Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan

Advantages: See text. Greeaat rocking album
Disadvantages: none, just read the thing man!

...like "ohh yeeeeah." Blonde On Blonde is the third and final instalment in the world famous 'Dylan going electric' phase, and was released in 1966 the year of that infamous 'Royal Albert Hall' gig. And rather than give a typically long introductory service for all you pop-pickers out there I'm going to give you more time to spend with your loved ones and build a better world -together- today and let the music talk.. ~~~~The Music~~~~ 'Rainy Day Women ...
...agony and pain, but with Blonde On Blonde I have no sleepless nights of worry. You can bop away till your head falls off and the Limp Biscuits and Spitknot loving 12 year olds on the street have a good game of footy with it. Well, only three pages long in word.. impressed? It seems so short to me. What do you think? Let me know in the comments now won't you? Good. Drive Safely. Night. Have a laugh, have a rock-de-doo, learn about making music and ... Read review

Advantages: Innovative
Disadvantages: none

For anyone under the age of 30 the name of Bob Dylan probably doesn't mean very much. Those who have heard of him think of him as just another ageing rock star who still makes critically acclaimed records that get five star reviews in Q magazine but that sound a bit dodgy all the same. This would be a very unfair appraisal of such an important figure in modern music. So let me take you back those halcyon days of 1966 when four lads from Liverpool ...
...also a time when an angry young man named Bob Dylan represented all that was rebellious and intellectual about popular music. UNCLE BOB By the mid sixties Bob Dylan had become the darling of the folk music scene. He had started to attract an audience at the beginning of the decade by in playing his own brand of updated traditional folk songs in front of hip/beatnik audiences in New York's hotbed of alternative lifestyle, Greenwich Village. Dylan ... Read review

Advantages: Blues tinged rock, Dylan's best ever?
Disadvantages: It has to end... u dont want it to.. but it has to!

This album represents, in my opinion some of Dylan's best work. The tracks and the mood of this album seem to have moved a little from the folk/protest roots and on to something more rocky and bluesy. The tracks range from simple but catchy 12 bar blues songs such as "Pledging my Time" to the classic "Visions of Johanna" which allows Dylan to display all of his song writing prowess and seamlessly put together a track which sounds heavenly. A big ...
...the harmonica plays, i love blues music and i love Bob Dylan and i love the sound and the harmony you can achieve, or Bob Dylan can and does acheive betweeen guitar and harmonica. This is also displayed on "Don't think twice, its alright" which isn't on this album but can be recommended as further listening if this album is to your tastes. The lyrics are, as you would expect from one of the best song writers of all time, of a high standard throughout ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent songwriting, a masterpiece
Disadvantages: None

Bob Dylan is to my mind the single most influential figure in modern music. He revolutionised modern poetry, folk music, and popular music. His work bridges generations and the quality of his songwriting has never been rivaled. Even the most accomplished of todays contemporary artists can only imitate. "Blonde on Blonde" is a truly remarkable album that captures Dylan at what was perhaps his creative peak (although, some would argue that of the ...
...(originally released as a double LP) was recorded in two or three days. The direction of the album was hinted at in its predecessor "Highway 61 revisited", which I feel finally drove the nail into the coffin of the cliche-ridden topical songwriter. Dylan's work was developing a complexity to challenge a Picasso. The overall theme comes through the songs like an absraction rather than from any particular lines which spell-out a too-easily-understood ... Read review

Advantages: Rock's top singer-songwriter at his creative peak
Disadvantages: Where do you go after perfection?

In 1966 Bob Dylan was at the peak of his creative powers, writing and recording like there was no tomorrow. This 14-track album, first released as a double LP (probably rock's first) and now a single CD, was recorded in a few days. Over 30 years later it remains an astonishing achievement, and for some time it tied with the Beatles' 'Sergeant Pepper' and 'Revolver' in most 'best album' polls. The different moods and styles that Dylan approaches ...
...only Top 10 single from it (despite radio bans because of the drug references), "Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 and 35", is almost a novelty with its marching beat, party atmosphere and oompah trombone. "Absolutely Sweet Marie" vies with it as the most commercial song of all, and sounds terrific on the radio, with its "Summertime Blues"-like guitar and rhythm. "Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat" is a playful, chunky boogie which Status Quo might have almost recorded ... Read review