John Wesley Harding

Bob Dylan在经过车祸之后推出的一张回归乡村风格的专辑，之前的电子音乐的实验突然不再延续，而经过这种沉淀之后，Bob Dylan的曲风更加成熟，专辑中的歌曲非常动听。而一首预言诗式的《All Along the Watchtower》在乐评人中赢得好评，这种隐喻式的歌词也对后来人有着非常深远的影响。 这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第301位。 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Bob Dylan returned from exile with John Wesley Harding, a quiet, country-tinged album that split dramatically from his previous three. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like "All Along the Watchtower," "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," and "The Wicked Messenger" revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. Although the lyrics are somewhat enigmatic, the music is simple, direct, and melodic, providing a touchstone for the country-rock revolution that swept through rock in the late '60s.