Blonde On Blonde (studio album) by Bob Dylan

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 32nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1966 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1960s (11th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (32nd)
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Bob Dylan bestography

Blonde On Blonde is ranked 2nd best out of 78 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31,333.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 86.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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From 12/16/2023 18:47
Probably Dylan's best album. Had to a high bar to set being the first commercial double rock album, and it cleared the bar easily with some of his best ever songs—Visions of Johanna, 4th Time Around, I Want You, Just Like a Woman, Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, One of Us Must Know, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again... the list goes on. Only two or three songs here I could live without, the rest I really love. Definitely one of the defining records of this early rock/folk sound.
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From 11/19/2023 12:40
the best double album ever made
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From 06/21/2023 09:31
That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound :) another tremendous Bob album
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From 05/22/2023 15:11
As with most double albums Dylan can't maintain the quality consistently but the songs on here that are good are absolutely outstanding. Visions Of Johanna, One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later), Just Like A Woman and I Want You are some of the phenomenal songs we get on here and they truly stand out in Dylan's discography as some of his best. The peak of the album for me comes right at the conclusion with the masterpiece that is Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands. Similar to Desolation Row on Highway 61 Revisited, this song is a perfect closer that slowly eases us out of the record in style. Dylan's writing is as good as ever with several classics being present on here. Dylan once again delivers a fantastic instrumental display with his brilliant guitar and harmonica work feeling so personal and infectious. He is backed up strongly as well which results in amazing performances across the whole release which means there is plenty of musical content to get stuck into and explore. Despite this, there is filler on here that could be cut with the most notable ones being Pledging My Time, Absolutely Sweet Marie and Temporary Like Achilles. These songs both stop the flow of the album and drag out the ending of a record that already feels elongated. If the final track wasn't so exceptional I think there would be more scrutiny sent the way of tracks 11-13 as they completely take you out of the album. Overall, despite the filler the quality on here is undeniable and it is so easy to see why so many people love this album as it always delivers a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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From 08/31/2022 03:22
Great album
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From 08/22/2022 22:00
This album is recognised as the first double album in rock music history - nudging out Frank Zappa's 'Freak Out' by a few weeks. The album itself contains songs like Visions Of Johanna. Just Like A Woman, I Want You, Fourth Time Around, Rainy Day Women, Stuck Inside Of Mobile, Sad Eyed Lady ~ that would have made the most exceptional single album. The other songs have there moments but lack the quality & charm of those mentioned. Notwithstanding that personal observation, I would include this album in my top 50 favourite albums of all time and in my top 5 Dylan albums.
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From 04/24/2022 17:50
I really like Bob Dylan but only been working through his extensive discography and still hardly even made a dent after 15 albums! I do enjoy this album - some great tracks include I Want You, Just Like A Woman and the opener - Rainy Day Woman. But the album is quite patchy for me.
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From 04/12/2022 15:04
Blonde on Blonde marks the end of a monumental trilogy from Bob Dylan and he does it in style. For me this is the highlight of the three with an album that showcases all o the different sides of Dylan's incredible repertoire.
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From 02/04/2022 18:16
Great stuff!
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From 01/17/2022 19:30
This one is very good leg to leg with Bringing It All Back Home and the only better one is Highway 61 Revisited. It is a long listen but worthy.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. Face To Face by The Kinks
9. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
19. Da Capo by Love
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone
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