Bob Dylan At Budokan (live album)
by Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan At Budokan is ranked 41st best out of 80 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,337.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/17/2025 20:00 | mostlymor | 6,769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 16:23 | jokerman1965 | 118 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2024 03:15 |  lleon79 | 1,111 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2024 06:59 | Tuur | 947 | 67/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2023 13:31 | fabm0 | 6,506 | 59/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.5/100, a mean average of 66.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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This is probably the most important album in my collection as it was the one that got me into Dylan way back in the early 1980's. I fell in love with it straight away, which gave me routes into so many other Dylan albums and also other artists that have covered Dylan. Still an absolute favourite after all these years.
Dylan goes for a big band sound. It's actually very enjoyable and although you certainly wouldn't want these songs done like this too often, I can't help but find this album a lot of fun. In fact, some of It is quite beautiful.
Not even close to my favorite Dylan record. I agree with the previous commentator, some interesting takes on classic material. Should have been a single disc.
Mercury 03/02/2014 20:20 | #105161
2 March 2014
The instrumentation is clean. Sax solos! Background vocals! A flute! Congas! Horn section! Big brass licks! This is damn clean fun. Somehow the presentation of all these classic songs in this way removes nearly all the emotion and beauty of the songs. Sometimes the songs feel totally lifeless, like Dylan is just going through the motions but in a "new" way.
The above is my perception of the lows here. There are things that are admirable about this album: Dylan is clearly going for a new sound. And he just jumps right in and goes for it. The band is actually pretty skilled. It sounds like a well drilled show. I like the reggae vibe of "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" The guitarist, Billy Cross, is pretty hot throughout the album. The version of "Maggie's Farm" is actually quite good and rockin'! The version of "Like A Rolling Stone" is, while being almost insanely predictable, quite good and fresh in a way. A crowd pleaser if there ever was one! And then the tender, harmony heavy and organ-rich version of "I Shall Be Released" is also surprisingly effective and captivating. And "All Along The Watchtower" features some great violin work. "All I Really Want To Do" is also really fun. Those are the slight good points.
As a whole this record is hampered by clear attempts at dancey and slightly disco inspired pop and big, wannabe Springsteen rawk.
All in all, this is terribly inconsistent record. About half of it not very good at all. The rest is at best quite good, but mostly kind of alright. Nothing approaching greatness here. Not really my cup of tea.
Grade: 58/100
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