Another Side of Bob Dylan [Import] [Limited Edition]
Track Listings
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1. All I Really Want to Do
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2. Black Crow Blues
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3. Spanish Harlem Incident
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4. Chimes of Freedom
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5. I Shall Be Free, No. 10
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6. To Ramona
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7. Motorpsycho Nitemare
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8. My Back Pages
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9. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
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10. Ballad in Plain D
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11. It Ain't Me Babe
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Another Side of Bob Dylan, Music, Bob Dylan, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Folk-Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, United States of America
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- The best of Dylan's early albums...
- So Much Older Then
- Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight
- an excellent album
- There is Anger Here and it's Great
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ASIN: B00026WUA0
Release Date: 2004-06-01 |
Tracks:
- All I Really Want to Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free, No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
- Ballad in Plain D
- It Ain't Me Babe
Customer Reviews:
The best of Dylan's early albums..........2007-01-09
This is my favorite of Dylan's early folk albums. I really don't like political writings, because as Dylan said in a 1984 interview "politics is the tool of the devil". I understand why he got the hell out of the political movements, and went on to record more poetic, personal, and mysterious stuff. As for the songs here, they're pretty much all brilliant, especially the caustic I Don't Believe You, the hilarious Motorpyscho Nitemare, the epic poetry of Chimes of Freedom, and the beautiful, poignant, precise My Back Pages. I feel like Bob did when he wrote that song. Politics can overwhelm you to the point that's all you think about, and you think you got all the answers. No one has all the answers, including Bob, but he knows that. Beware of those who will tell you they have all the answers. I love Dylan's music. It's almost always universal. It can be listened to at any time. I don't really like the title of this album (it was producer Tom Wilson's idea, and Dylan protested vigorously, saying it was overstating the obvious, something Dylan never does), but the music is superlative.
So Much Older Then.......2006-09-12
For me "My Back Pages" is the best song on this record, because it so captures the way I felt when I was growing up. I knew so much more than my mother, really I did. But you know how it goes, as you get older, you realize just how much you didn't know and I didn't know a lot and Bob Dylan really nails this. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is probably the most famous song on this album, but there are others just as good, like "To Ramona" and "Ballad in Plain D" for instance. And, of course, I have to mention the ultimate protest song, the ultimate political song, "Chimes of Freedom." If that song doesn't make you want to rages against the establishment and try to make a difference, nothing ever will.
Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight.......2006-09-04
For me this record is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
an excellent album.......2006-08-28
starting off is "all i really want to do".get out your listening ears because he throws a lot of big words around in this top 5-er.2 more then "chimes of freedom",an inspirational type song.then another playinf with words song,"i shall be free no. 10".its funny."to ramona" is after that.its a better than average love song."my back pages" is quite good as are the other remaining songs "i dont belive you" which is sad."ballad in plain d" which is better.then a hit song "it aint me babe".a really good album
There is Anger Here and it's Great.......2006-08-24
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it. When Dylan was young, he was angry and it shows in his music and it's good. No, it's great!
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- So Much Older Then
- Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight
- There is Anger Here and it's Great
- Many Sides to Another Side
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ASIN: B0000024S3
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- All I Really Want To Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes Of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You
- Ballad In Plain D
- It Ain't Me Babe
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This set captures a still-growing Dylan on the edge, just before he makes the jump to rock & roll, continuing to expand the notion of folk music with openhearted, unprecedented compositions and performances like "All I Really Want to Do," "Chimes of Freedom," "My Back Pages," and "It Ain't Me Babe." If Dylan's previous album The Times They Are A-Changin' was a bit too literal and focused on current events, Another Side indulges Dylan's more mythic and expansive side, making more rumor for the humor that would explode when Dylan formed a band. It's just Dylan, guitar, and harmonica here, but Another Side is a rock & roll album without that band. --Jimmy Guterman
Customer Reviews:
9.0/10.0.......2007-02-20
Anyone who has listened to this album knows the title puts it aptly. It is not to say that the album marks a remarkable change in the musician's interests, as if the work marks a new period of Dylan's biography (although every one of his albums seems to constitute a new Dylan epoch, don't they?). But the album embraces a new idea of what music could be: most of Dylan's work up until this point is concretely composed: the lyrics and the melody beeline right towards each song's theme. On Another Side, the musician seems to offer a more relaxed confluence of music and lyrics: in a word, things are freestyle here. The stylistic transition marks a major change in Dylan's oeuvre, one that would come to be a signature of his work, ultimately changing the course of American music history.
While the transition is obvious to even an un-careful listener, what remains is the beauty that inheres in nearly everything musical Dylan has put his hand to. Dylan proves his folk virtuoso on nearly every track. Just listen to "Spanish Harlem Incident", for instance: "your pearly eyes so fast and slashing / and your flashing diamond teeth."
While many have pointed to "Chimes of Freedom" as the centerpiece of this album, it ought to be recognized that Another Side's considerations are not chiefly political, and this song, while excellent in its embrace of metaphor (lightning as freedom's crashing, reckless shout). No, the true "magnificent mantlepiece" of this album is his Ballad in Plain D, a rolling, emotional weave with a slow, methodical rhythm. The tale therein is of love's (and lovers') failings, and the regret and sense of loss that comes when love has been lost. Dylan's conclusion here is nothing short of brilliant: "Ah, my friends from the prison, they ask unto me, / `How good, how good does it feel to be free?' / And I answer them most mysteriously / `Are birds free from the chains of the skyway?'"
While it may be true that Another Side is one of Dylan's lesser albums (and I think the reviews here have reflected that), that is analogous to griping about Joyce's short stories. Any way you slice it, there is plenty of sheer excellence to go around on Dylan's other side.
