the best and not one I'll be rushing back to. It's Dylan, if you like him, you like him, if you don't you don't. Someone, take that fuckin harmonica off him.

Identifying Dylan, it’s Dylan

Dylan never was my cup of tea really. Can't deny his impact on music though.

This album was pretty cool, the same sound throughout. I liked tombstone blues, not so much like a rolling stone.

Interesting album. Haven't been a fan of Bob Dylan and I don't know if this album changed my mind. 3/5

Historically relevant. I guess.

It's Dylan (TM). Not exactly my cup of tea but I see the appeal for the time and for now

Highlights: "Like a Rolling Stone," "Ballad of a Thin Man," "Queen Jane Approximately," "Desolation Row" This is just a superior front-to-back listen to Blood on the Tracks. Every song has some memorable lines; many songs have these slowly emerging concepts, a suspense that carries verse by verse. What doesn't work for me is the heavily repeated motif of free-flung half-allusions where some famous figure appears for one stanza to do something plausible but uncharacteristic and/or anachronistic. He couldn't commit to some kind of retelling or even blunt allegory, but wowzers don't you know the whole darn culture has gone topsy-turvy? It's also hard to parse Dylan's charming phrases from the suspect Bohemian and Beat attitude he leans into. He plays around with this, certainly. Is he the native or the stranger? Is he the voyeur or the spectacle? From the first song, at least, he deflects with a torrent of criticism -- fair, well-observed, but deepening his own mystique takes the pressure off him as well. People may have been mad about him going electric, but his attitude and perspective can make you wonder how folksy he ever was in the first place. Did this break ground? Would I want others to imitate this? I've heard some that tried and I wasn't too pleased with it. It captured the public imagination at least, and it's *fun*. He throws away great lines like they're nothing, just whisking you along with all this assurance to his broader statement of concept on Desolation Row. Hard not to get sucked in.

Bob Dylan writes like a genius and sings like a goat.

And herein I pontificate and exude upon this which is a Bob Dylan album.

p81. 1965. 3 stars On the list for historical significance. It's difficult to state just how important and influential this was in the day - you've got the jump from folk to rock, the extended 5+ minutes tracks, and setting the bar for lyrical standards for everyone else. Having said that, it hasn't aged well - there is a lot of filler alongside the classics, and most of the tracks outstay their welcome.

Not my sound, was going to give it a 2, but 'Ballad of a Thin Man' convinced me otherwise, because that song has been on repeat all afternoon. I appreciated this overall though, I wouldn’t put it past myself to come back to Mr. Bob soon.

Bob Dylan again? Ok, this one was better than the previous one it recommended me. "Ballad of a Thin Man" was great and definitely my favorite. "Desolation Row" was cool too, but the lyrics got so abstract at certain points it reminded me of "Royal Jelly" from Dewey Cox. 3/5.

I do like Dylan's style and this is some quintessential Dylan. There are some good songs in this one but not really one that I'd revisit as a full album. But even still - 3.5

Strong opener. He's such a great lyricist, story after story. The harmonica does get a bit too much on occasion, I'm looking at you Queen Jane. He had a good band behind him. I was worried the 11-minute closer was going to ruin things and drag on, but no! Great album, great songs, great singer. HOW DOES IT FEEL?! 3 / 5 stars.

While seems churlish to do down a record that starts with 'Like A Rolling Stone', I feel like the rest of this album all blurs into one. The whine gets tiring.

Not a Bob Dylan fan at all. It's a pretty good album. 3/5

Eh, it’s bob dylan

I will revisit.

this one felt less rambly. Still not really my thing. Each song felt much longer than it needed to be with a lot of harmonica

I like Bob Dylan. I just hate the harmonica.

It’s just that he can’t sing…

I've listened to enough Radiohead by now that I actually am getting the appeal of them and appreciating them more, so the new nemesis of my generator project is Bob Dylan. Like it's just been what I understand to be his good shit on the list so far, and I have really, *really* not been enjoying him. I have to assume the problem is I'm just not getting something, but for now I'm not grasping the source or intensity of his appeal to people. Like with "Desolation Row," which I understand to be a very well-regarded song, he's clearly going hard w/ the lyrics, but it was such a chore musically? 11 minutes of the same structure and strumming going on endlessly, so by like Verse 138 it's like god DAMN shut up I can't take any more! put in a bridge section or something!

