šŸŽø Ballad of a Thin Man: the Dylan Listening Club - Shot of Love (1981) - from post 1122

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Highway 61 Revisited - 9/10

Deffo the most consistent of his ā€˜classicsā€™ so far.

Though potentially for me, Like a rolling stone and highway 61 are two of his classic songs that have most lost their impact for me.

Tombstone Blues, Ballad of a thin man and Desolation Row though, still so good

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Some great singing in this:

My advice is to let the boys in

Is there hole for me to get sick in?

With a fantastic collection of stamps to win friends and influence his uncle

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that slide whistle

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As mentioned I find it hard to choose between Highway 61 and Bringing it all Back Home but theyā€™re my two favourites by a mile

I think there are a couple more all timers on Bringing and I love the contrast in the two sides, but the electric material feels a bit more substantial and fully formed on Highway. An incredible opener and closer, but itā€™s easy forget how good some of the tracks in between are. Tombstone Blues is a personal favourite.

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WELL IF I GO DOWN DYING YOU KNOW SHEā€™S BOUND TO PUT A BLANKET ON MY BED

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Shout out to a classic non-album single

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How does he make

Youā€™ve been through all of F. Scott Fitzgeraldā€™s books
Youā€™re very well-read, itā€™s well-known

sound like such a sick burn?

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Two for the playlist off Highway 61 Revisited

  • Like A Rolling Stone
  • Tombstone Blues
  • It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry
  • From A Buick 6
  • Ballad of Thin Man
  • Queen Jane Approximately
  • Highway 61 Revisited
  • Just Like Tom Thumbs Blue
  • Desolation Row
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Might make a spreadsheet :nerd_face:

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I think in part its because its not that overplayed really.

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I like how the best songs on it are written out of spite. Underrated emotion for good music.

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Stuck this album on yesterday in the car, was punching the steering wheel in delight within seconds. Must go for a headphone listen to it and BIABH soon because I have thoughts about the band performances on both that I need to put into words.

Incredible the power ā€˜Like A Rolling Stoneā€™ still has now. Just a perfect performance.

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And this

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Very few singers manage to convey contempt with quite the precision Bob does. Itā€™s an underrated skill.

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Highway 61 is fuckkng incredible.
Iā€™ll get back to you soon with a proper critique

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This is insanely good

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Think thatā€™ll do it tbf

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Made a mistake and been listening to John Wesley Harding.

I forgot about Blonde on Blonde

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Either would be ahead of scheduled so youā€™re BARRED either way

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