The Rock Era: 1965 – Bob Dylan [VIDEO]

Dylan's first album, 'Bringing it All Back Home' (1965) brought us the first sound of folk-rock. His second album was at a whole different level.His second album, 'Highway 61 Revisited' was simply put "totally rocking"

 For the 20th century both albums are equally influential as any music recorded in that era.

Essential songs from Bob's album  'Bringing It All Back Home':

• "She Belongs To Me"
• Subterranean Homesick Blues"
• "Maggie's Farm"
• "Love Minus Zero/No Limit"
• "Mr. Tambourine Man"
• "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream"
• "It's All Over now Baby Blue"

The following from his great album 'Highway 61 Revisited':

• "Like A Rolling Stone"
• "Ballad of a Thin Man"
• "Highway 61 Revisited"
• "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
• "Desolation Row" [VIDEO Below]

The opening lines of "Desolation Row"  refer to the three men who were in town with the circus and  accused of raping a girl  in Duluth, Minnesota. On June 15, 1920, a mob broke them out of jail and lynched them on June 15th, 1920.

Postcards that had pictures of the hanging were sold as souvenirs.