Bob Dylan

Person Male US 1941

folk rock folk rock blues rock contemporary folk country rock singer-songwriter blues pop rock country

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Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 68-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963

1991

7 reviews Clear lean

Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 89/100 across 7 reviews.

Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 compiles the archival rarities and live discoveries that trace his leap from Minnesota hopeful to Greenwi...

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Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963

2025

7 reviews Clear lean

Critics landed between 80 and 100 across 7 reviews.

Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 arrives as a meticulous origin story, gathering early demos, studio takes and live moments that map the young...

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Modern Times

2006

23 reviews Sharp split

Scores run from 40 to 100 across 23 reviews.

Bob Dylan's Modern Times arrives as a late-career statement that folds blues, folk and old-time pop into weary, witty songs of love, mortality and prophecy. Across professional rev...

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The 1974 Live Recordings [Box Set]

2024

6 reviews Clear lean

Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.

Bob Dylan's The 1974 Live Recordings [Box Set] returns listeners to a famously combustible tour where arena-rock bravado collides with fragile, solitary moments, and critics largel...