Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan - Various Artists

Advantages: Fantastic music, His voice, BOB DYLAN has arrived!
Disadvantages: none!

...Bob Dylan was born on the 24th May 1941 and by the time he was just 20 years old here comes his very first album! He'd already been making music for a long time of course, it was in his soul. And the one thing you can never ever claim about Dylan is that he was a listener-friend record company creation, Dylan had to fight his way to the top. He won over were he played, although his personal style and the way he gave everything his very own unique touch meant that not all the folk audience appreciated him. But that couldn't stop the man, it was written in his soul that he was going to change the world via music and so he did it. And so in 1962 the album 'Bob Dylan' hit the world and excited people more than just about any other new artist's first album. For here was a mere 20 year old who had not just his own unique style but who... Read review

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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 later "Blood on the Tracks"). Amazingly the entire album (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... Read review

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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 attraction to me about this album is the role that 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... Read review

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