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Einfach wunderbare Musik
Not my favorite of its classic era but as a fan I can't deny how great this is.
Fucking amazing.
The ultimate folk-rock album. Released in 1965... A game changer for the history of songwriting and music!
Alright fine. This one makes sense to be on the list before Madvillainy. Even if enjoy Madvillainy more.
Currently my favorite Bob Dylan album. Just very slick all throughout. The lyrics are definitely and always the standout on Dylan’s albums, but the instrumentation really makes the album feel cohesive. While it’s not a big production, it is very versatile as it’s still able to feel grand at times like on the first track or more laidback and relaxed like on the last track. Fantastic album, and one of the best of the sixties.
Fantastic Bob goes electric dope sound like a rolling stone is on this everything is fire.
Very good, want to listen to again in more detail
Le meilleur Bob, c'est certain, très peu de miss. 4.5 rounded up.
Swing it bobby
Very biased. Bob Dylan is the man. Perfect album.
I must have first appreciated Dylan’s music in the fall. What a great selection to have this morning as I walked and watched the changing of the seasons.
Dylan's full electric debut, including one of his best (perhaps his best) song in "Like A Rolling Stone." It is mostly folk songs converted into into blues, but what it lacks in musical variety it makes up for in execution and powerful lyricism.
Revisiting a stone cold classic. What can you say about Highway 61 Revisited that hasn't already been said? It is one of the all-time great American albums from perhaps the best to ever write songs. Over the years, different songs have become favorites or hit differently because there is just so much to take in from these amazing songs and music and to process and interpret them along the stages of life. This album should be required listening in high school English classes. 5 out of 5 from Mr. Zimmerman.
"Ich würd gern Gitarre spielen können wie Bob Dylan!!" und YT schlägt im Anschluss van Morrison (Nordire;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUyqCXlfWaE full album vor, guter morgen! c
So, this is our third stop with Robert Allen Zimmerman, and we finally have arrived at my favorite album, albeit it's a tie with Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks, and the way this works is, whichever of the three I am listening to at the time is my favorite. The way I figure it is, with his library of works, narrowing it down to three is pretty impressive.
I’m the biggest Bob glazer I know so this is an easy 10. Amazing lyrics with amazing instrumentation. Desolation row is probably in my top ten songs no top 5.
5/5
Much has been written by "Highway 61 Revisited" by much esteemed music journalists, and by far greater writers than I. This is the first Bob Dylan album that I bought for myself, back in the early 1980s. It is a wonderful Rock album. It's my most played Bob Dylan album and remains my favourite album of Dylan's to this day. I instantly liked it, and find it perfect. Five stars. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" remains my favourite track on the album closely followed by the sneering take down of "Ballad of a Thin Man", the humorous 'love song' "From a Buick 6" and of course the iconic "Like a Rolling Stone". Incidentally, the live version of that song on The Bootleg Series live album, Vol. 4, "The Royal Albert Hall Concert" is incendiary. But in truth, every track hits the mark for me. It's the eclectic mix of energy (it 'Rocks'), its weariness, its humour and caustic wit, the surrealism of the lyrics but lastly the brilliant musicianship and that also includes Bob Dylan's vocals! A great album. Side One 1 "Like a Rolling Stone" (5/5) 2 "Tombstone Blues" (5/5) 3 "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (5/5) 4 "From a Buick 6" (5/5) 5 "Ballad of a Thin Man" (5/5) Side Two 1 "Queen Jane Approximately" (5/5) 2 "Highway 61 Revisited" (5/5) 3 "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (5/5) 4 "Desolation Row" (5/5) Total - 45 Average - 5 107/1001
Guy who can't sing for shit but makes great music be like: l'm Bob Dylan
the album of unprecedented whimsy!! this guy can tell a story i'll tell you what, all the songs on this are great especially desolation row!!!
1001 Albums Challenge (4/1001) 1. Like A Rolling Stone (5/5) 2. Tombstone Blues (5/5) 3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (4/5) 4. From A Buick 6 (5/5) 5. Ballad Of A Thin Man (5/5) 6. Queen Jane Approximately (5/5) 7. Highway 61 Revisited (5/5) 8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4/5) 9. Desolation Row (5/5) Total (5/5)
Jesus lol
This is the Bob Dylan album that is truly a must-listen.
Absolute classic from Dylan. Like a rolling stone! 4.5 rounded up Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes 13/1001, 13/52 (25%) Will I get? Already have
As with previous Dylan album on the list, this was my first time listening to this all the way through. It's 5 stars for "Like a Rolling Stone" and only gets better from there with "Ballad of a Thin Man" and "Highway 61 Revisited" being the standouts for me. The surrealistic lyrics are inscrutable but absolutely hypnotizing and the full band arrangements and playing are fantastic. What a run of albums he had in the 60's.
A stone cold, timeless classic, one of the best records of the 20th century. From the first few organ notes on Like A Rolling Stone to the last lines of surrealist poetry on Desolation Row, it just holds my attention so well every time. Ballad of a Thin Man is the most cryptic diss track of all time, one of my favorite Dylan songs. Queen Jane, Rolling Stone, and the title track are also favorites, but every song is a gem. It's one of his most enjoyable from an instrumental POV, he doesnt have such a great sounding backing band again until Desire. Completes the pivot taken on Bringing it all Back Home; a total artistic reinvention like this is just plain inspiring. Those who aren't busy being born are busy dying.
Excellent. Even better since seeing the recent Bob Dylan biopic
Dylan on the cutting edge
A legendary artist with a tranistionary album. It truly is a great album.
Classic
9,6/10
The reason Bob had to revisit Highway 61 was entirely because of Len Houmous’ terrible directions! 4.8 1/9 Like A Rolling Stone
This album is one of his finest!!
Track 1: Like a rolling stone - many people believe the song to be about Warhol muse Edie Sedgewick but the similarities seem to be coincidental. Tells a story of a girl's fall from grace. Track 2: Tombstone blues - song details an absurd version of America in the midst of an escalating Vietnam war. Reference to Paul Revere ('hero of the American revolution), Belle Starr (female outlaw), Jezebel (a biblical character whose name has become associated with false prophets and used as a synonym for promiscuous or controlling women), Jack the ripper who in the lyrics sits at the chamber of commerce (characterisation of 'blood thirsty' politics), John the baptist (described as torturing a thief which would be uncharacteristic, could be comment on contradictions within the church or reference to soldiers forced to use waterboarding torture 'baptism'), the 'commander in chief' referenced during this time was Lyndon B. Johnson (he is described as 'chasing a fly' which could be a comment on his carelessness or the fear of communism), the king of the Philistines (reference to biblical hero Samson who claimed to have killed a thousand Philistine with the jawbone of a donkey, reference to putting rifles on the graves of soldiers (the thing that they were killed by)), the pied piper (referenced in prison to suggest that anyone who speaks out against the war being put in prison), Gypsy Davey (a character from Anglo-American folk songs, burning camps like the American soldiers did to the Vietnamese) Pedro (a character from Jewish folklore, a comment on how African Americans were treated at the time), Delilah (Samson's lover in the bible and ultimate betrayer who cuts his hair to get rid of his superhuman strength), brother Bill (could be Billy Graham, a christian evangelist and a vocal opponent to the anti-war protests), Cecil B. DeMille (a famous film director who made biblical films including one about Samson and Delilah, lyrics reference how Samson martyred himself by pulling out a pillar of a temple and killing everyone inside), Ma Rainey ('mother of the blues' mentioned along with Beethoven, suggests art has declined from these greats to patriotic tuba players during war). Referencing the Vietnam war, lyrics comment that the country has enough money to send young boys to fight in a foreign country for a war they might not believe in when there are a lot of problems in the US. Track 3: It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry - Recorded the same day as 'Positively 4th street' and 'Tombstone blues'. The train described in the song is a metaphor for life. Track 4: From a Buick 6 - Guitar part is patterned after old blues riffs by Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Williams. A lot of the lyrics reference classic blues songs and is partially based on Sleepy John Estes' 1930 song 'Milk Cow Blues'. The song is about a troubled man who navigates life between two distinct women, 'graveyard woman' who is responsible and cares for his home and children, and a 'soulful mama' who provides excitement and escapism. Track 5: Ballad of a thin man - Rhythmic piano part was inspired by Ry Charles' 1961 song 'I believe to my soul'. Dylan used to say in his concerts that 'this is a song about people asking me questions'. Mr Jones is portrayed as potentially a journalist (asks a lot of questions), a man hidden in his suit, analysing the world instead of participating in it. References people misinterpreting his words and actions. Mr Jones is out of touch with the present reality and societal changes, could represent conservative mainstream society. The critic is looking for someone to break down the new culture but is confused when people don't explain to him what's going on and instead mess with him. He discusses a lot but understands very little about the things he talks about, knows the theory of life but has little experience of it. Reference in lyrics to poet John Berryman's '77 Dream Songs'. Track 6: Queen Jane approximately - A critical look at fake life of a mysterious queen, warning her of an imminent fall from grace. Track 7: Highway 61 revisited - Written for the highway that runs from Dylan's home state of Minnesota to New Orleans. Georgia Sam was an alias used by Blind Willie McTell. Describes things as allusions to capitalism, the fact that these things can be dumped on highway 61 that it is a place where the pointless aspects of American culture are ignored and thrown away. 'The Roving Gambler' is a traditional American folk song. The highway is a metaphorical journey through American life and it's connection to blues music. Track 8: Just like Tom Thumb's blues - A tale of one man's surreal misadventures in the tropics, he encounters poverty, sickness, despair, indifferent authorities, alcohol and drugs. References to Hank William's 1954 song 'Howlin at the moon', and Jack Kerouac. The protagonist realises he enjoys writing about his misadventures in Juarez and descent into 'harder stuff', after many awful happenings, decides to return to where he came to New York city. Track 9: Desolation row - Final track sums up every topic discussed in the album. Song's title is thought to have been inspired by Kerouac's novel 'desolation angels'. There have been many ideas to what desolation row is, the closest interpretation is thought that it is a state of mind. The song explores themes of societal emptiness, alienation and a looming sense of apocalypse, contrasting the horrors of civilisation with a seemingly positive musical arrangement. The song creates a surreal world where famous characters and mythical figures live, representing a place for the disenfranchised, away from the pressures of mainstream society and its destructive path. Favourite Track: Ballad of a Thin Man, Desolation Row
Such a great album, funny how in its time it garnered controversy from the folk crowd for being electric, but in doing so Dylan created the first great folk rock album (the byrds are not better than Dylan fight me), great writing and music, best song on the album imo is ballad of a thin man
Highway 61 is one of my all time favourite albums, and it’s not even in my usual wheelhouse. I don’t usually like verbose lyrics, which Dylan is noted for. But this record is special. I love the way it sounds. You can hear all the instruments. No annoying layering or compression. Just a great sounding document of really interesting performances. There is a tentativeness to all of the player, save Dylan, that I find appealing. It sounds like these songs are being played for the first time, which I think they are. Mike Bloomfield rips on this record. He has the perfect guitar tone, a sound that is from another time, but perfect. The acoustic guitars sound best when they are simply miced, as they are here. Desolation Row is probably too damn long, but whoever is playing lead acoustic guitar keeps me interested. I could go on about my love for this record, but suffice to say it’s 5/5. By the way, I am not a boomer, but it was part of my boomer parents collection. That perspective probably has something to do with my love of this album.