So Much Older Then.......2006-09-12
For me "My Back Pages" is the best song on this record, because it so captures the way I felt when I was growing up. I knew so much more than my mother, really I did. But you know how it goes, as you get older, you realize just how much you didn't know and I didn't know a lot and Bob Dylan really nails this. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is probably the most famous song on this album, but there are others just as good, like "To Ramona" and "Ballad in Plain D" for instance. And, of course, I have to mention the ultimate protest song, the ultimate political song, "Chimes of Freedom." If that song doesn't make you want to rages against the establishment and try to make a difference, nothing ever will.
Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight.......2006-09-04
For me this record is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
There is Anger Here and it's Great.......2006-08-24
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it. When Dylan was young, he was angry and it shows in his music and it's good. No, it's great!
Many Sides to Another Side.......2006-04-02
There are so many sides to this record that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
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- So Much Older Then
- Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight
- There is Anger Here and it's Great
- Many Sides to Another Side
- We Were All So Much Older Then
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Another Side of Bob Dylan
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ASIN: B0000C8AVZ
Release Date: 2003-09-16 |
Tracks:
- All I Really Want To Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes Of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You
- Ballad In Plain D
- It Ain't Me Babe
Amazon.com
This set captures a still-growing Dylan on the edge, just before he makes the jump to rock & roll, continuing to expand the notion of folk music with openhearted, unprecedented compositions and performances like "All I Really Want to Do," "Chimes of Freedom," "My Back Pages," and "It Ain't Me Babe." If Dylan's previous album The Times They Are A-Changin' was a bit too literal and focused on current events, Another Side indulges Dylan's more mythic and expansive side, making more rumor for the humor that would explode when Dylan formed a band. It's just Dylan, guitar, and harmonica here, but Another Side is a rock & roll album without that band. --Jimmy Guterman
Customer Reviews:
So Much Older Then.......2006-09-12
For me "My Back Pages" is the best song on this record, because it so captures the way I felt when I was growing up. I knew so much more than my mother, really I did. But you know how it goes, as you get older, you realize just how much you didn't know and I didn't know a lot and Bob Dylan really nails this. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is probably the most famous song on this album, but there are others just as good, like "To Ramona" and "Ballad in Plain D" for instance. And, of course, I have to mention the ultimate protest song, the ultimate political song, "Chimes of Freedom." If that song doesn't make you want to rages against the establishment and try to make a difference, nothing ever will.
Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight.......2006-09-04
For me this record is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
There is Anger Here and it's Great.......2006-08-24
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it. When Dylan was young, he was angry and it shows in his music and it's good. No, it's great!
Many Sides to Another Side.......2006-05-20
There are so many sides to this record that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
We Were All So Much Older Then.......2006-05-20
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
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ASIN: B000AAIXSQ
Release Date: 2005-08-30 |
Tracks:
- Blowin' in the Wind
- Girl from the North Country
- Masters of War
- Down the Highway
- Bob Dylan's Blues
- Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- Bob Dylan's Dream
- Oxford Town
- Talkin' World War III Blues
- Corrina, Corrina
- Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
- I Shall Be Free
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- Ballad of Hollis Brown
- With God on Our Side
- One Too Many Mornings
- North Country Blues
- Only a Pawn in Their Game
- Boots of Spanish Leather
- When the Ship Comes In
- Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
- Restless Farewell
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- All I Really Want to Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Have Never Met)
- Ballad in Plain D
- It Ain't Me Babe
Customer Reviews:
Three Masterpieces.......2006-09-04
These three records are masterpieces by anyone's opinion and are perhaps Dylan's best work. He was young and he was so good.
-- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan --
Freewheelin' is Bob Dylan's second record. While his first was an album of mostly folk song covers with only two originals, this record had only two covers, the rest being originals and some of Bob Dylan's finest work. "Girl From the North Country" is one of my favorite songs, by anybody, and to think it was written by a twenty-one-year-old kid, almost half a century ago, way back in 1963.
"Master's of War" still seems valid today. Re, those masters of war, those seller's of guns, "There is one thing I know, though I'm younger than you, that even Jesus would never forgive what you do." Yet, despite those words that moved so many, all these years later the masters of war are still plying their trade. And, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Blowin' in the Wind," perhaps the best antiwar song ever written. Dylan asks nine questions about war and freedom, the answers to all of them, I'm afraid are, "Blowin' in the Wind."
-- The Times they are a-Changin' --
The opening track, "The Times they are a-Changin'" is a call to arms. It was heeded in the Sixties when the streets were filled with protesters, kids who wanted an end to the war in Vietnam. Dylan has sung this song countless times over the years, talking about the battle that is outside raging, but somehow we've forgotten this message, though we sing the words with Dylan at almost every concert he's given on his never ending tour. Sadly there are almost no protesters today. And it seems if one does raise a voice, bad things could happen to him.
Lord, I have to wonder if God ever was on our side. Bob Dylan doesn't think he was, but there are so many today who are convinced he is, maybe they should listen to this record. At least we've done something about the horrible racism Dylan sings about on "Only a Pawn in Their Game" and the haunting "Ballad of Hollis Brown," but we have a long way to go. I think all those people who are so against those who only want to better themselves by coming to America should be forced to sit down and listen to this record. That's what I think.
-- Another Side of Bob Dylan --
For me "Another Side" is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
Three of a Young Poet's Best Records.......2006-08-27
"Freewheelin'" is Bob Dylan's second album, but it's the one that made him known to the general public at large. He penned most of the songs on the record, including the famous, "Blowing in the Wind," a song that would live on for generations. Also included on this record is the very long and very good, "A Hard Rain Must Fall," which tells the story of a man asking his young son questions. The answers, if you listen to them, will really move you and get you to asking a lot of questions yourself. "Girl From the North Country" is a terrific song where a young and soulful Bob Dylan asks anybody traveling to the North Country if they'd remember him to a girl who lives there. I can't help it, I picture a coal miner's daughter. Even back then, Bob Dylan was a poet who could grab you and make you think with his words.
