bob dylan blonde on blonde album meaning

(Translated from my original Italian text by Ornella C. Time Out Of Mind (1997), perhaps in the attempt to prove that he is One decade later,ĭylan would still be surprising the rock audience, this time with On Empire Burlesque (1985) and Oh Mercy (1989). Street Legal (1978) a feat repeated a decade later with another Gospel-soul expounded on Desire (1976) and ( I Want You, Absolutely Sweet Marie, One Of Us Must Know)Ĭompletely changed the landscape of rock music.īasement Tapes (1967) and John Wesley Harding (1967)Īfter sinking into the depths of country-rock, Dylan would resurrect aĭecade later with a new sound, the elegant fusion of folk-rock, tex-mex and Two lengthy, rambling, free-form, organ-driven elegies, Visions Of Johanna and Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, and a bunch of arcanely Remains one of rock's all-time masterpieces:

(a personal epic, not a generational one) andĭesolation Row, a Dante-esque parade of tragicomic humanity,Ī metaphysical labyrinth of hidden meaning and universal mythology.īlonde On Blonde (1966), the first double-LP album ever, Like A Rolling Stone, a somber six-minute portrait of a friend The album Highway 61 Revisited (1965), after his conversion to Mr Tambourine Man (1965) opened the season of psychedelic music. Which was prophetic, visionary and apocalyptic, in the vein of poets such When Dylan went country, everybody did.īlowin' In The Wind (published in may 1962 but released on record only in 1963) created the epitome of the finger-pointingĪ Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (1962) coined a new kind of folk ballad, When Dylan wentĮlectric, everybody went electric. The entire world of rock music followed his every step. Then he turned his back to rock music and delved into country-rock. Rock music and re-defined it as a genre of metaphysical, free-form compositions. Generation through folk songs that became anthems.

He turned music into a form of mass communication. Other folk-singer of his or any previous generation.īob Dylan was the single most influential musician of the 1960s. While that's how he started, he soon revealedĪ lyrical and musical talent that were far more developed than in any ( Copyright © 1999-2020 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use) Bob Dylan: biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums

Bob dylan blonde on blonde album meaning