Johnny-Too-Good
Senior Member
For me Dylan is one of the great artists of the 20th century, and I believe history will point to this. The two that stand out are Highway 61 Revisited and John Wesley Harding.
I agree that Highway 61 Revisited is wall-to-wall brilliant, but I think Blood On The Tracks will always be special to me as it was the first Bob Dylan album I ever listened to. I absolutely love Tangled Up In Blue, You're A Big Girl and Idiot Wind and the rest isn't exactly bad either, to make a great understatement. It stands as perhaps the greatest breakup album ever made and as the benchmark by which most other breakup records are measured.
I should probably clarify I have only listened to five of his albums in full - these being the first two I mentioned, Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde On Blonde and Desire although I am familiar with most of his other 'big' songs (Blowin' In The Wind, All Along The Watchtower, Knockin' On Heaven's Door and classics of their ilk).
One song I really like on Blonde On Blonde apart from those already mentioned is Rainy Day Women #12 & #35, can't help but laugh at 'everybody must get stoned'.
For me Dylan is one of the great artists of the 20th century, and I believe history will point to this. The two that stand out are Highway 61 Revisited and John Wesley Harding.