Self Portrait was a disaster that nobody has really ever explained: a double album of deliberately bad throwaways, most of them grumpy covers.
It took Mr. Dylan ten albums to reach his first major dud. I don't care how much you dislike this album, it's a fucking achievement for an artist to go through an entire decade of consistently pumping out albums and their first miss being their tenth release.
Honestly, if this is the worst Bob Dylan has to offer, then I have nothing but good feelings going into his future releases. This is one of the few albums in Dylan's discography that is consistently listed as being one of his worst ... read more
The man came so close to hitting double figures without a single weak release and on his 10th effort he goes and releases this... A+ trolling. Bob Dylan is doing that thing again here where he's singing mostly traditional songs and ones written by other artists. Now we know Dylan's at his best when he's flaunting his uniquely abstract and unmatched poetic talents. However, strange as it is, on this album the Songs written by Dylan seem to come off the weakest and it's the traditional numbers I ... read more
Its long, directionless, and a bad continuation of why I didnt enjoy Nashville Skyline...
add days of 49 and alberta 2 (maybe a few more) to your dylan playlist and dont bother with the rest
favorite track: days of 49
1 | All the Tired Horses 3:13 | 52 |
2 | Alberta #1 2:57 | 62 |
3 | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know 2:25 | 54 |
4 | Days of '49 5:28 | 69 |
5 | Early Mornin' Rain 3:37 | 61 |
6 | In Search of Little Sadie 2:29 | 54 |
7 | Let It Be Me 3:01 | 62 |
8 | Little Sadie 2:01 | 52 |
9 | Woogie Boogie 2:08 | 53 |
10 | Belle Isle 2:33 | 53 |
11 | Living the Blues 2:44 | 54 |
12 | Like a Rolling Stone 5:19 | 36 |
13 | Copper Kettle 3:33 | 51 |
14 | Gotta Travel On 3:07 | 59 |
15 | Blue Moon 2:27 | 53 |
16 | The Boxer 2:46 | 47 |
17 | Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) 2:46 | 58 |
18 | Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) 3:02 | 53 |
19 | Take a Message to Mary 2:45 | 60 |
20 | It Hurts Me Too 3:13 | 55 |
21 | Minstrel Boy 3:32 | 43 |
22 | She Belongs to Me 2:42 | 53 |
23 | Wigwam 3:08 | 58 |
24 | Alberta #2 3:15 | 68 |