Highway 61 Revisited [Import] [Limited Edition]

Track Listings
1. Like A Rolling Stone    
2. Tombstone Blues    
3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry    
4. From A Buick 6    
5. Ballad Of A Thin Man    
6. Queen Jane Approximately    
7. Highway 6 Revisited    
8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues    
9. Desolation Row    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Japanese pressing of the singer/songwriter's 1965 album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. CBS. 2004.

Highway 61 Revisited, Music, Bob Dylan, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Folk-Rock, Political Folk, Pop, Pop/Rock, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop, Singer/Songwriter, United States of America, Vocals
Highway 61 Revisited
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • there is bob dylan and then there is everybody else
  • As Great as Everybody Says it is.
  • the proof....even Dylan can't escape the evidence (but oh, how he tries...lol)
  • A Stunning Masterpiece
  • incredible
 Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
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ASIN: B00026WU82
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Like A Rolling Stone
  2. Tombstone Blues
  3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  4. From A Buick 6
  5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  6. Queen Jane Approximately
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  9. Desolation Row

Amazon.com

Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the rules of the game. Jimi Hendrix made note of Mr. Z's technically suspect pitch and decided that he too was a singer. And the backing, though ragged, is precisely right. Is this the essential Dylan album? It's certainly one of them. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars there is bob dylan and then there is everybody else.......2007-06-26

this is the absolute TRUTH on REALITY. bob dylan mixes up surrealism, symbolism (from rimbaud)and good old fashioned rock 'n roll to make on of the seminal albums of the lifetime of rock 'n roll. he mixes up a tremendous lyrical beat, wild frenzy and articulated truth in his lyrics to make a classic that will stand the test of time for as long as time goes on. along with blonde on blonde, and bringing it all back home, he reached the absolute pinnacle of describing real reality in poetical terms. in all his later albums, he would never attain this wild greatness again.

5 out of 5 stars As Great as Everybody Says it is. .......2007-06-19

I giggled a little bit when I saw that the 5 star to 4 star ratio for this record was 29 to 1 with no negative ratings whatsoever. Well, there's a very good reason for this imbalance; the perceptions of my fellow critics are totally correct. Yes, Highway 61 revisited is every bit as wonderful as everyone says it is. I'm not sure if I'm qualified to speak about it though as I've only listened to it 123,343 times over a two decade period. I do agree though that in life one quickly discovers that many things are overrated--but not this CD. It is unknown how one could improve on it very much. There's not much better out there unless it's Blonde on Blonde and even then it's close. The tracks here are absolutely seamless and the lyrical brilliance (at the time) was without precedent. If we rate songs on a scale from 1 to 100 I'd have to say that not one of these tunes would merit anything below a 90. Had Dylan only released this CD he would still have been remembered as a genius. The making of Highway was something unknown to me until I saw Martin Scorsese's No Direction Home in which Al Kooper tells the story of the recording sessions, and the interview with him became one of my favorite parts of the documentary. I won't spoil it for you but, for the Dylan fan, you must at least rent it. Hearing about the way Kooper stumbled into immortality is worth five bucks or more. Well, I'll stop raving now but these tracks are Olympian in their proportion.

5 out of 5 stars the proof....even Dylan can't escape the evidence (but oh, how he tries...lol).......2007-03-26

The best and most important Rock and Roll album ever? Yeah, definitely. Blonde on Blonde may have come after, but for me this album was always a distillation of Blonde on Blonde...other people see that album as filling out the ideas on Highway 61, but to me it's just the opposite. I've owned one LP, 2 cassettes and am now on my second CD of this album. (no I'm not an old hippie...born in '64, thank you). Buy it, steal it,...but definitely get it.

5 out of 5 stars A Stunning Masterpiece.......2007-03-17

If there's ever been a better album made in the rock era, I have not heard it. It opens with the landmark "Like a Rolling Stone" and sustains that high level all the way through. Combines various genres of music: rock, folk, blues, Tex Mex, country and the effect is mesmerizing. It's nice to hear Dylan when he could actually carry a tune, and his rich, raspy voice serves the material well. The musicianship is first rate. Especially noteworthy is the blend of organ, guitar and harmonica on several songs. Dylan kept raising the bar with his albums and it never rose higher than w/ this incredible album. Check it out.

