BOB DYLAN - Like A Rolling Stone | FIRST TIME REACTION TO BOB DYLAN LIKE A ROLLING STONE

[@friscocoonsliscano]

Brilliant music, genius and really changed the world with his music and love for humanity ❤️ God bless Bobby Dylan 🙏 Hall of Fame my brother

[@BarryFrye-h4n]

Dylan Is known As The Voice Of A Generation! He Also Won The Noble Prize For Literature!

[@katec8796]

Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleedin') is bottled brilliance ;)

[@kathyrizzi8754]

He sang this song in 1965, it was a hit & many other Bob Dylan’s songs were also. Bob plays the Hermonica, gosh, this song takes me back to fun times, still love it!👍👏👏👏💛💛

[@DwayneShaw1]

"I made shoes for everyone, even you - and I still go barefoot" - Bob Dylan "I and I"

[@ritagryphon222]

He is considered to have made the first raplike songs - It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding) and Subterranean Homesick Blues - try the studioversions to get the texts. He didn't get the Nobelprize in litterature for nothing... (:

[@joannerichards1750]

This song is one of the major influences on postwar American music. Rolling Stone magazine listed it as No.1 on its 2004 & 2010 "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" lists.

[@ShawnSalvadori]

It's an amazing song and amazing lyrical content

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Bob Dylan sang this song during the Vietnam war, which we all hated back then…1965!

[@armandogarza6181]

Wow, Dylan's rabbit hole is the deepest that I know of dude! I'm glad you're liking Bob. There will be many suggestions for you. I like to recommend the song Hurricane. It's about a prominent boxer that was framed for murder and did quite a bit of time for it until finally released. Dylan, by writing the song, put the story front and center about his innocence. The boxer's name was Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter. Great reaction BTW.

[@ShawnSalvadori]

Thank you 🤘

[@jmleyland]

One of the most important songs ever written - deservedly so!

[@bobfleming7665]

Dylan recorded lived in the studio, some musicians have commented that for years he would not even allow overdubs.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

And sometimes no rehearsals...

[@seanmackey8552]

Bobby , still on tour at 82. Gotta love him! I was lucky enough to see him live 20 times.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

I love Dylan’s early songs from the 60’s & early 70’s, brings back great memories. The hippy days were really rebellious days against war & hypocrisy by our parent’s generation, racism included. The government portrayed hippies as weirdo’s, but in fact, they were the true patriots in our society at that time.👍💙

[@bakomako7607]

Some Bob Dylan classic Mr. Tambourine Man, The Times They Are A-Changin, It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), lay lady lay , Girl from north country with Johnny Cash :)

[@joed1950]

Al Cooper sat in on keyboard. There is much information about the session that created this masterpiece. Also, listen to Dylan's Nobel Acceptance Speech It is magical.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

I can almost hear the crack of the whip in that refrain - "How does it feel, ah, how does it feel?!!".

[@steveneardley7541]

That was Al Kooper playing on the Hammond organ. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Times Are a'Changin, One too Many Mornings, Visions of Johanna, Maggie's Farm.

[@hlawrencepowell]

I love to see people when they hear this for the first time. I wish I could hear it for the first time again. Number 1 song according to Rolling Stone Magazine.

[@jordimoore2167]

One of his absolute best!

[@antarcticorb9197]

Fantastic wordsmith.

[@ShawnSalvadori]

I love his writing ❤️

[@Barb5001]

Dylan has been called the best (American) poet in the 20th century

[@jameskennedy721]

When Dylan decided to rock out , he invented a new kind of rock . It sounded different . This is one of the reasons he is praised so much . This was a hugely influential 3 minutes of music .

[@jvblhc]

Bob Dylan was the guy, in my opinion, who made others singers and bands (Beatles, Stones, etc) realize that you don't always have to sing love songs. You can sing about anything! Also - Bob is the King of Rhymes! If you like this song, I think you will love the entire "Highway 61 Revisited" album! It is my favorite.

[@BarryFrye-h4n]

There Will Never Be Another Dylan! Greatest Songwriter Of All Time! Then Comes John Lennon!

[@jasondylansargent2195]

Bob Dylan you are greatest man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🎸🕶️😄😁

[@robertwoods3750]

check out bob's "sweetheart like you" , the blonde playing the guitar is amazing , and then there's bob ....lol

[@andrewclayton4181]

This was the opening track on his celebrated album Highway 61 revisited. Many regard it as his best. It's certainly up there. He was ditching his early folk stuff, and getting rockier. The lyrics are always the important element of Dylan's stuff, especially his early works. He has so much to say and a clever way of saying it. The intelligence shines through. The title track of the album is pretty good too, but for me the closing track - Desolation Row is the clincher, not often heard, but it is at least on a par with Rolling Stone if not better. It's certainly more tuneful. Give it a whirl - it's definitely worth it. Thing the instrument you were trying to identify was the Hammond organ providing the backing.

