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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Dylan's outstanding second album is a tremendous jump from its predecessor. Whereas the debut established him as a peerless interpreter of folk and country-blues classics, and a singer like none before, this followup features some of the most pungent original songs of the '60s. "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "I Shall Be Free": if this sounds like the lineup for a greatest-hits collection, you've got the idea. Nat Hentoff's liner notes are charmingly dated, but Dylan's idiosyncratic singing, unexpected lyrics, and inimitable guitar and harmonica playing are as immediate and relevant as whatever you heard on the radio today. (As great as this is, there's much more: a handful of top-rank outtakes from Freewheelin' appear on the Bootleg Series box set.) --Jimmy Guterman
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Tracks| 1 | Blowin' In the Wind | | 2 | Girl From the North Country | | 3 | Masters Of War | | 4 | Down the Highway | | 5 | Bob Dylan's Blues | | 6 | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | | 7 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | | 8 | Bob Dylan's Dream | | 9 | Oxford Town | | 10 | Talkin' World War III Blues | | 11 | Corrina, Corrina | | 12 | Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance | | 13 | I Shall Be Free |
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