5 out of 5 stars incredible.......2007-03-11

this is probably my all time favorite album. its right up there with sgt pepper. the way it is with most dylan cds is i will like half the songs and the other half is just okay...highway 61 revisited...every song is just the best. when i first heard "it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry" i put my ipod on loop and just listened to that song over and over.
Highway 61 Revisited
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • a dylan primer for beginners
  • absolute greatness
  • A Benchmark in Music History - RS 500 #4
  • AWWWWWW YEAH!!!!!
  • Dylan Exposes Society
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ASIN: B0000C8AVR
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

  1. Like A Rolling Stone
  2. Tombstone Blues
  3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  4. From A Buick 6
  5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  6. Queen Jane Approximately
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  9. Desolation Row

Amazon.com essential recording

Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the rules of the game. Jimi Hendrix made note of Mr. Z's technically suspect pitch and decided that he too was a singer. And the backing, though ragged, is precisely right. Is this the essential Dylan album? It's certainly one of them. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a dylan primer for beginners.......2007-06-27

Just in case someone reading this is new to Dylan, I thought I'd offer some pretty conventional but hopefully useful advice. Start out with the three Dylan albums listed below, all readily and inexpensively available. If these get you hooked, start exploring the others. If not, might I suggest the collections Elvis #1 or the Beatles #1. If none of those do it for you, try Mozart. If Wolfgang leaves you cold too, may God help you.

Anyway, here are those three Dylan albums:
Blood on the Tracks
Blonde on Blonde
Highway 61 Revisited.

Have fun.

5 out of 5 stars absolute greatness.......2007-04-05

I always felt the best way to listen to this album was driving around with the windows down and BLASTING this sucker. Yes, even Desolation Row. Blonde on Blonde was also genius, but this one had such unbridled energy and freedom just pouring out of it, Dylan just sounds so loose and wild with his words whereas Blonde (and the albums after it) seemed more mannered and deliberately "poetic." This one is definitely a "deserted island" one for me---it would be in my top 10 albums to have with me if I was ever lost at sea. Long live Bob!

5 out of 5 stars A Benchmark in Music History - RS 500 #4.......2007-03-03

This is a truly defining moment in the history of popular music. Until this album, there was a gigantic stone wall that divided rock and roll from folk. Rock had invaded many other genres, such as bluegrass, the blues, reggae and even swing. But folk had remained the private domain of coffee houses and protest singers in the vein of Woody Guthrie. The thing is, rock and roll had precious little to say, miring itself in songs about light topics like teenage rebellion, puppy love and the romance of fast cars or surfboards. Dylan by this time had emerged as the elite among folk singers, with songs like "Blowin' In The Wind", "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and "Masters Of War" on his resume. To say the risk to go electric would be large supremely understates the fact. But Dylan decided that this was the moment for his big step, and he did so with a bang. "Like A Rolling Stone" is regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time in any genre; it's a cultural landmark, and it successfully bridged the gap between rock and folk by pushing folk music to a new generation. But most important of all, rock was now free to speak about topics that it previously couldn't touch, and the artistic freedom would trickle down through artist like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, U2, R.E.M. and Nirvana, just to name a few. There are perhaps a dozen critical junctures in the growth of music in the twentieth century - and this was surely one of them.

5 out of 5 stars AWWWWWW YEAH!!!!!.......2007-02-02

LIKE A ROLLING STONE and doggone TOMBSTONE BLUES, MAN!!!! worth getting...........uncompromising songs..................a vibe of freedom...........goes against the grain...........love albums like this............period!!!!! his voice is just one of those things!!!!! hell, it's dylan!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Dylan Exposes Society.......2006-11-10