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" is one young man's rage against how things are going in America back in the '60s and the song still rings true today. We still have war and corrupt politicians and parents who will never understand their sons and daughters. I guess some things never change. "With God on Our Side," is a long song about war that also is relevant today, it just needs a verse about Iraq at the end of it. This is an album that is impossible to listen to without wanting to get up and do something about the state of affairs in the world today.
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it.
These are three of a young poet's best records and they are three records any and every Dylan fan or wannabe Dylan fan or anybody else in the world, for that matter, should own.
Every Word is Significant, Important.......2006-06-02
Fortunately we've not come to the World War Bob Dylan sings about in "Talking World War III" on "Freewheelin'", but in today's times you have to wonder do you need a shotgun and a fall out shelter. Another song full of poetry is "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" of course everybody's who's anybody has heard this song, if not on this record, then the haunting version done during "The Concert for Bangledesh." Dylan has done so many excellent versions of this throughout the years, especially that version done with the Japanese orchestra, but this version is Bob Dylan raw and raging. Like "Masters of War" the song was topical then and it's topical now. It's just too danged bad that "All of the people can't be all right all of the time." But you can be right some of the time and that's good enough. Get this record, you'll be glad you did.
"The Times They Are A-Changing" the title song of the second album in this set is a song that will have you questioning your values, questioning your complacency. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" will just plain make you mad. "North Country Blues" will make you weep for the coal minors and iron workers and those less fortunate. And "With God on Our Side" A song that Bob Dylan used to perform with Joan Baez a lot a long time ago will make you think. Every word in these songs is significant, every word important. This is another of those Bob Dylan records everybody should own. It should be like a rule.
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up on "Another Side" by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
Many Sides of Bob Dylan.......2006-06-02
My favorite song on "Freewheelin'" is one Bob Dylan didn't right. But he delivers "Corina, Corina" with such a heartfelt manner that he truly makes it one of his own. And the thumping, haunting base backup just pulls you right into the song, makes you believe every word of the lyrics. He just can't keep from crying in that song and I just can't keep from crying when I hear it. However, as much as I love "Corina, Corina," and "Girl from the North Country" too, I recognize that those are not the songs that made this such the ground breaking record that it is. It's "Blowing in the Wind", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall", "Talkin' WW III Blues" and "Oxford Town", songs that talk of war and racism, songs that moved a generation, they are the heart and soul of this masterpiece.
Everybody knows about and has heard "The Times They are A-Changin," one of Bob Dylan's biggest hits. And everybody knows he had a protest period and that this record came out smack in the middle of it. But what they may not know is that there are a songs about love and loss on this album that will tear your heart out. Bob Dylan then as now was a master of words. Probably the greatest wordsmith of his generation, mine too. And then there is that song that is impossible to define "The Hour that the Ship Comes in." It is just simply to good for words, powerful, I can say that. Very powerful. But my favorite song here is "One too Many Mornings." It gets a tear or two from me every time I hear it.
There are so many sides to "Another Side" that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
Three Superb Early Dylan Records,.......2006-06-02
"Freewheelin'" is The Beginning of Dylan's Protest Period. -- First a hit for Peter, Paul and Mary and sung by zillions of protest folkies, "Blowin' in the Wind" the lead off song on this album is best enjoyed when listened to by it's creator. PP & M, though they do the song well, are just a bit too much to fortish for my blood. This album, to my way of thinking is the start of Bob Dylan's so called protest period. Actually, I've heard a recording where Dylan himself refers to this time in his life as his, "So called Protest Period." Another example of this is "Masters of War" a song that was so right for the `60s and has been rearranged time and again throughout Dylan's career and sadly, is as right today as it was then. Like Mr. Dylan, we can all was, when will we ever learn. This record will help.
"The Times They Are a Changin'" is one of the Most Important Records to Ever Come Out. -- "Come Senators and Congressmen please heed the call and get out of the doorway if you can't lend a hand, for the times they are a changin'." Powerful words, but sadly the times didn't change all that much. We still have war. Medicine still isn't free. They still put you in jail for smoking a joint. Politics is still corrupt. What's changed? The Baby Boomers blew it. The title song for this record is as relevant today as it was when Bob Dylan first sang it. He's still singing it. Is everybody deaf? Have the Boomers turned into their parents? Anyway, regardless of all of the above, this is a dynamic song on a dynamic record. One of the most important records to every come out. Everybody should own this.
"Another Side" is, as my friend Sara is so fond of saying, still relevant after all these years. -- I read somewhere that this record was recorded in one night while Dylan and crew were drinking cheap wine. I don't know if that's true, but I have to admit sometimes on this record Dylan does sound like he'd been drinking a bit, especially during "All I Really Want to Do" and Dylan's piano playing on the record does remind me a bit of Honky Tonk, the sort of thing you might find in an old western salon. Still, it's a great album that showcase's not only Dylan's piano playing, but his humor as well, which you can see in "Motorpsycho Nitemare." And if you've got a free seven minutes or so, you should give them up and give a good listen to "Chimes of Freedom" a song that's like so many of Dylan's songs, as relevant now as it was back then.
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Tracks:
- All I Really Want to Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free, No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
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Japanese pressing of the singer/songwriter's 1964 album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. CBS. 2004.
