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"Visions of Johanna" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Several critics have acclaimed "Visions of Johanna" as one of Dylan's highest achievements in writing, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] praising the allusiveness and subtlety of the language.
In 2004, two songs from the album also appeared on the magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time": "Just Like a Woman" ranked number 230 and "Visions of Johanna" number 404. [ 151 ] [ 152 ] (When Rolling Stone updated this list in 2010, "Just Like a Woman" dropped to number 232 and "Visions of Johanna" to number 413.
Dylan rejected that edition; three years later, he authorized a markedly different version for his second "Bootleg Series" release, though is labeled as the fourth volume. One song recorded at Dylan's real Royal Albert Hall concert had been previously released: his May 26, 1966, performance of "Visions of Johanna" on the Box set Biograph.
Many fans believe Baez inspired notable Dylan songs, like the iconic 1965 hit "Like a Rolling Stone" and 1966 song "Visions of Johanna," though he's never confirmed either theory. In 1968, Baez ...
Neil Spencer gave the song a rating of 5/5 stars in an Uncut magazine Dylan supplement in 2015, rating it as one of the three "grand statements" on Blonde on Blonde, alongside "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" and "Visions of Johanna". [29] Author John Nogowski rated the song as "A+".
[52] The song was described in Melody Maker as "an appealing hymnic chant" on a par with the best of Dylan's recent work. [53] In a later review, the critic Andy Gill feels the work, recorded in the early hours of the morning, has a nocturnal quality similar to "Visions of Johanna". [35]
The 1966 Live Recordings is a 36-CD boxset of live recordings from the 1966 Live Tour by Bob Dylan, released on Legacy Records in November 2016. It includes every known recording from the tour, including audience tapes.
Beginning all of his concerts with an acoustic set, Dylan performed seven songs each time. As well as playing material that was recorded as folk songs, he played several of his recently recorded electric songs acoustically ("She Belongs to Me", "Visions of Johanna", etc.).