Slow Train Coming
by Bob Dylan

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Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-08-20
Overall rank: 3,229th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 357 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (58th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (558th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,229th)

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Bob Dylan bestography

Slow Train Coming is ranked 22nd best out of 81 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 29 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,300.

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Slow Train Coming rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,229th | 1970s rank: 558th | 1979 rank: 58th  Overall chart history
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From Repo 26 hours ago in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log
“This was the beginning of a rough period for Bob Dylan. In late 1978, Dylan was a year removed from his divorce, he had just received horrible reviews for his film Renaldo and Clara, and his most recent studio album, “Street Legal”, had bombed (though personally I think it’s a pretty solid album).…”
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From RockyRaccoon 36 hours ago in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log
“This was the beginning of a rough period for Bob Dylan. In late 1978, Dylan was a year removed from his divorce, he had just received horrible reviews for his film Renaldo and Clara, and his most recent studio album, “Street Legal”, had bombed (though personally I think it’s a pretty solid album).…”
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From pedro1976 08/20/2026 18:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“Release date: 1979-08-20 (47th Year Anniversary)”
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From 10/16/2021 05:46 | #275077
Love it. Way better than I expected.
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From 08/11/2021 12:43 | #272447
I'm not even a Christian, but I think that it is great to hear Dylan's spiritual side. I love the funky elements, and I think that this album is refreshed by a comparative lyric simplicity. Overall, a great listen! Highlights: Gotta Serve Somebody, Precious Angel, Man Gave Names to All the Animals.
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From 05/10/2020 19:44 | #251232 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Now, I was expecting this to be appalling. My scepticism at Dylan's conversion and what I'd heard about it combined to leave me less than enthusiastic. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It's not great, but it's certainly not bad, and Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe in You and When He Returns are good songs. (Edited)
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From 06/19/2019 20:17 | #237886
Vastly underrated. Dylan's songwriting was still incredibly strong at this point.
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A lot funkier than I expected. Not really in a good way though (Edited)
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
9. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police