It seemed as if even when Dylan went to the bathroom people would listen for sounds and try to find meaning in them. He kept repeating that his words meant nothing but nobody would accept that answer, everything has to have meaning. But, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar (Somebody else said that). The true phenomenon is that Dylan had the power to make us believe there was more. He exposed the plastic society that he lives in by just being himself. With this album he lit a fire under the folk music stage and gave lots of people some hot feet. He is the ultimate rebel without a cause. The opening lyrics to Highway 61 are classic mental slapstick.
Highway 61 Revisited
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Blistering Images in Rhyme
  • The Sun's not yellow, it's chicken!
  • I Love this Record
  • Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker
  • The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire
 Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
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ASIN: B0000024SI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Like A Rolling Stone
  2. Tombstone Blues
  3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  4. From A Buick 6
  5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  6. Queen Jane Approximately
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  9. Desolation Row

Amazon.com essential recording

Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the rules of the game. Jimi Hendrix made note of Mr. Z's technically suspect pitch and decided that he too was a singer. And the backing, though ragged, is precisely right. Is this the essential Dylan album? It's certainly one of them. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

Millenium digipak reissue of 1965 album includes original artwork. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Blistering Images in Rhyme.......2006-08-27

This is Bob Dylan at his very finest and this is probably his best record, from "Like a Rolling Stone" to the album's closer, "Desolation Row," the listener is assaulted with blistering images in rhyme that she will never forget. Dylan changed the shape of the musical landscape with this record, changed rock and roll forever. His songs broke the three minute mold, they weren't about love and love lost anymore. In fact some of them are darned hard to understand, but they stay with you none the less. Bob Dylan was, and is, the poet laureate of Rock and Roll, the poet laureate of America. Love after we're all gone, his lyrics will be sung, recited, read.

5 out of 5 stars The Sun's not yellow, it's chicken!.......2006-05-21

This album has everything!

Best story song: "Like a Rolling Stone"

Most rockin' song: "Tombstone Blues"

Most bluesy song: "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"

Most poppy song: "From a Buick 6"

Most haunting song: "Ballad of a Thin Man"

Most druggy song: "Queen Jane Approximately"

Funniest song: "Highway 61 Revisited"

Most witty song: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Best lyrics: "Desolation Row"

See, there. It's the best album ever!

5 out of 5 stars I Love this Record.......2006-04-02

"Like a Rolling Stone" the first song on HIGHWAY 61 grabs you right from the getgo and this album does not let go till the last guitar lick in "Desolation Row" and in between there are some of the best rock and roll you are ever going to listen too. It seems like the band has been playing together forever, though from what I've read of how Bob Dylan makes records, they probably just got together, did a few run throughs, then bang, they probably cut the record. Well, they did great, this record not only stands the test of time, it will never get old.

5 out of 5 stars Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker.......2006-04-02

It must have been hard for the Dylan faithful to make the switch from folk to rock. He didn't make it as easy as Steve Jobs apparently has done with the switch to the new Intel processor in his new Macs. However he set the world on fire with "Like a Rolling Stone." Al Kooper's keyboards are nothing short of haunting. I've heard Dylan do this song on countless live tapes and in person a few times, but never have I heard him approach the power he does on this record with this song. "Like a Rolling Stone" is followed by "Tombstone Blues" more shear rock and roll music and this time it's piled on top of beautiful poetry. Next up comes my favorite song on the record, "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" more raw power. And the record goes on in that vein, ending with the long and very wonderful "Desolation Row." Just wonderful. Wait, I already said that. Well now I'm saying it again.

5 out of 5 stars The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire.......2006-04-02

I just love the lead guitar work on "Desolation Row." That lead guitar punches up Dylan's voice and those surreal lyrics to make this song like no other. I shudder for the whole eleven minutes every time my husband plays this song and he plays it a lot. You can never get tired of this. Mr. Dylan really raised the bar with this one. "Like a Rolling Stone" is a rocker extrodinaire and it goes on for six minutes, which was a big deal when it came out, because most hit records never when over something like three minutes, ten seconds. Dylan really broke the mold with "Stone", opened up the scene for others to record long songs. This is a super CD. One you just have to own.
Highway 61 Revisited
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Blistering Images in Rhyme
  • The Sun's not yellow, it's chicken!
  • I Love this Record
  • Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker
  • The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire
 Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  3. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
  4. Blood on the Tracks
  5. The Times They Are A-Changin'

