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Blonde on Blonde
Blonde on Blonde cover
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released May 16, 1966
Recorded October 5, 1965 – March 10, 1966
Genre Folk rock, Blues-rock, Rock
Length 71:23
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Johnston
Professional reviews
Bob Dylan chronology
Highway 61 Revisited
(1965)		 Blonde on Blonde
(1966)		 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
(1967)

Blonde on Blonde is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, released in 1966 by Columbia Records. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing See also Bob Johnson, Robert Johnston Donald William 'Bob' Johnston (born 14 May 1932, Hillsboro Texas) is a noted American allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits is the eighth album released by Bob Dylan on Columbia Records, catalogue CK 65975 Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

It is believed to be the first significant double album in rock music,[1] its length forcing it to two LPs, although some digital reissues fit the album on one compact disc. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A gramophone A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio It is notable for injecting Dylan's brand of blues rock, fully established on Highway 61 Revisited, with a more eclectic sound and even more surreal lyrics. Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. Despite its uncompromising nature, it has come to be regarded as one of Dylan's greatest achievements, and "one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever made". [1][2]

It also marked the end of an era for Dylan, who would soon be involved in a motorcycle accident (significantly changing his musical approach).

Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Bob Johnston. See also Bob Johnson, Robert Johnston Donald William 'Bob' Johnston (born 14 May 1932, Hillsboro Texas) is a noted American It peaked at #9 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in the US, eventually going double-platinum, while it reached #3 in the UK. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine It is ranked as the ninth greatest album of all time by both VH1 and Rolling Stone.

Contents

Recording sessions

Background

Dylan's appearance at Newport Folk Festival in July of 1965 marked his first attempt to replicate his new sound in concert. The electric Dylan controversy was the incident at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday July 25, 1965, where folk singer Bob Dylan His next attempt would come at two concerts scheduled at the end of August. Al Kooper and bassist Harvey Brooks, both of whom played on Highway 61 Revisited, were hired for these performances, but guitarist Michael Bloomfield and drummer Bobby Gregg were unable to attend due to prior obligations. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Harvey Brooks (born July 4 1944 New York City as Harvey Goldstein is an American Bassist. Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. For the astronaut see Michael J Bloomfield. Michael Bernard Bloomfield ( July 28 1943, Chicago, Illinois In their place, Dylan recruited Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm, both of whom were members of the Hawks (who would later be known as The Band). Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock Musician and actor most famous as The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999

It is unclear how Dylan came to this decision; he was familiar with the Hawks through John Hammond, Jr.'s So Many Roads, but it is possible his manager's secretary, Mary Martin, suggested their hiring, as well. John P Hammond (born John Paul Hammond, 13 November 1942, New York) (often mistakenly known as "John Hammond Jr" which (Martin was an avid fan of the Hawks. ) Dylan actually auditioned and hired Robertson first, and backed by a preliminary four-piece band, began rehearsals at Carroll's Rehearsal Hall without Helm. After two weeks of rehearsing, "Robbie [wasn't] impressed with the drummer Bob was using and suggested he hire me instead," recalls Helm, who ultimately rehearsed with the band before securing his place as the new drummer.

The first concert was held on August 28 in New York's Forest Hills Stadium. The first half of the show was dedicated to a 45-minute solo acoustic set, which seemed to placate his older fans, but only "To Ramona" (from Another Side of Bob Dylan) predated his 'newer' work. Another Side of Bob Dylan is Bob Dylan 's fourth studio album released in 1964 by Columbia Records. One song, the epic "Desolation Row," was taken from Highway 61 Revisited, which was not due to hit stores until two days later. Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. After the set was over, Dylan had a brief talk with the band before beginning the second, full electric band set. According to Brooks, "We talked about just remembering the music and having a good time with it. Bob said, '. . . If they don't like it, too bad. They'll have to learn to like it. '"

With the exception of "Maggie's Farm" and "Like a Rolling Stone," the electric set was mostly unfamiliar to the audience; four songs had yet to see release on Highway 61 Revisited while new renditions of "It Ain't Me, Babe" and "I Don't Believe You" were radically changed, electrified versions of two songs better known in their acoustic renditions. Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records.

