Thursday, September 17, 2009

Album of the Week: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan


The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan


The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's second studio album, released in May 1963.

Tracklist:

1. "Blowin' in the Wind" – 2:48
2. "Girl from the North Country" – 3:22
3. "Masters of War" – 4:34
4. "Down the Highway" – 3:27
5. "Bob Dylan's Blues" – 2:23
6. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" – 6:55
7. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" – 3:40
8. "Bob Dylan's Dream" – 5:03
9. "Oxford Town" – 1:50
10. "Talkin' World War III Blues" – 6:28
11. "Corrina, Corrina" (Traditional) – 2:44
12. "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance" – 2:01
13. "I Shall Be Free" – 4:49

Why I chose this:
A wise man once told me to get into Dylan so here I am. I wanted to start with something from his early period so this album seems like a good choice. Nothing much to say until we've heard it, so.... off you go.

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- Lee

2 comments:

  1. I was pretty amazed with this album when I first heard it. Such raw song-writing. Like all great albums it also grows on you. Great choice!

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  2. I first listened to this while doing gardening at a work for food/accomadation organic farm run by Hare Krishnas in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The lyrics are piercing and the folk music is just something I know nothing about but it has some power in its simplicity.

    Talkin World War III Blues is amazing

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