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Rating:  -
Sorry, I must be honest: ths is Not a masterpiece.
I own many Bob Dylan albums, and I really like him, but this is -by far - my least favorite album of his.
The whole album lacks melody. The lyrics are good, but the songs are long, even tough the songs are incredibly boring.
The big problem is, you cannot say No to this album, because you're suffering in a really curious disease: you must say Masterpiece, to anything, you think you'll like, and this is Terrible!
Let's face it: musically the album is weak, you must admit it. A little accoustic guitar and a bit of harmonica cannot satisfy me.
Sorry boys & girls, I must take heart against your fury & your 'Not-helpful-review-voting-angry-mouse-clicking': this album is a BIG MUCKER.
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My dad liked this album better than "Freewheelin'" but I did not. Sure it's a great record that includes "It Ain't Me Babe," A different kind of love song, way different, and "Chimes of Freedom" made popular back then by the Byrds, and "My Back Pages," the ultimate song about growing up, "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now." How can anybody put it better than that. I may only have giving this record 4 stars, but that's because I liked what comes next sooooo much better. But four stars or not, you should own this CD.
Reviewed by Stephanie Sane
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The term "transitional album" has long become a music critic cliché, but it perfectly describes Another Side of Bob Dylan, the underappreciated album wedged between the gritty folk of The Times They Are A-Changin, and the thunderous rock and roll of Bringing It All Back Home. Dylan keeps one foot in his pre-electric period with anthems a la "Blowin' in the Wind" ("My Back Pages," "Chimes of Freedom") and ballads a la "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" ("To Ramona," "It Ain't Me Babe"). But there are also forecasts of his future with a heady narrative ("Motorpscho Nitemare,"), a foray into blues rock ("Black Crow Blues") and two pop-ish numbers ("All I Really Wanna Do," "Spanish Harlem Incident"). It is no wonder The Byrds covered three songs from this disc on the following year's Mr. Tambourine Man, which introduced the world to folk-rock. Dylan had already met the rockers half-way.
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Bob Dylan's second release of 1964 was quite a contrast from the collection of protest songs he had recorded on 'The Times They Are A-Changin'. On 'Another Side Of Bob Dylan' he takes a different approach making this album more of a personal statement that a political one. This makes this album far more effective and it has aged significantly better than it's predecessor. I bought this album mainly because it contained some of Bob's better known songs covered by other artists. However when I placed it into my cd player what I got was much more than just music, this was Dylan exposing his soul to the world.
Dylan composed some of the greatest songs he ever wrote on this album. The album is far more personal the any of his previous recordings. For at the time he had recently broken up with his beloved girlfriend Suze Rotolo. An emotionally distraught Dylan stepped into the Columbia recording studio and in one night produced this beautiful album. As I had said before some of Dylan best songs were recorded during this album's single session. ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO opens the album with Dylan trying look forward through his personal issues. Truly this is a transitional album and I bet it was a great learning experience for Bob. Track by track it shows him maturing. BLACK CROW BLUES has some great piano work by the man himself. SPANISH HARLEM INCIDENT is another classic Dylan tune. CHIMES OF FREEDOM is arguably the greatest song he ever wrote (check out The Byrds version, it's excellent as well!). I SHALL BE FREE NO.10 once again displays Dylan's sense of humour. This is really a fun song. TO RAMONA is a dark yet beautiful love ballad whereas MOTORPSYCHO NITEMARE has the Dylan-esque humour tied in again. MY BACK PAGES is another contender for the greatest Dylan song ever. The lyrics are so strong in this one. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU is a wonderful catchy number while BALLAD IN PLAIN D is one of the most heart felt songs of lost love on this album. The album closes on a good note though, with the popular track IT AIN'T ME BABE.
Though it is held in high regard to the people that hear it strangely this album was not as commercially successful as Dylan's previous two albums. Over the years this personal masterpiece seemed to get lost in the shuffle. This album is sort of an engima but it's one of Dylan's finest works and a whole load of these songs have been covered by many popular artists.
Overall 'Another Side Of Bob Dylan' is definetly one of his darker albums. However it is the passion that he put into recording this album that makes it so great. The songs are wonderful on their own but add an emotional Dylan and you have yourself a wonderful recording. Listen to the words Dylan sings on this album carefully, you'll then realize why this album is held in high regard to all who hear it. Highly recommended.
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This is an important album for Dylan in that it showcases his songwriting exclusively and shows how quickly his lyrics developed coherence as they became increasingly surreal and inherently logical. That's the realm of the poet, and Dylan is certainly an accomplished linear poet as well as a lyricist. Ideally, a lyric that isn't simpering and stupid has ulteriority that meets a logic external to the connotation of the language, and Dylan's figures and metaphors rely on paradoxical juxtapositions of disparate elements. Some of these early lyrics don't completely work. Sometimes the vague political/social messages lose their impact as they attempt to be sensitive and meaningful--poetic. On the other hand, sometimes the oblique approach is more powerful than the didactic. While the synesthetic imagery of "Chimes of Freedom" strains, the logic of "My Back Pages" approaches paradoxical coherence. Such songs as "I Shall Be Free," "Motorpsycho Nitemare," "I Shall Be Free No. 10," and "Ballad in Plain D" are classic--'real old Bob' as a friend's daughter would say. The record shows Dylan finding his way. As I suggested, the metaphors in the "serious" songs don't always engage, but the talking blues and the folk songs are great. There's the quirky "Black Crow Blues" with a piano derived from Skip James with Dylan harmonica. But the album also contains a series of what can be described as love songs. In "Spanish Harlem Incident", the poet flirts with the exotic as he celebrates a gypsy love--a palm reading, fortune telling dancer--in Spanish Harlem, and he explains his romantic intentions in "All I Really Want to Do." "I Don't Believe You" recounts the enigmas of relationships, such that any romantic can counter with the thoughts of "It Ain't Me Babe."
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