5/5
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This is probably the first Bob Dylan album I ever heard. I remember back then, researching bands and artists, listening directly to the album that contained each of their most famous songs. In this case, it was "Like a Rolling Stone," and I thought, "Okay, let's see what this is all about." My first impression was... "Who is this man who sings like he's recently had a stroke?" It sounded so strange. I spent years not appreciating Dylan's great albums because of this initial strangeness. I believe this happened to a lot of people. I'm glad it's over, because this album, and everything Dylan released between 1963 and 1976, is pure gold! 5 stars.
Loved songs like Highway 61 Revisited, From a Buick 6 Will not go back to Ballad of a Thin Man My first listen to this project and it was great, will definitely return to it.
An incredible songwriter, Desolation Row was just a perfect album closer
Perfect. Every cut, every note, every word, every cord, every police whistle, perfect.
Bon Dylan is good at songs and bad at singing, which is a cliche, I know. A solid album overall if you can ignore the voice.
Any album that bookends ‘like a rolling stone’ with ‘ desolation row’ automatically has to be 5 stars. All the tracks in between are either very good or classics. ‘Ballad of a thin man’ may be my favourite but I never tire of listening to all 11 minutes of ‘desolation row’.
This album gets top marks from me just for the inclusion of Like A Rolling Stone. This is a masterpiece and by a mile my favourite Dylan song. It is the ultimate cynical put down song. If you apply the lyrics to someone known to you that you dislike or a former partner who’s dumped you, you’ll know what I mean. The rest of the album is standard Dylan fayre. All good with thought provoking lyrics - Don’t matter what side you’re on, we’re on the Titanic so all doomed! Amazing that this album is now 60 years old. If released today would be still relevant. So an indication that Dylan will be remembered long into the future. 5/5 23/8/25
One day this list will give me a Bob Dylan album and I won't give it a 5. I just know there are albums some people love that I won't...right? No idea. But obviously this one is 5 stars. It's perfect, other than maybe some of the harmonica bits, but even those are charming enough. Must-listen #200!
This way excellent, from start to finish. I generally don't like Bob Dylan, but this was something else. 5/5
Such a great album by Dylan. One of America's most influential musicians.
Any album that begins with "Like a Rolling Stone" can't be bad.
10/10 Love the imagery and the music.
Dylan is so creative with his lyrics and song structure. Each of these songs sounds different and tells its own unique story. It holds up and is still musically and socially relevant, almost six decades later. Truly exceptional. 5 stars.
This will be my third Bob Dylan album on my journey, and it's got a reputation. Highway 61 Revisited is the centerpiece of Dylan's rock pivot trilogy, and arguably the starting point of folk rock as a genre. The opening track, "Like a Rolling Stone", is often regarded as one of the most influential songs of all time, and the rest of the album is just as great, if not more. From the more upbeat electric blues of "Tombstone Blues" and "From a Buick 6", to the slow-burning sensuality of "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry", to the gut-wrenching organ riffing of "Ballad of a Thin Man", to the gentler roll of "Queen Jane Approximately" and "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues", ending with the 11-minute acoustic epic "Desolation Row", Dylan and the backing personnel offered a strong variety of well-crafted compositions. Throughout the experience, his poetry remained in focus, most likely written in a stream-of-consciousness, but with enough literary wit and poignant observation to make the characters in his stories feel real. Not to mention, Dylan's delivery on this record comes off with a dry subtlety that doesn't deter but rather invites the listener to hear what he has to say. The organic warmth that pervades this album, vocally and instrumentally, felt welcoming. I don't have much else to say here. Highway 61 Revisited is a classic record that has withstood the test of time, and it was great checking it out.
it’s dylan. what more can i say?
That's just a whole lot of Dylan. I appreciate it, but it's also, well, a lot.
This is like my 5th favorite Dylan album mostly because of that fucking harmonica. Rolling stone is one of his best songs no matter what the hipsters may tell you. Desolation row rips
I strongly recommend listening to this full blast in the car with loved ones during the harmonica solos
My favorite Dylan. Ballad of a thin Man is worthy of 5* alone.
60 years old and still slaps
I was really torn between giving this four or five stars, which is something I would never have imagined twenty years ago, when I professed an intense dislike of Bob Dylan. How times have changed? The lyrics are the main attraction here, but I seem to have developed an enjoyment of the almost monotone vocals and slightly offkey instrumentation. Maybe these slight failings make the music more approachable in some way? Anyway, the fact I listened to this right through three times is always a sign of a good album for me, so five stars it is.
thoughts: okay so “ballad of a thin man” has some of the most rudimentary rhyming i’ve ever heard. other than that, i actually enjoyed this a lot more than blood on the tracks. i loved the lyricism and the overall sound. i could see myself listening to this in full a lot songs: “tombstone blues”, “from a buick 6”, “desolation row” rating: 9.1/10
no skips; really really classic stuff. one of my most-listened Dylan albums, probably.
Outlaw blues
10/10
A classic!
Flawless masterpiece absolute 10/10 album. Bob Dylan at his best. Probably in my top 3 favorite albums all time. Not a single second I don't love. My favorites are like a rolling stone. queen Jane approximately. Desolation row. But every song is incredible.
"Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son.” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on.” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?” God say, “You can do what you want, Abe, but the next time you see me comin’ you better run.” Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?” God says, “Out on Highway 61.”" Listened to B4? Yes Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: All of them Standout Tracks: All of them God made records from 1964 to 1966 and named himself after a Welshman. (97/100)
kolejny dylan do kolekcji, nie ma co sie rozpisywac gdy sama wikipedia ma potezna strone dla kazdego utworu, ale przy tym odsluchu zdziwilem sie jak bardzo niedocenialem srodka, bo myslac od highway 61 zawsze mialem z tylu glowy opening like a rolling stone i ending desolation row, ale przy tej okazji jakos bardziej urzekl mnie srodek, na nowo odkrylem it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry czy just like toms thumb blues, wiec cieszy ze albumik sluchany x razy nadal potrafi zagrac inaczej, ale nie jestem pewny czy ta zmiana w odbiorze jest zdrowa, kolejna zagwozdka jest ocena, bo jesli tutaj dam piatkowa, to prawie na pewno reszta plyt z tego okresu dostanie taka sama note, koretka, juz dostaly, czyli z czystym sumiemiem moge ocenic jak chcialem
A great album that has one big song but a lot of amazing songs by Dylan that highlight his song writing.
one of my favorite albums ever
bob is king! the first “how does it feel?” in rolling stone makes me want to punch a hole in my wall
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Best Dylan album.
Aged incredibly well, already listened through and loved this album but the only time I listened through it was on a crowded train ride from hell, so maybe the way Dylan would’ve intended it, but still. Songwriting is incredible and I’m always inspired by Bobby
This is the 164th album I’m rating. I don't think I've ever listened to a Bob Dylan song in my life except for that one with Fiona Apple. Cool that he won the Nobel Prize though. Adding to my Playlist - Like a Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, It takes a lot to Laugh, it takes a Train to Cry, From a Buick 6, Ballad of a Thin Man, Queen Jane Approximately, Highway 61 Revisited, Just like Tom Thumb's Blues, and Desolation Row. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Like a Rolling Stone - I wasn't paying attention to the lyrics so I'm assuming this is the 1965 version of Moves like Jagger. All in all I liked 9/9. His voice is kinda annoying but I'll forgive him.
Bob Dylan. Forever a reminder of my godfather.
