Music : Highway 61 Revisited
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0827969239926
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: June 01, 2004
Sales Rank: 574
Studio: Sony
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Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the rules of the game. Jimi Hendrix made note of Mr. Z's technically suspect pitch and decided that he too was a singer. And the backing, though ragged, is precisely right. Is this the essential Dylan album? It's certainly one of them. --Steven Stolder
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Love it or hate it, Highway 61 is Dylan's masterpiece, a real watershed moment in the evolution of the folk revival and the mid '60s rebirth of rock 'n' roll at the hands of Bob, the Beatles, etc. Bob probably gained as many new fans as he lost old ones (think Newport '65), and this move produced likely as much controversy in the folk world as John Lennon's "Beatles are bigger than Jesus" comment did in the world in general--'66 would prove to be a difficult year for both of these rock icons--but once Highway 61 hit the racks in August of 1965, there was no going back.
The album opens with Dylan's great riches-to-rags anthem, "Like a Rolling Stone," a 6:07 single that went to #2 in the late summer of '65, prevented only from reaching the top spot by the Beatles' "Help!", which was #1 for three weeks. "Stone" was also Dylan's final production with Tom Wilson behind the mixing desk; the remainder of the album was produced by Bob Johnston, with whom Dylan would work through Nashville Skyline. Next up is "Tombstone Blues," featuring some of Dylan's most amazing psychedelic poetry and some amazing guitar soloing from the late, great Michael Bloomfield, and then the track from which this review's title is drawn, the slow blues "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry." Then, the oddly upbeat car-death rocker "From a Buick 6" and Dylan's slow, vituperative "Ballad of a Thin Man," a poison dart cast with deadly precision at Dylan's critics and detractors ("Something ... Read More
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I know there are others that would disagree but Dylan going electric was the greatest and probably one of the most controversial things in music history. This isn't my favorite Dylan album but with that said it's absolutely incredible and essential. So many people have great reviews about this album and their right! I couldn't pick out a favorite song on this because like any Bob album they always say something new and I always get a different feeling from it. To anybody thinking about buying, do it, no matter if its for pleasure or pure music education, it's essential.
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Yawn! Why is this album in such high regard? It's crap. It's just a commercial computer manufactured pile of flaming poo. The guy can't even play guitar! He only knows how to play two chords. I think it's about time someone showed this hack to write music- Fred Durst, perhaps?
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Well here we are. One of the most renowned and praised pieces of popular music in history. Last time we saw Bob Dylan he was proving that he was more than a simple folk singer. This time around, he's proving that he should be held in the same regard as Michaelangelo and Socrates.
The most famous drum crash and organ blast ever. "Like A Rolling Stone" is the song that needs no introduction. It's the song that is continually voted as the greatest and most important song of all time, even almost 45 years later. It changed what pop music could be, it changed what could be considered a "hit" song, and as everyone from the Beatles to Springsteen to Wilco will attest to- it proved that shooting for the moon could pay off. It's the song that starts this album here and sets the table for what will follow. "Tombstone Blues" is next- it's Bob's scathing oppinion on various topics of the time- war, crime, hypocricy, religion, etc- in a vain similar to "Maggie's Farm" from his "Bringing It All Back Home" album. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh..." and "From a Buick 6" are the next two tracks, and both seemingly deal with a woman in Dylan's life. While "Buick" seems to hold in high regards the woman who takes care of Dylan and keeps him grounded and in check, "It Takes..." appears to serve almost as a warning to her- Dylan wants to be a certain way, and much else should not be expected of him. "Ballad of A Thin Man", an attack on a magazine columnist whom Dylan felt had him misunderstood ... Read More
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This CD is a real classic. I would have given it 4 1/2 stars but the computer didn't seem to be able to give it that rating. Anyway, I love the CD and I can't believe it took me so many years to finally buy it. But it is a great CD and one everyone should have in their collection.
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