Review Of Album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' second album of the second album a famous American singer Bob Dylan. This album was released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. This album consisted of 13 songs among which eleven songs were the original composition of Dylan himself. Songs of the albums were either o blues or folk genre. Lyrics and music of the songs of this album was deeply influenced by the concurrent global political, social and economic aspects at that time. It was one of the reasons behind the huge success of this album. This album became number one in the UK in 1965 and reached to number 22 in the US which finally went to platinum category. One of its songs 'Blowin' in the wind' was regarded as the anthem of 1960s. Therefore, versatility in the composition and expresson of the contemporary world issues made 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' album famous and successful.
His compositions consisted of social issues like civil rights, a nuclear holocaust to romance (Light). To be precise, the songs of the album reflected the latest information and experiences Dylan was having himself. The experiences arose from political and social circumstances of America and overseas, and huddling with his girlfriend. Lyrics of the songs included remarks that demanded justice and equality, which was unprecedented. For instance, the song 'Blowin' in the wind' was the account of his demand for peace and equality. 'The answer, my friend, is Blowin' in the wind 'may have two meanings. Either it tells that peace and happiness are right beneath of our nose or it is intractable like the wind. He uses the characters like a dove, man, mountains as metaphors to shed light on the issues that directly affects the lives of common people.
The songs of the albums were arranged to drive listeners between wide variety issues to give them different tastes. The album begins with a song 'Blowin' in the wind' which was a general description of global issues like war, justice and peace. Furthermore, the second song is about an innocent girl who was asked to perform supernatural tasks by a supernatural character (Ducker). The third song 'Masters of War' was a scathing attack against the institutions that promoted the war. This order goes on until the last song. So, it was clear that the songs of this album consisted of the wide variety of the issues and he arranged them in order so that he could give different tastes to his audiences.
Though Dylan’s were used to be related to a specific issue in his earlier album, the opening song of the album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' was 'Blowin' in the wind' which was a protest song which consisted the general feeling of discontent with the contemporary world institutions (Melamed). In his song 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall', he warns the world with malicious action, especially nuclear contests calling the 'hard rain'. He also scathes the lies and misinformation spreading through radios by calling them 'pallets of poison'.
Overall, the album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' is a brief account of the singer himself to contemporary institutions and he demanded justice, equality and peace through his artistic masterpiece. He addressed the voices of general people in his compositions. The wider variety of compositions and inclusions of social issues made it peculiar than his other albums. These factors led the album to be one of the famous artwork of all time.
