Blonde on Blonde ~ Bob Dylan

Bid Dylan truly and verily is one of the betters artists of his generation. He ranks up there with the likes of Beatles and Roling Stones. This 1966 release is amazing since he is able to qrite pertinent lyrics that grab ones attention. I want you is a tremendous track with nice lyrics, beat and sound. The rest of the album is just as good as this track with comperable ones being Pledging my time and Just like a woman. This is a stroke of pure genius. The booklet is almost done as an after thought. The photos are very nice, but there are no lyrics and there are no comments. On the whole, this is a very well done album that should not be missed.

Bob Dylan is so much better than Robert E. Lee

Blonde On Blonde is my favorite Bob Dylan Album. In fact, it's one of my favorite albums of all time. I consider it to be one of the true heights in rock 'n' roll history.... but, hey, what do I know? It takes a while for some people to "get," though. I wouldn't be suprised if you hate the thing at first. I did. The melodies are kind of hidden within the dense murk of harmonicas, guitars, tubas?, drums, and the ever-so-annoying voice of mr. Bob Dylan. The density of the music and the sheer length of Blonde On Blonde make it somewhat of an aquired taste. It's a pop album, though.... the annoyances you feel at first will give way once you start to hear and notice the sweet melodies and interesting lyrics.

fits better than a brand new leopard skin pill box hat

Bob Dylan made too many spectacular records for anyone to agree on which is his very best, but "Blonde On Blonde" is probably his most musical. Traces of the garage rock of "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Highway 61 Revisited" show up on "Obviously 5 Believers" and the hilarious "Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat," but for the most part, Dylan twists his electric sound into a more magestic, melodic shape on "Blonde On Blonde." Organist Al Kooper (of The Blues Project and later Blood Sweat And Tears) plays a more prominent role here with beautiful, fluid organ lines and Robbie Robertson's(of The Band)guitar playing is more subtle and muscular than Micheal Bloomfield's garage-gone-haywire approach on "Highway 61 Revisited" (though Bloomfield shows up here and there, most notably on the aforementioned "Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat," turning in an absolutely killer solo). Kooper and Robertson help give "Blonde On Blonde" it's epic feel on songs like "One Of Us Must Know" and the gorgeous "Just Like A Woman," the latter of which has one of the most beautiful, perfect endings I've ever heard. Dylan also has a lot of fun here with the stomping rhythm and woozy brass band on "Rainy Day Women," the bouncy, wistful "I Want You," and the wonderful kiss-off, "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine." Dylan's lyrics are, as always, amazing. "Visions Of Johanna" probably has my favorite lyrics of any Dylan song; each line is like a new revelation. A startling, perfect album.

Great Album - Awful CD

I'm sure we all know that this is one of the best albums ever made. It's certainly one of my favourite Dylan albums, as tracks like Visions of Johanna are simply superb. However, if you remember the vinyl version, you will have fond memories of the warm organ sound. The organ has almost been taken from the mix entirely, and the rest of the mix sounds distant and characterless. They are still good songs, but if you've only heard the version on this CD, you're likely only to see it is 'quite a good album'. I just hope the new remasters are an improvement. Even the packaging looks cheap.

i'll make this quick

this album is obviously an important one in the dylan collection. it is, also, one of his best. most know that dylan would years later say that this album came out more like the sound he heard in his head than any other album; most know that this album would be dylan's last masterpiece of the 60's; but i don't think that most people listen to this album properly.



for starters, the writing is much lighter here, for the most part, than the writing on his two previous album. having said that the writing is great.



there is no doubt in my mind that 'rainy day women #12 & 35' is the best bar song ever recorded;

there is no doubt in my mind that 'visions of johanna' and 'stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again' are two of the greatest songs ever recorded [like to 10 or 15 by anyone];

and there is no doubt in my mind that 'sad eyed lady of the lowlands' is the worst song dylan recorded up to that point in his career. the music is brilliant, but the lyrics are bad - just bad.



so here you have 13 brilliant songs, and one song that just doesn't cut it [unless you don't understand english]. this album really is as brilliant as any other album ever recorded sonically, but it's not par w/ HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED or BLOOD ON THE TRACKS lyrically.

my favorite album ever!

I bought Blonde On Blonde last summer, and ever since then it's been my favorite album. The minute I listened to it, I fell in love.



I had never been a Bob Dylan fan before. My parents listened to his music, but I was never interested in any of it. The songs on Blonde On Blonde, though, contain more than just that "folk music" that many people are repelled by.



The first song, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 ", starts the album out on a light, funny note. The best part of the album, though, is the stretch of songs from "Visions of Johanna " to "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again ". I can't even explain how it makes me feel when I listen to those four songs, but I just feel good.



The ending is perfect with "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", a song that I never want to end, even though it's about 8-10 minutes long.



Many people say that Highway 61 is Dylan's best album, but to me Blonde On Blonde is and it will always be my favorite album ever.