1001 Albums Summary

Tangled up in Blue: Quite catchy, could listen on a hot day road trip with the roof down and wind blowing in my hair. Can also picture it played in a bar with live music. A tiny bit monotone here and there but thats just Bob Dylan for ya. Also a little repetitive, would be better with some kind of bridge at least considering it's a whole 5 minutes long. I like the little instrumental at the end. Nice raw voice. OVERALL 5.8/10 Simple Twist of Fate: A little melancholy, his monotone voice suits this song. Makes me think of a rainy day, and tending a garden or farm on a rainy day, or just sitting in the kitchen reading with a cup of tea and watching raindrops race down a window. Powerful voice. I can also picture this in an indie kinda movie like Juno. OVERALL 6.5/10 You're a Big Girl Now: Nice guitar at the start, a little latino sounding, romantic. Catchy, less monotone which is good. I like it a lot. I'd have fun covering it. The "Ohhhh" drives me a bit nuts, and kind of ruins the song, but it's just his voice. I think this song should've been soft all the way throughout and not the loud "Ohhh". But it's still probably the best out of the 3 so far. Not a Bob Dylan song without a little harmonica at the end, and it always sounds great. He makes the harmonica sound almost like it's yearning and reminiscing. OVERALL 7/10 Idiot Wind: Not very catchy, but somehow still good. I heard a quote that "the better the singers voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying". If someone is singing is whiny and all over the place you really feel what they feel with more than just the words they are saying. I used to think he is too monotone and whiny for me but he genuinely expresses and conveys his feelings better than any musician. "Blowing like a circle around my skull" and it sounds like he literally sings it directly from his balls its that deep. Dylan is a genius. The more I listen the more I appreciate his music. The way he sings is like the way the poem Checking Out Me History is meant to be read. Honestly really great song and the lyrics are genius as always with Dylan. OVERALL 7/10 You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go: Very folky, again would be fun to cover. Sounds a little like George Harrison here for some reason, you can hear the influence he had on George. Guitar is peak, harmonica is peak, not sure what else to say. Great song. I enjoy the pacing, makes me feel like a cowgirl. Quite cute and the nature imagery makes me happy. Probably my favourite so far as it makes me happy. OVERALL 7/10 Meet Me in the Morning: Jammy and groovy, also makes me feel like im working on a farm. The raspiness in his voice is mint. Guitar(?) solo is great too, like it a lot. Slow pace but groovy I like it. OVERALL 7/10 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts: Very folky again, lyrics are like a story which is one of my favourite things musicians do. Very long song, 8 minutes, which can get annoying but it's a pretty fun tune and the lyrics are fun to read along to. Wouldn't be so fun in concert, but it's a nice listen, it would be fun to play by a campfire probably. Also strangely catchy. I like it a lot actually. OVERALL 7.5/10 If You See Her, Say Hello: Gentle and soft opening guitar, again nice for tending a farm or something. Makes me a little sad actually, and his voice sounds great in this. I like this one quite a lot, probably the best so far. I could cry to this. Don't have much to complain about besides maybe the sound quality. OVERALL 8/10 Shelter from the Storm: Could've sang "shelter from the storm" a little differently, wasted potential there. But it is still a catchy, good song. Again I would listen to this on a rainy morning with some tea or coffee. I could listen while studying actually, it's very chill so it wouldnt distract me too much, but still interesting and relaxing and would put me in a calm and stress-free mood. OVERALL 6.8/10 Buckets of Rain: Another good song for studying. It's interesting and enjoyable but not too exciting to distract me. I quite like it, and the lyrics are cute. It's quite catchy as well. I like it. ALBUM: Really good album, liked it a lot. A lot of these songs I could listen to while studying or just on a chill gloomy autumn morning with rain in the background, sat by a candle and reading a book, or even working in a garden or farm when its a little chilly and muddy and rainy. Very folky which I like. His voice is starting to grow on me a lot more, I used to find it irritating but he genuinely has a way with it that makes sense and is actually pretty enjoyable. I think Idiot Wind was a bit of an odd one out but it was a good song nonetheless and doesn't necessarily ruin the album, but the album would be better without it. OVERALL 7/10