ASIN: B00000016L
Release Date: 1992-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Like A Rolling Stone
  2. Tombstone Blues
  3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  4. From A Buick 6
  5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  6. Queen Jane Approximately
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  9. Desolation Row

Amazon.com essential recording

Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the rules of the game. Jimi Hendrix made note of Mr. Z's technically suspect pitch and decided that he too was a singer. And the backing, though ragged, is precisely right. Is this the essential Dylan album? It's certainly one of them. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

Millenium digipak reissue of 1965 album includes original artwork. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Blistering Images in Rhyme.......2006-08-27

This is Bob Dylan at his very finest and this is probably his best record, from "Like a Rolling Stone" to the album's closer, "Desolation Row," the listener is assaulted with blistering images in rhyme that she will never forget. Dylan changed the shape of the musical landscape with this record, changed rock and roll forever. His songs broke the three minute mold, they weren't about love and love lost anymore. In fact some of them are darned hard to understand, but they stay with you none the less. Bob Dylan was, and is, the poet laureate of Rock and Roll, the poet laureate of America. Love after we're all gone, his lyrics will be sung, recited, read.

5 out of 5 stars The Sun's not yellow, it's chicken!.......2006-05-21

This album has everything!

Best story song: "Like a Rolling Stone"

Most rockin' song: "Tombstone Blues"

Most bluesy song: "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"

Most poppy song: "From a Buick 6"

Most haunting song: "Ballad of a Thin Man"

Most druggy song: "Queen Jane Approximately"

Funniest song: "Highway 61 Revisited"

Most witty song: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Best lyrics: "Desolation Row"

See, there. It's the best album ever!

5 out of 5 stars I Love this Record.......2006-04-02

"Like a Rolling Stone" the first song on HIGHWAY 61 grabs you right from the getgo and this album does not let go till the last guitar lick in "Desolation Row" and in between there are some of the best rock and roll you are ever going to listen too. It seems like the band has been playing together forever, though from what I've read of how Bob Dylan makes records, they probably just got together, did a few run throughs, then bang, they probably cut the record. Well, they did great, this record not only stands the test of time, it will never get old.

5 out of 5 stars Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker.......2006-04-02

It must have been hard for the Dylan faithful to make the switch from folk to rock. He didn't make it as easy as Steve Jobs apparently has done with the switch to the new Intel processor in his new Macs. However he set the world on fire with "Like a Rolling Stone." Al Kooper's keyboards are nothing short of haunting. I've heard Dylan do this song on countless live tapes and in person a few times, but never have I heard him approach the power he does on this record with this song. "Like a Rolling Stone" is followed by "Tombstone Blues" more shear rock and roll music and this time it's piled on top of beautiful poetry. Next up comes my favorite song on the record, "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" more raw power. And the record goes on in that vein, ending with the long and very wonderful "Desolation Row." Just wonderful. Wait, I already said that. Well now I'm saying it again.

5 out of 5 stars The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire.......2006-04-02

I just love the lead guitar work on "Desolation Row." That lead guitar punches up Dylan's voice and those surreal lyrics to make this song like no other. I shudder for the whole eleven minutes every time my husband plays this song and he plays it a lot. You can never get tired of this. Mr. Dylan really raised the bar with this one. "Like a Rolling Stone" is a rocker extrodinaire and it goes on for six minutes, which was a big deal when it came out, because most hit records never when over something like three minutes, ten seconds. Dylan really broke the mold with "Stone", opened up the scene for others to record long songs. This is a super CD. One you just have to own.
Highway 61 Revisited
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Blistering Images in Rhyme
  • One of the greatest milestones of the rock era
  • I Love this Record
  • Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker
  • The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire
 Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony Mid-Price
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UDPD
Release Date: 1989-12-04

Tracks:

  1. Like a Rolling Stone
  2. Tombstone Blues
  3. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
  4. From a Buick 6
  5. Ballad of a Thin Man
  6. Queen Jane Approximately
  7. Highway 61 Revisited
  8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  9. Desolation Row

Album Description

Digipak reissue of 1965 album. Sony. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Millennium Edition with Tri-fold Digipack Packaging.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Blistering Images in Rhyme.......2006-08-27

This is Bob Dylan at his very finest and this is probably his best record, from "Like a Rolling Stone" to the album's closer, "Desolation Row," the listener is assaulted with blistering images in rhyme that she will never forget. Dylan changed the shape of the musical landscape with this record, changed rock and roll forever. His songs broke the three minute mold, they weren't about love and love lost anymore. In fact some of them are darned hard to understand, but they stay with you none the less. Bob Dylan was, and is, the poet laureate of Rock and Roll, the poet laureate of America. Love after we're all gone, his lyrics will be sung, recited, read.

