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She Belongs To Me
Bob Dylan pushed some limits and made some people angry and in the process created one of the best albums of the sixties. Bringing It All Back Home is one of the essential Bob Dylan albums and a must own for any fan. 5 Stars.
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A classic by the greatest of them allReview created: 06/03/06(updated 12/01/06)
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Along with Paul McCartney and Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan is the most important figure of post-WWII popular music. This album was one of the four, along with "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," "Highway 61 Revisited," and "Blonde on Blonde," which turned him from just another folk singer into the pre-eminent singer-songwriter of our time.
While Dylan's stature and historical importance are objective facts, whether or not one likes his music is, of course, strictly subjective. People usually fall into one of three camps, those that love him, those that hate him, and those who like his songs when someone else is singing them. I fall into the first group. Although I like covers of his songs very much, especially those by Judy Collins and Joan Baez, it is always enjoyable and interesting to hear the originals.
This album doesn't have a weak song on it. His "hit singles," such as "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" (the latter far better than the sanitized version by the Byrds, which is wildly overplayed on oldies radio stations) are there, along with the typically Dylanesque epics of many stanzas and one predominant rhyme, such as "It's Alright Ma," and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream." "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," covered by everyone, never loses its charm, whether sung by Dylan or anyone else, and even the album's less familiar songs, such as "Outlaw Blues," and "On the Road Again," provide interesting rhymes and great lines. "Gates of Eden" shows the political protest, "Blowing In The Wind" side of the folk singer, "She Belongs To Me" the "I have trouble with women" side, and both sides are combined in "Maggie's Farm." Still, if I could only have one song off of the album, it would probably be "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," if only because it made possible Judy Collins' cover of it, one of the most perfect songs of all time.
If you have any interest in Dylan or the history of popular music, get this album and the three others I mentioned earlier. Songwriting just doesn't get any better.
While Dylan's stature and historical importance are objective facts, whether or not one likes his music is, of course, strictly subjective. People usually fall into one of three camps, those that love him, those that hate him, and those who like his songs when someone else is singing them. I fall into the first group. Although I like covers of his songs very much, especially those by Judy Collins and Joan Baez, it is always enjoyable and interesting to hear the originals.
This album doesn't have a weak song on it. His "hit singles," such as "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" (the latter far better than the sanitized version by the Byrds, which is wildly overplayed on oldies radio stations) are there, along with the typically Dylanesque epics of many stanzas and one predominant rhyme, such as "It's Alright Ma," and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream." "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," covered by everyone, never loses its charm, whether sung by Dylan or anyone else, and even the album's less familiar songs, such as "Outlaw Blues," and "On the Road Again," provide interesting rhymes and great lines. "Gates of Eden" shows the political protest, "Blowing In The Wind" side of the folk singer, "She Belongs To Me" the "I have trouble with women" side, and both sides are combined in "Maggie's Farm." Still, if I could only have one song off of the album, it would probably be "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," if only because it made possible Judy Collins' cover of it, one of the most perfect songs of all time.
If you have any interest in Dylan or the history of popular music, get this album and the three others I mentioned earlier. Songwriting just doesn't get any better.
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Bob Dylan, the BetrayerReview created: 09/23/00
by: amerpie -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
the birth of folk-rock
the birth of folk-rock
Cons:
the end of the all acoustic Dylan
the end of the all acoustic Dylan
Thirty-five years ago John Kennedy was less than two years dead. Fifty thousand Americans were alive who later died in Vietnam. The social consciousness that arose from the folk music of the decades early years was transitioning to an electric sound. Someone, certainly not himself, had anointed a funny-haired guy from the upper mid-west as the spokesman for a generation. In the year 2000, when music is about money and marketing contacts, it s hard to imagine that once there really were artists releasing recordings of poetry set to music. Next year, Bob Dylan will turn 60. Purposefully cryptic.
Review ID: 10000000000218116
It's Just Begun, Baby Blue...Review created: 12/03/04
by: the_musician -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"; lyrics of "It's Alright, Ma"; electric guitars!
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"; lyrics of "It's Alright, Ma"; electric guitars!
Cons:
None
None
It was in 1965 when Bob Dylan first laid foot upon pop culture's road less travelled. As he had sung before, the times were indeed a-changin', and the new eclecticism of youthful music listeners and musicians opened up many previously unavailable avenues for musicians to explore. It made sense then to expect Dylan to grow parallel to the rest of the folk canon that was emerging at that time. No one expected that Dylan would venture in a completely new direction though - and by doing so, change the definition of popular music forever. With his 5th studio album Bringing It All Back Home, he...
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Yet Another Side of Bob DylanReview created: 06/02/01
by: RockReview -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
A great mix of folky acoustic Dylan and bluesy electric Dylan. Some incredible lyrics.
A great mix of folky acoustic Dylan and bluesy electric Dylan. Some incredible lyrics.
Cons:
The album P*ssed-off folk purists. (Is that really a con??)
The album P*ssed-off folk purists. (Is that really a con??)
1965 was a pivotal year for Bob Dylan. Up until '65, Dylan was known for acoustic folk, but in '65, at the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan shocked his fans by going electric . Bringing It All Back Home is very much a transition album. For the first time, studio musicians played an important role on a Dylan album. This is shown in the first 6 songs, which are electric. The last 5 are simply vocals, acoustic, guitar and harmonica like the Dylan of old. Often when a musician does something experimental, it is inconsistent or simply not as good as previous material. Bob Dylan is not your typical...
Review ID: 10000000000218118
One Of The Best From the Man With A Voice Like GlueReview created: 11/19/01
by: sc_dawber -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
11 original songs that capture what Dylan was about in the 60s.
11 original songs that capture what Dylan was about in the 60s.
Cons:
None.
None.
Fans of Bob Dylan seem to be unlike any fans I've encountered for other music artists. Perhaps because he was so revolutionary or because so many criticize his singing and style. Maybe a combination of the two. Because of this, Dylan seems to be able to do no wrong. So, as a fan myself, I'm going to rate every album of his as a masterpiece, right? Well, most of them are. But Bringin' It All Back Home is an exceptionally good masterpiece. One of the best albums Dylan ever released. Released in 1965, its the first in his trilogy of eletric trilogy about love, drugs and changing society (Highway.
Review ID: 10000000000218124
Invention of a New SoundReview created: 07/02/00
by: Tallgent -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Dylan's first flirtations with electric.
Dylan's first flirtations with electric.
Cons:
Not as ambitious as the following album.
Not as ambitious as the following album.
Ah, to actually witness the switch, that's why I'm jealous of people who followed Dylan through his days as a troubadour touring Greenwich Village. Bob Dylan was already respected amongst folk musicians, that much is widely known. But only recently, what with the long-awaited and anticipated release of the "Royal Albert Hall" 1966 concert and the recollections of the Newport Music Festival, has Dylan's true legacy been remembered and appreciated. It was simply this: Dylan went electric and invented Folk-Rock. This had a monumental effect on popular music. From the Folk-Rock genre came the...
Review ID: 10000000000218123
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