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Five Perfect Bob Dylan Albums

I am a late-comer to the genius of Bob Dylan. Embarassing. After grabbing a couple of well-known albums at the recommendation of a friend, I jumped in with both feet and bought Bob Dylan: The Collection from the iTunes Music Store. Pretty much everything he ever released (774 songs) for just $200. Hard to resist, and after spending a couple of months listening to the different releases, I'm very pleased with my purchase.

Even though such a list is probably the height of redundancy, as it's been awhile since I posted a "five perfect" list, I thought I'd throw out the five most perfect Dylan records, in order of release, and with two "standout" tracks listed for each record:

1963: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and "Masters of War")
1965: Bringing It All Back Home ("Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue")
1965: Highway 61 Revisited ("Ballad of a Thin Man" and "Desolation Row")
1966: Blonde on Blonde ("Visions of Johanna" and "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again")
1975: Blood on the Tracks ("Tangled Up In Blue" and "Shelter From The Storm")

I'm sure to experienced Dylan fans, this list will seem like "the obvious choices" with no real surprises. What are your favorites?

Posted by RobbL at July 5, 2007 01:13 PM