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The Answers, I'm Afraid, are Blowin' in the Wind

Shane Shogren | Las Vegas, NV | 09/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Freewheelin' is Bob Dylan's second record. While his first was an album of mostly folk song covers with only two originals, this record had only two covers, the rest being originals and some of Bob Dylan's finest work. "Girl From the North Country" is one of my favorite songs, by anybody, and to think it was written by a twenty-one-year-old kid, almost half a century ago, way back in 1963.



"Master's of War" still seems valid today. Re, those masters of war, those seller's of guns, "There is one thing I know, though I'm younger than you, that even Jesus would never forgive what you do." Yet, despite those words that moved so many, all these years later the masters of war are still plying their trade. And, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Blowin' in the Wind," perhaps the best antiwar song ever written. Dylan asks nine questions about war and freedom, the answers to all of them, I'm afraid are, "Blowin' in the Wind.""

One of his best

abe | wva | 08/28/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this album took bob dylan from folk singer to the voice of the 60s.1st off,"blowin in the wind" comes on.thats one of my top 5 favorite dylan songs.then the hits keep on keepin on with,"girl ftom north country".also a top 5 song,despite ges redo on a later album with johnny cash is way better.a few more then my moms favorite,"a hard rain is gonna fall".bob dylan really shows off his lyrical symbolism in this one.the great songs keep coming with "dont think twice its alright"-vintage dylan,man.a few songs later theres "corina corina",a love song.and no one writes a love song like bob dylan.theres 2 silly songs also where hes just playing with words called "bob dylans dream" and "i shall be free".a top 5 dylan album."

People need this album

Jeff Smith | New York, New York | 11/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So I'm not that old but this album brings me back to my youth. I can't describe it but evertime I listen to this I feel this amazing calm and peace, like you know, everything will be alright, that the human race isn't so bad, like the sun is shining, like even though it may be cold outside I still feel warm. I'm not some Bob Dylan expert or anything like that. I just really like this album of his and don't know many other albums that put me in such a sound state of mind as this one does. If you're looking for a little piece of mind, this seems like a pretty good place to start."