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definately another side of bob dylan.......2007-01-31
Great songs, I have the record but never the less great songs. "Black crow blues" is a great one, no guitar or harmonica, just piano. "I dont believe you", "Spanish Harlem Incident" and "To Ramona" are all great songs too. "Motorpsyco Nightmare" is hilarious.
So Much Older Then.......2006-09-12
For me "My Back Pages" is the best song on this record, because it so captures the way I felt when I was growing up. I knew so much more than my mother, really I did. But you know how it goes, as you get older, you realize just how much you didn't know and I didn't know a lot and Bob Dylan really nails this. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is probably the most famous song on this album, but there are others just as good, like "To Ramona" and "Ballad in Plain D" for instance. And, of course, I have to mention the ultimate protest song, the ultimate political song, "Chimes of Freedom." If that song doesn't make you want to rages against the establishment and try to make a difference, nothing ever will.
Flashing for the Warrior Whose Strength is Not to Fight.......2006-09-04
For me this record is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
There is Anger Here and it's Great.......2006-08-24
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it. When Dylan was young, he was angry and it shows in his music and it's good. No, it's great!
Many Sides to Another Side.......2006-04-03
There are so many sides to this record that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
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Release Date: 2005-04-05 |
Tracks:
- Blowin' in the Wind
- Girl from the North Country
- Masters of War
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- Bob Dylan's Blues
- Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
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- With God on Our Side
- One Too Many Mornings
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- Only a Pawn in Their Game
- Boots of Spanish Leather
- When the Ship Comes In
- Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
- Restless Farewell
Tracks:
- All I Really Want to Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
- Ballad in Plain D
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Three Masterpieces.......2006-09-04
These three records are masterpieces by anyone's opinion and are perhaps Dylan's best work. He was young and he was so good.
-- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan --
Freewheelin' is Bob Dylan's second record. While his first was an album of mostly folk song covers with only two originals, this record had only two covers, the rest being originals and some of Bob Dylan's finest work. "Girl From the North Country" is one of my favorite songs, by anybody, and to think it was written by a twenty-one-year-old kid, almost half a century ago, way back in 1963.
"Master's of War" still seems valid today. Re, those masters of war, those seller's of guns, "There is one thing I know, though I'm younger than you, that even Jesus would never forgive what you do." Yet, despite those words that moved so many, all these years later the masters of war are still plying their trade. And, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Blowin' in the Wind," perhaps the best antiwar song ever written. Dylan asks nine questions about war and freedom, the answers to all of them, I'm afraid are, "Blowin' in the Wind."
-- The Times they are a-Changin' --
The opening track, "The Times they are a-Changin'" is a call to arms. It was heeded in the Sixties when the streets were filled with protesters, kids who wanted an end to the war in Vietnam. Dylan has sung this song countless times over the years, talking about the battle that is outside raging, but somehow we've forgotten this message, though we sing the words with Dylan at almost every concert he's given on his never ending tour. Sadly there are almost no protesters today. And it seems if one does raise a voice, bad things could happen to him.
Lord, I have to wonder if God ever was on our side. Bob Dylan doesn't think he was, but there are so many today who are convinced he is, maybe they should listen to this record. At least we've done something about the horrible racism Dylan sings about on "Only a Pawn in Their Game" and the haunting "Ballad of Hollis Brown," but we have a long way to go. I think all those people who are so against those who only want to better themselves by coming to America should be forced to sit down and listen to this record. That's what I think.
-- Another Side of Bob Dylan --
For me "Another Side" is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
Three of a Young Poet's Best Records.......2006-08-27
"Freewheelin'" is Bob Dylan's second album, but it's the one that made him known to the general public at large. He penned most of the songs on the record, including the famous, "Blowing in the Wind," a song that would live on for generations. Also included on this record is the very long and very good, "A Hard Rain Must Fall," which tells the story of a man asking his young son questions. The answers, if you listen to them, will really move you and get you to asking a lot of questions yourself. "Girl From the North Country" is a terrific song where a young and soulful Bob Dylan asks anybody traveling to the North Country if they'd remember him to a girl who lives there. I can't help it, I picture a coal miner's daughter. Even back then, Bob Dylan was a poet who could grab you and make you think with his words.
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" is one young man's rage against how things are going in America back in the '60s and the song still rings true today. We still have war and corrupt politicians and parents who will never understand their sons and daughters. I guess some things never change. "With God on Our Side," is a long song about war that also is relevant today, it just needs a verse about Iraq at the end of it. This is an album that is impossible to listen to without wanting to get up and do something about the state of affairs in the world today.
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it.
These are three of a young poet's best records and they are three records any and every Dylan fan or wannabe Dylan fan or anybody else in the world, for that matter, should own.
Many Sides of Bob Dylan.......2006-04-03
My favorite song on "Freewheelin'" is one Bob Dylan didn't right. But he delivers "Corina, Corina" with such a heartfelt manner that he truly makes it one of his own. And the thumping, haunting base backup just pulls you right into the song, makes you believe every word of the lyrics. He just can't keep from crying in that song and I just can't keep from crying when I hear it. However, as much as I love "Corina, Corina," and "Girl from the North Country" too, I recognize that those are not the songs that made this such the ground breaking record that it is. It's "Blowing in the Wind", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall", "Talkin' WW III Blues" and "Oxford Town", songs that talk of war and racism, songs that moved a generation, they are the heart and soul of this masterpiece.
Everybody knows about and has heard "The Times They are A-Changin," one of Bob Dylan's biggest hits. And everybody knows he had a protest period and that this record came out smack in the middle of it. But what they may not know is that there are a songs about love and loss on this album that will tear your heart out. Bob Dylan then as now was a master of words. Probably the greatest wordsmith of his generation, mine too. And then there is that song that is impossible to define "The Hour that the Ship Comes in." It is just simply to good for words, powerful, I can say that. Very powerful. But my favorite song here is "One too Many Mornings." It gets a tear or two from me every time I hear it.
