Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Blonde on Blonde
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Artist: Bob Dylan
Brand: Sony
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Pledging My Time
  3. Visions of Johanna
  4. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
  5. I Want You
  6. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
  7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  8. Just Like a Woman
  9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
  10. Temporary Like Achilles
  11. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  12. 4th Time Around
  13. Obviously 5 Believers
  14. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Music reviews of Blonde on Blonde

Music Review: The greatest lyrical album of all time
Rating: 5 Stars

The year was 1966. The year after Bob Dylan decided to make everybody try harder with "Like a Rolling Stone" and his accompanying album Highway 61 Revisited. The year that The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, and The Byrds decided to create some of the most mind-warping and innovative albums of all time. Highway 61 Revisited is more important than Blonde on Blonde, only because it was released first and had such an immediate impact on the face of pop culture at the time, but Blonde on Blonde is a better album both lyrically and musically. On Blonde on Blonde, all the songs are about women, be it directly or indirectly. Considering his marriage to Sara and his long-term relationship to Joan Baez, it should come as no surprise that Dylan would be inspired to write less politically-charged songs and more introspective and romantic songs around this time. This album is basically about women seen through the eyes of a genius who also happens to have a romantic soul. This isn't soul music however. This is Dylan doing what he does best: mind-warp poetry set to rock and roll. This is perhaps the most lyrically complex album ever recorded. If you enjoy analyzing lyrics, don't take a sip, take a gigantic GULP because this is as good as it gets. All the songs except for "Just Like a Woman" have either a rocking or bluesy feel to them. Some songs such as "Obviously Five Believers" and "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" have more style than substance, but that is not a problem because it's good for the listener to take a break from the complexity of the other songs. Blonde on Blonde displays a vast array of emotions that permeate the human condition; humor, longing, frustration, anger, bitterness, and pathos are all found on this masterpiece. To my ears, all the songs are great except for "Just Like a Woman", which so happens to be the second-most popular song on the album (after "Rainy Day Women"). It's a ballad and not very profound when compared to the other riveting ballad on the album "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands". "Sad-Eyed Lady" is slower but at least it packs an emotional wallop that "Just Like a Woman" can't even come close to muster. Something about the vocals and lyrics on "Just Like a Woman" rubs me the wrong way and I don't care for Al Kooper's organ on the song either. There are nine songs on Highway 61 Revisited and every single song on it is a classic, but on Blonde on Blonde, Dylan goes thirteen for fourteen, which to me is even more impressive. A+

Description of Blonde on Blonde

Sundazed is proud to present the first-ever reissue of the original mono mix of this landmark double album, recorded in Nashville with Al Kooper, Robbie Robertson, and a cadre of top session cats. The result, later described by Dylan as "that thin, wild mercury sound," is a unique masterwork that sounds as vital today as when first released in 1966. This Sundazed edition is presented on High-Definition Vinyl, from the absolute original analog mono masters.
Considered an unprecedented magnum opus when it arrived on two records in May of 1966 (1997's Time out of Mind is actually only about a minute shorter), Blonde on Blonde featured Dylan continuing to demonstrate remarkable powers over the course of 14 new numbers. Working in Nashville with session men and a few conscripted recruits (Al Kooper, Robbie Robertson), Dylan continued to bend minds with his warped lyrics and phrasing. Even dashed-off numbers such as "Obviously 5 Believers" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" contribute to the crazed, fun-house ambiance. Dylan will never be this wild again. --Steven Stolder

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