5 out of 5 stars One of the greatest milestones of the rock era.......2006-07-04

Hyperbole rules in customer reviews, but I honestly believe that this is the greatest album ever released. It almost certainly influenced the history of rock and roll more than any other single album made, even more than SGT PEPPER. Why? The greatest influence on the Beatles after their initial fame was listening to Bob Dylan. The influence of the single "Like a Rolling Stone" alone was staggering. (It was released as a single months before the album.) Upon listening to Dylan and this album/song, Sam Cooke wrote a masterpiece in trying to imitate him ("A Change is Gonna Come"), as did Otis Redding ("Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"). Both Lennon and McCartney abandoned the pop love songs that had been the staple of the Beatles success through 1965 to write the more complex lyrics found on REVOLVER and RUBBER SOUL. Virtually every rock songwriter on both sides of the Atlantic had to rethink everything that they were doing with their music. His previous albums had found a wide audience, but primarily in the folk scene. This was true even of BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. Primarily because of the success of "Like a Rolling Stone" as a single, this was the first Dylan album that was primarily a rock album rather than folk.

There are so many remarkable aspects to this album. The lyrics are so incredible as to seem beyond the capacity of someone as young and uneducated as Dylan, full of deep cultural resonances and references while maintaining a poetic perfection. Every fan can name his or her own favorites: mine are "Like a Rolling Stone," the title song, "Ballad of a Thin Man," "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," and "Desolation Row." The success of the album made his earlier albums equally essential for rock performers, instantly providing rock with a verbal palette that dramatically extended the simple love song to almost any subject.

One thing that sets this album from so many Dylan albums that followed is the excellence of the session musicians. As great as Dylan is, on many of his albums he employs musicians that simply aren't among the best. Take the guitar work alone. Although Robbie Robertson would provide superb work on BLONDE ON BLONDE, no Dylan album after HIGHWAY 61 would feature such stellar solo work as what Michael Bloomfield would provide on this one. The filler lines he provides at the end of the various lines in "Tombstone Blues" is just one example. But as fine as Bloomfield is, he is matched by the astonishing playing by country guitarist Charlie McCoy on "Desolation Row," who achieves the near impossible by playing eleven minutes of acoustic guitar in counterpoint to Dylan's strumming, and manages to make it compelling throughout.

Above all else, HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED created the potential for rock to be difficult and challenging. Before Dylan, no one listening to rock had to use more than just a tiny fraction of their brain. After this album, rock became intelligent, or at least had that potential. Take "Desolation Row." Apart from Chuck Berry telling Beethoven to roll over, rock contained in its first decade virtually no cultural references to speak of. But in that song alone Dylan sings of Cinderella, Bette Davis, Romeo, Cain and Abel, the hunchback of Notre Dame, the Good Samaritan, Ophelia, Noah, Einstein, the Phantom of the Opera, Casanova, Nero, Neptune, the Titanic, Ezra Pound, and T. S. Eliot. Rock had never been so literate before and has only rarely been this intelligent since. Somehow in an eleven-minute song Dylan managed to sum up huge hunks of modern culture. In conjunction with the other songs on the album, in particular "Ballad of a Thin Man" and "Highway 61 Revisited," Dylan seemed to sum up all the alienation that the youth of the sixties was feeling in regard to the consumerism that had exploded in the fifties.

It is hardly conceivable that any serious fan of music in general or rock in particular isn't already familiar with every second of this album, but if not, you must get it. On its own merits, it is one of the supreme cultural achievements of the century, and its massive influence on every single songwriter who grew up in its wake only makes knowing it all that more essential.