There are so many sides to "Another Side" that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
Every Word is Significant, Important.......2006-04-03
Fortunately we've not come to the World War Bob Dylan sings about in "Talking World War III" on "Freewheelin'", but in today's times you have to wonder do you need a shotgun and a fall out shelter. Another song full of poetry is "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" of course everybody's who's anybody has heard this song, if not on this record, then the haunting version done during "The Concert for Bangledesh." Dylan has done so many excellent versions of this throughout the years, especially that version done with the Japanese orchestra, but this version is Bob Dylan raw and raging. Like "Masters of War" the song was topical then and it's topical now. It's just too danged bad that "All of the people can't be all right all of the time." But you can be right some of the time and that's good enough. Get this record, you'll be glad you did.
"The Times They Are A-Changing" the title song of the second album in this set is a song that will have you questioning your values, questioning your complacency. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" will just plain make you mad. "North Country Blues" will make you weep for the coal minors and iron workers and those less fortunate. And "With God on Our Side" A song that Bob Dylan used to perform with Joan Baez a lot a long time ago will make you think. Every word in these songs is significant, every word important. This is another of those Bob Dylan records everybody should own. It should be like a rule.
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up on "Another Side" by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
The Greatest Protest Records of All Time.......2006-04-03
Though "Freewheelin'" is, as my friends have so aptly pointed out, a protest record, there is just about the best love song on it I've ever heard and if you haven't given a listen to "Girl From the North Country," then it's time you heard it. I've heard Bob Dylan sing this song live, heard it on several bootlegs, heard it on "Nashville Skyline" where he sings it with the late Johnny Cash and to my way of thinking, this is absolutely the best version out there. "Corrina, Corrina" though not penned by Dylan, is just simply an outstanding recording. Of course though, "Blowin' in the Wind" the anthem for a generation is the album's crowning jewel. This is simply a must have record.
From "Times They are A-Changin'" to Hollis Brown, to the long and excellent "With God on Our Side", "Times They are A-Changin'" is a protest record thru and thru. It's sort of a call to arms. "Get up, do something, make a difference," this record seems to be crying out. We should listen. Bob Dylan, with his work, has made a difference. This record is proof of that.
Like my friend Tiffany Ann, I just love "Another Side of Bob Dylan" especially the Honky Tonk piano on "Black Crow Blues." There are a lot of songs that used to go around that I'm sure you can still get on these Dylan sites that are all over the internet, songs from this period that feature Dylan on piano. If you can find them I highly recommend them as this is a side of Dylan not well seen back than. "Chimes of Freedom" is another one of Dylan's wake up calls to America that went unheeded. It's a great song, I loved the way he did it when he was on tour with the Grateful Dead and those tapes are around too. If you try hard enough, you can probably find them as well. "It Ain't Me, Babe," is, of course, the Dylan song everybody knows from this record, but my favorite is the underrated, very good, "To Ramona." It's a very sweet song told oh so well. Like "To Ramona" I think this album has been underrated. I just love it and I'm sure, if you haven't heard it, you will to. And if you have heard it, then likewise I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about.
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ASIN: B000002ABZ
Release Date: 1995-10-24 |
Tracks:
- Blowin' In The Wind
- Girl From The North Country
- Masters Of War
- Down The Highway
- Bob Dylan's Blues
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- Bob Dylan's Dream
- Oxford Town
- Talking World War III Blues
- Corrina, Corrina
- Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
- I Shall Be Free
Tracks:
- The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Ballad Of Hollis Brown
- With God On Our Side
- One Too Many Mornings
- North Country Blues
- Only A Pawn In Their Game
- Boots Of Spanish Leather
- When The Ship Comes In
- The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
- Restless Farewell
Tracks:
- All I Really Want To Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes Of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Back Pages
- I Don't Believe You
- Ballad In Plain D
- It Ain't Me Babe
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Three Masterpieces.......2006-09-04
These three records are masterpieces by anyone's opinion and are perhaps Dylan's best work. He was young and he was so good.
-- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan --
Freewheelin' is Bob Dylan's second record. While his first was an album of mostly folk song covers with only two originals, this record had only two covers, the rest being originals and some of Bob Dylan's finest work. "Girl From the North Country" is one of my favorite songs, by anybody, and to think it was written by a twenty-one-year-old kid, almost half a century ago, way back in 1963.
"Master's of War" still seems valid today. Re, those masters of war, those seller's of guns, "There is one thing I know, though I'm younger than you, that even Jesus would never forgive what you do." Yet, despite those words that moved so many, all these years later the masters of war are still plying their trade. And, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Blowin' in the Wind," perhaps the best antiwar song ever written. Dylan asks nine questions about war and freedom, the answers to all of them, I'm afraid are, "Blowin' in the Wind."
-- The Times they are a-Changin' --
The opening track, "The Times they are a-Changin'" is a call to arms. It was heeded in the Sixties when the streets were filled with protesters, kids who wanted an end to the war in Vietnam. Dylan has sung this song countless times over the years, talking about the battle that is outside raging, but somehow we've forgotten this message, though we sing the words with Dylan at almost every concert he's given on his never ending tour. Sadly there are almost no protesters today. And it seems if one does raise a voice, bad things could happen to him.
Lord, I have to wonder if God ever was on our side. Bob Dylan doesn't think he was, but there are so many today who are convinced he is, maybe they should listen to this record. At least we've done something about the horrible racism Dylan sings about on "Only a Pawn in Their Game" and the haunting "Ballad of Hollis Brown," but we have a long way to go. I think all those people who are so against those who only want to better themselves by coming to America should be forced to sit down and listen to this record. That's what I think.
