Expecting Rain

He wrote three other Dylan-related pieces, one dealing with WGW & GAIBTY, I'm gonna see if I can find them online.

^^oh yes, please post if you find them!

When I first listened to it. I didn't like the repetitiveness nature of Maggie's farm...I also found it annoyingly similar to the sound of Homesick Blues.
I didn't like how outlaw blues and on the road were close together as funny blues throw aways. When I got to the solo stuff of course i went nuts. Made me become interested in poetry.

NOW- I think Maggie's farm is masterful and of course Homesick blues and enjoy both greatly in entertainment value along with intelligence.
I love those blues songs now...find them fun and both very different (love playing it on guitar). Of course i still love the solo stuff.

My only complaint is that the dream song goes on way too long. The first two listens it holds my attention because I'm looking for the jokes..but not anymore and i get bored with the length.

*I love the sound of this 65 period with the band and Dylan's rebellious, stern, youthful voice.

But the best is how the band doesn't miss a beat and nail it at the start of the next take!

It was my first ever Dylan Album bought in March 1968 because I wanted to start collecting and thought "Love Minus Zero " was the best song I had ever heard. After a few spins I was hooked on all the songs.

Love Minus Zero/No Limit is one of the greatest love songs ever written. The nuance, balance, economy, acuity, restraint, imagery and non-descent into mawkishness all make for a pocket masterpiece. He must surely have penned this to and for Sara.

I have always thought that.

Believe it or not , i used to not love this album . I must have been soooo much older Now it's one of my favourite albums ever . Absolutely brilliant.

It is my favorite album by Bob or anyone.

The mono version makes it clear this album was far more poptastic - almost psychedlically so at times - than many chin-stroking lemon-sucking students of the stereo release give it credit for.

Probably. She Belongs to Me was likely inspired by another love--a more materialistic, possessive love. In between the two, Maggie's Farm, suggesting, among other things, that there'll be no more making that mistake again.

of course, it's psychedelic; bob was psychedelic at the time.

tim leary:

The availability of electronic sound applications made possible Dylan’s singing the song. He couldn’t work on Maggie’s farm no more, which is the classic metaphor of the post-industrial kids: “We’re not gonna work in General Motors’ factory no more.” They had to go together. To have Dylan you first had to have a technology in which you had millions of inexpensive portable electronic receivers, cassette sets, and record players.

the irony is someone had to make the devices.

This is the song that opened/warmed the house at our wedding...I didn't get to hear it until the video....

masterfully smart song. blows me away.

Good one, never thought of that sequencing.

with these new avatars every time i see a Raging Glory post I think it's Johanna Parker - making sense !

This is a pretty darn good album and a step up from the slightly ragged performances on Another Side of Bob Dylan, although Bringing It All Back Home appears to have also been recorded rather quickly in three sessions from January 13 to 15, 1965 (credit Olof's Files). I've always preferred to the acoustic side of the album to the electric side, as Dylan's skills as a guitar player are much more prominent on the acoustic side. That being said, the whole album is great.

From a guitar playing perspective, Dylan seemed to have a thing for alternate guitar tunings on this album as "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" are both played using Drop-C tuning (which is a slightly unusual alternative tuning) and "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" are played using Drop-D tuning (which is perhaps a less unusual alternative tuning) (credit Eyolf).

In my grumpier moments, I have to say I am not a huge fan of Bruce Langhorne's lead guitar work on "Mr. Tambourine Man" which I find to be superfluous and unnecessary. This is pretty much the only bad thing I can say about this album.

another favorite feature of this album - one of those days is my birthday. sounds like the tremors had some ripple effects over a decade later...

That's how they did 'em in those days. 3 sides (songs) in 4 hours, with a break for lunch, even.

Well, it is a stark contrast to Freewheelin' which took eight sessions spread out over an entire year. Pretty darn impressive actually.

has anyone listened to it alphabetically yet?? it's a powerful experience !

^ not yet, Trob...i've been too busy listening to "How Much is the Doggie in the Window"! ....

the plot thickens...

keep hoping.