5 out of 5 stars I Love this Record.......2006-04-03

"Like a Rolling Stone" the first song on HIGHWAY 61 grabs you right from the getgo and this album does not let go till the last guitar lick in "Desolation Row" and in between there are some of the best rock and roll you are ever going to listen too. It seems like the band has been playing together forever, though from what I've read of how Bob Dylan makes records, they probably just got together, did a few run throughs, then bang, they probably cut the record. Well, they did great, this record not only stands the test of time, it will never get old.

5 out of 5 stars Gone are the Protest Songs on this Rockin' Rocker.......2006-04-03

It must have been hard for the Dylan faithful to make the switch from folk to rock. He didn't make it as easy as Steve Jobs apparently has done with the switch to the new Intel processor in his new Macs. However he set the world on fire with "Like a Rolling Stone." Al Kooper's keyboards are nothing short of haunting. I've heard Dylan do this song on countless live tapes and in person a few times, but never have I heard him approach the power he does on this record with this song. "Like a Rolling Stone" is followed by "Tombstone Blues" more shear rock and roll music and this time it's piled on top of beautiful poetry. Next up comes my favorite song on the record, "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" more raw power. And the record goes on in that vein, ending with the long and very wonderful "Desolation Row." Just wonderful. Wait, I already said that. Well now I'm saying it again.

5 out of 5 stars The Whole Album is a Rocker Extrodinaire.......2006-04-03

I just love the lead guitar work on "Desolation Row." That lead guitar punches up Dylan's voice and those surreal lyrics to make this song like no other. I shudder for the whole eleven minutes every time my husband plays this song and he plays it a lot. You can never get tired of this. Mr. Dylan really raised the bar with this one. "Like a Rolling Stone" is a rocker extrodinaire and it goes on for six minutes, which was a big deal when it came out, because most hit records never when over something like three minutes, ten seconds. Dylan really broke the mold with "Stone", opened up the scene for others to record long songs. This is a super CD. One you just have to own.
Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years
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    		Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years
    Bob Dylan
    Manufacturer: Mvd Visual
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000E99WOM
    Release Date: 2006-04-04

    Tracks:

    1. Water Is Wide - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    2. Ode to Rolling Thunder, No. 1 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    3. Railroad Boy
    4. Ode to Rolling Thunder, No. 2 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    5. Wild Mountain Thyme
    6. Ode to Rolling Thunder, No. 3 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    7. New York, New York - Rob Stoner
    8. Ode to Rolling Thunder, No. 4 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    9. Delta Skelter - Rob Stoner
    10. Old Woman on the Train - Regina McCrary
    11. Do Lord, Remember Me - The McCrary Sisters, Regina McCrary
    12. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    13. Ode to the Gospel Years, No. 1 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    14. Shadow Coming Down the Highway
    15. Hallelujah, I'm Ready - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    16. Ode to the Gospel Years, No. 2 - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    17. Mary from the Wild Moor - Regina McCrary
    18. Somebody Touched Me - Bruce Langhorne, Scarlet Rivera
    19. I, John, Saw a Mighty Number - The McCrary Sisters, Regina McCrary
    20. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well
    21. Precious Lord, Take My Hand - The McCrary Sisters, Regina McCrary

    Product Description

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    This 21-song collection of traditional and original music from the documentary film, Bob Dylan 1975-1981 Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years, features Dylans former band members Scarlet Rivera (violin), Rob Stoner (bass), Regina McCrary (vocals), and Bruce Langhorne (guitar/tambourine) along with myself and my band, Highway 61 Revisited, The Worlds Only Bob Dylan Tribute Band. Together, we set out together to recreate the magic and passion of the music from Bob Dylans Rolling Thunder and Gospel Years to help bring the film to life. As on Desire, you will hear breathtaking violin work from Scarlet Rivera, and as on Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love, you will be moved by Regina McCrarys passionate Gospel voice. Bruce Langhorne, Dylans guitarist and tambourine player from his early albums, plays on most of the tracks, while bassist Rob Stoner contributes original music. I am sure you will agree this historic gathering of Dylans musicians for the film soundtrack has produced some of the finest music youve ever heard. (contains no Bob Dylan songs).  Joel Gilbert, January 2006
    Black Diamond
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • What Are You Waiting For? Buy This CD, and Spread the Word
    • Heard "Big Dumb Town", Got "BLACK DIAMONDS" ALL tracks great
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    		 Black Diamond
    Stan Ridgway
    Manufacturer: Birdcage Records
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    ASIN: B000003RDU
    Release Date: 1995-12-01

