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Highway 61 Revisited
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         bob dylan
                  - in my own words

 

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Released 1965
Vinyl: CBS S 62572
CD: COL 460953 2

Songs:
Side A:
Like A Rolling Stone* (producer: Tom Wilson)
Tombstone Blues*
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
From A Buick 6
Ballad Of A Thin Man*

Side B:
Queen Jane Approximately
Highway 61 Revisited*
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues*
Desolation Row

Musicians:
Bob Dylan: Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, police car
Michael Bloomfield: guitar
Alan Kooper: organ, piano
Paul Griffin: piano, organ
Bobby Gregg: drums
Harvey Goldstein: bass
Charley McCoy: guitar
Frank Owens: piano
Russ Savakus: bass

Producer:
Bob Johnston

Story:
Now we are talking rock history! The single "Like A Rolling Stone" never made it to number one in USA but it broke the three minute hit rule. As usual Bob was way ahead of everybody else. The music world wasn't ready for songs like this. So in that perspective it's amazing it did make it as far as number two! The whole album are filled with images, characters and spitting sarcasm against the established society. Maybe this is his most timeless album. These songs are songs for today, tomorrow, yesterday and everyday, this album doesn't feel "old". It's new everytime you pick it out for a listen. A genius' work at it's peak! I won't single out any songs here, it's pure masterwork from the first note to the last.

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