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As I have recently turned on to people`s poetry I decided to get into Bob Dylan. Such memories too. Great music for a certain mood!
For Blonde on Blonde, a double album in vinyl, Dylan moved away from the group of New York based musicians that had backed him on Highway 61 revisited and moved to Nashville to work with their finest (only keyboard player Al Kooper came South with him for this album, and Robbie Robertson of The Band is the only other non Nashville musician credited). The result is a different style again, but a stunning collection of tracks several of which provided hits for both Dylan and those who covered them: Rainy Day Women Nos 12 and 35, One Of Us Must Know, I Want You and Just Like A Woman in particular. Stock Inside Of Mobile is a personal favourite of mine and Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, which took up the whole of side 4 on the original album, is regarded as a classic. A couple of months after this album was released in 1966 Dylan had his infamous motorcycle accident up in the hinterland of New York State. His recuperation there saw him working with The Hawks, who were his road backing band of the time. They became known around the town there as The Band. The name stuck, and they released Music From Big Pink as their debut. The work they had done with Dylan formed the basis for The Basement Tapes, much bootlegged before being formally released much later.Read full review
This album quite possibly shows Dylan at the top of his powers in the 1960s. This was my first Dylan record and initially I really didn't like it. Bob isn't the best singer in the world and I was expecting something a little more tuneful. However, after leaving the CD on the shelf for several months I came back to it, this time deciding to REALLY listen to it, so I slapped my headphones on and started. I slowly worked through the album and soon realised the brilliance of it is in the lyrics. Unfathomable some of them may be, but the skill of the way Dylan puts them together is both hypnotic and facinating. Perhaps those new to Dylan would be better to start with "Bringing it all back home" or "Highway 61 Revisited", which I feel are more accessable, however you can hardly go wrong if you start here: believe me, it grows on you! A Masterpiece.Read full review
Used to have this record but lost it and forgot about it. When I played it, it all came back to me. Three outstanding tracks: Visions of Joanna; 4th time around and sad eyed lady of the lowlands. It's just great. So different to his other albumns. I've nearly worn it out!