Old favourite of mine, every song is a cracker. Like A Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man and Desolation Row are up there with the best songs ever written. Easy 5
Amazing that I got another loved albums #albumsky #musicsky #musicchallenge
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This is one of those albums that, if heard in a vacuum, might be mistaken for a greatest hits compilation. It's completely stacked with excellent Dylan tunes. There's only one track that could be considered filler, "From a Buick 6". Every other track has been covered by numerous artists and performed by Dylan live over the many decades since this album was released. Sure, you may not like his voice, or find the songwriting unnecessarily convoluted, it's valid to dislike Dylan, but this is probably his best single album. (Blonde on Blonde would be his best double album, and I hedge slightly as the single album Blood on the Tracks is also excellent.)
'God said to to Abraham "Kill me a son", Abe said "Man, you must be puttin' me on", God say "NO", Abe say "What?"...' etc, etc, etc. This exchange, at the start of the record's title track does, I think, perfect encapsulate the lyrical content of this album. The entire album is composed of vignettes and non-sequiturs, each telling tiny stories that go nowhere and yet go everywhere over propulsive, blues-based instrumentation. It's poetry and nonsense. Bob Dylan never sounded better. This album is a landmark, an icon and will rightly be remembered forever. Long after Dylan is gone, 'Highway 61 Revisited' will live on. This is one of those records that changed music, changed lives and (if I'm permitted a drop of hyperbole) changed the world. The album is composed of six rocking, rollicking tracks and is bookended by two iconic folk-infused masterpieces. Everyone knows "Like a Rolling Stone" but too few people know 'Desolation Row.' My favourite Dylan song of all time is 'Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts' and I think that that song simply doesn't exist without 'Desolation Row.' I listened to this record twice. On my first listen I fell asleep. This is not a criticism. I found the experience so enjoyable and soothing that I nodded off and woke up near the end of 'Desolation Row' feeling surprisingly refreshed. My second listen then confirmed what my first listen suggested - that 'Highway 61 Revisited' is one of Dylan's ultimate masterpieces. Now, I just need to actually pick it up on vinyl. It is a record that should be owned, not just streamed.
Not everyone likes Dylan but the thing is he may not have the greatest singing voice but his songwriting more than makes up for it. Like A Rolling Stone is one of greatest songs ever written. Highway 61 revisted is a classic.
This album stirred up a storm of controversy in its wake and it flipped the board on what folk music could be, on what an artist could do and say. I’m all for it. I love it!
I get the hype around Bob Dylan’s music. I feel his formula is to divert from your expectations with each lyric. The direction you think they’re going to go in are never the case, which keeps things fresh and interesting. You spend most of the time trying to figure out what he’s singing about. The instrumentation provides a great backdrop to his lyrics. I specifically love the nastiest chord Ive heard in a while, played by the lead guitar at 5:02 on Ballad of a thin man. My god it stinks, so dissonant. Great album, great songs. Fav tracks - All
The best Bob Dylan album. Individual song quality + societal impact = Excellence
I truly don't understand people who say they hate Dylan.
fantastic
One of Dylan’s best. Every song a classic. Love the organ and lyrics sublime.
incredible
Electric! Favorite track: like a rolling stone other picks: ballad of a thin man, highway 61, just like tom
bob dylan they could never make me hate you
I reluctantly ride for Bob Dylan, but ride I apparently do. Striking, unique, idiosyncratic and epic storytelling. Great musicianship. Every song is quality. And his voice, at least on this one, is bearable.
No sense reviewing a record that's been reviewed and rated as one of the most important albums ever. But I will say this: Not my favorite disc by Uncle Bob. Blood on the Tracks, Desire, and Blonde are all better records, in my humble opinion. But, if ya haven't spun this disc, spin it now. Because even the Dylan album in 73 is better than most other folks best efforts.
Bueno, es un clásico, y con los putos dioses no se juega.
Genius folk singer/poet goes electric! And allows genres to meld
95/100. Brilliantly produced and overflowing with charm. Dylan’s lyrical mastery is on full display here. The record captures a certain timeless energy, evoking the feeling of a warm summer day spent cloudwatching.
Dylan goes full pop!
Great album
Not quite but close to his best
Timeless. I love this to begin with. Doubly so when you consider the context Dylan was in and the expect of him at this time.
Make me wanna write lyrics
I didn't need listen to this famous Dylan album to rate it. The album, owned by my older brother, was the "soundtrack of my youth". Great songs, each and every one. Can there ever be a Bob Dylan at his best? If so, this could be it.
This album is immaculate from beginning to end. What I love the most about Dylan are the rich tapestries of characters intertwined throughout his songs. He weaves historical figures and fictional folks together in densely engaging stories. I could listen to this album over and over again, which I did in the last day and a half. The songs are long, including an 11+ minute closer, and yet I wish they continued on. I am grateful that Charlie McCoy happened to be in New York while Desolation Row was still being recorded. His lead guitar flourishes make the song even more special than the lyrics alone. Dylan got booed at Newport and then immediately came back with this album. It is electrified all except the finale. It’s as if he heard the crowd’s dissatisfaction and said, “Screw you. Hang on if you can.” Now I need a dump truck, baby, to…unload my head.
Absolutely swell. Listening to this at the gym was a very odd but strangely comfortable experience. Its bob ya know...
Great as usual with the better Dylan albums.
Finally, an album that I have previously listened to before venturing on this adventure. Highway 61 Revisted is fantastic, a landmark record for Dylan and music in general.
Not my favourite Bob Dylan album I prefer his earlier folk stuff, but it's still iconic. The first song is a classic, the title track is a lot of fun and reflects his rock influences at the time, marking his step away from pure folk music.
LOVE me a good harmonica solo
Peak early Dylan!
Total classic. Knowing the background on the album does help, especially that this was the first time a folksinger had transitioned to "rock," and how revolutionary that was. It's probably one of the most "important" albums ever made, and the fact that it sounds so loose makes it more accessible. In the top 3 Dylan albums, I have nothing bad to say about the album as a whole.
Now we’re talking! I love Bob Dylan, and this is a no-skip album for me. Stand out songs: Like a Rolling Stone From a Buick 6 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry Desolation Row
I did like this one a lot. Dylan's lyrics have always captivated me but sometimes it can be hit or miss for me depending on the situation. I gotta be in the mood for some Dylan, I don't know how else to explain it. It's a very good record however and I feel that's the minimum for my rating. (8/10, 5/5 on this scale) (Update: 9/10 now, respectfully)
There are many factors I could discuss in justifying Highway 61 Revisited as my favorite Dylan record. Most notably, I could talk about how it expanded upon and perfected the electric soundscapes that were introduced on Bringing It All Back Home, creating an atmosphere that is singular not just to Bob’s discography, but to all of rock and roll. This ramshackle blend of Chicago blues, jangle pop, and British beat music is unique enough by itself; when you add Dylan’s distinct, pointed vocals into the mix and consider the breakneck vibe of the band’s performances, it’s simply unlike anything else in the history of popular music. It’s almost there on the previous record, but not exactly; there are similarities on Blonde on Blonde, but the change in backing band and Bob’s hazier vocal delivery lends to a noticeable shift in vibe; by the time The Basement Tapes are recorded and John Wesley Harding is released, he’s adapted a more stripped-down approach, and not only does he never return to the mid-60’s sound, it’s unlikely he could have even if he wanted to. This is not a condemnation of these records’ soundscapes; it simply illustrates how exclusive the sound of Highway 61 is, a sound that I enjoy and cherish like no other. Regardless of this or any other aspect I could comment on, all that needs to be said as to why it’s my favorite Dylan record is: you know. You know exactly why, even if it’s not yours. I don’t say this to be lazy or funny; it’s the same argument that could be made for Blonde on Blonde or Blood on the Tracks. Just look at the track listing: Highway 61 Revisited kicks off with a song with as strong a case as any for the greatest in rock and roll history and, until the second it ends, rarely strays from that caliber of grandeur. It certainly doesn’t hurt that it closes out with the most enchantingly sprawling of all Dylan epics; “Desolation Row” remains, for my money, the most impressive ten-plus-minute ballad in his catalog. A slew of historical figures and fictional characters are congregated in Bob’s extravagant landscape, each one subjected to a mysterious or unexpected fate at the mercy of his transcendent writing and focused vocals. It’s the only track that doesn’t subscribe to the rest of the album’s aforementioned sound, but Bob’s harmonica playing and Charlie McCoy’s lead acoustic work lend to a memorable listening experience just the same. It’s absolutely tremendous. Bob had already begun revolutionizing the art of songwriting with his massive compositions on Freewheelin’, but much like The Beatles continued to reach new peaks with their contributions to popular music throughout the ‘60’s, Dylan finds himself squarely in the middle of one of his most major, influential primes on Highway 61 Revisited. His frustration with his own celebrity and its consequences is never more palpable than on “Ballad of a Thin Man”. Its ominous descending chord progression perfectly mirrors the acidity and darkness of the lyrics (I’ve always been partial to the sword swallower’s declaration of, “Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan”). As good as the upbeat blues numbers are on Bringing It All Back Home, Bob and the studio band take it up an extra notch for “Tombstone Blues” and this album’s title