Pretty good, upbeat album. Had a good time listening. Definitely not as good as freewheeling but I liked it.

Ekkert sérstaklega upprifinn yfir Dylan.

Wasn’t really a fan. The only time I’d be revisiting is for background music while playing poker in red dead

Needs more harmonica.

all the songs sounded the same

Track 1 like a rolling stone reminds me of the Beatles. Twist and shout chord progresssion

Best Bob Dylan I've heard so far. I would even go so far as to say I liked this alright. 3.49/5

Very distinctive sound haha. I like it in the background but am yet to study it more deeply.

Again, great music technically but not the genre for me

Renowned storytelling. Vocally needed a partner

Ça devait être dingue il y a 60 ans

Started well and became a bit samey

3 It’s a lot better than I thought it would be but it’s still not something I would listen to often. I like a lot of the lyrics here but I feel like if I wasn’t reading along with them I really would t find much here to like. It sounds like Bob Dylan through and through, for better or worse. Favorites: Like a Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited

Meh

Harmonica hurts at high volume. Caution for Queen Jane Approximately and a few other tracks. How do I know? Because I was otherwise enjoying this old Bob Dylan record at near max levels. Then that eardrum piercing shrill hit hard. There isn't much else I'm going to say about this record that'll convince you one way or the next about Bob Dylan. For me, listening to this guy came with so much baggage that I couldn't really hear the merits for such a long time, but now I can truly revisit Highway 61 Revisited and enjoy some of the trip.

I really like Bob Dylan, but I like him less than I did when I was 16. Still, this is an intense, breakthrough album that forever skewed the rock and roll landscape for the better.

I recognise this album is a landmark, but: I’ve always found Dylan’s presentation rather annoying. And at least in this album, I don’t think this is to the album’s advantage.

I really dislike how his guitars are always very out of tune and clash with the harmonica. Great story teller though.

it's bob dylan the music is good but didn't really hold my attention while i was doing equity stuff

Boring

Folk y rock clásico de uno de los iconos del género. Buenas letras y canciones muy reconocidas. No soy un gran incondicional de él.

Solid - assume groundbreaking - before my time

would you like to like mmm ahhh nnnhh a rolling sleep with me nnnh

nice

yep that soynds like bob dylan. probably won't listen to it again but there were some pretty nice songs i suppose.

Yeah, I'm just not into Dylan. I can appreciate the song craft, but the recordings drive me crazy. One song has an out-of-tune guitar, and, in a few of them, that harmonica was like an ice pick into my skull. I wish I could appreciate him, since the people who dig him love him so much. But I just can't do it. So I'm going with a 3 because this is the case where I just don't get it but I can tell there's artistry happening.

Ok

2.5

This was my first time listening to Highway 61 front to back. With how iconic Bob Dylan is, I went in with a higher expectations than I think this album delivered, but it was still a great listen. It felt like having a companion... comforting in a soft introspective way. I listened while biking down Banks Street and the twang and melodies flew perfectly with the wind and light around me. There's really nothing like the guitar-harmonica partnership in Bob Dylan's music. It gets you in that "my life is a coming of age" mood. It's tough, because I'm comparing this album to the rest of Dylan's discography, and for that, I'm not head over heels for Highway 61.

Not a bad album, just not a big fan of Dylan

I think I prefer Dylan when he's all-acoustic. That kind of music is better suited to his voice. Here the songs are extremely mixed and generally a bit boring, the only exception being Like a Rolling Stone. Tired 2.5/5

There are bands I listen to today that have this same rambling style such as The War on Drugs, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Courtney Barnett etc. Never listened to a ton of Bob Dylan, but its cool to hear his influence on music I listen to today. 3/5

I thought listening to bland boy on a train would bolster the experience. No such luck. It’s not bad, but it is overrated. Let’s go Swannies!!!

Lo que más me sorprende es como este carajo cantaba todas esas canciones en un concierto y seguramente no olvidaba las letras

Used to love Bobby D but lately we've grown apart

It's aight, not that special though, it didn't live up to my expectations to what Dylan could be. 3/5

Real good

Not bad 3

pretty much nonsense with some music behind it... At least the music was alright

great listen. A couple of songs I recognized and some new favourites.

