Highway 61 Revisited (1965) Album Review

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

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

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