(***) June 20, 1966. Sixth Studio Album.
Dylan’s sixth album, continues where his two previous ones left off, but with a more raucous rock feel, even though a lot of it was recorded in Nashville. While many consider this a great album, it’s not my favorites. There are the hits,”Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35,” “I Want You,” “Just Like a Woman,” and some interesting deep tracks, including the elegant, 11-minute closer “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands,” but only one “classic” in my book, “Visions of Johanna.” Dylan had been on an amazing run, and this rare double album finished up the direction he was taking at the time, but I enjoy others from this period better. Following this album Dylan would depart from this style, never really to truly return. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
#8 on the list.
Songs #5-8 are as good a 4-song run as any album ever produced.