It's another Bob Dyan album... how exciting..... (yawn).

I appreciate Bob Dylan, but do not like his music. Except for Rolling Stone I’m just not into it. Bumped to a 3 because of his lyrics.

I like Bob Dylan, I do but when I have too much it just fades in my mind. 3/5

Listened to on 5/19/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: like a rolling stone, Tom thumbs blues Easy listening and very Bob Dylan

- not a huge fan of the harmonica, fun rhythm though. - seems to have some good messages in the lyrics. - not the biggest fan of the vocal style. - I’d describe it as noisy blues. - ballad of a thin man and highway 61 sound good. - a few nice guitar riffs.

I know 'like a rolling stone', but didn't vibe with any others - something about Dylan I just don't get

Too blues

Not a huge Dylan fan, but didn't mind this album. Pretty blues-ey.

Genre: Folk Rock   3/5 Sigh. This is my 3rd Bob Dylan album I've received so far in this exercise (4th if you count his backing group, The Band, as a Bob Dylan project), and while this was probably my favorite out of the 3, that isn't really saying much. Highway 61 Revisited, a more heavily produced project than ever before from Bob, is a folk rock album that does a good job of providing us with the usual fare, but the album features the one thing I can't stand: Bob Dylan. His style of singing, his blaring harmonica riffs, and the lack of any true authenticity makes him unbearable to listen to for me. The album kicks off with probably his most famous song, Like a Rolling Stone, which, especially in the context of this album, doesn't sound any different than his other material, or provide anything new for us to hold on to. Even with its more distinct rock sound, we're still inundated with his voice and his lyrics, two things I will never grow to enjoy. When a song goes on and on, and it's just verse after verse with the same boring story, the near 12-minute Desolation Row is the most egregious example, it does absolutely nothing for me besides make me feel like I'm wasting my time. This sort of music is for a very particular kind of white guy, and I'm just not that kind of white guy. Good to hear a bit more rock 'n roll, but never good to hear Bob.

Typisch Dylan, nog altijd middelmatig naar mijn mening

It’s Bob. And a classic one at that

didn't really like some of the songs on side 2, especially the out of tune guitar song. Can't judge the lyrical content on just one listen. Pretty good overall. 3.5/5 ?

Strong start with 2 of my favourite Dylan songs then tails off a bit.

All the songs, except ...rolling stone, sound like demos to just get something on tape before recording it properly! He's not a great singer, which has been said before, but I'm also not sure his lyrics are as good as the reputation would suggest. One of the more disappointing albums for me, since I have always heard how great it is, but it just wasn't

probably sacrilege but nah today

This is just Bob Dylan doing what he does best! The songs are enjoyable, the album flows with a nice pace, and the entire thing is just a pleasure to listen to. It's basically what you expect from a Bob Dylan album.

album put Dylan on the map and established him.

Un poco rollo

First album by Bob Dylan I’ve ever listened to, it was enjoyable and belied it’s “age” somewhat. Would listen to it again and maybe others by Bob Dylan,

It's been a while since I listened to Dylan. A few years ago, I binged most of his discography, realised how much of it was dreadful, and never went back. This one is his transition from acoustic folk to folk rock. It's definitely an important album which shaped the future of folk, rock and pop. But that doesn't mean I like it. The music is pretty listenable (though nothing too exciting), and I quite enjoy Dylan's monotonous droning voice from this period (not like years to come where he would sound like Kermit the frog). My major issue is that Dylan's poetic songwriting is a major part of his talent/appeal/acclaim, and I think it mostly sucks. Desolation Row and Highway 61 Revisited are alright songs. Most Dylan albums have a handful. But large swathes of his songs are just pseudo-surrealist boring storytelling. I still find it hilarious that he won a Nobel prize for Literature. Overall, I have no regrets about not giving this a spin for the last decade... 3*

It's a good album imo but just not my style. I wouldn't ever choose to turn it on, but I could see myself appreciating it in the background if it happened to be on. I like that it's soothing and reflective. I'm not really into the genre I guess.

Fun to listen to. I've been meaning to look him up. One recognized song

I love the first track "like a rolling stone". But this is in no sense a favourite of Dylan. Much prefer Blonde on blonde. Not the greatest but it was fine listening again to this album.