[@michaelp.7893]

My all-time favorite song. So much to unpack but I believe Bob is warning us against smugness and how it will be your downfall. A+

[@ChuckWasHere]

These lyrics are so powerful man. All of Dylan's lyrics are powerful, but holy smokes, these are next level.

[@87ventus]

Hi just subscribed. Because you are giving Dylan a chance..I'm giving you one..and so far ..nice✌

[@chitownlee]

What you hear is a hammond b3 organ played by Al Kooper also the late great Mike Bloomfield on electric guitar.

[@nickbelezbubjones6528]

Classic tune 👌

[@johndavids4780]

Someone asked Dylan how he wrote all of the lyrics of his earlier songs. He said it was magic or something because he didn't know where they came from and he can't do it anymore. It was like it all came from the stars.

[@joed1950]

Perhaps Ed Bradley 60 minutes interview.

[@jonneil7169]

I heard him say in an early interview that the song was already there before he came along. I think a lot of people who write songs first may have the lyrics and put it to music, or they have the tune and put lyrics to it. Dylan's lyrics seems to be one with the tune. can't explain it, but we're grateful that his music has made our lives richer.

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

""Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965) "If Not For You'" (1970) (Olivia Newton-John recorded this song on her first solo album.) "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (1973) "Jokerman" (1983) References: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Bob_Dylan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Not_for_You_(album)

[@WNYretiree]

Just keep 'em coming. I had forgotten how good this man is.

[@ShawnSalvadori]

Loving him right now 🤘

[@gordonbrooks3856]

Hammond organ played by Al Cooper. Mike Bloomfield on guitar. Want a deep dive? Read Greil Marcus's "Like a Rolling Stone.- Bob Dylan at the Crossroads" (2005). It's a well informed and close reading of the recording of the album and that song in particular. Greil, whose career as a rock critic began the 1960s, is a long time acquaintance of Dylan's.

[@vedantapdx]

Those bad ass guitar licks in the background of the song are played by Michael Bloomfield one of the historic blues guitarists that came out of Chicago, The Butterfield Blues Band. Bob said, when I got serious about writing and playing my new music, I just could not think of anyone but him to be on my album. Bob saw things in music that other people missed and did not hesitate to create with the best ingredients when he cooked up a new sound. Sadly, Bloomfield died at an early age and Bob really loved him.

[@pango-y8j]

A Nobel Prize 🏆 winner for Literature. Stockholm Sweden

[@steveullrich7737]

When this first came out in 1965 it was a game changer a masterpiece. It also was the start of his move away from pure folk music sound much to the consternation of many of his earlier fans.

[@mrorangethecat4256]

Thanks man… these are some great videos. If you have time, check out “Tangled up in Blue”, and “Visions of Johana”

[@bobbyj5375]

Shawn, good stuff. Suggest:...."Arizona" by Mark Lindsay....."Call my name" " Could you, would you" by Them....."Jezebel" by Marty Wilde....."Yes sir, no sir" by Kinks

[@elston3153]

Even this song was a game changer because of the length of it people writing songs as long as this Dylan could do it on the fly Dwayne Dylan uses language is how he changed music forever

[@VarikM]

Little late with this information. If you didn't already find out, it's a Hammond organ probably a B-3 or similar. Check Greg Allman of the Allman Brothers famous for his work with the Hammond organ. Also so many others, The Doors come to mind but once you get used to the sound, it's unmistakable.

[@dougca7086]

Bob Dylan won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature! his songs have been covered by other artists and recorded over 6000 times! Rolling Stone magazine says Like a Rolling Stone is the best song ever written!

[@ChadWiggin]

Drums were likely to be recorded with an overhead pair of mics, which was standard for a time when they only had four/eight tracks to work with. These days individual drums are generally close-miked which allows for the presence you alluded to. Bob was famously more about the details of the words than the music and allowed his band a lot of freedom to write parts. The guy playing the organ, for instance, was a young guitar player/songwriter named Al Kooper. Al lied to the producer to get on the track and then became famous as an organ player. Here's a great interview about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIuqf2qKbJWlnbs

[@joannerichards1750]

Yes! Al Kooper's role in the recording is a great story!