track, both of which feature some of his most unforgivably playful and exciting lyrics and energetic backdrops. The more tempered, melodic blues of “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” is handled just as well, and on a record filled with great harmonica performances, this one potentially features the best. All of these tracks are among my favorite Dylan songs, most of them in my top 50. Two songs, however, are permanently entrenched in my top five. “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”, in particular, holds such a special place in my heart. Everything about it is simply terrific: the fluid melody, Bob’s emotive vocal and harmonica playing, the unbelievable piano and guitar interplay…and those lyrics! The sweet Melinda verse in particular always gets me; “And she takes your voice and leaves you howling at the moon.” When I saw him perform this song for the first time, those words shook me to my core, and I've never heard it the same way again. It knocks me off my feet every time; a flawless recording of a flawless song. This albums is very much in a #1a/#1b situation with Blood on the Tracks, which I consider Bob’s finest artistic statement from a thematic standpoint. The only common thread between these two wildly different records is their overwhelming magnificence, but Highway 61 Revisited is just that: magnificent. It may not be as conceptually sound as Blood on the Tracks, but I don’t believe it’s any less coherent. It’s the master at the height of his cosmic powers, flexing every muscle he has and employing every weapon in his arsenal. No other songwriter in 1965 was this sardonic, confident, expressive, virtuosic, and groundbreaking at the same time, and no one has been since. For Bob to harness all of these traits and compose such a consistent set of songs, complete with top-notch melodies, soaring vocals, and wildly individual soundscapes, is almost unfathomable. He was the best, he is the best, and in my extremely humble opinion, Highway 61 Revisited is his very best. Least favorite track: “From a Buick 6”. What an aggressive, kickass rocker, complete with blaring organs, fiery vocals, and killer lyrics. I think it’s fantastic, and easily the “worst” song of the bunch. God, I love this album. Favorite track: “Like a Rolling Stone”. My personal attachment to “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” doesn’t make this the easiest of choices. “Ballad of a Thin Man” and “It Takes a Lot to Laugh” are constantly bubbling around my top 10-15 Dylan tracks as well. But I can’t escape “Like a Rolling Stone”, and I never want to. I think there’s a natural inclination for fans of any given artist to gravitate away from their most popular or celebrated song; with a catalog as vast as Dylan’s, there’s no reason to risk overexposure to any track if you don’t have to. In the case of “Like a Rolling Stone”, it has the persistent “greatest song of all-time” argument hanging above its head that can be enough to encourage time away from it. Whenever I return after some distance, though, it usually only takes one listen to confirm the validity of its reputation. Bobby Gregg’s opening snare crack, Frank Owens’ steady piano playing, Dylan’s unrelenting rhythm guitar, Mike Bloomfield’s blistering electric lead, and Al Kooper’s iconic organ work create a sound that is beyond compare. There’s not a single word out of place in Bob’s unforgiving set of lyrics, and as much as I love the “Royal Albert Hall” performance, the studio recording will forever be my favorite vocal take. His cadence is immaculate, and though he mostly sticks to the (superb) melody, his intensity boils over in all the perfect spots. Entire books could be written about this song’s greatness - perhaps they already have? - and I certainly can’t do it justice in one paragraph. “Visions of Johanna” has emerged as my favorite Dylan song in recent years, but “Like a Rolling Stone” is still right there, regardless of how cliché or boring it may seem. What a sensational accomplishment. 5+/5
God said to Abraham kill me a son. Abe said man you must be putting me on. God said no. Abe said what. God said Abe you do what you want man but next time you see me coming youd better run. Abe said where you want this killin done God said down on highway 61 This is the shit that made beating the Nazis worth it. Dylan is a huge ass with a weird voice but when he was fully channeling the artistic gods, he was as good an American singer songwriter as there ever was. Blood on the Tracks always hit me harder in the guts but damn if revisiting this one when the movie came out didn't knock me over. Dylan has other albums that interpret the American songbook in ironic ways or take it dead serious and move it in new directions but this is the one where there's a godlike eye experiencing it at multiple moments across history but expressing it all at one time. It's very Joyce-like in that sense. A deserving all timer.
One of my favourites. Dylan synthesized his talent into one of the greatest records of all time. Many of my favourite songs appear on this album. Perfection. 5/5
OMG ANOTHER DYLAN It turns out I like his earlier stuff better.
Incredible early rock album. Infectious melodies, great guitar playing, crazy harmonica solos, and thought provoking lyrics make what this record what it is. It marks the turning point in the career of Dylan, and in my opinion, it was for the better.
Better than Coldplay
How can you even rate this album. One of the greatest Dylan records, likely the most iconic one. Much more rock and roll and shedding away his folk instrumentation whole still making what is very clearly folk music in the deepest sense of the word. Iconic songs, cool, loose arrangements and delivery. Timeless.
paska albumi ilman mike bloomfieldiä.. "Parhaan" laulajan määrittäminen on subjektiivista, mutta Rolling Stonen mukaan Bob Dylania pidetään yhtenä kaikkien aikojen parhaista laulajista. Hänen laulutaitonsa, sielukas esitystapansa ja monipuolisuutensa ovat vaikuttaneet pysyvästi populaarimusiikkiin. pakko kyllä olla pyörivän kiven kanssa samaa mieltä, ehkä maailman paras laulaja koskaan ikinä aikojen kaikkien laulaja on luultavasti Blod Bylan... tuhannen albumin kuunteluvuoron jälkeen alkaa kyllä ymmärtämään kuinka hullua tämä on 1965 albumiksi.. ei ollut biitlessit tälläsiä tähän aikaan.. desolation row
If this isn’t a 5, my rating scale might be broken. From that first organ note on Like a Rolling Stone, you can feel this record declaring a new attitude. Dylan pours himself into every track, gushing forth with his discontents. Breathtaking work. Important for the time, but still important for today.
Rebellious poetry. A lot of songs tell a story. This is just poetic. You can essentially hear the rock and roll transition happening within the whole genre in real time in this album. Hearing history be made as the tracks go on, and I wonder how many people knew that at the time
A great album, amazing compositions and a coherent, consistent story across them all. Definitely a 5/5
Another classic- had this one on vinyl from parents and used to listen to it over and over again while all my peers were listening to dr Dre. No wonder I didn’t have any friends hahah
Bob Dylan is totaal niet likeable, en toch brouwde hij het ene na het andere hitalbum. Als folk-zanger, voila, goeie timing. Maar met een bewust gekozen (en tegen de stroom in zwemmende) beweging naar de rockmuziek zo succesvol zijn vind ik toch wel vet. A Complete Unknown liet dat echt mooi zien. Als kijker mocht je Bob eigenlijk niet, en toch gunde je het hem. En als je dan kiest voor zijn verandering, zet 'm dan maar in met Like a Rolling Stone. Wat een nummer is dat. Snap helemaal dat deze hoog staat in de lijsten van beste nummers aller tijden. Schijnt dat Bob hier een soort tirade van 20 coupletten heeft ingekort tot dit nummer. Had hij dat met de andere nummers ook maar gedaan. Want soms gaan ze echt maar door en door. Dat lijkt het enige echte minpunt van deze plaat. Verder vind ik hem erg vet en één van de betere werken van Dylan. 8,5/10 Highlights Like a Rolling Stone Ballad of a Thin Man
Bravo Bob, mamie est très fière de toi. N'écoute pas tous les méchants qui ne veulent pas que tu fasses de la guitare électrique mamie a toujours cru en toi. Gros bisous sur ton petit front. J'ai préparé du cheesecake j'espère que tu viendras me voir Bientot. Biz, mamie Cathy
Favourite song is "Ballad of a Thin Man
Ome Bob, you love him or you hate him. Ik snap dat hij bij mensen vol in hun allergie kan zitten, daar heb ik gelukkig geen last van. Ik vind het wel geinig, dat verhalende zing(bromm)en op een achtergrond van een gitaartje en wat orgelgeluid (of later op het album een 'clown-glijdt-uit-over-een-bananenschil-geluidje'). Het is Dylan in optima forma in al zijn facetten. Daar moet je van houden en ik hou er wel van. Ik vind de bluesy sfeer die om dit album heen hangt extra goed, moeiteloos draai ik het na de koffie daarom nog een keer. Dit vind ik misschien wel het beste Dylan album. Ik heb er daarom ook geen enkele moeite mee om dit album met 5 sterren te waarderen.
One revelation from this project, which may seem utterly obvious, is that albums aren't standalone things, but part of a miasma of a band or artists' output, and it's interesting to listen to them out of chronilogical order. "Highway 61 Revisited" isn't just a good Dylan album, but a phase of his evolution. This sounded a lot more clever in my head.
Mere mundharmonika og heldigvis også mere strøm på His Bobness. Højdepunkterne er Like A Rolling Stone og Ballad Of A Thin Man, men resten af albummet underholder også ret godt. Lidt bedre end den ellers gode forgænger, et album jeg gav fire stjerner. Men er den også en stjerne bedre? Jeg er i tvivl
Not a huge fan of Bob's vocals but this is a brilliant album.
No skip album. One of the greatest albums of all time.
On of the true classics by Dylan. Every song here is a gem.
A really strong Dylan album. amazing start and finish from Like a rolling stone to Desolation row, and some great examples of his lyricism on here like Tom Thumb.
An easy 5-star. So goddamned dark and weird and dangerous. No stinkers to be found. Now, can anybody tell me what it is, Mr Jones?
This is an incredible album. Just Tombstone Blues alone takes it to places most albums can't get to, and that's not even the strongest song. The lyrics are what takes this album up to another level but it presents them with a complex and unique sound. This album is much better than my review, so listen to it.
The thing about his voice here is I found myself hearing it and paying attention to it. There have been so many albums on this list where the vocals just get lost in the mix. Folk with a heavy blues leaning. There is a cacophony going on at times but there is beauty in the ugly. Ballad of a Thin Man was really doing something for me. Yeah, I like this.
