Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Highway 61 Revisited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Blood on the Tracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 It's a three-way tie betwixt: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bringin' It All Back Home, and Blonde on Blonde with Hwy 61 Revisited being a strong 1a. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Blonde on Blonde by a nose. Might have been Blood on the Tracks a year ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Highway 61 Revisited is my favorite as well, followed by Blood on the Tracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 blonde on blonde. then bringing it all back home. then highway 61. not that it comes close to my top 5, but i always liked self portrait. i always felt one day i'd rar it up & let everyone download it. not bad at all. just don't look for any superb lyrical output. but if you like music that sounds nice, its tremendous. in all honesty, there could be a novel written regarding all of the myths, origins, chemicals, insincerity behind the album. its the album that tarnished the legend of dylan. the album that he never recovered from. the album that pissed off so many loyal fans/critics that he's never shared the undisputed praise since. in fact, he's arguably only been granted ONE classic album since. the rest have had its distractors. maybe if he didn't alienate his followers with odes "i forgot more than you'll ever know" and crooned versions of "like a rolling stone" and "the boxer". its a fascinating listen. in retrospect its easy to see why the album had been panned in 1970, but knowing everything dylan has done since, its a magnificent album in 2006. especially in its context. especially considering the fact that dylan has added to the myth by admitting he poo poo'd the album intentionally because he didn't enjoy being hassled and praised effusively at decade's end. but thats revisionist history. and i'm talkin dylan revisionist history. and the only certainty about that is there is no certainty. he's intertwined the truth with so much bullshit that i doubt he knows his original frame of mind when originally conceptualizing the album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 self portrait thoughts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 20, 2006 I think I'm gonna check this out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 not to follow the pack, but I'm also going with Highway 61 Revisited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 To echo Banky's sentiments, I alternate between Blonde On Blonde and Bringing It All Back Home, but the former usually wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 if 'bringing it all back home' only had "subterranean homesick blues" and all of side 2, it would win in a landslide. as it stands, i'll take 'blonde on blonde'. that's one durable-as-shit record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks banky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JumpinJackFlash Report post Posted July 23, 2006 Highway 61 Revisited. Nothing short of greatness here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 self portrait thoughts An interesting mess, but a mess nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2006 Hey, we never talk about how The Basement Tapes. Mainly, about how boring it is. Oh, yes, I went there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2006 its funny because the basement tapes were never a representation of any official dylan or band releases. its an entity amongst itself. and to be honest, it is greatly overated because the suspects involved. but there's something magical about sitting in a methempetamine basement with your friends & just jamming endlessly. i think the concept, and legend of dylan at the time is more the root of the albums status. and even though dylan is generous to release loads of his unreleased shit, this would be the first example of robertson going into business for himself by releasing the basement tapes. this was a robertson production. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2006 Hey, we never talk about how The Basement Tapes. Mainly, about how boring it is. Oh, yes, I went there. i feel this way about the electric set of the royal albert hall show. "tell me momma" is the only one i can stand repeat listens of. everything else puts me to sleep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2006 its funny because the basement tapes were never a representation of any official dylan or band releases. its an entity amongst itself. and to be honest, it is greatly overated because the suspects involved. but there's something magical about sitting in a methempetamine basement with your friends & just jamming endlessly. i think the concept, and legend of dylan at the time is more the root of the albums status. and even though dylan is generous to release loads of his unreleased shit, this would be the first example of robertson going into business for himself by releasing the basement tapes. this was a robertson production. Robertson isn't entirely at fault here; it's not as if Dylan had no control over this being released. Anyway, the songs are mostly kinda of blah. Yes, it sounds like they all had one of hell of a time recording it, but that doesn't translate well when listening to it. And the songs here that were later recorded by other acts (like the Band and the Byrds) were done better by those other acts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2006 i know dylan didn't veto. but it wasn't his idea to be released. and the main reason the songs are "blah" is because of the raw nature of their signing, playing, and especially the recording. just listening to i shall be released & tears of rage from the tapes compared to big pink proves this. they were never meant to be released. and even to this day, i wonder why they were officially released in 75. i'd understand more in the 21st century with the rest of dylan's motherload, but why 30 years ago? luckily rock critics were so desperate for anything good from both the dylan & the band they foolishly blew their load over this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2006 I'm picking Desire, only because how PIMP Dylan looks on the cover. I actually just picked up this on CD today, new for $8. I'm partial to Bringing It All Back Home myself. But I only own five of his albums (Another Side, The Freewheelin, The Times They Are A Changin, Desire, and Bringing It All Back Home. Six if you count Bootleg Series Vol. 5) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2006 "Joey" is one of the worst Dylan songs ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2006 i used to love desire.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 Bringing It All Back Home has a higher quantity of great songs than any other Dylan album (even Blonde On Blonde) and the filler is all good filler, so I will go with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2006 Bringing It All Back home has a higher quantity of great songs then any other Dylan album (even Blonde On Blonde) and the filler is all good filler so I will go with that. no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2006 Subterranean Homesick Blues Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Mr Tambourine Man Gates Of Eden It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Do you not think that is at the very least a comparable number of great songs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2006 115th dream is filler. dylan did way funnier than that. also wouldn't quite call maggie's farm great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