[@arrow5599]

WAS WAITING TO SEE WHAT NOTES EVERY ONE ELSE WAS PLAYING

[@geneaikenii1092]

Such an iconic song. As a babe of the 60's and a kid of the 1970's, I came of age in the early 1980's and I gotta say that during these decades some of the best music EVER was produced . This song was kind of avant-garde stuff for the times, when first released. By the time it came up onto my radar this was kind of the average radio fare in the 70's. We grew up with this guys songs and poems. His influence was really being felt by all the artists. Brings back a nostalgic feeling for me to listen to any Dylan. His son had a big hit song ("One Headlight") in the 1990's (Jakob Dylan, of "The Wallflowers") Gotta check that one out, dude. , Then Jakob just kinda faded from view. Thanks, bruh for the tune and a cool glimpse back at one of my yesterdays. Hit that that sub, black bell, and like for ya with my little comment. I like your style. Good luck with your channel, . I believe you will go far. So cool to see young folk, such as yourself, discovering our music and sharing it. Go slow. Take it easy, man. Be seeing you on the next. Much peace, love, and happiness to you and yours, as well as the channels fam. Big shoutout from this old, longhaired, rocker dude in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Later.

[@ZPetro]

Funny you mention "jam." The story goes that Bob heard Al Kooper's riff elsewhere in the studio (that "mysterious" high-pitched keyboard work you mentioned,) decided to add it to the song, and pulled him into the session.

[@michaelross2115]

No. Al Kooper was there as a guitar player, but when he saw Michael Bloomfield come in, he knew he wasn't going to get much chance on this session. When the producer, Tom Wilson, moved the organ player to the piano, Kooper took a seat at the Hammond organ. The producer had to go take a phone call, so Kooper snuck in and played his organ riffs in the background. While listening to playback, Dylan said "turn up the organ" and Wilson said "aww, man, that dude's not an organ player" but Bob said "I don't care, turn it up". There is video of Kooper telling the story online if you search for it.

[@ZPetro]

Thanks for cleaning up the story!@@michaelross2115

[@cliff481]

If it's not already in the comments, that sound is a Hammond B-35 organ.

[@troyshilanski380]

Nice video bro.

[@bobschenkel7921]

That sound in the background is the unmistakably eerie tone of the Hammond B3 organ, a key instrument in the history of Rock and Roll. Bob Dylan, real name Robert Zimmerman, took the Dylan part of his Professional name from Irish Poet Dylan Thomas.

[@ronreynolds1610]

Dylan has kind of turned the music world into various directions in his career ....... beware- his catalog runs DEEP !! lol

[@jimralston7562]

Hendrix was a huge Dylan fan (especially of Bob's writing style). He of course took All Along the Watchtower to the stratosphere. Not as well known is Jimi's performance (cover) of Like a Rolling Stone captured at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 (his first performance in America after becoming a phenom in Britain). Definitely worth a reaction and Jimi adds his touch of humor too.

[@nthdegree1269]

All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix is the greatest cover I have ever heard. The atmosphere of it defies description

[@arjaylee]

This song changed how we listened to popular music.

[@ronreynolds1610]

yes , the influence on the music world cannot be calculated .....

[@TheZeus1953]

the keyboards was a lastminute decision who recorded never having rehearsed!

[@ShawnSalvadori]

That is amazing 😁

[@arjaylee]

Al Kooper on the keyboard

[@maggiebryan2355]

❤❤❤

[@poptart4260]

You just fall into it

[@brucewatts8447]

The background is an organ

[@priscillawilson2634]

Definitely organ.

[@stuarthastie6374]

It wasa jam session, this was thesecond take.. Dylan often only made one take and didnt tell theband what to play.

[@RTSOB1]

There have been and still are some great lyricists, but I don't think any lyric tops the final verse of this song.

[@donnacushman7024]

1965...

[@DwayneShaw1]

The songs about a prostitute. - Bob was notorious for doing one take recordings for his albums -- (makes it jammy) "Subterranean Homesick Blues" should be your next pick.. and if anyone has suggested "Sweetheart Like You" - listen to them ..

[@LouisLarsen-vp8oc]

Ob 4:51

[@unclephil7650]

Not a word about what the song is about?

[@thomasohare2881]

Dude hS been the hippest dude on the planet for over 60 years! RESEARCH!!

[@arrow5599]

THE KEYBOARD COMES IN HALF A BEAT LATE COS HE WASNT A KEYBOARD PLAYER

[@bartstarr100]

Highway 61 was his first all- electric album. His previous (Bringing it All Back Home) one was half acoustic and legendary. This album also broke new ground and this song somehow was a top 10 hit. Highway 61 was Recorded mostly in Nashville. (Except this track) Which began another trend..., rockers recording in Nashville. Bob has always used every musician he could find and Nashville is full of out-of-work musicians.