CD-Charts Position 1

Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date October 07, 2008

CD-Charts Position 2
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Blood on the Tracks

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
Blood on the Tracks is Bob Dylan's artistic peak both lyrically and musically. Blood on the Tracks has aged gracefully. Dylan always gives us a sly wink, but particularly so on the autobiographical-sounding Tangled Up in Blue.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Blonde on Blonde

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
I recently purchased this cd from amazon. The delivery was fast. I only wish I could say the same about Blonde on Blonde. What an overrated plodding piece of schlock this is. Most critics place this album in their top ten best. They say it's one of Dylan's best. I wouldn't place this in my top 30. If you want a Dylan starter kit here it is: Highway 61 Revisited, Blood On The Tracks, Bringing It All Back Home. Heck, Shot Of Love is better than Blonde on Blonde.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Highway 61 Revisited

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
This CD is a real classic. I would have given it 4 1/2 stars but the computer didn't seem to be able to give it that rating. Anyway, I love the CD and I can't believe it took me so many years to finally buy it. But it is a great CD and one everyone should have in their collection.

CD-Charts Position 5
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The Essential Bob Dylan (Rm) (2CD)

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date October 31, 2000
this is a great album for what it is and it is a career spanning compilation and as such is meant to include the finest tracks and is meant to give a sampler of an artist work which it does exceptionally well. no it doesn't have all his best tracks and yes everybody has their little probelems,but for those uniniated or just starting out with a minimal dylan collection its a great starter i guarantee you'll come back too time and again.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 1999
I'm going to take a different approach to reviewing albums on Amazon. Instead of going in depth on each album and describe each album in detail, i'm going to simply rate each album with how many stars I feel each album is worth based on the below criteria. I hope this helps you make a better decision on purchasing this album with a simple individual rating. If it doesn't help read another review.
5 stars- Classic, Album goes beyond description, Perfect in every way, Could remind you of a certain time or place, Lifetime replay value.
4.5 stars- Near Classic, Incredible album, Maybe only one song that is skippable or just overall doesn't quite deserve classic status. High replay value.
4.0 stars- Awesome album. Very solid album from start to finish. Met every expectation ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Modern Times

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date August 29, 2006
After 4 spins, I've decided that this is not my favorite of Dylan's work. The only track with which I somewhat connect is the final track "Ain't Talkin'" where the somber mood seems portend a revelation, "They say prayer has the power to heal, so pray for me mother; In the human heart an evil spirt does* dwell, I'm trying to love my neighbor & do good to others, but oh mother, things ain't going well." The rest of the songs have almost no melodies with arrangements that blend from one into another. This week, Bob's son Jakob's "On Up the Mountain" is #1 in my personal top ten. Seeing Things is a far superior set to "Modern Times," if it's fair to compare. At this point, Dylan can of course do whatever he wants and it will be published; but this is his weakest set in quite awhile. Because ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Bringing It All Back Home

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
It seems hard to believe now both as to the performer as well as to what was being attempted that anyone would take umbrage at a performer using an electric guitar to tell a folk story (or any story for that matter). It is not necessary to go into all the details of what or what did not happen with Pete Seeger at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 to know that one should be glad, glad as hell, that Bob Dylan continued to listen to his own drummer and carry on a career based on electronic music.

Others have, endlessly, gone on about Bob Dylan's role as the voice of his generation (and mine), his lyrics and what they do or do not mean and his place in the rock or folk pantheons, or both. I just want to comment on a couple of songs here. Obviously, no one will ever really unravel what the meaning ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
Released the year I was born, 1963, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" became the album which best represents a turbulent time in America. Put this cd on, for those of us who spent at least a part of our lives in those stormy years, the album evokes a lot of memories, and a lot of feelings, particularly about the America we could've become before Kennedy fell, before Viet Nam, before King fell, before we lost our innocense.

The first track "Blowin' in the Wind" became the anthem of the day, redone and popularized by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Yet the original carries such weight that did not carry over. "Girl from the North Country" is a peaceful sort of ballad, whose lyrics will remind you just briefly of "Scarborough Fair". Here we have Dylan in his acoustical element, just him, his guitar, and harmonica. "Masters ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991

by: Bob Dylan

Release Date August 19, 1997
This is an absolutely incredible collection that anyone who even remotely likes Bob Dylan should own. I purchased it brand new and it came in wrapping, but it consistently skips on one song at the same place. I noticed slight gouges in the CD.