Didn’t impress me

I really wanted to like this but it was a struggle to get through.

track 1 and 2 were great

Not a first time listener with this one. I like the album though it's not my favouring Bob Dylan record. Perhaps a controversial take but I'd be much more of a Dylan fan if I could listen to his music with the mouth organ removed. What a horrendous instrument

"you're a cow, give me some milk or else go home" - what is this dude even talking about sounds and vibes are good but half the lyrics are actual nonsense

Bob Dylan is one of those musicians whose back catalogue is so big it can be difficult to work out as a newcomer where to jump in. This album will do it, but..... I'd still rather go to a curated collection rather than take it album by album

It's ok. I don't understand why Bob Dylan had the cult status he does though.

Ok... I respect Dylan's musicianship, but he's a bit whiny for my taste

Bob dylan is only alright for me. I don't think I jibe.

A good all ‘rounder. I’m not sure how to explain it, but the piano and guitar sound about as close to being out of tune as you can get without being out of tune.Phenomenal siren whistle work on the title track. 3.75.

I didn’t hate this - and I really do dislike Bob Dylan. I used to say that maybe he’s a better poet than a performer, but now listen to his lyrics, it actually seems like a lot of his stuff is arbitrary, rambling nonsense. Still, I found this album less unpleasant than most of his work.

Still not a big fan, but its okay

Aburrido, aunque no tanto como otros de Dylan.

Still not a Bob Dylan person but I did enjoy this one more than the last album. The lyrics are great and I've enjoyed these songs performed by others.

Decent album. Enjoy the more upbeat songs (Queen Jane, Like a Rolling Stone). The song length did drag on at times. Felt like they could be 3-4 mins vs. 5-6. 3/5

Didn't like this as much as Blood on the Tracks. Like a Rolling Stone is hard to beat. Actually like both ends of the album as Desolation Row is also classic

3. decent enough, really good at first. I started noticing and getting a little worn out by his style of more talking than singing. That's personal preference I suppose but gets a little much after awhile.

Swampy blues, clunky rock and roll. Some good tracks and possibly iconic for Dylan fans... but for me it all sounds a bit samey!

3/5 Bob dylan has a really recognizable voice

(Like a Rolling Stone) - 6/10 Solid Instrumental and the vocals feel a bit corny until he yells, "HOW DOES IT FEEL?" (Tombstone Blues) - 5/10 It has potential and feels solid but it's too repetitive/redundant (It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry) - 6/10 It's real good, but I would like it so much more if he sounded like he cared (From a Buick 6) - 7/10 Best song so far. It felt really consistent throughout without being repetitive (Ballad of a Thin Man) - 8/10 Loved it! It had an amazingly melancholy feeling throughout the song

I struggle to understand if I love or hate so much of Dylan's work. I have mixed feelings about his voice, the use of the harmonica, the instrumentals are great but often get grating and can quickly overstay their welcome. Despite the complaints, there are a lot of high points. When he hits a good note or fun tune it sounds amazing, I just wish he could keep a hold onto that gold when he gets it. His voice is so distinct, its hard to find anyone else who comes close to Dylan's inflection and drawl. That unique sound really helps him stand out and stick into my mind, maybe even enough to be seen as someone with skill as a vocalist. I really appreciate the folk vibes, the telling of some sort of story that you missed the beginning of. Gives it an odd, not otherworldly, but foreign feel and makes you hold onto the singers words. The instrumentals are really good and I have respect for the band that's able to make such a good folk/country/rock song. However, they need to take that fukin harmonica away from them, same for the whistle from highway 61. My feelings on the harmonica have changed once I got to Tom Thumb's Blues, a little whinny at high pitches, but that's a fault of the instrument and not so much the band I suppose. I really, really like desolation row, the length makes it hard to listen for the whole 11< minutes but that's just because my attention doesn't last that long for songs. They do their damnedest to keep me on board though and it has some of the most genuine singing from Dylan, and that fucking harmonica, that I've ever heard along side like a rolling stone.

Color me not too impressed. Sounded like it was the same thing throughout with some sprinkled variety, but the vibe that it had was good and the Bob Dylan voice was a very classic voice.

It's not the type of music I usually listen to but I did enjoy some of his songs I can see what makes him so famous.