Never been my favourite fron Bob but a bob is still a bob!
I love bob. its official. i adore this man
I should never read the other reviews.
lekket
i like his lyrics. Fav tracks: Like A Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Ballad of A Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
One of the Greatest Albums Ever. From front to back some of the greatest songwriting ive ever heard
Bobby this album fucks so hard
Extraordinary album. Magic energy and lyrics. Favorite song: ‘It takes a lot to laugh…’
I'm surprising myself with this rating I like a few Bob Dylan songs, but I also can't stand his voice sometimes. He's really hit or miss for me personally This album was really good though! Really enjoyed these songs, it was a really pleasant listen 5 ⭐️
It's Bob Dylan's Magnus Opus - 'nuff said.
Great
Bob Dylan with a good backing band. More rock and roll in this one compared to earlier works.
some of my favorite dylan
Listening to a bunch of these back to back really changes how they sound. Enjoyable! I guess it helps that it was next to Notorious BIG...
A masterpiece…
I've heard this album so many times that it is hard to form an objective opinion of something that has been a part of my life for so long. Of course, being born after its release, some of its innovation and ground-breaking elements are lost on me, but the album still sounds fresh, lively and creatively special all these years later. The band is the best Dylan ever had, and the songs are among his best as well. His malaise and resentment has yet to set in, and this may be the last (or Blonde on Blonde) to have an abundant sense of joy in the performances. It's goofy and cool at the same time. And yes, I still love it.
Subtlety is an art that is very much absent from this
Lyrically dense and poetic, this is a landmark in songwriting, I would imagine this is one of the most influential records for other songwriters, maybe the most influential. On top of the writing his sound had expanded to electric guitar/rock music and moved away from the acoustic folk he made is name on. Nothing less than 5 stars for me.
liked it
He's just the goat man
Som skapelsen av universum
Album z utworem wykorzystanym w strażnikach galaktyki
Crazy to think this is only 2 years after freewheelin’, they seem like albums from 2 completely different artists mainly because of the use of electric guitar and the the incorporation of a more rock and bluesy sound made from the appearances of other musicians being involved. Many people claim this is a masterpiece and it’s easy to see why, every song on here I thought was really good: like a rolling stone is obviously an undisputed classic and the entire track list was both lyrically and musically engaging, my personal favourite though is desolation row which, despite its 11 minute run time, didn’t feel like it overstayed its welcome and is actually the closest sounding one to the old Dylan’s style of pure acoustic guitar and harmonica, plus it was the most hooking one lyrically for me. My only complaint is that sometimes the harmonica pierces through my soul with its loud shrillness and I also thought the title track was slightly weaker than than the rest of the songs personally. Overall a 9.5/10
This is Dylan at his best. I will take no arguments. I love how this incredibly tame, barely rock-n-roll folk album is what upset all those dorks in Newport. 5 stars for that alone, honestly. 10/10
Great album
Dylan is an icon for a reason. His ability to write songs with deep meaning through the use of metaphors is what makes him worth listening to. The music may be less embellished than other artists but his lyrics tell a poetic story weaving us from scene to scene. This album is one from his electric period and I personally prefer his earlier acoustic albums but this one is great regardless. Favorite tracks are “From A Buick 6”, “Highway 61 Revisited”, “Tombstone Blues”, and the epic “Desolation Road”.
Fun fact, på den tid det tager at se A Complete Unknown (2024) kan man komfortabelt nå at høre Highway 61 Revisited (1965) to gange og har rigelig tid til at læse 60er-sektionen af Bob Dylans Wikipedia-side. I modsætning til filmen er det en 5/5 oplevelse.
Alright, I was so ready to give this a 3 and call it day but there was a review on here highlighting the importance of the lyrics on here. So I dug deep into the irony, the wit, humor, the biblical references/references in general and political discourse within the songs on here. I now have a newfound respect and sorta admiration for this album. I wont lie there's still a decent amount to dislike about the album. You got Dylan's voice (which honestly grew on me after a little), the way some songs on here drag from time to time, the production on a few of the tracks being one note and just not offering much to the imagination, and the harmonica that gets incessant and overwhelming. Researching on the references nearly put me to sleep a few times, it was both interesting and boring at a same time (an oxymoron wth?). But through all of that I found myself learning about things and ideas I had not previously thought before. I am better a critical thinker now than was before I listened to this. Of course we can't forget the masterful songwriting and poeticism. Bottom line is that if you don't care at all for the lyricism on this you should skip this but on the upside that you do care please enjoy it to your heart's content. Top 4: Ballad Of A Thin Man, Like A Rolling Stone, Queen Jane Approximately, and It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Top 1 Worst: From A Buick 6 (this song did absolutely nothing for me, felt like filler) 4.50-4.75/5
great Album. great Music. great Lyrics, greate Voice. Love it.
A classic voice. Easy to listen to and enjoy the whole album just by sitting and having it in my ears.
Incredible album. Every note is historical in its importance to Americana Folk music and music in general.
masterpiece
Bob Dylan is one of those artists who’s acclaimed for good reason, but isn’t for everybody. With that said, *Highway 61 Revisited* is a seminal album from the 60s. It’s among Bob’s best work and is considered his greatest by many. It’s not hard to see why. Bob’s songwriting potential is on full display here. His lyrics verge on surreal while still being grounded in reality and up to interpretation. It’s my favorite thing about this album. The best example of this is the closing eleven-minute ballad, *Desolation Row*. It’s among the best songwriting I’ve ever heard, and like most of this album it just swept me away while listening. Bob’s vocals here are emotional and heartfelt, while many don’t like his vocals I really appreciate them. An example of that is the iconic opening track, *Like A Rolling Stone*. Bob’s performance on this song is one standout of many that I wish I could cover. The chorus is memorable, emotional, and certainly stuck with me. I also loved the dark instrumentation and thundering snare on *Ballad of a Thin Man*. That said, the few shorter songs on the album, like the title track and *From a Buick 6*, are playful and unwind a little bit. They’re fun quicker bursts of energy. With that in mind, I highly recommend giving this a listen, Bob is amazing here. It’s a folk rock classic in every sense of the word.
Amazing album, Dylans voice goes so well with the instrumentals here. Combining blues with the rock drive it sounds very refreshing. Lyrics are also great as always and deserves a second listen.
This album could have just been Like A Rolling Stone followed by 50 minutes of Bob playing random noises on the siren whistle and it would still be 5 stars. Instead he treated us to some of the greatest songwriting of all time. Thanks Bob!
Not the first Dylan record I heard, not my favorite Dylan record, but unfucking deniable. The cliche is that the first snare hit at the beginning of “Like a Rolling Stone” is the sound of the door of your mind being kicked open. Not sure if that song blew my mind, but I still love it regardless of how many times I hear it. “Queen Jane Approximately” and “Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues” are two of my favorite Dylan songs. They capture a perfect combination of melancholy, sarcasm, and drugged out poetry that he does so well in this phase of his career. It’s a perfect record, but it’s no Blonde on Blonde. But hell, what is?
The people were right
Sixty years old but not quite ready for its bus pass. Five stars.
Just the most important and influential album, so far....
This was always my 2nd-favorite Dylan album after *Freewheeling*. My favorite track was always Tombstone Blues. PJ Harvey does a great cover of Highway 61. I always assumed that Mr. Jones from Ballad of a Thin Man is the same Mr. Jones from the Counting Crows song. I never cared for the first track.
It is Dylan. How can it not be 5 stars?
En general no me gusta Bob Dylan, pero sería una necedad no aceptar que este es un discazo. Por mucho lo mejor que le he escuchado. Sé que el tipo es buenísimo, pero no sé por qué nunca he hecho mucho match con su música. Pero a este disco no hay manera de hacerle el feo.
It’s tough to call this better than Blonde on Blonde, my favorite Dylan, but if I had to, guess I gotta go with the classic. Desolation Row, Tom Thumb’s Blues, the title track, Like a Rolling Stone, it’s a litany of bangers.
An album so good it is making me crotchety about modern music. Flawless start to finish. Six stars.
Dylan var á tíma afskaplega mikill Megas í mínum huga. Eflaust frábært skáld en hundleiðinlegur að hlusta á. Svo hlustaði ég á hann og ég skil ekki hvaðan ég fékk þessa flugu í höfuðið því hann er líka frábær flytjandi, þetta eru frábær lög og ég elska að hlusta á hann. Sorry Bob.
Listened to this two bonus times this weekend, I love it! Keep picking out things each listen :)
I do wish the vocals were balanced better with the rest of the mix, they're a little too far in front, which means that damn harmonica can get pretty shrill. But that's a nit pick. This album is short and eternally sweet. One of my fave Dylans for sure.
had so much trouble understanding majority of the lyrics, but having someone explain them helped and damn they are DEEP. i completely agree with the “instrumental when you’re happy, lyrics when you’re sad.
An album so good, they needed Timothee Chalamet to tell the world just how good it was. Favorites are Tombstone Blues, Queen Jane Approximately, and Highway Revisited.
The generator seems to know that I live in Minnesota now. In the two weeks I have lived here I have received Dylan twice and the last Prince album. Looking forward to receiving The Replacements or Hüsker Dü soon to keep the theme alive. Anyway, this is one of the best albums of all time. I might have cried.
It is still just amazing to me the string of albums Dylan put out in this time. Best of anyone ever. This album is one of my favorite Dylan albums. Although I still don’t understand half the shit he is talking about.