    Tracks:

    1. Big Dumb Town
    2. Gone The Distance
    3. Knife and Fork
    4. Down The Coast Hwy
    5. Luther Played Guitar
    6. Stranded
    7. Wild Bill Donovan
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    11. As I Went Out One Morning
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    Stan Ridgway is the music world's version of a character actor. With his barker's phrasing and sardonic demeanor, he's like the instantly identifiable second banana who brightens the screen for a few minutes before the leading man steps back to the fore. Of course, Ridgway has the same predicament as any good character actor: he's typecast. They remember that yapping voice from his early '80s Wall of Voodoo hits "Mexican Radio" and "Ring of Fire," and it's such a distinctive instrument that his identity has been frozen in time. Black Diamond is Ridgway's conscious effort to stretch out and break ties with his history. A low-budget affair, it finds the Southern California singer stripping down to spare guitar, keyboards, and percussion, in the process placing greater emphasis on his songs. Certainly "Luther Played Guitar" and "Wild Bill Donovan" don't fit with Ridgway's new wave past. The former finds the singer inhabiting the mind of Johnny Cash as he wistfully recalls his early sideman Luther Perkins. The latter is a one-part Warren Zevon tirade, one-part Bob Dylan folk ballad chronicling the exploits of one of America's seminal spies. Speaking of Dylan, Ridgway revives "As I Went Out One Morning" from John Wesley Harding, giving a refined reading to an intriguingly cryptic but seldom-covered song. "Gone the Distance" is yet another Kurt Cobain elegy. The kind of album that slips through the cracks, Black Diamond nevertheless indicates Ridgway's best work may yet lie ahead, even if he may be destined to be the rock & roll Warren Oates. --Steven Stolder

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars What Are You Waiting For? Buy This CD, and Spread the Word.......2003-03-05

    Stan Ridgway is one of those "special" artists -- you know, the ones nobody's quite sure they've heard of, but people familiar with him just kind of wink, saying: I've been there.

    SR is film, he's music, he's literature, he's Johnny Cash and Rod Serling and Ennio Morricone and all sorts of other things all rolled into one. If Harry Dean Stanton wrote tunes, he'd be Stan Ridgway. If L.A. Confidential were a person, he'd be Stan Ridgway.

    Every album Stan's done is the best album he's ever done. They're addictive, they're good driving music, and some stuff, particularly on this CD and on the Drywall: Work the Dumb Oracle CD, will make you feel just a little uncomfortable to be living in this day and age.

    Underneath it all, Stan is a stunningly original talent. This is a fantastic CD.

    Okay? Buy it. Just buy it. If you don't like it, who knows? Maybe you're not living on the right planet (or maybe you are, and you just don't know it yet).

    5 out of 5 stars Heard "Big Dumb Town", Got "BLACK DIAMONDS" ALL tracks great.......1999-11-07

    My first exposure to Stan Ridgway was hearing "Big Dumb Town" on a local station, it reminded me of a friend of mine.Had to have the song, Now, how many times have you got a CD because you heard one song and you don't care for the rest of the tracks? Not so with "BLACK DIAMONDS". What a pleasant surprize,every song is great! The only CD I have that no programing is nesessary, just run as is, that is if you can stay off the repeat button! Sincerly, every track is a favorite now."Knife and Fork" is very popular with the ladies.Everyone I've shared "BLACK DIAMONDS with is all like "Stuck to you like crazy glue".

    5 out of 5 stars Ridgway Press Clips.......1999-10-11

    Some things people have said about Stan Ridgway....

