Blonde On Blonde (studio album) by Bob Dylan

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.

the best double album ever made

From pedro1976 06/21/2023 09:31

That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound :) another tremendous Bob album

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.

Great album

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.

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.

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.

Great stuff!

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.