Pretty good - a Bob Dylan album I guess

I have never been about doing fan. I wish I liked him more than I do. He writes excellent songs. And is a true artist. But I find little enjoyment listening to him. His voice used to Great like nails on a chalkboard I've overcome that at least so I can give him a little bit higher rating than I would have some decades ago.

Good album, interesting story telling but feels dated/airy imo

We have listened to a lot of bon Dylan at this point and I think musically for me this was the best album

I mostly don't get Bob Dylan. It seems like he writes a libretto 4x the length of other writers, but the badly un-economic tactics almost never seem to cohere for me. It's like he's just stringing together as many semi-poetic phrases as he can. Definitely belongs on this list, but I don't dig it.

"Like a Rolling Stone" is the only track on this album that I was familiar with before listening. The album collectively is okay and there isn't anything that I felt like I would skip. I'm just not sure that I would want to come back for a second listen anytime soon. Bob, you did "okay".

La parte rockera está buena, el folk... meh; a eso le sumas la voz de Dylan y me aburre. Pero no es un mal álbum, definitivamente no es un MUST listen

Couple of good songs on here. But I know them from covers which were probably better versions

Bob Dylan è uno che parla un sacco: le sue lyrics sembrano piene di parole e lui le urla come se le stesse vendendo al mercato. La cosa strana è che secondo me funziona. Per la seconda volta rimango positivamente colpito dal suo stile. Non sento di andare sopra il 3 comunque.

Ecco un altro prodotto inaspettato di questa avventura musicale: Bob Dylan mi sta simpatico. Non l'avrei mai detto ma alla fine, anche se alla lunga si accolla con la sua armonichina e lo stesso giro di accordi per 11 minuti, comunque non riesco a volergli male perché il suo spirito mi suona autentico. I testi sono scritti bene e nonostante tutto c'è abbastanza varietà da non risultare fastidioso. La sua voce penso sia il fattore determinante nell'odiare o meno la sua musica, a me non dà fastidio, alla fine la trovo corrente col piglio un po' country folk rock. Direi un po' meno di 3 forse ma 3 sia.

Definitely not the best Bob Dylan album

Alright album kind of boring

Great. More Dylan.

Lyrically incredible, musically repetitive. The amount of harmonica is, at points, too much for me personally. An amazing piece of poetry it is, an incredible piece of music it is not.

I was excited about this and wasn't disappointed by the opening track but after that I was underwhelmed. I understand in the context of the Newport festival and going electric that this album was probably interesting or important at the time but most of it just doesn't hold up for me personally. Left me feeling a bit flat. Also, the cultural references just annoyed me after a while. Bettie Davies said to Cassanova that Napoleon Boneparte would buy Bo Diddly's horse. Ok Bob. Add to that the predictable rhyme/rhythm of the lyrics and you get a meh from me. Some of the parts I enjoyed most were the harmonic solos because at least they were unpredictable.

Decent, maybe overrated.

What is my mans talking about?

I like Dylan as a songwriter, but not as much as a performer - the harmonic grates a bit, and the mumble loses it's charm. Still a few gems here though.

I am not a big Bob Dylan. This album did change my feelings about him.

bah c'est du bon rock à papa quoi. 3

Good

Moody vibe

Easy listening for me and Like a Rolling Stone a favorite for me !!!

Típico de Dylan. Like a Rolling Stone e Isolation Road. Por lo demás no puedo evitar que, al faltarme inglés, me acabe aburriendo.

Seems like classic Dylan. Not really for me, but also not bad.

I just don't know what I think about Bob Dylan. He has such a distinct voice but it isn't always in the best way. Like a Rolling Stone is really good and has grown on me a ton but I don't love the rest of the album. Would probably need a few more listens Saved: Like a Rolling Stone

Yanno foie gras? Yanno how they force feed the ducks to fatten their livers? That sound of ducks squawking in discomfort and pain, that's Bob Dylan's voice.

C’est bon, j’ai bien aimé l’hamonoca pis toute. Bel album pour faire un roadtrip. Parc contre, les chansons se ressemblent toutes.

Dylan doing Dylan things.

Je partais avec un préjugé négatif, ça c’est vite dissipé. La guitare est bonne les arrangements piano, harmonica parfaite. La Voix est normale mais c’est original. Les chansons s’enchaînait bien et ce n’était pas trop répétitif. Je l’évite le deux dernières était de trop, soit j’étais tanné ou c’était moins bon Je lévite la toune du gars tout nu ... oui tombstone blues très bon

More Bob Dylan

Adelante mis muchachos!

