# Best Bob Dylan studio albums (poll) FINAL **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 2, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210 "2022-11-02T11:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/1 "2022-11-02T11:29:33Z")
These are the albums from the previous two polls that have received two or more votes. Select just one. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/2 "2022-11-02T21:48:04Z")
I’ve heard it said that _Desire_ is the favorite Dylan album for people who don’t really like Dylan. I guess it’s true. It’s definitely the only Dylan album I’ve listened to all the way through. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/3 "2022-11-02T22:07:34Z")
Actually; I voted Nashville Skyline, but probably prefer his ridiculous Christmas album overall. I like him best when he takes himself least seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/4 "2022-11-03T17:45:41Z")
Was the basement of Big Pink an actual studio? Or did you mean studio, as opposed to live? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/5 "2022-11-03T21:13:48Z")
Heh! My vote just took Blood On The Tracks into the lead! > [@BlankSlate](#): > > I’ve heard it said that _Desire_ is the favorite Dylan album for people who don’t really like Dylan. I guess it’s true. It’s definitely the only Dylan album I’ve listened to all the way through. … On the other hand, I like Dylan and I don’t think I managed to get to the end of Desire. j ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/6 "2022-11-03T21:50:24Z")
Interesting. Desire did not make my cut, but when Blood on the Tracks (1975) and Desire (1976) came out in two consecutive years, I was in Dylan Heaven. Those albums probably made up 50% of my album listening time during those two years. My Desire highlights: Oh Sister, Sara, One More Cup of Coffee, and, especially, Isis, mmm ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210/7 "2022-11-03T22:08:21Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > My Desire highlights: Oh Sister, Sara, One More Cup of Coffee, and, especially, Isis, Desire is great, with the exception of “Joey”, that’s awful. Lester Bangs shredded it. [https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/03/08/dylan-dallies-with-mafia-chic-joey-gallo-was-no-hero/](https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/03/08/dylan-dallies-with-mafia-chic-joey-gallo-was-no-hero/) As for this poll, I really cannot vote, sorry. As I said in the first thread, my own favorite Dylan albums which I consider his masterpieces are “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”, “Bringing It All Back Home”, “Highway 61 Revisited”, “Blonde On Blonde” and “Blood On The Tracks”. I’m unable to pick one of those, because every choice would belittle the other ones which wouldn’t be fair. So I leave it at that.