Though it is unclear what proportion of the audience was booing, they were fairly vocal. Dylan's friend Paul Nelson recalls, "There were very few people applauding the electric set. Some woman walked up to me and said, 'Joan Baez wouldn't sell out like this,' and I thought, 'Joan Baez? What's she got to sell out?'" (Baez herself would soon release her own records featuring electric accompaniment. Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known )

Several days later, before flying to Los Angeles for the second concert, then-journalist Nora Ephron asked Dylan to respond to the audience's reaction at Forest Hills. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Nora Ephron (born May 19 1941) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter, Novelist, and "I thought it was great," said Dylan, "I really did. If I said anything else I'd be a liar. " On September 3, Dylan and the band played an identical set at the Hollywood Bowl. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances The audience was considerably more friendly, and when Levon Helm expressed his relief, Dylan replied, "I wish they had booed. Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock Musician and actor most famous as It's good publicity. Sells tickets. " The Hollywood Bowl performance did get considerably less news coverage than the Forest Hills performance, which made The Village Voice's front page ("Mods, rockers fight over new thing called 'Dylan'"). The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills.

In fact, Dylan held his first real American press conference the day after the Hollywood Bowl performance, giving a preview of the unpredictable press conferences and interviews that would be conducted over the next year.

Meanwhile, Dylan had three more shows scheduled later in the fall, and Al Kooper suddenly informed Dylan that he would not participate as the negative reaction from previous performances proved too much for him. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Upon hearing this decision, Levon Helm approached Dylan's manager with a surprising ultimatum: "Take us all, or don't take anybody. Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock Musician and actor most famous as " Helm was more interested in reuniting his band, the Hawks, than touring with Dylan, but as it was, Dylan accepted Helm's proposal, and two all-night rehearsals were held before Dylan and the Hawks traveled to Texas for two concerts at the end of September. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Those shows, as well as an October 1st show at New York's Carnegie Hall, were all well-received, but they were not without controversy. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east At the Carnegie Hall show, Dylan's friend Paul Nelson recalls that "most of the people from Sing Out made a point to leave at intermission. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Sing Out! is a quarterly journal of Folk music and Folk songs that has been published since May 1950 " However, Helm adds that "at Carnegie Hall a couple of hundred people rushed the stage at the end, shouting for more . Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east . . [Dylan was] really beaming. 'Thank you,' he mumbled. 'I didn't think you'd feel that way. '"

New York

Perhaps as a result of these performances, Dylan decided to take the Hawks into the studio. A session produced by Bob Johnston was held on October 5 and 6, at Columbia's Studio A in New York. The session focused on two songs: "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" The former was ultimately shelved and would later see release on 1985's boxed-set retrospective, Biograph, while the latter was a new arrangement of a song recorded but rejected during sessions for Highway 61 Revisited. Biograph is a 53-track compilation spanning the career of Bob Dylan, from his 1962 debut album to the 1981 LP Shot Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. This new version of "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" was soon issued as a single-only release, reaching #58 on the singles charts.

As Dylan became more confident about the Hawks, the nay-sayers grew more hostile. More shows were scheduled in October, and they attracted a number of hecklers, shouting "Go back to England!" and "Get rid of the band!" It eventually took its toll on Helm, who soon left the band, citing the booing as the main reason. By then, drummer Bobby Gregg was available, and he was recruited as a replacement.

Even without Helm, Dylan still felt he had a potential band for his next album. On November 30, the Hawks (with Gregg still sitting in for Helm) accompanied Dylan at Columbia's Studio A to record Dylan's latest composition, "Freeze Out. " Later retitled "Visions of Johanna," "Freeze Out" was an ambitious composition, a surreal epic approaching ten-minutes in some performances. Even with session players like guitarist Bruce Langhorne, keyboardist Paul Griffin, and Al Kooper standing by at the November 30 session, Dylan was unable to record a satisfactory performance of his new song. Bruce Langhorne (born c 1940 is an American Folk musician He was active in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s primarily as a session Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter,

