Author Archives: TonyAttwood

An index of the Never Ending Tour series can be found here. Never Ending Tour 2005 part 1: Choice cuts from London and Dublin Never Ending Tour 2005 part 2: More choice cuts from London and Dublin. By Mike Johnson … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Part One Sing in me, Muse, and though me tell the story Of that man skilled in all ways of contention The wanderer, harried for years on end After he plundered the stronghold city of Troy (Homer: … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves Million Miles part 3: And thou didst commit whoredom with them Million Miles (1997) part … Continue reading →

Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him Other people’s songs: Frankie & Albert by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood My eternal complaint about Dylan covers is that so many artists just perform the song of their choice as it is written or recorded, ignoring the fact that Bob himself clearly thinks that just because a song … Continue reading →

It’s Not Just About Sound Part I It’s Not Just About The Sound Part II It’s Not Just About the Sound Part III by Larry Fyffe In their examination of Dylan lyrics, the members of the Sound School of Dylanology … Continue reading →

Roll on John, Part 1: “Death is part of Life” Roll on John Part 2: The opening verses Roll on John Part 3: The third and fourth verses By Allan Cheskes Time to “move on” to the fifth verse: “Put … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves Million Miles part 3: And thou didst commit whoredom with them I’m drifting in and … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index of the Never Ending Tour series can be found here. In the previous post, I flipped back and forward between Dylan’s famous London (Brixton) five-day residency, from 20th Nov to 25th Nov, and his … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Well, no, I’m not going to write a complete article on “It’s alright ma’s” cover versions, because Jochen has already done that, and I can’t compete.   If you want to hear a whole string of staggering versions … Continue reading →

It’s Not Just About Sound Part I It’s Not Just About The Sound Part II By Larry Fyffe Many of the songs previously mentioned are in the form of dramatic monologues that reveal the characteristics of the narrator thereof; some … Continue reading →

Roll on John, Part 1: “Death is part of Life” Roll on John Part 2: The opening verses By Allan Cheskes Any fan of the Beatles will have no trouble finding in the second verse, connections with John Lennon and … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Bob … Continue reading →

Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves by Jochen Markhorst III         And thou didst commit whoredom with them You took the silver, you took the … Continue reading →

This article is part of a series that reviews the art work of over 30 of Bob Dylan’s albums.  There is a list of previous articles with links to their pages on this site, below. by Patrick Roefflaer Released                       September … Continue reading →

It’s Not Just About Sound Part I by Larry Fyffe The verse of the poem quoted below replaces Edgar Allan Poe’s symbolic dark raven with a silver trout; Aengus, a mythological god of youth and love: When I laid it … Continue reading →

Roll on John Part 1: Death is part of life By Allan Cheskes (taken from a prepared session) Was Roll On John a song exclusively written about John Lennon? Many do not think so. Let’s roll through the song and … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The idea for this series is to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Varied melody, rhythmic amendments, repeated lines, change of chord sequence, bars cut in half, different accompaniment…    I’ve often said that if one is going to do a cover version one should make changes – otherwise what … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst II          They kind of write themselves You took a part of me that I really miss I keep asking myself how long it can go on like this You told yourself a lie, that’s all right mama … Continue reading →