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I just have to put in a good word or two for this magnificent piece ofwork. Chimes of Freedom-Can't just listen to it once. It means somuch to people, the best written song on the album.
I Shall Be Free No.10-I don't ever hear anyone talking about this song, but it cracks me up everytime I hear it. We all know he had a sense of humor, political and otherwise. (Motorpsycho Nitemare falls under this category as well)
My Back Pages-Incredible
I Don't Believe You-The song that has affected me the most. It's a good song to listen to you if you've just lost your girlfriend and you want to be looking up on things. At least it helped me.
Ballad In Plain D-another stunning song about love...who tells a story better than Bob? that's what I thought
It Ain't Me Babe-Classic.
That's all i have to say(thank God right?) and I hope some of you find it useful. END
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This was the second Dylan album that I got, and at first I didn't like it very much. I put it in the corner while I listened to Highway 61 and Bringing it all Back Home, until one day I put it back on. I relized that any song on this album blows away both of those albums, and has two or three of my favorite all-time songs (Chimes of Freedom, My Back Pages, It Ain't Me Babe). I wouldn't suggest this if your getting your first dylan album, because it really isn't like the rest of his stuff (it's better, I think, but some people disagree). This might be the best album ever made.
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the Dylan of "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Like a Rolling Stone", and "Visions of Johanna" first rears his tousle-haired head on this amazing record. no protest songs here -- it was time to look inward, where a more complex and enigmatic muse awaited him....
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The name of the album says it all. Dylan goes from the prophetic, and at times somber, The Times They are a Changin, to a lighter, quirkier, much more personal album. Although Dylan's early protest songs have profound depth and poignant social commentary, this album has a quality that the earlier albums lack, personality. Dylan finds a perfect medium between the comedian, and the romantic. The humor and social commentary of "I Shall be Free" had me rolling on the gound laughing, while the beauty of "Ballad in Plain D" causes my eyes to well up with tears every time i hear it. "To Romona" is one of my favorite Dylan songs, and "Motorpsycho Nightmare" is a riot. Furthermore, the giggles in "All I Really Want to Do" adds a whimsicality to his music that sustains throughout much the album. Ending with "It Ain't me Babe" serves as a brilliant buffer for the albums to come. This is a piece of art that shouldn't be passed up. Personally I enjoy listening to this "lost gem" much more than his later, more refined albums, such as Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61. This is a must for any Dylan fan.
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For all the weird Dylan fans who are obsessed with the personal side of the poor guy, this album would prove to be his most essential. The sprawling Ballad in Plain D is a mournful confession of actual events, and most of the other songs are directly and recognizably autobiographical as well. The throwaways are good, (Motorpsycho Nitemare, I Shall Be Released No. 10), the epics are better (Chimes of Freedom, Ballad in Plain D) but the put downs are Dylan's absolute best ever, barring Positively 4'th Street. Yeah, it occasionally sounds like it was recorded over the length of a late drunken night, but we don't listen to Dylan for his metronomical timekeeping and flawless recitation.
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