L'album commence fort avec Like a Rolling Stone, mais après je trouve qu'il y a beaucoup de chansons qui me laisses froid. Je vais continuer à écouter Bob Dylan mais je vais me choisir un autre cd.

Not my favorite album so far, but desolation row is pretty good. Kind of prefer the MCR cover though.

No surprise to see Dylan on here, but this one didn’t move the needle much for me. It’s fine; I get why people flipped for him lyrically. There’s stuff I like here it’s just probably not something I’d ever feel like I just HAD to put on again. I do love that people got so upset that the dude started playing electric guitar music that they would literally go to his shows just to boo him. Hahaha. That’s how I feel whenever I see Dave Grohl with an acoustic guitar.

I can appreciate this, but it's not part of my personal history. I need more time with a record like this.

Should have listened to the lyrics.

Some decent songs

I didn't percieve the lyrics, but it's good music. 7

Was okay

Noh tämä on Bob Dylania - hyvässä ja pahassa mielessä. Onhan esim Like a Rolling Stone ihan timanttinen biisi, mutta suuria osa levystä on todella yhdentekevää rallattelua. En ihan ymmärrä statusta jonka Dylan on musiikkihistoriassa saanut. Ei häiritseveää, ei loistokasta. Hitit nostaa kakkosen kolmoseksi.

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Like a Rolling Stone: nr.1 in Rolling Stone top 500. Waarschijnlijke diepere betekenis in de lyrics waar ik niet zo veel aandacht aan heb besteed.

I liked it but I’ve haven’t got much pull to check out his other albums.

God sangskrivning, varmt, fortællende, rock/blues

Bobia parhaimmillaan. Aina miellyttävä kuunnella, mut wow-experience puuttuu.

Not a big Dylan guy. Low 3

- Boycotting this misogynist Zio domestic abuser. - Like a Rolling Stone is a great song... unfortunately, the rest of the album is a huge let down for me. - You already know this, but the lyrics are the biggest appeal on most of the songs. When he gets a good melody with them, it's the best, but that only happens once in a blue moon and only once on this album. When the songs are almost good, they sound pretty much like a less engaging version of his hits. What I hear is a lot of never ending (honkey-tonk) verses with short, unsatisfying choruses. - I don't find the music on this album engaging enough to want to stop doing other things and listen to it. It's also not background music because of the wordiness and his whiny shouty vocals that are hard to tune out. Also, the instrumentation feels really loud and busy (including a (fucking) kazoo), but at the same time, too laid back. - All the songs feel way too long. Why is Desolation Row 11+ (fucking) minutes? - Very, very weird to me that this (mostly boring) album is his highest rated on this site. Blood on the Tracks is so much better, imo.

bob dylan eterno sobrevalorado

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maybe controversial, per me bob dylan ha una voce tremenda…

less my vibe, I really like Like A Rolling Stone, but that’s about it.

Bob Dylan is not really my thing...

1965 Folk rock De verdad que lo intento, pero el estilo de canción que a nivel musical tiene muy poco y es más letra narrada que cantada no me dice nada.

4/10 - I don't know, I'm beginning to think Bob Dylan is overrated

Like a rolling stone is a classic. The rest of this album, less so. I'm currently struggling to get through Ballad of a Thin Man, and after a while this took on the air of the fifth or sixth room at an art gallery: you get the gist and no longer need to see the whole thing. Personal enjoyment - 2/5 - would only seek out if specifically looking for a particular track Does it belong on this list - 5/5

está bien, pero no destaca

Man, I have listened to Highway 61 Revisited so many times over the years. I've been trying to hear what I'm missing, this is long considered an all-time classic record by a gifted songwriter. Struggle as I may, I just do not hear it. We start off with Like a Rolling Stone. It was the only song I knew well enough to more or less sing along to. I don't like it much, that organ and harmonica are grating right out of the gate. Before long, we're into the deeper tracks of the album. That's where the songs get too long winded, and full of nonsensical mismash of topics. Midcentury beatnik phraseology meets obscure literary references. Dylan climbs so far up his own asshole that he makes constant Biblical references. Several of the songs meander long past running out of anything interesting to say, as though just sheer word count can increase the stature of the songs. Ultimately, the songs are hard to listen to, between harmonica that goes to 11 and Dylan's generally unpleasant vocal style.