9.1
I mean, c’mon
I suspect there will be several albums like this that I really don't need to listen because I already know it by heart, but I am listening anyway. So, so good. This may force me to adjust my ratings from this point forward. I of course loved Get Behind Me Satan but it seems silly to give it the same rating as Highway 61. I may need to save my 5-stars for the true classics.
I need to give this repeat listens, but I can tell it's great. Feel like I could finally really 'get' Dylan. One of those records where you can just tell someone is at the top of their game and supremely confident.
Songs of my youth. Such a lyrical genius! Really liked it!
5 stars immediately lol
This might be my favorite Bob Dylan record. It's energetic, powerful, and introspective. You can groove to it and you can also stop and pay more attention to the lyrics to try and figure out what they all mean. The review section for this album is full of people that don't really understand music in my opinion. I understand many people hate Bob Dylan's voice but honestly this wouldn't be as good with someone with an incredible singing voice.
I love this record so much, it is one of my all time favorites. This represents my favorite of Bob Dylan, post folk, pre-rock. Its a super unique record, where he really leans into his psychedelic and obscure lyrics but is also experimenting with blues, country and folk rock. I love the guitar riffs, the harmonicas, organs and keys. The kazoo in Highway 61 revisited is one of my favorite intros to any song ever. I first heard this record as a freshman in college, I'd be been into Bob Dylan fan for a long time, but I had mainly listened to various greatest hit records. It wasn't until I sat down and listened to this whole thing back to back that I really started understand the genius of Bob Dylan. Its such a unique record for the time, and still stands a really unique record. I don't really know anything that quite sounds like this. The sing talk style of vocals, its simultaneously raw and also very heavily produced. It very much feels like a live album throughout as well, which I believe it was mainly recorded that way. To me, this is classic Dylan. Where he justs wants to see where he can take his music and do what he wants with it. Its unapologetic, its raw, its brilliant, its fun, its weird. I love every single song on this record. I'm glad I've had this in my life for as long as I have. "as lady and I look out tonight, from Desolation Row"
Absolutely love this - one of Dylan’s finest.
it's funny, listening to bob dylan, the first album i've heard from him was kind of a dud, the second was alright... i really like this third one. i'm not the biggest fan of his voice, but the more i listen to it the more i start to tolerate it. regardless of how he shout-sings, his lyrics are fantastic and so are the instrumentals... yet again, another 60s rock album that truly shook up the genre for the better. it's abstract, it's strange, it's exciting to listen to. i love early rock and roll albums that are a little crazy-go-nuts.
Awesome
Bob at his Bobbiest
This could be the best record on this entire list. A gigantic achievement. It is impossible to be hyperbolic about how good this is, even if I just tried.
Primer disco que sí me parece esencial. Muchas canciones memorables y muy agradable dejarlo de fondo. Me lo volveré a poner cuando me apetezca Dylan, pero eso no será a menudo. Ahora bien, toca la armónica como el culo.
Masterpiece
Mahdollisesti paras dylani! Ei mitään nokan koputtamista 5/5
Upea levy! Dylanin blues on sähköistä ja tarttuvaa. 5/5
A timeless classic from the most tumultuous period of Dylan's career. The integration and experimentation of electric instruments provide outstanding highs from the brilliant singles, to the outrageously bold title track. Hard not to like anything from this record. Best Tracks: - Like A Rolling Stone - Ballard Of A Thin Man - Queen Jane Approximately - Desolation Row Worst Tracks: N/A Rating: 9.5/10
5/5. You already know what it is. What a perfect album, each song stands on its own and although these songs definitely have a weird and strange theme surrounding them. Political and angry yet a fever dream of Western history and events. It's just one of many masterpieces that stands the test of time from Dylan. Not much else to say that hasn't already been said. Awesome album. Best Song: Like A Rolling Stone, Desolation Row, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Tombstone Blues
Great album. The quintessential Dylan.
Classic feel good album
Reviews are a travesty. There will be absolutely no hate for “Ballad of a Thin Man” on my watch. 9/10
'waaah! waaah! i don't like his voice!' you gotta grow up, man
"The suns not yellow it's chicken"
I feel like the people who give this a low rating also give Metallica fiver stars. So yeah. . . One of the best, if not the best Dylan record. It also has my favorite Dylan tune - Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues. Anyways I’m going back to New York City I do believe I’ve had enough.
My favorite Dylan album for a long time, although I think that’s become Blood On The Tracks in recent years (Blonde On Blonde has grown a ton for me as well). This is still a masterpiece and probably Dylan’s most iconic album. It kicks off with maybe the most famous snare beat of all time, and Dylan’s biggest song. Like A Rolling Stone rightfully sits near or at the top of many “best song ever” lists. It Takes a Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry and Queen Jane Approximately are two of my personal favorite Bob songs. Ballad Of A Tin Man is a singular, haunting track. It’s one of Dylan’s best sounding albums and contains some of his best songs. A killer record.
10/10 One of the first musical Postmodern masterpieces, Bob Dylan “Going Electric” is a bombshell moment in history, as silly as it may seem to our contemporary eyes and ears. He was a Folk hero of sorts, known as a “protest” singer who contributed politically and socially in the early 60s, his music clearly being sympathetic towards leftist causes and civil rights movements, but it began to weigh on him heavily. He was just fulfilling the lineage and traditions of Blues/Folk heroes of the working class before him, he had done a lot of good for various movements, but it wasn’t enough. Woody Guthrie hadn’t changed the world and he died of some brain eating disease, Dylan has to finish what he started. No, he was our martyr, he’s supposed to wrote the “finger-pointing” songs, he was supposed to change the world, and in the mean time he has to answer every stupid question the reactionary media had to throw at him. The civil rights movement succeeded, but we didn’t eliminate racism, so we killed MLK, we had a great president, but he bombed and killed the Vietnamese, so we killed JFK, hell, maybe if we kill Bob Dylan, things might finally change for the better around here. Dylan had enough, so he picked up an Electric Guitar. In 1965, Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited would be released months apart. The former (probably my personal favorite) would obliterate the minds of anyone with years, pissing and shitting and cumming everywhere, no one had really brought these contemporary Rock sounds to the mainstream yet, it was all still tied to Rockabilly, Beat, Mod, Surf and Blues. While this is still a sort of transition, it has the intended satire and dreamlike imagery that we come to know from Dylan. He ends the album with “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue”, a necessary end to the martyr (akin and echoes decades later with Kendrick Lamar’s Mirror). In just a few short months, it inspired Lou Reed to pass his Subterranean Homesick Blues fan art as revolutionary art in The Velvet Underground, the Beatles to smoke a joint and make good music for once, inspiring Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt, Joni Mitchell, Cash, I mean c’mon, he became a God to your favorite artist’s favorite artist. Highway 61 Revisited would be the completion of that transition, full electric, politics and poetry are transformed into philosophy and psychedelia, and his motorcycle, we all like motorcycles to some degree. We get constant dissections of people, starting off with the legendary track “Like a Rolling Stone”, a weirdly specific song about a Warhol actress falling from grace, but with an anthemic and universal chorus that rings out and echoes for generations. “How does it feel?”, why do these words tear us apart so much? Why is it so evocative yet esoteric? Are these albums aimless? Meaningless? Pointless? We asked him; "Are you hard on [people in your songs] because you want to torment them? Or to change their lives and make them know themselves?", Dylan replied while laughing, "I want to needle them." What the fuck does that mean Bob Dylan? What does any of this mean, why don’t you have the answers? Why don’t you explain the meaning to your songs to me so I know what to think? Whatever, it doesn’t matter anymore, art doesn’t change the world, it never did, but it’s a mirror, and we might become very shocked to death when we take a peak at our genuine selves, and that’s enough for introspection at the very least. Bob took this introspection very seriously, focusing more on his own life, the very next year releasing Blonde on Blonde, another critically acclaimed album about girls he likes, with some sprinkles of misogyny. What happened to all the deep shit? What’s with the abstract love songs? Your songs were supposed to have a subtle message, I read that off a movie magazine. In July 29, 1966, Bob Dylan crashed his motorcycle near his home, broke several vertebrae in his neck, and died that day, I guess we got what we wanted. Timothée Chalamet is a pretty good replacement I guess https://youtu.be/rBP9QKwW19Y?si=HmhbOJ9jOA0DjqtC (he is literally me) edit: eric has bitch ears
Great
anything to say?
I revisited (ahaaa) this album though I was already very familiar with it. Of course it’s a 5.
Greatest album of all time by the greatest artist of all time - at least for me today. On other days it's The Times They Are A-Changin', Bringing It All Back Home or Blood on the Tracks.
Iconic Dylan, iconic songs. All killer no filler.
Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan's work with more electric instruments, and it is an absolute standout. The recording quality is really, really nice, and the tracklist is solid from start to finish. I usually get bored listening to Dylan, but this one is different, it keeps me engaged the whole way through. I knew these were some of his biggest hits, and it makes sense, the instrumentation is great, and the album just flows effortlessly. I did not focus on the lyrics, but the sound alone carries so much energy. From what I understand now, this might be one of his most important albums.
I think I’ll have to rank Dylan albums separately. This one’s great - but is it better than the others?
clearly a wonderful and highly enjoyable album - i like the combination of the blues with the singer songwriter on this one. Definitely my favorite Dylan album.
