#115: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1963)

from 300 Favorite Albums with James Campion · host James Campion

Step onto the snow-swept streets of 1963 Greenwich Village as we deconstruct the acoustic masterpiece that single-handedly shifted the paradigm of popular music: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Joining me on the 300 Favorite Albums podcast is esteemed musicologist and author Tim Riley, here to help dissect the mythical transformation of a 22-year-old Bob Dylan from a Woody Guthrie imitator into an entirely new breed of American singer-songwriter. We’re tearing into the DNA of this cultural touchstone—from the wildly underrated rhythmic genius of Dylan's acoustic guitar playing to the apocalyptic Cold War anxiety fueling "A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall" and the venomous kiss-off of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right." But what is the hidden, darkly humorous subtext buried beneath these heavy civil rights anthems, and why does Riley consider the universally revered "Masters of War" to be a flat, unpoetic failure? The answers unravel the very fabric of the 1960s folk revival and expose a ruthless, shape-shifting genius at work—hit play to discover the breathtaking secrets behind the record that changed everything.The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"Blowin in the Wind""Girl From the North Country""Masters of War""Down the Highway""Bob Dylan's Blues""Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall""Don't Think Twice, It's All Right""Bob Dylan's Dream""Oxford Town""Talkin' World War III Blues""Corrina Corrina""Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance""I Shall Be Free"Additional Selections:"No More Auction Block (Many Thousand Gone)" - Hobo Kin from Vagabond Railroad: Mis-kill-any Stuffs"Chimes of Frreedom" - Bob Dylan from Another Side of Bob Dylan"Blowin in the Wind" - Peter Paul & Mary from In the Wind"Scarborough Fair" - Sarah Brightman from La Luna"Nottamun Town" - Bert Jansch from Jack Orion"Lord Randall" - Artist Unknown"Lady Franklin's Lament" - Artist Unknown"Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" - Bob Dylan from The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961 - 1991 Suggested Reading:Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary by Tim Riley (1992)First break: 43:09Second break: 1:15:05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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