Which Bob Dylan Album Did You Buy And Why?
I made the decision to buy several, the first of which was
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. I suppose I picked that particular one because in listening to it, I found an acoustic Dylan in his maybe most storytelling form that there was. The lyrical brilliance of
Highway 61 Revisited and
The Times They Are A'-Changin aside, I picked
Freewheelin' because it seems like Dylan and I are going to sit down for a quiet evening of him telling stories. A review is forthcoming when I actually sit down with the album, but even though I've received and purchased
Another side of Bob Dylan and
Highway 61 Revisited already,
Freewheelin' is the one that I took my trusted counsel at the time and chose. I think that it has "Don't Think Twice It's All Right" as one of my absolute favorites of Dylan's helped the selection along.
Alas, I have been a bit short on the contributions to the thread myself as a personal trip to Europe looms large and I have personal commitments in the meantime. I'm glad Eephus has taken the lead as far as reviews/criticism/Bosley stories go; the thread is unspeakably better for his postings -- they are a pleasure to read, if potentially difficult to write.
As far as the debate about which to start with, well, I'll let the pleasantries be. I've now listened to all of the albums from '62-'66, and aside from the nagging feeling that
Bringing It All Back Home and
Blonde on Blonde are must purchases in the near future, I'm happy with the way it has worked out given what was available to me via mail order (yes, that thing still exists when considering the format I want to purchase the actual, tangible records in) and as far as brick and mortar is concerned.
And in respect to the aforementioned mail order and review of
Freewheelin', I have just checked. It does not look like it will reach me by the time I leave for Eurpoe, so I may review
Times or Highway 61 Revisited, first, one of which I have given more than a listen or two to in the audiophile, double album, 45 RPM format over the past several days. "Desolation Row" gets its entire own side, for good or ill depending on one's care and storage of the record, which I am always a bit lacking in.
Anyway, we did not have an Eephus review tonight, so hopefully that suffices for a bit of longform.