Ну, Боб Дилан - это неоспоримая. Его меткие тексты и широкий жанровый кругозор наполняют песни своей неповторимой атмосферой, в которой лихой рок с нотками фолка и кантри соседствует с довольно угрюмым, но не неунывающим лирическим срдержанием. Вот этот альбом реально стоит послушать если не всем, то уж любителям музыки ХХ века точно.
For how much I hated the last Bob Dylan album, I really like this one. Like a Rolling Stone is one of my favorite songs so it just gets the whole thing kicking. Great album!
I cannot truthfully say I have ever been a dan of Bob Dylan. At the same time I cannot overlook his talent and legendary status. This album, whether a fan or not, is a must listen. It is part of musical history. Like a Rolling Stone makes this album worthwhile on its own. Desolation Row is an example, extreme to be sure, of the poet in Dylan.
One of the greatest albums of all time. 100/5
As was already high while starting to listen and i felt like on a LSD Trip. It was wonderful but the harmonica pulled me back into reality everytime. 10/10
Based!!
classic
I don't think Bob Dylan gets enough credit for being one of the first artists to write epic diss tracks. "Like A Rolling Stone," besides being a great song, is a really savage takedown. And he's written a lot of songs like that throughout the years. A true icon. But back to the album. "Like A Rolling Stone" is arguably one of Dylan's best songs and is a perfect way to start the album. "Ballad Of A Thin Man" is a really underrated gem that ends side one and flows nicely into "Queen Jane Approximately" (another great Dylan diss track). While I don't find the last songs on the album to be quite as profound as many critics, they are still fantastic tracks. It's obvious from top to bottom why this album is considered one of Dylan's best. His songwriting shines throughout, and this album has stood the test of time. An easy 5 stars and totally worthy of its place on this list.
At least in terms of pure songwriting, this album is what I would consider to be the GOAT. I know it was hugely influential in a lot of other ways musically, but honestly just the lyrics on songs like "Like a Rolling Stone", "Ballad of a Thin Man", "Highway 61 Revisited", and "Desolation Row" would be enough to make this an easy 5 stars.
Best: Tombstone Blues Worst: Just like Tom Thumb's blues Liked songs: 9/9, 100% High 5 An album that bites harder than my corgi to every single geriatric person we see for some reason. Never before has an album connected so much with the modern age, yet has also had the ability to take me back in time to dare I say a simpler age. This album is lyrically beautiful, with themes like American culture, disillusionment and rebellion, confrontation with alienation, the despair of simply living, and the desire to escape from it all; the last of which serving as the backbone for the entire album. It's an album full of sorrow, wrath, and hopelessness, but also hope and just general fun. I sincerely doubt this album will ever be lyrically irrelevant, but it's hard to ignore just how relevant it is today. A perfect album, and one of the few where I genuinely am clueless as to how people can not adore. Simply pure art.
Genius album. Still powerful 60 years later
This is just really really good on all levels. That opening noise, the run of tracks at the start, the bluesy sound, the lyrics, its all just brilliant. I have a number of Dylan albums but not this one and i think i need to go and buy it.
én nem hiszem azt (amúgy sokakkal ellentétben), hogy ez itt a peak Dylan, de tény, hogy - sose engedte el úgy a humorát meg a kreativitását a nyelvvel, mint itt - sose volt olyan botrányosan progresszív zeneileg, mint itt van ennél érettebb meg szebb meg szomorúbb meg jobban kitalált albuma, de ebben akkora force of nature, hogy elkezdi érteni az ember a hisztériát körülötte '65ben.
I enjoyed it and listened to it twice.
I haven't listened to this album is over a decade. Now that I'm older, it hits different.
I skipped Friday's album thinking I didn't like Dylan so I'm glad that this thing shamed me into listening to this one because it's indeed as good as everyone says it is.
No notes. Perfect.
A iconic album, an actual must hear. Did smile that this appears to have more 1 star reviews than the cookie cutter derivative crap I had yesterday which had nothing as sublime as the opening bars of Like a rolling stone, even before he mesmerises with his poetry. Then again our differences etc. etc.
One of the greatest!
judas!
great album
Dylan goes electric, and I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues.
Fav: Like A Rolling Stone Least Fav: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Unlike all of my previous attempts to enjoy Bob Dylan’s music, something has clicked and I get why his music is so revered. Incredible stuff
Highway 61 Revisited is the moment Bob Dylan lit a match and set folk tradition on fire. With a bold move to electric guitar and full-band arrangements, he stirred major controversy among purists — and in doing so, helped reshape the future of rock music. It’s wild to think this level of backlash came from adding some amps, but Dylan wasn’t just changing sound — he was changing the rules. Desolation Row closes the record with nearly 11 minutes of stunning, surreal poetry. Dylan’s lyrics are dense, apocalyptic, and weirdly beautiful, turning the song into something that feels more like a literary epic than a folk tune. It's proof of exactly why he earned that Nobel Prize. Still, the electric tracks are incredible. “Like a Rolling Stone” kicks the door down with one of the most iconic openings in music history, while “Tombstone Blues” and “Ballad of a Thin Man” are razor-sharp, dripping with cynicism and swagger. “Highway 61 Revisited” itself is a chaotic joyride — twisted Americana turned on its head. This album didn’t just push boundaries — it redrew the map. Highway 61 Revisited is rebellious, visionary, and endlessly re-listenable. It’s not just a classic; it’s one of the key reasons Bob Dylan stands alone in the pantheon of songwriters. Ironically, my favorite track on the album is the only fully acoustic one: “Desolation Row.”
His best.
There is so much to unpack in this album, WHERE TO START. The blues highway, Route 61 that goes from Minnesota (where Bob is from) then carries on down south by the Mississippi. The first album where Bob has no songs on it where it is just him and his guitar but now we have the new Bob where he is electric, he sings the blues, he has a band and he honestly doesn't care. So much of this album is about changes, what they mean to him, what they mean to where he's come from and then, most interestingly, how he views the changes he is seeing around him in the land of the free; and his opinions are not glowing reviews. Musically, there is not much to talk about from this record. There are some great moments; the slightly off beat organ of Like A Rolling Stone, the limping piano of Ballad of a Thin Man and why not some nice Spanish guitar in Desolation Row. This album, though, is not for the music it is for the lyrics and it is why Dylan is thought of as one of the best songwriters of the 20th century, maybe the best. 1965 - the clean cut 50s are now firmly in the past. Revolution and unrest is a feeling that is growing, sex liberation, anger towards racial inequality and a yearn to break out of the confines that people had before is coming. Bob had his own confines he has broken away from, a few weeks before the album came out he was at the Newport Folk Festival where he played electric and got booed, he is no longer the folk messiah and a lot of people are very angry with him (go read An Open Letter To Bob Dylan published in Sing Out! 1964, written by the editor Irwin Silber.) So Ballad of a Thin Man - who is Mr. Jones? Is this the america of the 50s? The suburban, white, entitled middle class man who only knows one way of life and Dylan mocks this man who has been too cowardly and comfy to ever question it. But not only does this man not know how to change, he judges the change and angry at the loss as his grasp is not strong enough to keep hold of it whilst it slips away, only vexing Dylan more. 'You raise up your head and you ask, \"Is this where it is?\" And somebody points to you and says, \"It's his\" And you say, \"What's mine?\" and somebody else says, \"Well, what is?\" And you say, \"Oh my God, am I here all alone?\" But something is happening and you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?' The judgement of this out dated quaint judgemental America carries on in 'Queen Jane Approximately' but now we're looking at the women and class is now being brought into it. Old fashioned, bourgeoisie, Queen Jane. Dylan is the town maverick, the one with the wacky new ideas who is being snubbed by the elite, by his own Marie Antoinette but he is coming to her to again almost warn her of the change that is coming and that this life she has been living is no longer sustainable and for her to join him. 'Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned Have died in battle or in vain And you're sick of all this repetition Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come and see me, Queen Jane?' Bob is laughing, mocking and can't quite believe the stupidity he is seeing in his fellow men around him and none of this is as clear as how he puts it in his masterpiece, and without it this album would not matter, 'Like A Rolling Stone'. To these 'people' that he sees from the past, who snubs him, who can't and won't change, who don't want to change, who want to bury their head in the sand he has just had enough. Without even delving deep into a lyrical analysis the chorus says it beautifully enough: 'How does it feel, how does it feel? To be without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone' From the first verse, the narrator goes straight in talking of our first character who 'once upon a time...dressed so fine' but now he 'don't talk so loud' or 'seem so proud' because he now has nothing, and because of who he was before he has no one to help him, he is alone. After the first chorus we then meet Miss Lonely (is this another Queen Jane?), another aristocrat who's life has changed and she is alone. However, he isn't as scathing to Miss Lonely as he is to the other characters but more just is showing the pointlessness of it all. This woman who went to the best schools and now she is on the streets, insinuating working the streets where she meets 'mystery tramps' and now she is selling the only thing she has looking into his gaunt eyes asking if he wants to make a deal? Miss Lonely is alone, with no home, but she came from somewhere very different. So what is the point of it all?? Power thirsty, class rivalry, callously thrown judgements, no love, no kindness when you are at the top and now you have nothing. And how does it truly feel. And Bob has no sympathy, you should have seen and you should have done something but you didn't. When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose. You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal. His frustration bleeds out of these songs with such force. Dylan is shouting out, wanting to shake these people and yell at them WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? YOU ARE IDIOTS. The album title song even has comedic whizz circus noises just thrown in there, to drive home the point IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED I AM LAUGHING AT YOU. The power of Bob's words are not in his anger, but in his pure nonchalance now to these he is writing about, he got it all out (apparently Like A Rolling Stone started out as just that, him just writing his thoughts down on everything in one session on 30 pages), he takes them down a fair few pegs, and then walks away to never think of them again as their importance is so small they are meaningless now.
