Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited ALBUM REVIEW 

Lucas Garibaldi this should be the top comment

he a big boy tho

hahahaha

Mr. melon

He does put his eyes in his pocket lol

8 months later and I just found your comment, and let me tell you it brought a smile to my face. Here in Argentina we have two words for a singer: cantante (literally "singer") and cantor (let's translate that as songster or songstress since there's not a word for it in English). A legendary Argentine folklore singer once said: a singer is someone who can sing, a songster is someone who must sing. And I think Dylan is that. He's not a poet or a popstar, he treads between those worlds and never fully settles on either, the songs simply beckon him to write them down and sing them, and he must comply. Perhaps his voice or his body are not fully up to the task but even with his physical restrictions he is completely commited to singing those words and nothing's going to stop him, not age, not time, not his vocal cords giving out. And I thank him for that.

Thank you for these comments! You both perfectly captured why bob Dylan is such a great artist

@@patriciofernandez2711 very eloquent , and articulate. Good points

Megan made great points too.....heres my two cents He is a much better singer than he gets credit for at times..people can copy that nasal delivery and get a laugh...but if you have ever tried to cover a dylan song and capture his timbre and delivery , its very very hard. I mean ya ok something like rollin stone , maybe but the early acoustic stuff that seems simple, is deceptive. And he gets ya , he makes you feel..you believe what hes singing is true And when others try , myself included , its not always felt , its lost in translation

@@imannonymous7707 Thank you very much! I'm not a native English speaker and being called eloquent and articulate is the ultimate compliment for me.

His vocals are recognizable, unique, messy and emotional, in my opinion.

I have never understood why people hate on his vocals so much, it’s just his voice everyone is different

​@@alexm8859 it's because they sound fucking terrible

@Jonald Grump doesn't matter if they're iconic if they don't sound good

@@theo1862 Bob Dylan is just a lot more than the sound of his voice. His lyrics, melodies, and songwriting are so iconic that i never really cared about his nasal tone. With his limited vocal range he sings with the emotion that many singers today would kill to have

Chris Serpicø absolutely a monster song. Sad eyed Lady of the Lowlands is beautiful too. The Highlands is a song that I can hear for a year straight. Dylan is the Man.

All along the watchtower

Agreed

Have you heard gates of eden?

Simon Melkor it’s absolutely crazy to think about how many “greatest lyrical achievements” you can give to the guy. I still have “it’s alright ‘Ma I’m only bleeding” as my number one Dylan lyrical masterpiece. But I can easily name 7 off the top of my head without batting an eye.

I NEED A HERO

+SEAN IS THE DEVIL I thought that shit was 🔥 when I heard it as a kid. Saw Shrek 2 over Christmas again and wanted to pull my fuggin' ears off.

HEY NOW, YOURE AN ALL STAR

+Nick Masini Hallejuuuuuuulah

David Moore The Pulitzer and Nobel Prize committees agree with you!

Aesop rock

M.r.b VEVO Aesop is a beast but he's no Dylan. ( yeah I know Aesop has a higher vocabulary etc. but come on, it's Dylan)

@@acurlyboi2944 Aesop is definitely better technically, but Dylan is better in his own style

Elliott Smith?

won't youuu, come see meee, Queen Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaneee

Absolutely ridiculous!

Love the song though the guitar is way out of tune on the studio track.

+HumbleFishStix i aint gonna work on maggies farm no more.

+thrashish that album as well

+HumbleFishStix Freewheelin Bob Dylan is still my favorite Bob Dylan album.

+Logan Wendt I like his protest/acoustic stuff too but I heard highway 61 first so the electric stuff will always be my favorite

+HumbleFishStix I heard Blood on the Tracks first so that's my favorite

ok

It’s just picture of himself and most them are boring and bad lmao

Look harder

Ok

@@tommyvercetti5945No he’s got a point

Nah

+Dan Guinto if I could listen for more than 25 minutes... too much of a drag

+Dan Guinto My favorite

Freewheelin' and times are better

Blood on the Tracks is better

Yeah there's something magical about that ending that just gets you. Great song

It’s the first harmonica break that separates the last verse from the others that absolutely floors me!! When he comes back into sing,”I received your letter yesterday...” just kills me.

Such an underrated guitarist

Richie B g

@Shaheen Ayaz Lennon's Tomorrow Never Knows would like to have a word with you

@@marcospaulreal5922 He didn't really write them though did he? Still good though, and deep. There are lots of good lyrics elsewhere on Revolver: I'm Only Sleeping, Love You To, Taxman, She Said She Said, Dr. Robert, I Want To Tell You, And Your Bird Can Sing and Got to Get You Into My Life all have much more insightful and countercultural lyrics than anything they'd done previously (Rain too). Then there's Eleanor Rigby, which is just masterful in every way. Obviously I only count the UK version as canon.

