Highway 61 Revisited (1965) Album Review

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Rolling Stone

Bruce Springsteen has described the beginning of "Like a Rolling Stone," the opening song on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, as the "snare shot that sounded like somebody'd kicked open the door to your mind." The response of folk singer Phil Ochs to the entire album was even more rhapsodic. "It's impossibly good. . . ." he said. Read more about Highway 61 Revisited on Rolling Stone

All Music Guide

Taking the first, electric side ofBringing It All Back Hometo its logical conclusion, Bob Dylan hired a full rock & roll band, featuring guitaristMichael Bloomfield, forHighway 61 Revisited. Read more about Highway 61 Revisited on All Music Guide

PopMatters

Anarchy in the U.S.: Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited The year was 1965. America's involvement in Vietnam is escalating and American troops are sent to the Dominican Republic in an attempt quell a rebellion on the island. The Johnson Administration announces an anti-poverty initiative as part of his Great Society. Read more about Highway 61 Revisited on PopMatters

Yahoo! Music

Taking the first, electric side of Bringing It All Back Home to its logical conclusion, Bob Dylan hired a full rock & roll band, featuring guitarist Michael Bloomfield, for Highway 61 Revisited. Read more about Highway 61 Revisited on Yahoo! Music

Yahoo! Music

The other true masterpiece in Dylan's vast discography, this would be notable alone for its inclusion of "Like A Rolling Stone"--the song which, as clichéd as it may sound, helped define an entire generation. Read more about Highway 61 Revisited on Yahoo! Music

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Music Album Reviews: Highway 61 Revisited

Highway 61 Revisited

by Bob Dylan

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All Time

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11

1960's

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5

1965

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1
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
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    5
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
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    3
- Folk
  - Folk
    
    of 17,316
    
    2
  - Contemporary Folk
    
    of 5,007
    
    2
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 2,111
    
    2
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
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    7
- Opera & Vocal Music
  - Opera & Vocal Music
    
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    1
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,328
    
    11
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    8
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,697
    
    4
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,059
    
    8
  - Blues Rock
    
    of 3,441
    
    2
  - Folk Rock
    
    of 4,577
    
    2