Author Archives: TonyAttwood

  By Tony Attwood Having spent a rather beumisng hour or so meandering around cover versions of Wicked Messenger, I found more than anything that I wanted to remind myself of what Dylan offered us in the original recording.   I’ll … Continue reading →

“So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I suppose when I started this series of reviews of covers, two years ago tomorrow (15 November 2021 to put it in exact context) I guess I realised that one day I would get to Times they … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: A lesser-known Jimmie Rodgers song, My Blue-Eyed Jane is more of a swing tune than anything else. Jimmie’s recording of My Blue Eyed Jane is as atypical of a country song as … Continue reading →

  “So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson An index to the series can be found here. In 2018 Dylan continued to radically re-configure his songs, altering lyrics and experimenting with different tempos and moods. The result was a series of stunning performances that must … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Pretty Boy Floyd tells the story of the famous outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd, an American bank robber who was pursued and killed by a group led by FBI Agent, Melvin Purvis. Tony: … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “The Man in Me” seems to be one of those songs where there is Bob’s original version, and  there are many reggae versions – and most people who have recorded the song go with following one of … Continue reading →

“So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The first question I guess most of us asked on hearing “High Water” for the first time is “why is it ‘for Charley Patton’?” After all Dylan’s “High Water” has no musical resemblance to Charley Patton’s song … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

Previously in this series Part 1: Lay down your weary tune Part 2: What is really sacred? Part 3: Every Grain, Released and Chimes of Freedom Part 4: What is Really Sacred?  Ring them bells, Sad Eyed, Nobody ‘cept you by Taigen … Continue reading →

  “So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll is not a Dylan song I would ever feel moved to pick out from  the collection and play; it makes an incredibly important point, but it is a point I know, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series Part 1: Lay down your weary tune Part 2: What is really sacred? Part 3: Every Grain, Released and Chimes of Freedom by Taigen Dan Leighton Ring Them Bells “Ring Them Bells” appeared on Dylan’s … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2: All songs lead back t’ the sea Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 3: An amazing ability Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 4: The truth was not known Goodbye … Continue reading →

  By Mike Johnson An index to the entire series can be found here. In 2017 Dylan was still drawing heavily from Tempest (2012), with five songs regularly played. Before turning to those, however, let’s catch up with a few other … Continue reading →