Self Portrait

One of the most controversial albums in Bob Dylan's remarkable catalog, the 1970 double-LP Self Portrait continues to exercise a considerable fascination amongst Dylan devotees. Released on the heels of the artist's gamechanging Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait offered a quirky assortment of studio and live tracks, encompassing Dylan originals as well as covers of familiar pop and folk numbers, recorded with an all-star musical cast. 

　　

　　At the time of its original release, the sprawling, unconventional Self Portrait generated an immense amount of discussion and disagreement amongst Dylan's admirers. The ongoing controversy surrounding the album has been fueled over the years by Dylan himself. At various times, Dylan has defended Self Portrait as a heartfelt artistic statement, dismissed it as a joke and described it as a concerted effort to escape the pressures of his unwanted status as the voice of a generation. Whatever the artist's actual intentions, Self Portrait retains a unique niche in the hearts of Dylan devotees, and is often cited as an early landmark in the birth of alternative country. 

“我随便挑出几首歌，做了一张双唱片装专辑录进去的都是最不怎么样的歌。”“那时有人关注我是出于不良企图的……我出这张专辑就是为了让这些人滚的远远的。按说这帮人在听到这张专辑后就不会再喜欢我了，这也是我做这张专辑的唯一原因:为了让他们不再买我的碟。” ——《鲍勃迪伦传:树荫背后》

乐评人格雷尔 马库斯严厉斥之 这是什么垃圾玩意儿[憨笑]

1970年第十张录音室专辑 专辑时长:73:15 销量:500,00[RIAA] AllMusic:2/5 Robert Christgau:C+ MusicHound Rock:2/5 Rolling Stone:1/5

这张之所以被乐评人骂，主要原因可能是面对《自画像》这样的标题，听者首先会觉得这是一张「深层次、剖析自我」的唱片，而并非一张七十余分钟的乡村小曲合集。

鲍勃迪伦70年第十张，当艺术家功成名就之后就会出现明显的自我怀疑，进而演变为一种脱离现有环境的叛逆，比如这张专辑。随便凑个合辑发了拉倒…

这是bob最令人困惑的专辑，但这并不意味着它是垃圾。