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Line-up:
Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Kenneth A.Buttrey - Drums
Rick Danko - Bass, Violin, Vocals
Robbie Robertson - Guitar, Vocals
Tracklist:
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...
7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
8. Just Like a Woman
9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go...
10. Temporary Like Achilles
11. Absolutely Sweet Marie
12. 4th Time Around
13. Obviously 5 Believers
14. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Website:
www.bobdylan.com |
Scene from the movie "High
Fidelity": Saturday morning inside the packed second hand vinyl store (which belongs to John
Cuzak). The fatty assistant (music-freak) of the shop passes on to the ignorant customer the
"Blonde On Blonde" vinyl, hugs him and whispers: "Don't you have this
album? Ssshhh, don't say it to anyone. Don't worry - take it and everything will be all
right".
If there are 4-5 persons/groups who have literally changed modern music's
history, then Bob Dylan is definitely one of them. To argue that one of his albums is the best one would be objective
(although "Highway 61 Revisited" is for sure the most influential), so I can say that
"Blonde On Blonde" is among his top class works, and my favourite one.
The amazing thing here is that we get 14 songs (73 minutes of
music) without a single weak moment. The sound of the album sticks to the sound of his early days where it
belongs: a mixture of folk/blues/rock. I can hardly highlight the number of anthems included
here: "Rainy Day Women Nos 12 & 35", "I Want You", "Just Like A
Woman", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "Visions of Johanna"
....You know what, the music-freak in the movie was right. Whenever I play this
album, everything is all right!
by
Alex Savatianos
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