It's a whole 4 years since I last checked in on what my favourite Bob Dylan albums are. A lot's changed in 4 years (well, not a lot, but a bit). So, here's the old list, https://101songs.blogspot.com/2020/04/bob-dylans-albums.html here's the new list.
Basically, I'm looking at which ones have given me the most pleasure in the last four years.
1. Blood on the Tracks
No change there.
2. The Times They are a Changin'
No change there.
3. Time Out of Mind
There's an alternative version released in the last few years which is more Dylan's own idea of what he wanted it to sound like. Can't say I have a preference, i just love the album either way.
4. Street-Legal
The big climber. Just a wild album, underappreciated when it came out. Dylan's last pre-Christian album, his last album, imo, of full, roaring, voice. Quite seedy. Quite thrilling.
5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
6. Oh Mercy
Have come to really love this one. One of the most albumy Dylan albums. Daniel Lanois' production really gives it a mood. The songs are, in their essence, pretty simple, woebegone and lost.
7. Blonde on Blonde
Could have been the Greatest Album of All, without the handful of slightly rubbish songs.
8. Modern Times
9. Rough and Rowdy Ways
This gave me a lot of pleasure four years ago, and still does.
10. New Morning
Another big climber. Just a whole different mood from any other Bob Dylan album. This easy-going guy.
11. Desire
The thing about Desire is the live versions are nearly always better. And Joey is terrible. But sometimes I think the Desire sound is the absolute best Dylan sound.
12. Bringing It All Back Home
13. Shadow Kingdom
The "live" album from a couple of years ago, which is such a lovely thing.
14. Another Side of Bob Dylan
Used to be one of my favourites.
15."Love and Theft"
Has two of my all-time favourites, in 'Mississippi' and 'Po'Boy'.
16. Highway 61 Revisited
According to Apple Music, the 14th Greatest Album of All Time, but also the only one of his in the Top 100 Albums of All Time. I mean, honestly, these people ...
17. Infidels
Turns out to be great. Wish it had Blind Willie McTell on it though.
18. John Wesley Harding
Again, used to be an all-time favourite, but others have overtaken it.
19. Planet Waves
A subtly dark, unhinged album. You can really see the direct line between New Morning and Blood on the Tracks with this one.
20. Shadows in the Night
21. The Basement Tapes.
I've truthfully, always ben more interested in the Basement Tapes than actually enjoyed listening to them.
22. Tempest
23. Nashville Skyline
24. Slow Train Coming
25. Shot of Love
I saw Dylan say for a few years after this came out that he thought it was one of his best albums. But it's not.
26. Bob Dylan
27. Christmas in the Heart
28. Together through Life
29. Empire Burlesque
Genuinely have started to really enjoy parts of this one.
30. Saved
Has Solid Rock, which is one of the most rocking for Jesus songs of all time.
31. Under the Red Sky
This is almost the only Dylan album where you feel he's really trying to still be Bob Dylan, but just has forgotten how to wrote good lyrics. Still, there are some decent songs.
32. Fallen Angels
33. Down in the Groove
34. World Gone Wrong
35. Knocked Out Loaded
Rumour has it it has this title because he knocked it out when he was loaded.
36. Dylan
37. Self Portrait
38. Pat Garret and Billy the Kid
39. Good as I Been to You
My favourite thing about this album is the title. It's a great title
40. Triplicate.
Just have never really listened it it all the way through, and don't intend to.
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