Slow Train Coming (studio album) by Bob Dylan
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Slow Train Coming is ranked 21st best out of 79 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 27,904.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 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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35/100  | 08/28/2025 08:33 |  jeremy9 | | 70/100 |
75/100 | 05/24/2025 01:30 | BurndenAce | | 77/100 |
70/100 | 03/19/2025 18:04 |  NowhereMan | | 78/100 |
20/100 | 03/11/2025 02:19 | Proto | | 34/100 |
90/100 | 02/11/2025 16:21 | jokerman1965 | | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 69.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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Love it. Way better than I expected.
sszwalbenest 08/11/2021 12:43
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.
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.
Vastly underrated. Dylan's songwriting was still incredibly strong at this point.
JulianR 04/27/2018 06:35
A lot funkier than I expected. Not really in a good way though
Brandon8 09/06/2017 03:19
I am a big fan of the trilogy. It is Bob Dylan's version of gospel tinged music. You do not need to be religious to enjoy these songs. They are great tunes. Gotta Serve Somebody, I Believe in You and Slow train are my favorites.
The first in Dylan's god trilogy. Slow train coming is the most slickly produced of Bob's albums up to this point. Jerry wexler and Barry Beckett bring the best out of the one of the top group of musicians Dylan has assembled up to this point. As with the follow up to this album, saved, the lyrics are heavily religious. If you're not of this persuasion the words can be extremely grating. As for the music, it's great. Some wonderful sounds on here, especially on, slow train, (the best track on the album ), precious Angel, and the child like, God gave names to all the animals, which is set in the garden of Eden. Personally I don't think it's all great. Gotta serve somebody, is boring with lyrics that anyone could write, but there's nothing bad on here. A very good album. Underrated.
This is a fantastic album. I wonder if Bob still plays something from this album at concerts.
I'm 50 years old and are discovering Bob Dylan right now...(what planet have I been living in for the past 50..,)!!! Well.. started out as a hardrocker.. might be an explantation.. not an excuse.. ;) This album turned out to be the first one I really gave a listen.. Great songs in a good recording. And as I am a christian it rocks a little extra... :)
sethzzzzz 05/26/2015 17:58
Had to force myself to see past the 'Dylan Christian era' comments. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was expecting a lot worse after seeing some negative reviews!
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