60's vs. 80's

Bob Dylan-Highway 61 Revisited vs. The Stone Roses-The Stone Roses

It's hard to go against #4 on the Rolling Stones top 500 albums of all time list, especially when the other album isn't even on the top 500, at least that I saw.

But I think it comes down to the fact that I am a child of the 80's, not the 60's. I prefer short corduroy OP's to bell bottoms. And I prefer The Stone Roses to Highway 61 Revisited.

I listened to both albums a couple of times in my car, and I just wanted to keep listening to The Stone Roses. It's 80's music the way it should be done, and I think it also paved the way for so many of the indie bands I ended up listening to in the 90's and 00's. They also throw in some good funk on a number of the later songs.

Although I did also appreciate Highway 61, it definitely isn't my favorite Dylan album. Of course "Like a Rolling Stone" is an amazing song, and I love the epic "Desolation Row." Maybe it's vintage early Dylan, but much it just sounds the same to me, and it's not the Dylan stuff I like best. I much prefer Blood on the Tracks.

I have to admit, I didn't evaluate the lyrics this time, I just listened to the albums and chose which one I liked listening to more. Although I have been giving way to the significance of the artist and album in terms of all-time greatness, I think that there are other Dylan albums still alive that are better than Highway 61. And I personally liked The Stone Roses more than Highway 61, so it moves on.