Dylan would not hold another session until after New Year's; on January 21, 1966, he returned to Columbia's Studio A to record another long composition, "She's Your Lover Now. " Accompanied by the Hawks (this time with Sandy Konikoff sitting in on drums), the session failed to yield a single complete take of "She's Your Lover Now"; Dylan would not attempt to record this song again, but a recording from the January 21 session would ultimately appear on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991. The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased 1961–1991 is a compilation box set by Bob Dylan. (Columbia reportedly issued the most 'complete' take from that session, as it breaks down at the start of the very last verse. )

Failing to realize two potential songs for his planned album, Dylan grew disillusioned about using the Hawks for studio recording. He held another session at Studio A on January 25, but this time he was backed by drummer Bobby Gregg, bassist William E. Lee, pianist Paul Griffin, and Al Kooper on organ; Robbie Robertson also played at this session, and several members of the Hawks may have been present too, but their presence is uncertain due to the lack of documentation. Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, Regardless, two more new compositions were recorded on January 25: "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" and "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later). " Only "One of Us Must Know" was successfully realized, and a master take was later selected for the final album.

Another session was held on the 27th, this time with guitarist Robbie Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, Al Kooper, and drummer Bobby Gregg. Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, Richard Clare "Rick" Danko ( December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer best known as a Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" and "One of Us Must Know" were recorded again, but Dylan was still unable to realize the former and performances of the latter did not supplant the master take that was ultimately taken from January 25. A rough performance of "I'll Keep It With Mine" was also recorded at this session; though it doesn't appear to be a serious attempt at realizing the song, the recording was ultimately released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991. The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased 1961–1991 is a compilation box set by Bob Dylan.

Meanwhile, the shortage of new songs and the sessions' slow progress contributed to Dylan's decision to cancel three more recording sessions he had already scheduled. Dylan would later meet with critic Robert Shelton in March and admit that "Oh, I was really down. Robert Shelton may refer to Robert Shelton (critic (1926-1995 music and film critic I mean, in ten recording sessions, man, we didn't get one song . . . It was the band. But you see, I didn't know that. I didn't want to think that. "

Nashville

Around this time, Dylan decided a change in scenery would help his situation. Producer Bob Johnston had some experience recording at Columbia's studios in Nashville, Tennessee, working with seasoned veterans like Grady Martin and Floyd Cramer. See also Bob Johnson, Robert Johnston Donald William 'Bob' Johnston (born 14 May 1932, Hillsboro Texas) is a noted American Floyd Cramer ( October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame Pianist who was one of the architects "They were great musicians, but they were used to working a certain way," Johnston recalls. "I'd ask them to play this or that part, and they'd say, 'Nope, don't want to play that. ' They wouldn't play anything they didn't want to play. " Johnston was also familiar with a number of musicians, including Jerry Kennedy, Wayne Moss, and Kenny Buttrey, who had moved up to Nashville from Florida and other parts of the South. Aaron Kenneth Buttrey ( April 1 1945 - September 12, 2004) was an American Drummer and Arranger. "I started using them on demo sessions [in Nashville] and liked them. " During sessions for Highway 61 Revisited, Johnston flew one of these musicians, Charlie McCoy, into New York to accompany Dylan on "Desolation Row. Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan 's sixth studio album released in 1965 by Columbia Records. Charlie McCoy (born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill West Virginia) is an American musician noted for his Harmonica playing " It was during those sessions that Johnston told Dylan he should try recording in Nashville. "I said, 'You outta come on down to Nashville sometime. They got no clocks down there, and they've really got a bunch [of] great musicians — everybody really cares . . . Bob just kind of said, 'Hmm,' and put his hand to his chin, looking like Jack Benny" recalls Johnston. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian "That's how he always was with a new idea — everything you ever said to him he always heard, but he never reacted right away. He'd just file it away, and it would come out later if he liked it. " Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman, and Columbia Records president Bill Gallagher, were present during this exchange, and according to Johnston, "a little later, [they] came to me and said, 'If you ever mention anything about Nashville again to Dylan, we'll fire you. Albert Bernard Grossman ( May 21, 1926 - January 25, 1986) was an entrepreneur and manager in the American Folk music scene The reason being, we're having too much success the way we're doing it now. ' I said, 'Okay, you're the boss. '"

