These two albums were released by Bob Dylan within two years of each other ("Highway ..." in 1965 and "Freewheelin' ..." in 1963).What a juxtaposition. The guy essentially reinvented himself from being a ramblin' folkie to being a legit rock and roll artist.
Not that the folk wasn't good and there are some great performances on "Freewheelin'" but it's hard to beat what he does on "Highway 61" and late on "Blonde on Blonde" and event getting country fried for "Nashville Skyline."
Thank goodness that Dylan went electric. But, more so, thank goodness for Dylan. You could probably point to The Beatles and probably The Rolling Stones as the only musical artists to evolve so quickly within a short time period. It's quite extraordinary to see it ... but it's far more interesting to listen to it.
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