Not my favorite Dylan which I came to much later than I did for favourites like Blood on the Tracks, Bringing it on Home, John Wesley Harding and especially Highway 61. The first time I listened to the album from start to finish I found nothing revelatory. I already knew about half the songs and the one's I didn't sounded like filler rather than classic deep cuts. It doesn't help that musically it is blues album a genre I don't have much fondness for. Comparing directly to highway 61, this is a much more subtle album with better or at least more varied arrangements than 61, but 61 is more visceral and in your face with songs that demand your attention. B on B reminds me of The Basement Tapes another album that never grabbed me. It's still Dylan in his prime so their are a bunch of great and important songs but the throwaways like Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat, keep it from a top ranking from me. 4 stars