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THE REVIEW
"Bonde on Blonde" is a great album but, unlike what's often written, I don't think it's Dylan's best. It's a bit like the same theme as the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's, which in my opinion is overly praised for the time it was released but is actually slightly inferior to "Revolver" and the "White Album". I believe there are many good tracks, but many have always seemed a bit "light" to me, and in my opinion, the only masterpieces of this LP are "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" and "Absolutely Sweet Marie".
Let's consider that almost an entire year before this album, Dylan's real atomic bomb was released, that is, "Highway 61 Revisited", an LP that indeed changed everything in the history of rock in a post-Elvis and Chuck Berry sense ("Like a Rolling Stone" or "Tombstone Blues" or "From a Buick 6" or "Highway 61 Revisited", stuff that still gives you chills today).
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The reviewer appreciates Blonde on Blonde as a great album but does not consider it Bob Dylan's best work. They draw a parallel to the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's, suggesting it is overrated compared to other albums. Standout tracks include 'Stuck Inside of Mobile' and 'Absolutely Sweet Marie'. The review praises Dylan’s previous album, Highway 61 Revisited, as a true game-changer in rock history.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter Robert Allen Zimmerman, known as Bob Dylan, is a major figure in 20th-century popular music, noted for pioneering songwriting and continual reinvention across folk, rock, country and blues.127 Reviews
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By insolito
If Christ were alive today, he would play the harmonica, the perfect image of a hobo; he would have a crumbled, rough, even messy voice if you like. But it would be as seductive as few.
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