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Containing many of his most striking early compositions--and sounding today far less dated than The Times They Are A-Changin', his next largely "protest" album--the guitar/voice/harmonica sound and vision of Freewheelin' remains by turns hilarious ("Talking World War III Blues"), sweet ("Corrina, Corrina"), bitter ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), enraged ("Masters of War"), questing ("Blowin' in the Wind"), and all of these things at once ("I Shall Be Free"). More than any other album, Freewheelin' established Dylan as the "voice of a generation," though even that expansive title was destined to be constricting in the face of the art he would soon create. --David Cantwell
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Compelled to write a review about the brilliance of this record. I am relatively new to Dylan and enjoyed his first album 'Bob Dylan' but wanted to move on to some of his original work. 'Freewheelin' did not disappoint- its the voice of Dylan that makes these songs so great with stand out tracks 'A Hard Rains...' and the quite brilliant 'World War III Blues'. If you like the raw side of Bob Dylan and his distinctive blues sound then this is the record for you.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Very few songwriters have so many books written about them, but for me Dylan is about the performance and how he approached his songs at a moment time. It's magnificent how theDylan songs can project so many different feelings in a demo, studio or a live environment... this record has a collection of songs with pure guitar, harmonica and vocals... real raw folk and the one that made him famous.
These songs take you back to the 60's, but the lyrics as relevant as they could ever be... take a closer listen to the popular `Blowin in the wind' and the fabulous and melodic `Hard Rain's A-Gonna fall'.
Sit on that couch, get a coffee and prepare yourself for a great hour of music that REALLY changed the world...
Let the Music Play!
These songs take you back to the 60's, but the lyrics as relevant as they could ever be... take a closer listen to the popular `Blowin in the wind' and the fabulous and melodic `Hard Rain's A-Gonna fall'.
Sit on that couch, get a coffee and prepare yourself for a great hour of music that REALLY changed the world...
Let the Music Play!
47 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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"You fasten the triggers for the others to fire. Then you set back and watch when the death count gets higher. You hide in your mansion,as young people's blood flows out of their bodies
and is buried in the mud.
How much do I know to talk out of turn. You might say that I'm young, you might say I'm unlearned. But there's one thing I know
though I'm younger than you. Even Jesus would never forgive what you do"
This has to be my favourite album of all time. Dylan captures what it is like to be young and carefree, but at the same time burdened by the guilt of knowledge and responsibility; he sings this all out beautifully, eloquently, simply. There isn't any of the complex vaguries of the new 'subversives' e.g. Radiohead, or . There is a sincerity and empathy and confidence- that there is a difference between right and wrong that is not relative, but universal. Just because you're not black doesn't mean you shouldn't be outraged at racism, just because you're not a victim doesn't mean you should accept the slaughter of war. And he sang all this when it wasn't the conventional wisdom, he was expressing something new, which is something that the commercialised commodified righteousness of Coldplay or U2 can never do.
This isn't a manifesto for change, it doesn't try to be. It is a mere observation on the transcience of love, the inhumanity of war and racism. It is knowingly naive, and perfectly imperfect and that's why I love it.
and is buried in the mud.
How much do I know to talk out of turn. You might say that I'm young, you might say I'm unlearned. But there's one thing I know
though I'm younger than you. Even Jesus would never forgive what you do"
This has to be my favourite album of all time. Dylan captures what it is like to be young and carefree, but at the same time burdened by the guilt of knowledge and responsibility; he sings this all out beautifully, eloquently, simply. There isn't any of the complex vaguries of the new 'subversives' e.g. Radiohead, or . There is a sincerity and empathy and confidence- that there is a difference between right and wrong that is not relative, but universal. Just because you're not black doesn't mean you shouldn't be outraged at racism, just because you're not a victim doesn't mean you should accept the slaughter of war. And he sang all this when it wasn't the conventional wisdom, he was expressing something new, which is something that the commercialised commodified righteousness of Coldplay or U2 can never do.
This isn't a manifesto for change, it doesn't try to be. It is a mere observation on the transcience of love, the inhumanity of war and racism. It is knowingly naive, and perfectly imperfect and that's why I love it.
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Some really lovely and/or dazzling tracks - 'Bob Dylan's Dream', 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall', 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right', 'Corrina, Corrina', 'Girl from the North... Read more
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Freewheelin
This was the first Dylan album I ever bought, but I've been a fan way before too. I didn't give too much attention to songwriters like Dylan and Cohen when I was a teenager, but... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Susannah
Great start for a new dylan fan
When you listen to this album for the first time you will be amazed that it is only bob dylans second album. Read more
Published 4 months ago by adamf
Just great
As someone who loves Johnny Cash but other than that isn't really a country music fan at all, I just love this album. Read more
Published 4 months ago by gareth
brilliant
Timeless - no words can describe. Except you need twenty words to post a review. So here they are. I first bought this album in 73 (I was slow, or young, or both). Read more
Published 6 months ago by johnny outlook
Reasonable
A reasonable enough album from the worlds best singer/songwriter but he has done a lot and a lot better with other albums
Published 6 months ago by malmac
The Freewheelin'
I wish I had bought this album years ago-a great album with some classic songs on it,go on - buy it!
Published 8 months ago by bcpeach
How I discovered Dylan
Like nearly everyone else I only really picked up on what Dylan was about through Peter Paul & Mary and it was into the mid 60s after heraing the Vacels' Can You Please Crawl Out... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Richard
Bob Dylan
This is one of my all time favourite Dylan albums. I have it on plastic but it got played so much that it was not worth copying it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr Kiplin
Timeless Masterpiece
This album was over a year in the making but was finally issued in the Spring of 1963 some 7 months or so before America was engulfed by the musical tsunami that was the Beatles. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Harvey Randall
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