Shaheen Ayaz bs. Here, there, and everywhere. ELEANOR RIGBY, TAXMAN. And your bird can sing. What did you listen to? This is when they really started writing their best songs and building enthralling atmospheres. TOMORROW NEVER COMES. Get outta here

Robert Becker Becker *Tomorrow Never Knows

He's your dad😂😂

+HAHA HAHA There's no point, it's already an objective 10/10.

+Justin Letcavage tru

+Squadala9001 maybe, but in my opinion, smile wasn't nearly as good as pet sounds. also I think it might be redundant to review pet sounds because what is there to say that hasn't already been said about that masterpiece

+Squadala9001 He will eventually do it. It's one of those groundbreaking albums you simply can't ignore. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is another one.

+Squadala9001 I have a feeling that he's a Pet Sounds fan.

Me too

I've heard that but don't think it's that specific, even if that's the inspiration I think it's about every critic. Mr Jones is like the name for the everyday man, like the Smiths band name in UK

PJ watch don’t look back, it actually features a scene with him arguing with a critic I believe was called mr jones

same with Positively 4th Street. Dylan is a gangsta rapper before it even exists lol

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Underated guitarist.

agree

This please. It's my all time favorite album!

He's already picked, announced and filmed his classic reviews

+TheScottish MusicNerd He could use the suggestions that people make for next year's classic reviews, though. I suggest "Doolittle" by the Pixies, "Dummy" by Portishead and "5 leaves left" by Nick Drake.

+ShapedSilver Five Leaves Left is certainly a classic...good call.

+ShapedSilver Great choices. But come on "Pink Moon" is a bit better than "Five Leaves Left". Anyways, both are absolute masterpieces. Would love to hear a review on a Nick Drake album. Hopefully that happens some time soon.

the internet did not exist back then, so I would wager that his mum bought it for him.

+kem ozish check out his very first classic review for Lift Yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed. That one was really passionate and in depth and I wish more of his reviews were like that.

He should do like a Beatles special overviewing their musical discog, legacy & impact.

+Itay Rechtman * Insert Beatles/Scaruffi copy pasta here *

The fact that

I’ll do a review of The Beatles: They are the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of artistic expression. They have the greatest collection of albums, the greatest collection of songs, more influence, more innovation, and more aesthetic value than any other artist in history. John Lennon is the single greatest “artist” in the history of music. Paul McCartney is the single greatest “Musician”, and they were both the greatest songwriters ever (Lennon was better at innovation and emotions and McCartney was better with melody) ... George Harrison was also an absolute genius as a songwriter/lyricist & guitarist, and Ringo was the most tasteful and melodic drummer in pop music. They are a million miles ahead of any other artist. But, Bob Dylan is still a god and he is definitely #2 on the list of “Greatest Artists”, and he is by far the greatest lyricist ever, and except for Lennon and McCartney - the greatest songwriter ever.

Chris Serpicø Ginger Baker didn't like them. Cream all the way. Definitely underated to the listener

Great vids man!

Cheers!

Hendrix was a better guitar player and singer but Dylan was better at songwriting

For me Dylan's the best solo artist and Jimi's my favourite guitarist.

No. Jimi has it. But this record is better than all of his. probably Blonde on blond too. But no way Jimi's tribology is inferior to Bob's. That's probably the best triologi of everything really.

And Another Side of Bob Dylan.

all

that would be so fuckin dope

LATE REGISTRATION!!!

+jesse mathieu That's my personal fav but I don't think he considers it a classic like he does College Dropout

he should do Be by Common but he'd prolly do like water for chocolate

fr, great album

that region was similar to hibbing were dylan grew up

Drop the crackpipe, dopehead!

I tend to agree with the second part and I absolutely agree with the first part.

Beatles, Beatles, Beatles

Chris Serpicø HAHAHAHAHA no

I agree. But would say more for me personally. Music is subjective after all. But this album is perfect

Let’s say greatest writer; and as for music I’ll say instead The Beatles and Pink Floyd , Because they did new things and experiments in every album .... Then let’s go with Génesis Led zeppelin Queen Yes Among other greats .

Flinchey Kevin yes I always consider highway 61 as Dylan’s best work. Again that’s just my opinion. Although I like Blonde on Blonde, it’s not in my top 5 favorite Dylan albums. Definitely great, but I don’t rate it as high as most do.

I typically rate From a Buick 6 at the bottom of the track listing.

I know it's your favorite from them

Animals was a GOOD album but it's just not something I would go crazy over.

I think Shine on you Crazy Diamond is better and more interesting

The album is Wish You Were Here. Cant be that interesting to you if you cant even get the title right.

Animals is by far the best PF album. If you don’t think that you don’t get them period.