    "Stan Ridgway is equal parts Raymond Chandler and John Huston, Rod Serling and Johnny Cash. Haunted by America's pulp serial past, Ridgway has become his own wireless theater, with a cast of thousands at his fingertips and a wealth of tales in his head. A rare and famous talent." - The Face

    "Some know him just as the long lost singer with the great Wall of Voodoo, others as one of the great unsung maverick geniuses of our time." - Melody Maker

    "More noises from America's lost frontier. His songs tell stories that unfold gradually and trade in old fashioned narrative devices like character and suspense. Its a move at once conservative and daring - but, best of all, it works." - Rolling Stone

    "Filtered through his sardonically insightful wit, Ridgway's songs become engaging not only for the details he includes, but the ones he chooses not to expose as well." The Austin Chronicle

    "This is mature music, short on sentimentality, long on imagination and style. " - People Magazine
    Highway 61 Revisited
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Packaging/Sleeve Design, Great Remastered Sound, Great Album!
    		 Highway 61 Revisited
    Bob Dylan
    Manufacturer: Sony Japan
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002CHQWQ
    Release Date: 2004-11-09

    Tracks:

    1. Like a Rolling Stone
    2. Tombstone Blues
    3. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
    4. From a Buick 6
    5. Ballad of a Thin Man
    6. Queen Jane Approximately
    7. Highway 6 Revisited
    8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
    9. Desolation Row

    Album Description

    Japanese pressing of the singer/songwriter's 1965 album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. CBS. 2004.

    Album Details

    Limited Edition Japanese LP-STYLE Sleeve Replicating the Original Album Release Artwork and Style.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Packaging/Sleeve Design, Great Remastered Sound, Great Album!.......2005-12-05

    Having got the SACD hybrid version that I discovered only when I brought it home from the store that it was made in Austria, I thought I'd get the Japanese mini-lp sleeve version to see if I had gotten a bum deal. This version has excellent sound quality and really after seeing the others try, only the Japanese have so far truly mastered the art of making truly great mini-lp replica sleeves that not only look like works of art but also are able to stay in one piece without falling away in tatters like their EU cousins.

    As I don't have an SACD player, I can't tell you if the first disc I bought was really worth it but the sound quality is quite close when played on your normal cd player. Given the big price differential and the fact that the one you eventually get from this site will probably NOT be from Austria, you may be better off getting the cheaper version unless you really need to get the mini-lp sleeve. One for the collectors and for diehard fans everywhere.
    Masters of Dylan
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A must have for Dylan fans!
    		 Masters of Dylan

    Manufacturer: Highway 61 Revisited
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
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    ASIN: B00070P9XQ

    Product Description

    New release by Highway 61 Revisited, the World's Only Bob Dylan Tribute Band. Track Listing: 01 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bringing It All Back Home) 02 Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat * (Live 1966) 03 Watching The River Flow (Greatest Hits II) 04 If Not For You (New Morning) 05 Slow Train (Slow Train Coming) 06 I Don't Believe You (Live 1966) 07 Shot of Love (Shot of Love) 08 Lay Lady Lay (Nashville Skyline) 09 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 (Blonde on Blonde) 10 Cold Iron's Bound (Time Out of Mind) 11 Ballad Of A Thin Man (Live 1966) 12 Tombstone Blues (Highway 61 Revisited) 13 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Live 1966) 14 Tight Connection To My Heart (Empire Burlesque) 15 Po' Boy (Love and Theft)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A must have for Dylan fans!.......2004-12-26

    I do NOT buy from the "I'm new" sellers. However, I'm a Dylan fan so I took a chance on this one. As soon as I heard it I went to Joel Gilbert's web site (www.highway61revised.com) and found out about his other CD. It's called "The World's Only Bob Dylan Tribute Band" by Highway 61 Revisited. He also directed "Bob Dylan 1966 World , The Home Movies" (DVD) and "Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974 Through the Camera Of Barry Feinstein"(www.bobdylan66-74.com -- DVD). Joel Gilbert also wrote "The Acoustic Bob Dylan, His Music Styles and Guitar Techniques." My advise to all Dylan fans: buy this cd and the rest of his items. You will NOT be sorry!
    Highway 61 Revisited - Revisited
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      		Highway 61 Revisited - Revisited
      Bob Dylan
      Manufacturer: Uncut
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000LZKUD6

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