However, Dylan never forgot Johnston's suggestion. A session was actually scheduled for November 1965, but it was cancelled at the last minute. With his current situation, Dylan decided to give Nashville a try. "It wasn't me pressuring him in any way," recalls Johnston. "I took him to Nashville later because he'd said, 'Let's go down there. '"

On February 14, 1966, Dylan held his first recording session at Columbia's Music Row Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In addition to Al Kooper, Dylan and Johnston recruited noted harmonica player, guitarist and bassist Charlie McCoy, guitarist Wayne Moss, guitarist and bassist Joe South, and drummer Kenny Buttrey. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Charlie McCoy (born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill West Virginia) is an American musician noted for his Harmonica playing Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter, 28 February 1940, in Atlanta Georgia) is a Grammy Charlie McCoy recalls, "When [Dylan] first came in . . . he asked us if we'd mind waiting a while. They had stopped at an airport in Richmond and he didn't have a chance to finish his material. . . . So we all went out and let him have the studio to himself. He ended up staying in there [writing] for six hours. "

Three songs were recorded at that first Nashville session, with "Fourth Time Around" and "Visions of Johanna" receiving successful renditions that were ultimately chosen for the album. Further attempts at "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat," however, were deemed unsatisfactory. (Guitarist Jerry Kennedy and pianist Hargus "Pig" Robbins attended this session, playing only on "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat. Hargus "Pig" Robbins (born Hargus Melvin Robbins, January 18, 1938 in Spring City Tennessee) is an American session keyboard ")

The next day, Dylan held an extended session that lasted through the early morning hours of February 16th. However, studio logs indicate that no actual songs were recorded until 4 a. m. on the morning of February 16. It was during this session that Dylan recorded another epic composition, "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands. " Ken Buttrey recalls, "[Dylan] ran down a verse and a chorus and he just quit and said, 'We'll do a verse and a chorus then I'll play my harmonica thing. Then we'll do another verse and a chorus then I'll play some more harmonica, and we'll see how it goes from there. ' . . . we were preparing ourselves dynamically for a basic two- to three- minute record because records just didn't go over three minutes . . . If you notice that record, that thing after like the second chorus starts building and building like crazy, and everybody's just peaking it up 'cause we thought, Man, this is it . . . This is gonna be the last chorus and we've gotta put everything into it we can. And he played another harmonica solo and went back down to another verse and the dynamics had to drop back down to a verse kind of feel . . . After about ten minutes of this thing we're cracking up at each other, at what we were doing. I mean, we peaked five minutes ago. Where do we go from here?"

Another session, held at 6 p. m. on February 17, was dedicated to yet another epic composition, "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again. " A master take was successfully recorded and later included on the final album.

Dylan left Nashville to play a handful of concerts, backed by the Hawks, but he returned in March to resume sessions at Columbia's Music Row Studios. This time, he came prepared with eight songs to record. According to Al Kooper, Dylan would spend much of his spare time in his hotel room, refining these compositions. "He had a piano in his room at the hotel and during the day I would go up there and he would teach me the song," recalls Kooper. "I would play the song over and over on the piano for him. This served a double purpose. One, he could concentrate on writing lyrics and didn't have to mess with playing the piano; two, I could go to the studio early that night and teach it to the band before he even got there, so they could be playing the song before he even walked through the door. "

On March 8, master takes of "Absolutely Sweet Marie," "Just Like A Woman," and "Pledging My Time" were all recorded. A final, all-night session ran through the evening of March 9th into the early morning hours of March 10th, producing master takes of "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "Temporary Like Achilles," "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35," "Obviously Five Believers," "I Want You," and "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat," all of which would be included on the final album.

Dylan was very pleased with the Nashville sessions, and when he supervised the final mix of Blonde on Blonde in April in Los Angeles, he had enough material for a double-album.

