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Blonde on Blonde

by Bob Dylan

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All Time

of 455,189

6
1960's

of 5,309

3
1966

of 209

3
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,236
    
    4
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
    of 7,221
    
    2
- Folk
  - Folk
    
    of 17,261
    
    1
  - Contemporary Folk
    
    of 4,983
    
    1
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 2,098
    
    1
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,793
    
    3
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,638
    
    6
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    5
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,639
    
    2
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,577
    
    5
  - Blues Rock
    
    of 3,433
    
    1
  - Folk Rock
    
    of 4,567
    
    1

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.8530 Blonde on Blonde is ranked overall as 3.8530 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.9667 Blonde on Blonde has an avg. critic score of 3.9667 out of 4 stars

Blonde on Blonde Album Reviews

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Released on May 16th, 1966, rock's first studio double LP by a major artist was, as Dylan declared in 1978, "the closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my head . . . that thin, that wild-mercury sound." There is no better description of the album's manic brilliance. ...more

All Music Guide

IfHighway 61 Revisitedplayed as a garage rock record, the double albumBlonde on Blondeinverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. ...more

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Hold My Hand, Bob Dylan The percussive pittering of the rain on the attic roof shingles pattered in time with the beats of my heart. A few weeks prior I had donned the black robe, and accepted my college degree, the world's most expensive piece of paper, to the sound of clapping hands. ...more

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If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Rightly regarded as one of the finest pop albums of all time, Blonde On Blonde features Bob Dylan at his absolute best, and some of the finest songs in all of rock 'n' roll. Among the classics here: "I Want You," "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again," "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands," and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35." A masterpiece. ...more

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Everybody likes to pick on Bob Dylan thanks to his style of singing that more resembles mumbling. Anyone who's heard even one Dylan song probably has an imitation of Dylan's up-down style of intonation as he sings. It's an easy impression to do,...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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