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publish or perish | sing and cherish
Okay, so I made, for me, anyway, what I would consider one of the ultimate “yearning” and longing Bob Dylan mixes – a set list – that perhaps could be or should be for the almost broken-hearted. Not quite totally devastated, but perhaps there is a ray of light? So all of the songs on the list speak to some yearning, of which there are many Dylan songs (although I left off what I would consider some of the more obvious ones, like “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
dylanites of the future | by sarah e.b., contributor
Because Bob Dylan’s fans span generations, I
appreciate the notion that every fan has his or her
own era of Dylan. I am of the Time Out of Mind/
Love & Theft/ Modern Times generation. And Modern
Times, it is comforting to note, connects us to the
i guess it must be up to me | the soundtrack dylan
*You can listen to any of the songs mentioned in this article by clicking here and scrolling down to the song name. - ed.
Why can’t we get enough of Bob Dylan? Why are we such voracious consumers of all that he produces – hell, even if we loathe the vehicle, even if, like me, you saw a CD of songs sold through Starbucks that had supposedly influenced Dylan, you bought it anyway, hating yourself the whole time for buying into anything that had anything to do with Starbucks and music, and in particular with Dylan - not because he’s some saint, but because part of you somehow figured he was above that fray. Mind you, if you’re in there in the first place, the question to ask yourself is why the hell he should be “above” something you clearly are not.
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bob dylan bores simon cowell, oh dear! by sadi ranson-polizzotti
It’s somewhat ironic that Simon Cowell of American Idol… uh, notoriety, has stated that Bob Dylan’s music “bores him to tears.” Moreover, “…the Bob Dylans of this world would (not) make American Idol a better show.” Cowell went on to say he preferred Kelly Clarkson and that he had “never bought a Dylan record.”
memories of mick | world tour '66 the home movies
World Tour, 1966
The Home Movies
Through the Camera of Bob Dylan’s Drummer Mickey Jones
What is it about Dylan, then and now, that makes that voice so damn sexy, so damn workable. I mean, I can listen to “Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues.” and I prac
covering dylan | dylanesque
I really want to like, or even better, I would like to love the cover of Dylan songs the same way I love the original of one of his songs – and sometimes, that happens, though not often, but read on, because that’s not what this review is entirely about, but let me continue. In the very least, I want to hear something that is on a par with the original. I want something that is a new and interesting take that makes for good listening that I would feel confident recommending to readers in my music column or
ballad of the thin man through the lens of d.a. pennebaker
First, the lyrics to this song are important if one is to understand why Dylan is so worked up here.
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
script it | don't look back - the book
One hates to look back, especially given the title of the book, as well as the DVD that accompanies (or really, the other way around) of this title, Don't Look Back, filmed by D.A. Pennebaker.
wow, simon cowell... sorry to disappoint, but uh, you're boring us to tears.
It’s somewhat ironic that Simon Cowell of American Idol, uh, notoriety, has stated that Bob Dylan’s music “Bores him to tears.” More, “…the Bob Dylans of this world would (not) make American idol a better show." noted this source.
Cowell went on to say he preferred Kelly Clarkson and that he had “Never bought a Dylan record.”
Well wow.
bob dylan: unplugged
Initially, visually, "Bob Dylan Unplugged" is a little confusing – at least at first because it seems that Bob seems confused too – maybe he’s between fashion periods. I think that’s it. After all, it’s November, 1994 and he’s performing his “Bob Dylan Unplugged” and hence here we are. But back to what I was saying: Bob – there he is, wearing
Paint the Daytime Black: Another Side of BD | by Evander Lomke
"Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966." at the Morgan Library & Museum, NYC
In no way was I prepared for the imagination, care, and breadth of the recently re-opened Morgan Library and Museum exhibit “Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966.” My friend is Danny Fingeroth, former executive of Marvel Comics, who, in his spare time one of the most knowledgeable people I know on the careers of Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan. We agreed to meet in the newly constructed Piano entrance to the museum—a word that finds its origins in the same ancient–Greek as the word Muse. What could be more apt for a Dylan exhibit?
are you a fanatic?
First, you can't judge my results without first knowing your own, so I suggest you click here to test your own level of fanaticism before you judge my own. Hey, at least I'm honest enough to publish my results to all the thousands who visit the site here and why not... Hey, it just goes to show how much I know, which I realize now is just far too much. That said, here are my results. Take the test yourself and see what you can agree and agree with. Again, click here for the link.
This is what I could agree with and I was dead honest ~ s.r.p.
boot-heels are still wanderin' | bob dylan at agganis, november 12, 2006
The Agganis Arena at Boston University is large – pretty large anyway, with raked seating and crimson backed chairs and seats that line the flat base of the floor. It seems worthy of Dylan more than the show I saw this summer at a baseball field in Pawtuckett Rhode Island where Dylan
counterpoint | twyla tharp a changin' - by Evander Lomke
The Times The Are A-Changin' is not nearly the abomination I had feared.
It is awkward, overwrought, crusty, often inappropriately choreographed.
But the orchestration, the classic lyrics, and the gusto the cast carry
the day.
what would BD do?
After having gone through many hard times, and hey, who hasn’t in their life by a certain age, I have finally realized that I absolutely know nothing. By this I do not mean the “oh, I at last realize that I used to know everything, but I now realize that I knew so little.” I truly mean that I know absolutely nothing (hard emphasis there.)
meta-Dylan? Twyla-Tharp's Musical & More...
I'm not sure how I feel about Twyla Tharp’s upcoming musical about Bob Dylan. On the face of it, I have to say that viscerally, I just don’t like it. I can’t see myself putting on my best velvet dress and heading out to a musical. I don’t even like musicals, and much as I love all things Dylan, this is where I draw the line.
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waiting for Dylan in Pawtucket
We are sixth or so in line in front the imposing stadium security gate at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket , Rhode Island . It is August 24, 2006 and it is early hours yet – only 2:30 – which leaves us with three hours before we can even enter the stadium where we will see Bob Dylan. If you count the warm-up acts as part of our wait, we have about six or so hours of waiting time before Bob Dylan comes on stage. So we wait.
bob dylan - why we wait
So Bob Dylan comes around again for his East Coast tour and I know the wait will be long (as it was last time). That we will wait in line for two hours (at least,) and more, that this year we have to meet with two other people in that line (which at this moment, seems a virtual impossibility, but then, this is why cell-phones are not always a bad thing; dare I say, even a good thing.) We will find our cousin, we will find his friends, and we will share an experience that I doubt any of us will ever forget. In this way, Dylan binds and bonds, like any deep, shared experience.
dreamsome: musings on dylan and dreams
What is it like to read someone’s palm, to take their hand to yours and to trace the lines oh so gently or as Dylan said, “My restless palms.” Some are restless, others not so. I always did love the song "Spanish Harlem Incident" for it described the process so well and i could imagine Dylan's palms as "restless," as some others I have read.