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Bob Dylan
 
 

Blonde On Blonde It was a toss-up between this and Highway 61 Revisited. Personally, I think I like Highway 61 better because it casts aside any doubt that Dylan is a rocker at heart. But it's hard to be disappointed with Blonde On Blonde. It provides as much bang for your buck as you're likely to find on a Dylan disc; he covers more stylistic ground here, from rockers like "Leopard-Skin-Pillbox Hat" to the romping "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" (I don't know what that means) to some of his most gentle, reflective material, like "Visions of Johanna." The more I look it over, the less I'm convinced it was a toss-up.

Blood On The Tracks This was by no means my introduction to Dylan, but it was the first record of his that came out after I had become a fan. The timing couldn't have been better, because where I had found a lot of his earlier work a challenge to listen to in large doses, Blood On The Tracks was a breeze. And since I can't resist the local angle, I love the fact that Dylan recorded it here after he failed to get the vibe he wanted during sessions in New York.