Blonde on Blonde (1966) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Blonde on Blonde a score of 3.9667 out of 4

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Rolling Stone

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. Read more about Blonde on Blonde on Rolling Stone

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. Read more about Blonde on Blonde on All Music Guide

PopMatters

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. Read more about Blonde on Blonde on PopMatters

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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,
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Music Album Reviews: Blonde on Blonde

Blonde on Blonde

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1960's

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1966

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- Folk
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    1
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    5
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- Rock
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    4
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