-- Another Side of Bob Dylan --
For me "Another Side" is all about "The Chimes of Freedom." Yes there are several other good songs on this record that marks a change for Bob Dylan from his so called "Protest Period" to a darker, deeper, more poetic kind of music. Poetry, Dylan had become a poet and to all of those who think there are hidden meaning in his words I have to say, "No, I don't think so." I think Dylan put it all out there, said what he meant and meant what he said. No hidden meanings, no secrets implied, but who needs 'em. "Chimes of Freedom" says enough, says if for a generation, for generations.
"Tolling for the Rebel, tolling for the rake, tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and the forsaked." What words, what power from this twenty-three-year-old singer who was already tired of leading a movement. Still, try as he might, he was the one the youth of his time looked up to, listened to, wanted to follow, but Dylan wasn't leading. Just imagine what this world might be like today if he had been. Maybe some of those misdemeanor outlaws who wound up in the White House might have been sidelined where they belonged. Ah, well, we'll never know.
Still, this is one fine record. "To Ramona" is one of the best songs ever written, the poetry so divine in this dark song. "It grieves my heart love, to see ya trying to be a part of a world that just don't exist." It's like he's singing about me, way before I was born, because I sure want to be a part of that world that doesn't exist. Ah, I was so much older than, older yesterday even. It's so sad sometimes, because like Dylan says, they "hype you and type you in making you feel that you gotta be just like them." I know I'm not making much sense, but get this record. Don't be like them, just do what you think you should do.
Three of a Young Poet's Best Records.......2006-08-27
"Freewheelin'" is Bob Dylan's second album, but it's the one that made him known to the general public at large. He penned most of the songs on the record, including the famous, "Blowing in the Wind," a song that would live on for generations. Also included on this record is the very long and very good, "A Hard Rain Must Fall," which tells the story of a man asking his young son questions. The answers, if you listen to them, will really move you and get you to asking a lot of questions yourself. "Girl From the North Country" is a terrific song where a young and soulful Bob Dylan asks anybody traveling to the North Country if they'd remember him to a girl who lives there. I can't help it, I picture a coal miner's daughter. Even back then, Bob Dylan was a poet who could grab you and make you think with his words.
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" is one young man's rage against how things are going in America back in the '60s and the song still rings true today. We still have war and corrupt politicians and parents who will never understand their sons and daughters. I guess some things never change. "With God on Our Side," is a long song about war that also is relevant today, it just needs a verse about Iraq at the end of it. This is an album that is impossible to listen to without wanting to get up and do something about the state of affairs in the world today.
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it.
These are three of a young poet's best records and they are three records any and every Dylan fan or wannabe Dylan fan or anybody else in the world, for that matter, should own.
Bob Dylan Wrote and still Writes Important Words.......2006-06-02
Fortunately we've not come to the World War Bob Dylan sings about in "Talking World War III" on "Freewheelin'", but in today's times you have to wonder do you need a shotgun and a fall out shelter. Another song full of poetry is "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" of course everybody's who's anybody has heard this song, if not on this record, then the haunting version done during "The Concert for Bangledesh." Dylan has done so many excellent versions of this throughout the years, especially that version done with the Japanese orchestra, but this version is Bob Dylan raw and raging. Like "Masters of War" the song was topical then and it's topical now. It's just too danged bad that "All of the people can't be all right all of the time." But you can be right some of the time and that's good enough. Get this record, you'll be glad you did.
"The Times They Are A-Changing" the title song of the second album in this set is a song that will have you questioning your values, questioning your complacency. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" will just plain make you mad. "North Country Blues" will make you weep for the coal minors and iron workers and those less fortunate. And "With God on Our Side" A song that Bob Dylan used to perform with Joan Baez a lot a long time ago will make you think. Every word in these songs is significant, every word important. This is another of those Bob Dylan records everybody should own. It should be like a rule.
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up on "Another Side" by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
Bob Dylan Wrote and still Writes Important Words.......2006-06-02
Fortunately we've not come to the World War Bob Dylan sings about in "Talking World War III" on "Freewheelin'", but in today's times you have to wonder do you need a shotgun and a fall out shelter. Another song full of poetry is "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" of course everybody's who's anybody has heard this song, if not on this record, then the haunting version done during "The Concert for Bangledesh." Dylan has done so many excellent versions of this throughout the years, especially that version done with the Japanese orchestra, but this version is Bob Dylan raw and raging. Like "Masters of War" the song was topical then and it's topical now. It's just too danged bad that "All of the people can't be all right all of the time." But you can be right some of the time and that's good enough. Get this record, you'll be glad you did.
"The Times They Are A-Changing" the title song of the second album in this set is a song that will have you questioning your values, questioning your complacency. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" will just plain make you mad. "North Country Blues" will make you weep for the coal minors and iron workers and those less fortunate. And "With God on Our Side" A song that Bob Dylan used to perform with Joan Baez a lot a long time ago will make you think. Every word in these songs is significant, every word important. This is another of those Bob Dylan records everybody should own. It should be like a rule.
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up on "Another Side" by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
Early Dylan is Dylan at his Very Best.......2006-06-02
My favorite song on "Freewheelin'" is one Bob Dylan didn't right. But he delivers "Corina, Corina" with such a heartfelt manner that he truly makes it one of his own. And the thumping, haunting base backup just pulls you right into the song, makes you believe every word of the lyrics. He just can't keep from crying in that song and I just can't keep from crying when I hear it. However, as much as I love "Corina, Corina," and "Girl from the North Country" too, I recognize that those are not the songs that made this such the ground breaking record that it is. It's "Blowing in the Wind", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall", "Talkin' WW III Blues" and "Oxford Town", songs that talk of war and racism, songs that moved a generation, they are the heart and soul of this masterpiece.
