- Audio Cassette (Oct 17 1990)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B0000024SJ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (206 customer reviews)
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Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. For 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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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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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Highway 61 Revisited (Audio CD)
"Did Dylan have a number one song?" What kind of criteria is that for an album review? Besides, it misses the point that Rolling Stone magazine ranks Like a Rolling Stone as the greatest rock song of all time. That would be number one, don't you think? As for 1965 belonging to the Beatles and the Stones, can't you hear the echoes of Dylan in John Lennon's composition "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away?" Indeed, the Beatles and The Stones would be among the first to take their hats off to Mr. D. for this album and his next, Blonde on Blonde.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mike Bloomfield rocks the house,
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This review is from: Highway 61 Revisited (Rm) (Audio CD)
A rock album from our Boy, hmm?Dylan has guitar flash Mike Bloomfield along for this ride, and he adds jets to this whole shebang. If you want to hear Dylan rock, really rock, then you need this album. Forget all the lyrical tricks, the hidden meanings, and just get it because it is electric, it has guitars, and they go fast. It also has maybe the best rock song of all time, "Like A Rolling Stone". From the opening rim shot to the last note, it is a classic's classic. "How does it FEEL?" asks Dylan, as he takes a former debutante to the woodshed after her world falls in. Misogynistic? Maybe, but so what? It is an awesome track. "Desolation Row" features two harmonica solos that rise the hair on your arms. The song gradually builds in its stridency, until Dylan can hardly keep from shouting the words. He solos one time, comes back with the last verse in a voice almost shaking in its intensity, then solos again to put an ending to this great, great album. Woof. In between these two songs lies a set of perhaps the greatest collection of music ever put onto record. If you are a folkie, and electric music makes you nervous, then I'm sure you prefer an earlier Dylan album, or maybe "Blonde on Blonde". If you are a rock and roll person, this disc is the one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing else like it.,
By Levi Stofer "_leon_" (Lawrenceville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Highway 61 Revisited (Rm) (Audio CD)
Some people criticize Highway 61 Revisited for being sloppily produced and too weird. On first listen, most might agree with those claims. However, once Dylan's 1965 masterpiece grows on you, these 2 criticisms just add to its charm. I mean, it would be hard to imagine a well-polished version of Tombstone Blues or From a Buick 6... and who would really want songs like that to sound polished? This album was purposely recorded in a spontaneous fashion. Not only were band members brought in on the fly (improvising through most of it), but even Dylan's lyrics were sometimes written just minutes before the tape was rolling. Knowing this just adds to the brilliance of the finished project. This is Bob Dylan at his peak of genius (and probably the peak of his drug use as well). Some argue Blood on the Tracks to be his crowning achievement... to be honest, the guy's got MANY crowning achievements. Highway 61 Revisited, though, is his greatest.
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