[SACD-R][OF] Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (Limited edition) - 1967/2015 (Folk, Rock)

John Wesley Harding is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s eighth studio album, released by Columbia Records in December 1967. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan’s return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music. John Wesley Harding was recorded around the same time as (and shares many stylistic threads with) a prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, finally released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes.

John Wesley Harding was exceptionally well received by critics and enjoyed solid sales, reaching the number 2 slot on U.S. charts and topping the British charts. The commercial performance was considered remarkable considering that Dylan had kept Columbia from releasing the album with much promotion or publicity. Less than three months after its release, John Wesley Harding was certified gold by the RIAA. “All Along the Watchtower” became one of his most popular songs after it was covered by Jimi Hendrix the following year.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 301 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

All Music Review

Bob Dylan returned from exile with John Wesley Harding, a quiet, country-tinged album that split dramatically from his previous three. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan’s rock albums — even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year — but it isn’t a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight,” are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like “All Along the Watchtower,” “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,” and “The Wicked Messenger” revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. Although the lyrics are somewhat enigmatic, the music is simple, direct, and melodic, providing a touchstone for the country-rock revolution that swept through rock in the late ’60s.

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Анализ: Bob Dylan / John Wesley Harding
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DR Пики RMS Продолжительность трека
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DR12 -6.55 дБ -21.05 дБ 2:57 01-John Wesley Harding
DR12 -6.28 дБ -21.66 дБ 2:48 02-As I Went Out One Morning
DR13 -7.54 дБ -23.19 дБ 3:52 03-I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
DR11 -8.20 дБ -21.64 дБ 2:31 04-All Along the Watchtower
DR12 -6.61 дБ -20.90 дБ 5:33 05-The Ballad Of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
DR13 -6.28 дБ -21.36 дБ 2:46 06-Drifter's Escape
DR13 -6.30 дБ -22.73 дБ 3:14 07-Dear Landlord
DR12 -6.89 дБ -22.03 дБ 3:21 08-I Am a Lonesome Hobo
DR13 -7.83 дБ -23.55 дБ 4:12 09-I Pity the Poor Immigrant
DR12 -7.98 дБ -22.40 дБ 2:02 10-The Wicked Messenger
DR12 -6.55 дБ -21.37 дБ 2:22 11-Down Along the Cove
DR14 -6.47 дБ -23.07 дБ 2:40 12-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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Количество треков: 12
Реальные значения DR: DR12

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