Everybody knows about and has heard "The Times They are A-Changin," one of Bob Dylan's biggest hits. And everybody knows he had a protest period and that this record came out smack in the middle of it. But what they may not know is that there are a songs about love and loss on this album that will tear your heart out. Bob Dylan then as now was a master of words. Probably the greatest wordsmith of his generation, mine too. And then there is that song that is impossible to define "The Hour that the Ship Comes in." It is just simply to good for words, powerful, I can say that. Very powerful. But my favorite song here is "One too Many Mornings." It gets a tear or two from me every time I hear it.
There are so many sides to "Another Side" that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
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Release Date: 2004-10-26 |
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Many Sides to Another Side.......2006-04-02
There are so many sides to this record that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
We Were All So Much Older Then.......2006-04-02
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
Don't take this Record for Granted.......2006-04-02
Like my friend Tiffany Ann, I just love the Honky Tonk piano on "Black Crow Blues." There are a lot of songs that used to go around that I'm sure you can still get on these Dylan sites that are all over the internet, songs from this period that feature Dylan on piano. If you can find them I highly recommend them as this is a side of Dylan not well seen back than. "Chimes of Freedom" is another one of Dylan's wake up calls to America that went unheeded. It's a great song, I loved the way he did it when he was on tour with the Grateful Dead and those tapes are around too. If you try hard enough, you can probably find them as well. "It Ain't Me, Babe," is, of course, the Dylan song everybody knows from this record, but my favorite is the underrated, very good, "To Ramona." It's a very sweet song told oh so well. Like "To Ramona" I think this album has been underrated. I just love it and I'm sure, if you haven't heard it, you will to. And if you have heard it, then likewise I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Still has Meaning After All These Years.......2006-04-02
I read somewhere that this record was recorded in one night while Dylan and crew were drinking cheap wine. I don't know if that's true, but I have to admit sometimes on this record Dylan does sound like he'd been drinking a bit, especially during "All I Really Want to Do" and Dylan's piano playing on the record does remind me a bit of Honky Tonk, the sort of thing you might find in an old western salon. Still, it's a great album that showcase's not only Dylan's piano playing, but his humor as well, which you can see in "Motorpsyho Nitemare." And if you've got a free seven minutes or so, you should give them up and give a good listen to "Chimes of Freedom" a song that's like so many of Dylan's songs, as relevant now as it was back then.
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ASIN: B00004SH38
Release Date: 2005-12-20 |
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Import coupling of Bob's 1975 album Blood On The Tracks with Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964). Features the song's 'Simple Twist of Fate', 'Meet Me in the Morning', 'Spanish Harlem Incident' and 'All I Really Want to Do'. Sony. 2005.
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Two Dylan Records full of Heart, Soul, Love and Pain.......2006-09-12
Another Side of Bob Dylan I Was So Much Older Then
For me "My Back Pages" is the best song on "Another Side," because it so captures the way I felt when I was growing up. I knew so much more than my mother, really I did. But you know how it goes, as you get older, you realize just how much you didn't know and I didn't know a lot and Bob Dylan really nails this. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is probably the most famous song on this album, but there are others just as good, like "To Ramona" and "Ballad in Plain D" for instance. And, of course, I have to mention the ultimate protest song, the ultimate political song, "Chimes of Freedom." If that song doesn't make you want to rages against the establishment and try to make a difference, nothing ever will.
Blood on the Tracks Songs of Love and Pain
You can really feel the emotion in the songs on Blood on the Tracks, especially "Tangled Up in Blue" and "If You See Her, Say Hello." But for me the song that really sums up the way Bob Dylan was feeling when he put out this album is "Buckets of Rain," because this album is certainly full of buckets of tears. Bob Dylan's voice is in pure form on this album and the two bands that back him on the songs really seemed tuned into what Dylan is singing about. These songs of love and pain are certainly some of Bob Dylan's best work.
Masterworks by a Master Poet.......2006-08-27
"Another Side" is one of my favorite Dylan albums. I must confess, I really, really like his early stuff. I love the anger in his voice back then. Yes the stuff that comes later is very good, especially "Blood on the Tracks" which kind of reminds me of "Another Side" in a lot of ways, but this record, the last acoustic record Dylan will do for a very long time, is something very special. "Chimes of Freedom" is my favorite all time Dylan song and like "The Times They Are A-Changing," it still has meaning today. It Ain't Me Babe" is sort of like a love song in reverse and you can't help but love it.
Where as I thought "Another Side" showed an angry poet, this record shows us the same man, grown older and full of pain. Some of the songs just want to make you cry, they are so good, so personal. It's really hard to praise "Blood on the Tracks" enough. It's one of the best records ever made. The imagery in "Tangled Up In Blue," will stay with you long after the record ends. "If You See Her, Say Hello" will move you as will "You're a Big Girl Now." "Idiot Winds" will haunt you and "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts," will excite you.
Both the records in this set are simply outstanding. A couple of my favorite two Dylan records, that's what these are. Both simply masterworks.
