It's his best. Nothing even comes close. I bought it two years after it came out. I must have been 16. It's on a par with anything William Shakespeare wrote, and I love Shakespeare too. Blood on the Tracks would be second. If I mentioned any of the songs, I guess I'd be here all day writing about all of the songs. Either you get it or you don't. If you don't, that's fine, because like shaking a kaleidoscope, you can walk away with a different impression, a different perspective, a different inspiration, and on and on every time you hear it. I fell back into the album so many times daily when dealing with the realities of growing up, facing things like algebra, friends leaving home, the war, moms telling daughters "you can do better than him", keeping a straight face in the principal's office, later showing kindness and generosity and emotional shelter to the students in my English class. Like my "essay" here, the album covers the random. But like Poe, Dylan is hypnotic..."Once upon a midnight dreary..." (Poe's The Raven)----"With your mercury mouth in the missionary times..." I feel blessed to have lived in a time where the language I speak is so magically and artistically manipulated into such beauty by Bob Dylan, or "Mr. Dylan" as he is referred to by "The Coast", KOZT out of Mendocino. I have a gig this afternoon and the first song will be The Ballad of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid. Random, all encompassing sheer beauty.
I agree with the assembly of the song. Besides the term “stoned” being used in the refrain, which has another meaning, there’s nothing in the lyrics to suggest that the song’s topic is pot. I see the song as a twin to “Gotta Serve Somebody”, both saying that the rules of world are universal to all the players and unavoidable in their consequences. It sucks, because here I am trying to be so good, and inevitably I will have rocks thrown at me. Sheesh Louise!
I agree with you wholeheartedly that "Blonde On Blonde" is Dylan's greatest album, except for another one that is its equal and that's "John Wesley Harding". These are Bob's greatest masterpieces in my humble opinion. Bob combined two elements on both records, a method he has used ever since. He wrote fantastic songs, and then got the best session musicians, engineers and producers to make finished tracks. I can still listen to "Blonde On Blonde" and "John Wesley Harding" to this very day and marvel at how great those records are, just as much as when I was a teenager in the '60s and first bought them.
bobs best album ?? ,, no doubt its a brillant album ,, but i allways reach for bringing it all back home and highway 61 before it ,, and my most played dylan album is blood on the tracks all day long ,, but then ,, just personal preference ,, awesome artist , love ya bob ,
How can you compare Gates of Eden and It's All Right Ma and Tambourine man with anything on Blonde on Blonde? Even Visions of Johanna meanders with some nonsense about finding someone's knees.
@@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp exactly ,, but critics always rave how its bobs greatest album ,, it just does not grab me like some of bobs other great albums ,, but as always , its personal preference .
"But to live outside the law you must be honest."
--------ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE
Greatest album ever made! Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands is my favorite Dylan song! I listen to this album in its entirety at least once a week
Yeah my fav too.
I like the way Joan Baez sings it on her double album of Dylan songs. .
One of my favorite albums of all time and by far my favorite Dylan one.
Thank you Jon, really like this, all things I didn't know, great upload!!!
I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for stopping by! I'm excited to release part 2 and 3!
@@learnasongwithjon Thank you for all your work :)!!!
It's his best. Nothing even comes close. I bought it two years after it came out. I must have been 16. It's on a par with anything William Shakespeare wrote, and I love Shakespeare too. Blood on the Tracks would be second. If I mentioned any of the songs, I guess I'd be here all day writing about all of the songs. Either you get it or you don't. If you don't, that's fine, because like shaking a kaleidoscope, you can walk away with a different impression, a different perspective, a different inspiration, and on and on every time you hear it. I fell back into the album so many times daily when dealing with the realities of growing up, facing things like algebra, friends leaving home, the war, moms telling daughters "you can do better than him", keeping a straight face in the principal's office, later showing kindness and generosity and emotional shelter to the students in my English class. Like my "essay" here, the album covers the random. But like Poe, Dylan is hypnotic..."Once upon a midnight dreary..." (Poe's The Raven)----"With your mercury mouth in the missionary times..." I feel blessed to have lived in a time where the language I speak is so magically and artistically manipulated into such beauty by Bob Dylan, or "Mr. Dylan" as he is referred to by "The Coast", KOZT out of Mendocino. I have a gig this afternoon and the first song will be The Ballad of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid. Random, all encompassing sheer beauty.
Dylan one of my heroes.
B on B release date 6/20/66. Freak out with the Mothers of Invention 6/27/66
this was the peak===never equaled, writing, side men, production,solos,costume, pr---
I agree with the assembly of the song. Besides the term “stoned” being used in the refrain, which has another meaning, there’s nothing in the lyrics to suggest that the song’s topic is pot. I see the song as a twin to “Gotta Serve Somebody”, both saying that the rules of world are universal to all the players and unavoidable in their consequences. It sucks, because here I am trying to be so good, and inevitably I will have rocks thrown at me. Sheesh Louise!
Dylan absolutely did lsd. His art reflects it
I assumed Blonde On Blonde referenced Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol, two 60's iconic platinum blondes, as well as an acronym for BOB
Frank Zappa's first album was double, and came out about the same time in the States.
I agree with you wholeheartedly that "Blonde On Blonde" is Dylan's greatest album, except for another one that is its equal and that's "John Wesley Harding". These are Bob's greatest masterpieces in my humble opinion. Bob combined two elements on both records, a method he has used ever since. He wrote fantastic songs, and then got the best session musicians, engineers and producers to make finished tracks. I can still listen to "Blonde On Blonde" and "John Wesley Harding" to this very day and marvel at how great those records are, just as much as when I was a teenager in the '60s and first bought them.
I can't turn the volume up enough to hear this video. Am I going deaf?
It's definitely not produced the greatest! I'll be better next time 👍.
Record labels and companies have the same mafioso control over the talent that pharmaceutical companies have over most of the western world.
bobs best album ?? ,, no doubt its a brillant album ,, but i allways reach for bringing it all back home and highway 61 before it ,, and my most played dylan album is blood on the tracks all day long ,, but then ,, just personal preference ,, awesome artist , love ya bob ,
How can you compare Gates of Eden and It's All Right Ma and Tambourine man with anything on Blonde on Blonde? Even Visions of Johanna meanders with some nonsense about finding someone's knees.
@@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp exactly ,, but critics always rave how its bobs greatest album ,, it just does not grab me like some of bobs other great albums ,, but as always , its personal preference .
Utterly crap its a masterpiece
This is still my least favorite album of the electric period, still good definitely an A tier