Tracks:
1. Subterranean Homesick Blues: 10/10 this wonderfully abstract collection of brilliant metaphors and ingenious rhymes says more than 20 pages of facts in only 2 minutes. If this isn't genius, what is?
2. She Belongs to Me; 9/10 a brilliant character study.
3. Maggie's Farm: 9/10 another awesome protest song that, crucially, isn't completely depressing.
4. Love Minus Zero: 8/10 despite it's excessively abstract nature, it is still beautiful and borderline ingenious.
5. Outlaw Blues: 8/10 it's not really about anything, but who cares? It's still highly enjoyable.
6. On the Road Again: 8/10 even when Dylan has done this kind of song many times before, he's still never short of interesting metaphors and song structures.
7. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream: 9/10 an overextended but brilliant surreal short story that never fails to be interesting and amusing.
8. Mr Tambourine Man: 10/10 a beautiful, poetic song and one of Bob Dylan's masterpieces.
9. Gates of Eden: 8/10 this one is very random and very surreal, so it will be a bit of an acquired taste. Look past the obscure exterior and there is still plenty of great stuff here.
10. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding): 10/10 a pessimistic, cynical, downbeat and absolutely brilliant musical rant.
11. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue: 8/10 a fairly typical Dylan song, but still an absolutely solid album closer.
Best song: Mr Tambourine Man
Worst song: On the Road Again
Summary: A truly wonderful album. Here, Bob Dylan delivers one brilliant musical poem after another in what is easily his best album yet, where listeners are spoiled for choice due to the presence of not 1, not 2 but 3 Bob Dylan masterpieces. An exceptionally powerful, often sad yet at the same time uplifting record, listening to this is a uniquely moving and wonderful experience.
Final rating: 10/10
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