I don't know if I would consider myself a Bob Dylan fan, but it's impossible to deny the excellence of this album. It feels, even all these years later, like a giant step forward for music with lyrics like poetry and "pop" songs that could go on for 5 minutes+. I like basically every song on this album and no minute feels wasted. It flows and moves with that classic Bob Dylan nasal whine but you can feel how influential it became with every note. "Ballad of a Thin Man" & "Queen Jane Approximately" are two underrated gems for me (I love a song where I know the words but don't know why or how I do), but I also love the epic "Desolation Row." This might be Dylan's masterpiece.
One of these greats in music history and absolute milestones for the culture as a whole. Some of the greatest lyricism of 20th century in music combined with the most versitilie, colorful and engaging soundscape Dylan has conceived up to this point. Like a Rolling Stone makes an unbelievably strong case for being the best written rock song of all time. Ballad of a Thin Man in some ways feels like groundwork for everything Lou Reed would write over the next decade. Desolation Row is one of the most enticingly captivating storytelling cuts of Dylan's career. It's not flawless, but damn if its not having some unbelievably powerful moments.
Very good. Loved.
The apex of the mountain of popular music in the second half of the 20th Century of American music. Dylan as poet, writer, singer, composer, and trend-setter sealed the deal with some of the finest music and the greatest song ever written on this album. 5/5
It is a stone cold classic. No arguments.
Another iconic album by Dylan. A true favourite of mine
Absolutely incredible album, a serious contender for the best album of all time ! Dylan going electric for all to enjoy forever !
The sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken ☀️🚫🟡⭕️🐔
Each Bob Dylan album this playlist is giving me is having him grow on me more and more. His songwriting feels like watching a 3 act movie, they are full stories. There were several songs here I really enjoyed, like Ballad of a Thin Man and Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues and I found the mix of blues and rock particularly effective in this album.
Absolutely perfect
Bob's peak, and therefore one of culture's peaks. It's just insanely consistent in its quality, it's gnarly, it's tuneful, it's electric, it retains the blues-y, folk-y heart of early BD, and of course, at its centrepiece is Ballad of a Thin Man, the completion of an evisceration of the square older generation that Bob started in Times They Are A Changing and finished with the immortal 'you know something is happening, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr Jones?'. That song gives me shivers every time, and the surrounding album is almost as perfect. I love it.
One of my fav Dylan albums. Absolutely love it
Was between a 4 and 5 here. But as far as a Dylan album goes, this is pretty fantastic.
Still revealing its secrets
This project is certainly full of surprises for me. I have always had an aversion to Bob Dylan due to the association of his music with a dark period in my younger days. But in keeping with the spirit of this project, I broke my vow never to listen to his music when this album showed up as my daily offering. And, surprise, surprise, I really enjoyed it. It could even be said to have been a cathartic experience. In fact, I liked this album so much, I'm going to give it five stars and add it to my Tidal library.
Perfect album. Like a Rolling Stone is a masterpiece.
Some albums are mythic in their musicianship and influence. I present example #61. Side note: I find Dylan’s keening harmonica annoying on other albums, but not this one. The balance must be right - possibly that’s why it’s such a classic disc.
My third Bob Dylan album! So far he's three for three with those 5 stars, but this one is at least a 10/5. What an incredible lyricist. Besides the classic Like a Rolling Stone, my favorites are Tombstone Blues, Ballad of a Thin Man, and Desolation Row, but every song is great. I could spend hours dissecting the songwriting.
Great album. Early days of his switch to electric, which apparently put off some fans, but I like both versions of Dylan. From Like a rolling stone to Dedication Row it makes it a too classic.
Bob Dylan's best!!
Such a great album. Love Bob Dylan.
If only I could've been alive in this era to see this Bob. I've seen him live twice and the versions of these songs are almost unrecognizable. And his voice is nothing but a harsh croak at this point. God said, "Where do you want this killin' done?" Out on Highway 61.
An excellent album start to finish. It is both historically significant, marking the beginning of the electric era, and very strong musically. This is probably Dylan's best among many great albums.
I was introduced to Bob Dylan as a kid by my Uncle. I have so many fond memories of him playing guitar and singing Dylan tunes. While many loathe his vocal abilities, his sound transports me back to the times of listening to my uncle sing and play. Highway 61 is truly a classic with its bluesy-rock sound that accompanies Dylan’s lyrical genius. This album sucks me in and holds tight from the first mote to the last. A definite 5/5 for me.
Album 569 of 1001 Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965) Rating : 5 / 5 Good way to start the day when a big favorite pops up as album of the day. This has long been at the top of my list. It could likely take the spot of favorite from the list, when that time comes. Awesome from beginning to end. Released the year of my birth, it has aged much better that I.
Not really much to say, just a phenomenal album, not a bad track 9/10 Fav tracks - All of em Least Fav - n/a
I love this album. I usually recommend it alongside "Blonde on Blonde" as an entry point into Bob Dylan's music because the songs are so enjoyable and accessible. Great blues rock, folk and country, all beautifully produced. And if you want to pay closer attention and listen to the lyrics, this is Dylan at his most quintessentially Dylan. I like how most of the songs are about characters but addressed to "you." It's an effective way to draw the listener in. It feels more direct, more conversational, especially when he's getting a good dig in at some superficial or pompous person. A lot of the lyrics are about disillusionment with the modern world and the sorts of people that occupy it. The album is also loaded with head-scratching lines, some of which I get, most of which I don't. But I don't think every image or metaphor on this album is supposed to have a clear and concrete meaning. That's the fun of Bob Dylan for me. He's kidding with you about as often as he's being sincere and you don't always know which is which. "Ballad of a Thin Man" seems to poke fun at this. "Something is happening here but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?" I've always taken the Mr. Jones character to be a pretentious critic, trying to understand Dylan's music but always missing the point. The song feels like Dylan trolling the snooty art critics of the world. "Desolation Row" is another good example of Dylan's style. I appreciated it on this listen more than I have in the past. Dylan likes to grab references and characters from across literature, folklore, the Bible and pop culture and jam them together. I don't think there's always a grand meaning to it all and I suspect his writing is more free associative than most people think. He seems to enjoy making connections in his mind and invites us to do the same. And maybe that's his way of painting a picture of life in the modern world. We're all swimming through a sea of references and ideas, trying to make sense of it all. Dylan delights in illuminating that experience as much as he does muddying it up and adding to the confusion.
Our 6th entry by Bob Dylan on the list! I think that might be the record so far (Beatles have 4 so far), and it's definitely fitting. I've written in several of my other Dylan reviews that I was late to listening to him on a deep level, and I've written during each one that "I think this one is my favorite Dylan record", but I genuinely think that this one is my favorite one. There's such a great blend of everything that makes him great on it- it's got energy, it's got his catchy choruses, it's got his stabbing vocal tone and lyrics, and fortunately for me, it's got a band behind him- my favorite context for his music. He sounds youthful, energetic, and his songwriting chops are on full display. It's a terrific album.
Absolutely fantastic! It wa the album that got me into the genius that is Bob Dylan
Hatte ich doch erst letzte Woche, aber wsl weil Simon es noch nicht hatte
Amazing!
This album is a vibe.
Excellent album. Enjoyed
Erstmals ganz angehört. Desolation Row unexpectedly eine 11 minütige Geschichte. Ich liebe das Album ja schon seit ich Ende 17 bin, der Bob Dylan deep dive wird in meinen 20ern glaube ich noch kommen :)
One of the easiest 5 stars to give. I love all the songs on here, especially the ones where Dylan goes electric. Tombstone Blues, Highway 61 Revisited and Queen Jane Approximately are my favorites, but I like them all.
Didn’t skip any songs, listened to three times in a row!!
Wow, Queen Jane is very out of tune. This album is a very good album. The title track is a highlight. I don't think this is Dylan's best. I prefer his later, older stuff. It's still an indisputable classic.
Great album from one of the greatest musical artists of all time, no missteps here. Six Stars
Fantastic album. Just ask Mr Brown, but he won’t know.
One of the easiest five-star decisions on the list for sure. It's a shame that more of the artists who influenced Dylan in the making of this album aren't included on this list.
Excellent. Blues. Folk. Rock.
“I’m going back to New York City, I do believe I’ve had enough.” I was going to give this 4 stars then I remembered about this line the Beastie Boys sampled so that’s enough for 5.
Day269 - i enjoyed revisiting hwy61, bob is an amazing wordsmith
Chemically-induced cerebral, surreal blues. The lyrics and the band are amazing of course but let me also shout out Dylan’s voice on this album. People always say how Dylan is a great songwriter, but I always will stand behind him being the best vocalist for his material. The acidity and passion poured into every line makes each word sting in your mind that much more.
Classic Bob Dylan album.
An American classic.
Who is this brilliant man?
Classic, iconic, one of Dylan's best. Faves: Like a Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man, Tombstone Blues, Queen Jane Approximately
How did it feel? Still mighty fine.
I am far from being a massive Bob Dylan fan, but I absolutely love his run of mid-60s albums: Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blond On Blonde, which I think really shook up rock music. Highway 61 Revisited is an all time classic album, great music exceptional lyrics and very influential.