I don’t mind Dylan electric - I’m glad I gave this a listen.

I don't like Bob Dylan after all

I HATE BOB DYLAN!

I'm just so meh on Bob Dylan. Would never chose to listen

Partially known. Not as bad as some of his others, but learn to edit.

Whatever

Another Dylan album.

His voice does not fit sing-songy songs, like the first one.

Like a Rolling Stone is a classic. I just can't get over Bob Dylan's voice. 2 out of 5.

Don’t like

Not my thing, old story telling

Don't like his voice and very repetitive. But the honky tonk music was ok. 2/5

Bob Dylan hops in the studio and just starts saying shit. No idea what these lyrics are. Some if it sounds kinda good though.

The recording quality is terrible. I wasn't able to hear more than 2 songs in a row. Almost every sentence drives the mic to overdrive. And the harmonica solos are a special kind of torture. Maybe the song texts have deep meanings? - I don't know, as a non-native speaker I struggled to follow the words due to horrible sound quality. If this album would be re-recorded, it may stand a chance, but in this state it's just unhearable.

After like a rolling stone I was hopeful that this version of Dylan with stronger musical backing might complement his janky voice. We were off to a good start. But after that song, every time he blows any note on the harmonica that all reverts back to being pure revulsion. Having played the harmonica before I can state with confidence it takes an incredible amount of denial, incompetence and people not giving you feedback to play this poorly and think "yeah, that was good, on the album it goes.". His technique approaches simply inhaling and exhaling anywhere on the instrument, without regard for the jump in the note order that occurs at the higher notes. Any competent player plays around that jump but he just steps into that rake every damn time. Not a solitary clean single note was played and I doubt he can. Influential, perhaps, in convincing everyone the harmonica is a shit instrument. Bravo. Something to be proud of.

El único crimen de bob dylan es ser un terrible cantante 2.0

Too much slow rolling blues with metaphors within metaphors

low average

"Are you sick of all this repetition?" Yes, Bobby, yes I am.

I like the music better, but it’s still Dylan singing. Ugh.

This was better than the other Bob Dylan albums, but I still don't understand the hype. I like the band, the harmonica, everything else, but his voice.. it grates on me.

Very much not a Dylan fan.

Tenho curiosidade de ouvir Bob Dylan, mas nunca fui a fundo. Agora é uma boa oportunidade. Num sou fã do Bob Dylan mesmo. As letras podem ser fantásticas, mas a musicalidade não é o meu estilo.

Eh, I can only deal with about 20 minutes at a time. Was okay but felt long.

Apparently legendary? Only remembered the harmonica all over the place. Needs a second listen while reading the lyrics.

never really been a harmonica rock guy, i can appreciate it but i just like billy joel more… saved 0/9

Not a fan of his voice/style

I just don’t care about this album.

Unfortunately I just do not care for his voice

Okay, pretty predictable as to be expected with a lot of blues. Held back by the worst harmonica you're heard in your life.

nothing really enjoyable

I really struggle to see why this is an "all timer", or how Dylan is "the best songwriter of all time" when every song on this album consists of a decent enough verse that's repeated over and over and over. Also his voice isn't "stylistic" or "fitted to the music" it's just shit.

Bob Dylan has never done it for me.

I wonder how many of these albums will come from the 60s, and sound very droning

The first 4 songs weren't bad, that may be the most Dylan I can take at a time. Ballad of a Thin Man and Highway 61 Revisited are incredibly weird songs.

Just hootin and hollerin

favs: it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry queen jane approximately desolation row rating 1.6/5

2 someone please burn that harmonica (the 2 is for uniqueness)

meh... not my music taste

I thought it was alright. I’m not the craziest fan of Bob Dylan so it wasn’t the craziest vibe.

i got halfway through, that was enough 4/10

4/10

I gave Bob a chance. We all know his voice isn't the best, his playing isn't the strongest either. The lyrics must be the redeeming feature, surely as a Nobel Laureate in Literature, but for me they just don't hit here.

in the album's defense, I can't stand harmonicas

Probably would have enjoyed this a bit better if driving for a road trip in America. As it is I listened on the tube back home in the evening and really didn’t have the same feel to it. The music just felt ‘there’ and I wasn’t really engaging

It’s Bob.