We Were All So Much Older Then.......2006-06-02
I cannot describe the words and imagery conjured up by Bob Dylan in the song, "The Chimes of Freedom" on "Another Side." This is certainly on of the best songs, he or anyone has ever penned. You can find as much or as little in this song about America then and now, yourself then and now, things too numerous to mention walk through the phrases, words fail me, but they didn't fail the young Bob Dylan. Get this record, play this song, you'll see what I'm talking about. "I Shall Be Free No. 10" is a humorous rendition of Dylan's view of America. Some of the images and people mention might not be known by the children or grandchildren of the Boomers, but you can Google Barry Goldwater and the like if you want to get this funny song. At times, because Dylan goes between humor, protest and love songs, this record might seem a little uneven, because, for example, you're still laughing at "Motorpsycho Nitemare" when all of a sudden you're jerked right into the very serious, "My Back Pages." Didn't we all know more than our parents, weren't we all so much older then.
From the first chord of "Tangled Up In Blue" on "Blood on the Tracks" you know you're listening to something special. The song draws you in, sends chills up your spine, it's so good. Then it chews you up and spits you out right into "Simple Twist of Fate", another chiller of a song. I've read that Dylan was going through rough times when he recorded this record and in typical Dylan fashion he's put his life on his sleeve for all to see. He's in pain and you really feel it when you listen to these songs.
Two Very Good, Gut Wrenching Records.......2006-06-02
There are so many sides to "Another Side" that I hardly know where to begin, other than to say that I absolutely loved it. There is a lot to learn here about the times then and how they haven't really changed all that much, but you get that a lot in early Dylan records. Also, traveling salesmen should never, ever take a shower with the farmer's daughter. How could you not like a song where a farmer accuses a salesman of being an "unpatriotic, rotten, doctor, commie rat." Then of course there is the haunting, "To Ramona," the prophetic "Chimes of Freedom" and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "I Don't Believe You," a song about a lad who has been recently dumped, but can't get over the girl even though "She acts like we never have met." I'm not very fond of "All I Really Want to Do." For some reason I keep picturing Sonny and Cher when I hear this song. I loved all the other stuff on the record though. There are many sides of Dylan here, his protest songs, which we won't be seeing very many more of after this record. His humor, which we well see more of later on. His piano playing, which also we'll be seeing more of and his ability to turn out a love song, which we will certainly be seeing more of.
"Blood on the Tracks" is an album of broken love. There is so much sadness here. But there is also the best cowboy ballad on this record since Marty Robbins' "El Paso" and "Big Iron." "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" just goes on and on, seemingly without end, then poof, it's over and the Jack of Hearts has gotten away with all the cash. You need a refreshing, uplifting song like this to balance out all the heartbreak. Once again, Bob Dylan has proven that he is the absolute best at whatever he attempts. Once again he's turned out a record that once listened to, becomes a part of you. It seems he's done that a lot, is still doing it.
A Couple of Bob Dylan's Best.......2006-06-02
I read somewhere that "Another Side was recorded in one night while Dylan and crew were drinking cheap wine. I don't know if that's true, but I have to admit sometimes on this record Dylan does sound like he'd been drinking a bit, especially during "All I Really Want to Do" and Dylan's piano playing on the record does remind me a bit of Honky Tonk, the sort of thing you might find in an old western salon. Still, it's a great album that showcase's not only Dylan's piano playing, but his humor as well, which you can see in "Motorpsyho Nitemare." And if you've got a free seven minutes or so, you should give them up and give a good listen to "Chimes of Freedom" a song that's like so many of Dylan's songs, as relevant now as it was back then.
And also, still very relevant is Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks." I must have worn out a dozen copies of the record before I got the CD and I've gone through a couple of those. "Blood On the Tracks" simply never gets old. It's as fresh now as the day Bob Dylan recorded it. It sends chills up my spine every time I hear it and I can't hear it enough. I play it in the car, at home, have it on my iPod and on my iBook. This is the kind of record that sets the standards for all the rest. It's on the top of the heap, rivaled only by Dylan's own "Highway 61 Revisited", "Blonde on Blonde," the Rolling Stones powerful bootleg "LiveR Than You'll Ever Be and the Beatles' two wonderful records, "The White Album" and "Abbey Road." That's a pretty powerful group of records. You should own them all, "Blood On the Tracks" especially.
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Another Side of Iden & Tity
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00013YSC2
Release Date: 2004-06-02 |
Album Description
Japan exclusive limited edition 18-track soundtrack/collection featuring all Dylan's recordings for the 2003 Japanese film 'Iden & Tity'. This is the first album ever released by Dylan with a cartoon of the artist on the sleeve. The sleeve was drawn by Jun Miura, a personal friend of Dylan & one of the most famous comic artists in Japan. According to Sony/Japan, Dylan had always been reluctant to use a cartoon on an album sleeve, until now. The release features a 52-page booklet with lyrics to all the tracks along with a host of other comic sketches of Dylan. Though no rare material is included this is one for legions of Dylan collector's. Sony. 2004.
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Original Soundtrack to the Japanese Film featuring all Bob Dylan Tracks Taken from Various Releases. The Package Includes a Sleeve Drawn by Jiu Miura, Japanese Comic and Dylan's Personal Friend. The 52 Page Enclosed Booklet Includes Full Lyrics to all the Songs as Well as More Sketches by Miura.
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Tracklist.......2006-10-26
Tracks:
--1: MAGGIE'S FARM
--2: IDIOT WIND
--3: IF DOGS RUN FREE
--4: I THREW IT ALL AWAY
--5: SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES
--6: LIKE A ROLLING STONE
--7: ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
--8: TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN', The
--9: BALLAD OF FRANKIE LEE & JUDAS PRIEST, The
--10: SHELTER FROM THE STORM
--11: IT AIN'T ME BABE
--12: MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY
--13: BUCKETS OF RAIN
--14: FOOT OF PRIDE
--15: TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
--16: IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
--17: SONG TO WOODY
--18: I THREW IT ALL AWAY
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