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Bob Dylan's first album is a lot like the debut albums by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones -- a sterling effort, outclassing most, if not all, of what came before it in the genre, but similarly eclipsed by the artist's own subsequent efforts.
13y
75
Only the great talent scout John Hammond, who signed Dylan to his first record contract, could have heard genius waiting here.
10y
bob dylan’s pablo honey.
a debut LP that’s kind of rough around the edges but shows great potential of what’s to come.
The History of the Albums – n° 193
The year 1962 is marked by 2 popular albums often very criticized (too severely), but which are nevertheless a very important starting point for the history of music and albums. We find there the first album of the Beach Boys that we will analyze soon and finally the first eponymous album of Bob Dylan. Here we are at last, the first pebble deposited by the king of contemporary folk. We're here for good, here's an essential chapter of the story. We ... read more
There are a bunch of things that make Bob Dylan's studio debut a remarkable album without being exceptional. This record has no huge singles, no songs to really put in your "top ten Dylan's songs" but is full of little hints pointing to what was going to happen later.
The first remarkable thing is Bob's obvious engagement with the recording, you can hear how he is trying to give his best, his guitar skills are not amazing but they are actually quite above the average, his harmonica ... read more
Pretty forgettable debut. I like the Time of Dyin' cover and Song to Woody but that's about it.
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Track List
| 1 | You're No Good 1:42 | 68 |
| 2 | Talkin' New York 3:21 | 67 |
| 3 | In My Time of Dyin' 2:41 | 70 |
| 4 | Man of Constant Sorrow 3:10 | 72 |
| 5 | Fixin' to Die 2:23 | 66 |
| 6 | Pretty Peggy-O 3:26 | 63 |
| 7 | Highway 51 Blues 2:52 | 67 |
| 8 | Gospel Plow 1:47 | 61 |
| 9 | Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 2:37 | 67 |
| 10 | House of the Risin' Sun 5:21 | 77 |
| 11 | Freight Train Blues 2:21 | 63 |
| 12 | Song to Woody 2:45 | 80 |
| 13 | See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:42 | 67 |
Total Length: 37 minutes
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