Iconic piece of poo

I have this record

Not a fan, always found his voice annoying and he spawned a thousand dreadful buskers

Mjm

I only listened halfway before giving up. Sorry, Bob Dylan. His music doesn't appeal to me (and it obviously can't / doesn't have to, since my dad wasn't even born when this came out)

No me gusto :(

Just that voice and harmonica grate. Gods songs though.

no. just no. i really don‘t understand the hype for him. if his focus are the lyrics, why didn‘t he become a poet instead of an awful singer? and this shitty harmonica just makes me really aggressive

I don’t get Dylan. Too slow and boring for me.

Yea I’m just not a huge fan of Dylan’s singing style

I'm not doing it again

meh

So whiney

vou me conter aqui. mas pqp como é que esse cara ficou famoso, o acordo com o demônio deve ser real mesmo, n tem outra explicação.

God I struggle with this. I just cannot at all do his voice. it grates, it pains but fucking hell some of songs are really good and have this luminous poetic quality. SOme are awful. Three chords, harmonica blasting into the mic, dude cannot sing, my ears bleed. This leaves me somewhat torn. In the end I think I can find other people who have this quallity who just make way better music

Very important album historically. I’ve never heard a full Dylan album, I’m looking forward to this one. Like a rolling stone: 10/10 Amazing song. What an opener. Tombstone blues: 5.5/10 It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry: 5/10 From a Buick 6: 5/10 Ballad of a thin man: 5/10 Queen Jane approximately: 5/10 Highway 61 revisited: 5.5/10 Just like Tom Thumbs blues: 5/10 Desolation row: 5/10

An okay album. I find the harmonica usage in his music to be quite bad as opposed to country or other genres.

Muy lentooooi

bruh, guess it was a one in a million experiencies, but too mid for me. Didn+t get me to pay attention hehe. I should give it another listen tho

Not for me

Its fun

Interesting, i didn't grow up listening to bob dylan so i only really knew him from osmosis, so i didn't expect him to basically be r&b i thought of him as a folk guy. cool but i'm not gonna go out and listen to it. the fucking slide whistle abraham killing his son song was a strong choice. desolation row was too long.

Me gustó solo la canción de like a rolling stone pero del resto no me tramaron mucho las canciones, es demasiado country aunque sea un artista con severa canción. 2

The least boring of Bob Dylan so far on the list.

meh

I don't get why there's so much Bob Dylan in this list. I thought I had already listened to this, but it was a different one. Same bad singing and obnoxious shrill harmonica.

No es de mi agrado

Not a huge fan of his voice , no tracks really pulled me in.

i’m not a massive bobby d fan so this didn’t sound any different to anything else i’ve heard of his

This is Bob Dylan album number 7 for me and I'm praying it's the last one. This one was actually not terrible. There were some fun bluesy elements. I'm just tired of this guy and his winey voice.

Hard to rate, folk isn't my thing

I totally get the high scores people give this but it just doesn’t fit with me that much.

Holy harmonica. Was listening to this while cooking and even the joy in that was reduced. I wonder how many more Bob Dylan albums I have to go through. Sad thing is, they all sound the same to me, nothing changes. Man and harmonica.

Мені подобається такий жанр музики, тому я думала буде краще. Нудно

I just cannot get into Dylan at all. I've listened to a number of his albums and a recommended playlist from a friend and big fan, but I just don't jive with. It's long and ambling, nearly stream of consciousness singing that ultimately falls flat for me. Of course I've heard the hits, but the other tracks just aren't interesting. He may be one of the more influential artists of all time, but I just don't enjoy listening to him at all. Really that's the thing that drags this album down for me. The instrumentation - while often out of tune or misplaced - may seem like a detriment, but I like that overall aesthetic. It's just the lyrical/vocal style that I don't enjoy at all. It's too linear.

I liked "like a rolling stone" and the vibes were nice but some of the songs were longer than needed

meh

dylan no thank you

Dylan just isn’t my thing. Influential? Yes. Talented as a songwriter? Sure. Someone I’m interested in listening to singing? No.

The songs might have felt quite meaningful in their day, and I can catch pieces of that, but the lyrics often felt nonsensical and hard to follow