Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan lives in the middle ground — 58 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 29 quiet anchors and 6 songs where they let go completely.

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Avg Intensity
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Songs Decoded
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The songs that hit hardest

The controlled burn

A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1963
Chimes of Freedom moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1964
One Too Many Mornings moderate
smooth texture · moderate changes · DR 6 · 1964
With God on Our Side moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1964
Ballad of a Thin Man moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1965
Desolation Row moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1965
From a Buick 6 moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1965
Gates of Eden moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1965
Highway 61 Revisited moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1965
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1965
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1965
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1965
Like a Rolling Stone moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 1965
Maggie's Farm moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1965
Mr. Tambourine Man moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1965
Queen Jane Approximately moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1965
Absolutely Sweet Marie moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1966
I Want You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1966
Just Like a Woman moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1966
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1966
Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1966
Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1966
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1966
All Along the Watchtower moderate
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 7 · 1967
I Threw It All Away moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1969
Knockin' on Heaven's Door moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1973
Idiot Wind moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1975
If You See Her, Say Hello moderate
smooth texture · moderate changes · DR 6 · 1975
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1975
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1975
Simple Twist of Fate moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1975
Tangled Up in Blue moderate
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1975
You're a Big Girl Now moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1975
Black Diamond Bay moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1976
Hurricane moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1976
Isis moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1976
Joey moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1976
Romance in Durango moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1976
Baby, Stop Crying moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Changing of the Guards moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Is Your Love in Vain? moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Gotta Serve Somebody moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Precious Angel moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Slow Train moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1979
When You Gonna Wake Up moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Jokerman moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1983
License to Kill moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Man of Peace moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Sweetheart Like You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Brownsville Girl moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986
Highlands moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1997
Love Sick moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1997
Not Dark Yet moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1997
Standing in the Doorway moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1997
Tryin' to Get to Heaven moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1997
False Prophet moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2020
My Own Version of You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2020

The quiet ones

Blowin' in the Wind safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1963
Blowin' in the Wind safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1963
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1963
Girl from the North Country safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1963
I Shall Be Free safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1963
The Times They Are a-Changin' safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1964
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1965
Love Minus Zero/No Limit safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1965
She Belongs to Me safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1965
Visions of Johanna safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1966
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1967
I Pity the Poor Immigrant safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1967
John Wesley Harding safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1967
The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1967
Lay Lady Lay safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1969
Nashville Skyline Rag safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1969
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1969
If Not for You safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1970
Forever Young safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1974
Buckets of Rain safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1975
Shelter from the Storm safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1975
Mozambique safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1976
Oh Sister safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1976
Sara safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1976
Make You Feel My Love safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1997
Things Have Changed safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 2000
I Contain Multitudes safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2020
Key West (Philosopher Pirate) safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2020
Murder Most Foul safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2020

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