Reviews (page 14 of 14)
The album was just boring. The songs were long and repetitive, but not in a catchy way. I couldn’t wait for it to be over
Same thing with all the other Bob Dylan projects on here; while I appreciate the artistry and influence, I just do not care for any of these songs and have no interest in listening to any of them again.
I was not looking forward to this; It was thankfully a short album. I’ve tried in the past and just can’t get along with Dylan, it’s always puzzled me why my mother owns a Bob Dylan album! This album didn’t elicit a single emotional reaction from me other than irritation at the nonsense lyrics, cacophonous music, and off-key warbling. If I had to pick a ‘favourite’ track it’s ironically the final track 'Desolation Row’ 1/5
Obvious talent, but not really my style
No. Stop with the Dylan.
Didn't rate it. Almost 60 years later than it was written but very repetitive songs and I don't know what any of his parables are about. It's like 'the blind speckled frog said to the tangerine queen, how does it feel? <Harmonica solo>'
Didn't like it at all, harmonica was jarring
Did not like it, annoying sounds
I find this album generally understimulating. Bob Dylan's is like a monotone painting with a backing band that offers little more underneath. Not for me
Definitely not my taste. I'm not really able to focus on lyrics while working so my review is really only dependent on sound, and the instrumentation and singing was not enjoyable for me for passive listening.
hate bob dylan
This made me hate harmonica
it wasnt good
[Nee, lass mal. Hör' ich später.] Abscheulich lange Platte mit dem üblichen Dylan-Gequäke. Erzählt viel, sagt gar nix. Dylan hat Kryptik ohne viel Hintersinn zu seiner Masche auserkoren und seit knapp 60 Jahren geht ihm die verblödete Musikwelt auf den Leim. Erbärmlich, würdelos, aber sehr erfolgreich. Like A Rolling Stone ist im übrigen das berühmte Korn des blinden Huhnes auf dieser Platte. Wenigstens spielt er nicht ganz so viel Mundharmonika.
Skipped Rolling Stone; I've heard it too many god damn times and I don't think it's a great song. Tombstone Blues surprised me initially, I liked it more than I thought I would, but then it just kept going on for almost 6 minutes with little change. The rest of the album was a chore; the harmonica in Queen Jane gave me a headache, even after I turned it down, and that fucking spin-whistle in HWY 61, what in the pretentious-folk-hero-hippy-square-scaring-mid-60's-edge-lord kind of fucking bullshit is that?!? Well, the album is almost over at least, this last song is only...11 minutes longWHATTHEFUCKBOB!!!!
Can't think of a single Dylan song I like and didn't find one on this album. Not only is his voice annoying as all hell, way too much harmonica in his songs. The only artist who has effectively used the harmonica in their music, off the top of me head, is Ray Wiley Hubbard. Think I put on some Hubbard to wash whatever this was out of my head. I wonder if the drugs were better back in the day that made be people this was good music. Sorry Dylan fans
I understand that you like Bob Dylan but did you have to put all the fucking discography? Seriously?
Whiney bullshit.
It’s like rap but without the beats
bra album :D
Pretty standard album, nothing stood out to me. Never really listened to Bob Dylan before.
Usually with music, the instruments speak to me first before lyrics. That said, I could NOT enjoy this album. My key takeaway from this is that I'm really upset whenever people say they don't like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, because TP is in a CLASS OF HIS OWN. And Dylan can't sing. Half the time he switches to spoken word and it feels like a cop-out. I felt that the harmonica and special effects were forced and did not add to the songs. I can't even get behind giving it 2 stars because of Like a Rolling Stone.
Muy renombrado y wue se yo pero no es para un publico no yanqii
En fin que pesado as cancións nok teñen que ser tan largas sobrevaloradísimo
i heard like a rolling stone so many times that I don't have any opinions on it anymore i couldn't end this i got to track 2 and became completely bored i don't like this this list was made by a lot of straight white man i just know it
This is my first time listening to Bob Dylan, so bear with me for a moment. This album's main feature is its storytelling, which is some of the best I've ever heard. Particularly in Desolation Road and Ballad of a Thin Man, the latter is my favorite song from the album. A major part of the storytelling in this album, for me, was the tone it established. While it sometimes varies from song to song, each track in the album for me is tied together by a, for lack of a better word, "highway" tone. Personally, I believe the instrumentals are more so there to help convey the tone of the storytelling than to sound good, but conveying tone and quality musicianship go hand and hand, so they still sound good. Every instrument for me (slide whistle included) reinforced the "highway" tone, like something you'd hear an old jailbird singing in their jailcell. There are instances (most notably the acoustic guitar in Desolation Road) where the instrumentals are really interesting and high quality, but never does the musicianship beat the lyricism and storytelling, which I believe is Bob Dylan's strong-suit if I'm not mistaken. My only grip is that some of songs feel like they go on for one or two verses longer than they should, but for what reason in particular I can't really grasp for myself.
Love this album, some duds, but overall great