Blonde on Blonde, is one of the most iconic albums in the folk-blues genre, the album mixes Dylan's lyrical style with his brash use of the harmonica and one of his early electric albums. Kicking off the album is 'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35', this song straight away captures the sound and essence of the album, the lyrics are about the drug marijuana, Bob Dylan even used to pass a joint around before recording and playing this song, as it en-captured the meaning of the song. Blonde on Blonde has a few of Bob Dylan's biggest singles on the album, with half of the songs on the double LP being released and gaining huge popularity, songs such as 'Just Like a Woman' and 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat' gaining much commercial success. The song 'Visions of Johanna' is a standout for me and transmits the Bob Dylan sound the most, with his nasal singing style, and lyrical genius, he creates an atmosphere that is enticing, with a fairly simple back beat, the attention is solely on Bob Dylan and that famous harmonica. I give this album a 9/10, it only just misses out on full marks because although it transmits the atmospheric Dylan sound, it lacks the quality some of his earlier work has.
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