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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | June 01, 2004 | | Studio: | Sony | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 31 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | John Wesley Harding | | 2. | As I Went Out One Morning | | 3. | I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine | | 4. | All Along The Watchtower | | 5. | The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest | | 6. | Drifter's Escape | | 7. | Dear Landlord | | 8. | I Am A Lonesome Hobo | | 9. | I Pity The Poor Immigrant | | 10. | The Wicked Messenger | | 11. | Down Along The Cove | | 12. | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 31 customer reviews )
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54 of 58 found the following review helpful:
 Gritty, Course, Driving and Stark, with a Bit of Country Apr 21, 2005
By Zachary Hackett
When this record came out a lot of Dylan's fans were upset, because that singer of songs so complex with images that stayed with you long after the song had end, seemed to have gone country. But it didn't long before they realized that the complexity was still here, even thought the backing musicians had changed. The stories, those incredible stories were still here. Just give a listen to "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" and you'll see what I mean. And the word weaver is still doing his magic here as well, again listen to "Frankie & Judas."
Yes, gone are the rock musicians, replaced by country guys, Charlie McCoy on bass, Kenny Buttrey on drums and they help Dylan deliver a kind of haunting sound that has lasted through the years, making this record sort timeless, holding up as well now as it did way back then.
My personal favorite on this masterpiece of music is "As I Went Out One Morning." To me it seems like Dylan is singing about America and how Tom Paine would be so disappointed if he were alive today. And what would Rock have been like had Jimi not been able to cover the excellent "All Along the Watchtower." Then there is that landlord, that wicked messenger, that lonesome hobo and that escaping drifter. Mr. Dylan conjures images with words the way Van Gogh did with a brush. This album, though a change, is one of the best.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Moving towards country Apr 07, 2006
By Pieter
"Toypom"
Dylan's move into country was wise and apt, just right for the times. The title track is a legend allegedly about a famous ancestor of the obscure singer-songwriter Tim Hardin. The awesome I Dreamt I Saw St. Augustine is spiritual and moving, All Along The Watchtower has a surreal edge to it and The Drifter's Escape is an interesting story song.
Dear Landlord fits the country style well, I Pity The Poor Immigrant is a touching protest song and I'll Be Your Baby Tonight is catchy country-pop, as proved by the many cover versions. Speaking of which, I first heard many of these classics via other artists' interpretations, e.g. Jimi Hendrix who made a psychedelic anthem of All Along The Watchtower and Joan Baez' splendid versions of St Augustine and I Pity The Poor Immigrant.
It's risky to try rating Dylan's individual albums, but John Wesley Harding is certainly amongst his five best as it is so consistently great as regards the quality of the compositions, the performance and the mastery of the country style. This memorable work with its haunting songs has stood the test of time very well.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
in a complicated time, Bob went back to the basics Oct 10, 2005
By Cult/Film/Freak
"cultfilmfreak"
I like to listen to the bass on this album. Charlie McCoy. You turn up the bass and it's very relaxing. This is one of my favorite Dylan albums, and didn't used to be. It is important because when it came out, the music that he had started was peaking, and while bands he influenced like THE BEATLES, THE EXPIRIENCE, THE DOORS, you name it, were peaking out, literally, with acid-inspired deeply personal music that had flaming guitar riffs and ten things going on at once, Bob sat down in his rocking chair, and wrote twelve laidback songs, most in a distant third person perspective, all with only a guitar, a harmonica, a piano, a bass, a drummer, and a steel guitar (on two tracks). Dylan wasn't burning up the sky on purpose, instead, he was painting the earth. And NASHVILLE SKYLINE, the next album, goes against the grain he started altogether, as it is a full on country album. But this one if folky, and underrated, and one can listen to it again and again. Great, pure, fantastic Dylan album.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Discovering Bob Dylan Apr 22, 2010
By Lindazo
"Amazing!"
As a 74 year old woman who loves all kinds of music, I am both proud and ashamed to admit that all those years when I laughingly wondered why the off-key, scratchy-voiced Dylan was such an icon -- those years were wasted times I might have enjoyed listening to him. This album is a delight and taking a new "tour" of his work has been an adventure. Don't look for him to explain anything and don't look for greater meanings. Just enjoy the genius a la Picasso!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Beautifully understated and subtle... Feb 01, 2007
By Grigory's Girl
"Grigory's Girl"
This was Dylan's first album back after the motorcycle crash, and it's a moving, mysterious, and poignant album. The songs are shorter than his previous (and later) albums, and the instrumentation is bare to the bone. A lot of rock acts in the 1960's were trying to outdo one another (The Beach Boys put out Pet Sounds, The Beatles try to one up them with Sgt. Pepper, The Stones had Their Satanic Majesty's Request, Dylan had his Blonde on Blonde), so when Dylan made this simple (though not simplistic) album, the rock world was hugely surprised. Considering the turmoil going on in the country (Vietnam, Woodstock, hippies), this album is so far removed from that. John Wesley Harding is an album that's quite surprising in its depth and maturity. It's quickly becoming a favorite, with kudos going to the great song The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest. I saw Dylan do it in concert once (he did all the verse), and it's always been a favorite. But there isn't one wasted song on this album. This was Dylan's last great album for a while. He followed this with the cute (but slight) Nashville Skyline, the godawful Self Portrait, and the decent New Morning. All those albums had some good stuff on them, but they weren't as dynamic as JWH (and its predecessors) were. Quite a beautiful album.
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