(*****) March 22, 1965. Fifth Studio Album.
If you want an archetypal 1960s Bob Dylan album, this masterpiece is it. It’s got classics, “Mr. Tambourine Man;” it’s got love songs, “”Love Minus Zero/No Limit;” it’s got rockers, “”Maggie’s Farm;” it’s got Dylan’s offbeat humour “”Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream;” and it’s got another one of my favorite all-timers, “Gates of Eden.” This is Dylan’s fifth album overall and first “rock” album, which caused shockwaves at the time, and features a mostly electric side followed by a mostly acoustic side. Personally I don’t notice the difference, he does musically what he thinks works best. (It’s a good album to put on “shuffle” as it will maybe mix the two styles.) His lyrics move away from topical issues and more into the mystical, which I prefer, and the “non-hits” set-up the classics with a jubilant ebb and flow. Don’t miss this one kids!
Another one of his 60s masterpieces.
You have to appreciate “Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream.”