"The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album," Dylan would later say in 1978. "It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up. That's my particular sound. I haven't been able to succeed in getting it all the time. Mostly I've been driving at a combination of guitar, harmonica, and organ. "

Inspirations and song analysis

At least some of the tracks that make up Blonde on Blonde are known to be about Dylan's then-wife, Sara Lownds, and other tracks on the record are widely believed to have been influenced by his relationships with Warhol model Edie Sedgwick and musician Joan Baez. Sara Dylan (born October 28, 1939 in Wilmington Delaware) born as Shirley Marlin Noznisky and later known as Sara Lownds, was the For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick ( April 20, 1943 &ndash November 16, 1971) was an American actress Socialite Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Dylan was romantically involved with all three women until just before his secret marriage to Lownds in November 1965. [3]

The track "Sara" from Dylan's 1976 album Desire features the line, "Staying up for days in The Chelsea Hotel/Writing 'Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' for you". Desire is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 17th studio album released by Columbia Records in 1976 Desire is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 17th studio album released by Columbia Records in 1976 The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists musicians and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City. " Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands " is the last song on the Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blonde, which was released in 1966 In addition to the similarity between the word "Lowlands" and his wife's maiden name Lownds, it seems that the final track on Blonde on Blonde was inspired by his Sara.

Salon.com critic Bill Wyman praised Blonde on Blonde for its songs and performances, writing that "[Dylan's] singing alone is a catalog of the human emotion genome, excepting perhaps mercy. Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online Dylan swaggers, brags, sighs, loves, loses, smiles, grieves, pleads, lusts, swoons and trips — and that's just on 'Pledging My Time' and 'Visions of Johanna. ' The album contains "Just Like a Woman", a love song so elegant and confused it's not clear today, nearly 35 years later, whether it is insufferably condescending or startlingly loving. The album ends with a song that took up an entire album side back in the vinyl days, a love song to Sara Dylan, "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", more feverish and disturbed than even Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Astral Weeks is a Folk-rock and R & B Album by Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, released in November 1968 on "

"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" opens Blonde on Blonde with "a Salvation Army sound," as Dylan describes it. Wyman referred to it as a "stoner anthem" due to its drunk atmosphere and the continual use of the words "stone" and "stoned" ("They'll stone you when they say that it's the end . . . But I would not feel so all alone / Everybody must get stoned"), but as Clinton Heylin writes, the song generated "some controversy among those unconversant with Proverbs 27:15. " ("A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. ")

Heylin wrote that "Visions of Johanna" was perhaps "his most perfect composition. The song's imagery is bone-chillingly precise, even as its subject matter, the omnipresent yet physically absent Johanna, hovers nebulously out of reach. " NPR's Tim Riley writes that "'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again' may be rock's grandest costume piece, balancing displacement and alienation with the offhand hatchet job (Shakespeare hitting on a French girl, the preacher 'dressed / With twenty pounds of headlines / Stapled to his chest'). " Saturday Evening Post writer Jules Siegel (who was traveling with Dylan while writing a cover story on him) was present in Dylan's hotel room in Vancouver, British Columbia, when Albert Grossman brought him what was probably the first acetate dub of "Blonde on Blonde. The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, Jules Siegel (born October 21, 1935, New York City) is a Writer and Graphic designer whose work has appeared over the years in Albert Bernard Grossman ( May 21, 1926 - January 25, 1986) was an entrepreneur and manager in the American Folk music scene " According to Siegel, after playing "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands," Dylan said, "Now that is religious music! That is religious carnival music. I just got that real old-time religious carnival sound there, didn't I?"

Different versions of Blonde on Blonde

Blonde on Blonde has been issued in no fewer than eleven different forms, with marked differences in mixes and track lengths. No specific version has been established as canonical. In at least one European market, it was originally released as two single LPs. Even the album's original release date remains in doubt; while Columbia reports an official date of May 16, 1966, several Dylan discographers have challenged the date, seeing as the album only charted on the Billboard 200 for the week ending July 23rd, a full two months after the May release date. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. In 1968, Columbia revised the album cover's inside gatefold, since the original featured a photograph of the Italian Tunisian-born actress Claudia Cardinale that was used without her permission. A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section and for packaging of media such as Vinyl records. Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia.
There are significant differences between the mono and stereo versions as well [1].

Outtakes

The following outtakes were recorded during the Blonde on Blonde sessions. "Tell Me Momma" also was played live during the 1966 concerts.

The following songs were also recorded in a hotel room during the same time Blonde on Blonde was being recorded.

