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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan | Album Review & Ranking: Episode 234

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Honey, Just Allow Him One More Chance! The Year Of Redemption blows us back into the North Country this week to revisit The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan! After Highway 61 Revisited didn't exactly leave Connor "going electric," we decided to wind back the clock to 1962 and explore one of Dylan's first masterpieces. After barely breaking even with his debut, people called him a folly... but with his sophomore effort, this so-called spokesman of a generation set out to prove them wrong! Armed with a guitar and a harmonica and inspired by social upheaval that defined the decade, the future folk legend suddenly came into his own with hits like Blowin' In The Wind, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, and Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.


James & Connor break down what went wrong for Dylan in our first episode. Then we'll explore his backstory and dive deeper into the making of Freewheelin', from its jazz producer to its strikingly cool (literally) cover photo. The Mixtaper is back to redeem himself with facts about loitering crime, scared children, and a $100,000,000 secondhand couch. As we move through Freewheelin' track by track, we'll discover the traditional roots of so many of these songs and learn the social, political, and personal context behind lyrics that evolved the course of popular music. Whether you're here for pacifist protest pieces like Masters Of War, heartaching ballads like Girl From The North Country, or you just want to hear him say "needle" in a funny voice... Freewheelin' could be just the Bob Dylan redemption you need.


Have you tried the infamous cherry cordial milk? Would you be kind to a scruffy vagrant? Is YOUR favorite Dylan track in the acoustic or electric style? Let us know if Dinky Dylan deserved a follow-up in the comments or on socials. See you soon for another album; Happy New Year!!


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0:00 Intro

6:50 About Bob Dylan

11:09 About The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

22:18 Awards & Accolades

23:37 Fact Or Spin

26:21 Bob Dylan Is A Scruffy Vagrant

30:35 Bob Dylan Went Incognito

34:48 Grandpa Bob Scares Children

38:17 Bob Dylan Is Not Much Of A Negotiator

46:48 Album Art

49:59 Blowin' In The Wind

54:23 Girl From The North Country

58:16 Masters Of War

1:00:52 Down The Highway

1:03:59 Bob Dylan's Blues

1:04:57 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

1:08:20 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

1:10:49 Bob Dylan's Dream

1:13:10 Oxford Town

1:15:12 Talkin' World War III Blues

1:17:08 Corrina, Corrina

1:19:18 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance

1:21:04 I Shall Be Free

1:23:53 Final Spin

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