not that fussed on Ramona on the album but there are some nice live versions
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Never really been particularly sold on this album tbh. Couple of very good tracks in here mind. Havenāt much more to say. Had a couple of listens through this afternoon and nothings jumped out at me to change my mind. Ah well, onto next week.
With the mention of Johnny Cash a few posts up, itās reminded me one of my favourite moments in a Complete Unknown is a drunk Cash doing this
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a lot of rhyming for rhymings sake in this record, actually gets quite annoying at points.
the ballad songs (plain d aside) are a lot better than those he seems to be joking around on.
his voice definitely stepped up, sometimes getting close to peak dylan.
not my favourite album but chimes of freedom and it aināt me babe are all timers.
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sorry bit behind.
Times they are a-changin, another fucking great record. As many have commented on looses a bit of humour from freewheelin but lyrically is fucking awesome with so many incredible tracks.
Standouts for me are when the ship come in, absolutely love it, a song me and an atd often sing whilst pished sitting around the kitchen table drinking. Did dylan not also write this in like 15 mins when he was pissed off as heād been knocked back from a hotel for something?!
The Lonesome death of hattie carroll - fucking outrageously good. It builds so well, the fractional pause before singing āwith a 6 month sentenceā
Most songwriters would kill to have one track in their arsenal half as good as this. Also pretty sure its Tom waits favourite dylan track.
Also with god on our side, ballad of hollis brown, one too many mornings. Outstanding. No wonder everyone was losing their shit over him at this point. A once in a generation talent.
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Another Side is another one I assumed I knew a lot better than I do. Turns out of the early folk stuff, Freewheelinā is the only one Iām massively familiar with.
Enjoyed it. Very glad to be filling in the gaps like this. Donāt think itās up there with the two preceded it but a nice, breezier counterpoint to the weightier themes of Timesā¦ - donāt think I realised before you can take the title literally and that it drew ire from the old folk crowd before he even went electric.
Only released six months after the last one. Mad how prolific he was (and artists generally were) back then. The rate at which he released remarkably high quality stuff between ā63 and ā67 is honestly unbelievable.
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My favourite Bob live album this
I like the electric shows but I think this would have been my ideal time to see him. Just Bob and his guitar, a good selection of stuff from Freewheelin/Times/Another Side, a few of the best early rarities, and 3 of the best songs that would end up on Bringing it All Back Home.
Also has some enjoyable bits where he forgets the lyrics (he has to ask the audience how I Donāt Believe You starts) and a Joan Baez appearance. Itās got it all!
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Havenāt really listened to this before - another very good Bob Dylan record!
Sacrilege to say Iām looking forward to the change of pace next week now?
Gonna watch all the docs and films attempting to vaguely sync them with the chronology of the albums.
Anyone know where this might be available to stream?
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I have that on DVD - from memory itās not so much a documentary as just a collection of all his Newport performances (though I could be forgetting other bits). A lot of the performances are on youtube individually but some are missing and I donāt know if the full thing is available anywhere
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa7RDLj_EbXca7hzfp4mPcJUboxquufTL&si=7fVZuweWTlrtTRo4
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Another Sideā¦ was one of my weird blind spots. I knew and loved the four big songs on there, but never had it on CD, so it somehow got missed.
Growing up before streaming, I was intrigued by Dylan for a long time before I had the opportunity to hear him. My dad had some Byrds records though so I tried to find out what he was about through their cover versions. All I Really Want To Do was always a favourite of theirs, so it was kind of a shock initially hearing the original and it being so much more pared back and with the title line yodeled. I think itās cool now though.
Not sure whether The Byrds version is well known or not?
Of the less well known tracks:
Black Crow Blues sets my teeth on edge unfortunately with the vocals, harmonica and clumsy piano all out of time with each other.
Spanish Harlem & I Shall Be Free seem fine but donāt make a huge impact on me, To Ramona is lovely, Motorpsycho Nightmare just sounds like an early version of Tombstone Blues & I like I Donāt Believe You.
Ballad in Plain Dās a stinker - Iāve been dipping back into the Behind The Shades bio, looking up tracks as I go, and Dylan later thought so too:
In summary, a mixed bag for me.
My mum has recently discovered a golden oldies music channel on Freeview that sheās taken to watching a lot. Feels like every 15 minutes thereās another video of The Byrds covering another Dylan song
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Sounds like a dry run for Bob Dylanās 115th Dream to me
thatās exactly why I love it!
I Shall Be Free No.10 is loads of fun
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Will be back with more thoughts of my own next week when Iāve got a few more listens in
But will get some scores for Another Side of Bob Dylan just now
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Onwards onwards with Bringing it All Back Home
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might be my favourite one
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What an album. I cited this as my favourite for a long time though now I find it difficult to choose between this album and the next one. Incredible that they came out only a few months apart.
I usually recommend it as a starting point for the Dylan-curious though - you get to hear both his electric and acoustic sides in one place and also like 4 of his biggest hits on one album, perfect.
Electric side is great fun - Subterranean Homesick Blues is obviously a banger and Iām a huge fan of Bob Dylanās 115th Dream, one of his best lyrical odysseys. She Belongs to Me and Love Minus Zero both could have very easily been put on either side of the album. A couple of the other album tracks like Outlaw Blues and On the Road Again (and maybe even Maggieās Farm) are a lot of fun in a throwaway sort of way with fairly nonsense lyrics to the point where I can almost sort of see why some longtime fans could have been a bit dismayed by them, but still, itās good rollicking fun.
The acoustic side though, bloody hell, some of the best stuff heās ever done. Mr Tambourine Man and Itās All Over Now Baby Blue get most of the attention but Gates of Eden and Itās Alright Ma are two absolute all timers imo. So many incredible turns of phrase. Brilliant.
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Yeah, thatās how you Dylan
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