Aftermath

Blonde on Blonde was a commercial success; it even spawned several hit singles that restored Dylan to the upper echelons of the singles chart. However, it was an even greater critical success. As critic Dave Marsh wrote in the Rolling Stone Record Guide, Blonde on Blonde is widely regarded as one of Dylan's "best albums, and [one] of the greatest in the history of rock & roll. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University The Rolling Stone Album Guide, previously known as The Rolling Stone Record Guide, is a book that along with its sister publication Rolling "

"A sprawling abstraction of eccentric blues revisionism, Blonde on Blonde confirms Dylan's stature as the greatest American rock presence since Elvis Presley," writes Tim Riley. Critic Greil Marcus wrote that Blonde on Blonde is "the sound of a man trying to stand up in a drunken boat, and, for the moment, succeeding. Greil Marcus (born 1945 is an American Author, music Journalist and cultural Critic. His tone was sardonic, scared, threatening, as if he'd awakened after paying all his debts to find that nothing was settled. "

In August 1995 Blonde on Blonde placed number 8 as the greatest album of all time in a poll conducted by Mojo Magazine. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. In 1997, it placed at number 16 in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. His Master's Voice, today usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous Trademark in the music business and for many years was the name of a large record label Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Classic FM is one of the United Kingdom 's three Independent National Radio stations broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style In 1998, Q magazine readers placed it at number 47. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 In 2003, the album was ranked number 9 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Soon after handing the final mixes of Blonde on Blonde over to Columbia Records, Dylan flew to Hawaii for the first of many concerts scheduled in a two-month tour. The album would not be released until mid-May 1966, and until then Dylan had a series of concert engagements to attend.

Despite their disappointing performances in the studio, the Hawks were far more successful on-stage. Though some fans remained unsatisfied with Dylan's new musical direction, the Hawks would eventually become Dylan's most celebrated touring band. That reputation would be secured with the upcoming tour and eventually documented in The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert. The Bootleg Series Vol 4 Bob Dylan Live 1966 The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert is a live recording from Bob Dylan 's legendary "world tour" Following his motorcycle accident and withdrawal from public life in June 1966, Dylan worked with the Hawks again the following year in upstate New York, recording and developing songs which would eventually released as the Basement Tapes. The Basement Tapes is a Studio album by Bob Dylan and The Band, released in 1975 by Columbia Records.

Interestingly enough, Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary No Direction Home (which covers Dylan's life from birth to 1966, with an emphasis on Dylan's metamorphosis from smalltown youth to folk sensation to world-renown folk-rock popstar) offers virtually no specific insight into either the making of Blonde on Blonde, or examines its contents. No Direction Home is a Documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American Furthermore, there is apparently no visual record of the actual Blonde on Blonde recording sessions themselves, with no extant photographs or film directly attributable.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

Side one

  1. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" – 4:36
  2. "Pledging My Time" – 3:50
  3. "Visions of Johanna" – 7:33
  4. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" – 4:54

Side two

  1. "I Want You" – 3:07
  2. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" – 7:05
  3. "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" – 3:58
  4. "Just Like a Woman" – 4:53

Side three

  1. "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" – 3:30
  2. "Temporary Like Achilles" – 5:02
  3. "Absolutely Sweet Marie" – 4:57
  4. "4th Time Around" – 4:35
  5. "Obviously 5 Believers" – 3:35

Side four

  1. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" – 11:23

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Alan Light, "The All-TIME 100 Albums", Time, November 13, 2006
  2. ^ William Ruhlmann, "Song Review: 'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again", All Music Guide
  3. ^ Edie Sedgwick Biography
  4. ^ Barney Hoskyns, Across The Great Divide: The Band & America (UK: Viking; US: Hyperion, 1993) and Bob Dylan recording sessions

See also

" Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 " is a song by Bob Dylan and the opening track of his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. " Pledging My Time " is a Blues song (in the style of Elmore James written and recorded by Bob Dylan for his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. " Visions of Johanna " is a song by Bob Dylan from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. " One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later " is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan for his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. " I Want You " is a 1966 song recorded by Bob Dylan which appeared on the album Blonde on Blonde. " Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again " is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his 1966 Album Blonde on Blonde. " Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat " is a song by Bob Dylan, from his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. This article is about the song for the 1992 film see Just Like a Woman (film. 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