Author Archives: TonyAttwood

This series traces the performances of the Never Ending Tour from 1987 onward.  This is episode 55 in the series, and a full index to the series can be found here. The previous article in the series (2001 part 1) … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 1: Dear Dr Ralph Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 2: To live is to be alone Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 3: He who is alone now, will long so remain Cold … Continue reading →

In this series Aaron Galbraith based in the USA picks out interesting cover versions of Bob Dylan’s songs and Tony Attwood in the UK attempts to write a review of the performance while the song is playing, and without looking … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   V          A very ornate, beautiful box Oh, the winds in Chicago have torn me to shreds Reality has always had too many heads Some things last longer than you think they will There are some kind … Continue reading →

By Paul Thompson and Tony Attwood Paul: Hi Tony.  I’ve been enjoying your Dylan website. I just read your entry on the song “Maybe Someday,” where you wrote this: “If I could be given something impossible, just once, I would … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part VIII) Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) … Continue reading →

In this series Aaron Galbraith picks out interesting cover versions of Bob Dylan’s songs and Tony Attwood attempts to write a review of the performance while the song is playing, and without looking stuff up. There is a list of … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 1: Dear Dr Ralph Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 2: To live is to be alone Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 3: He who is alone now, will long so remain IV         … Continue reading →

This series reviews the Never Ending Tour from its origins in 1987 through to its cancellation with the outbreak of the pandemic.   A full index of the articles is available here, We’ve now completed 2000: the six articles are Never … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part V) … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst III         He who is alone now, will long so remain The walls of pride are high and wide Can’t see over to the other side It’s such a sad thing to see beauty decay It’s sadder still … Continue reading →

An index to some of the earlier articles in this series. Beautiful Obscurity is an exploration of some of the best or more unusual of Dylan cover versions.  The recordings are selected by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood has the … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood “All Directions at once” is a series that looks at Bob’s songs in the order they were written, rather than the order of release or by themes.   We are now in the final leg of the journey … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part V) Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) … Continue reading →

Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 1: Dear Dr Ralph by Jochen Markhorst II          To live is to be alone I’m waist deep, waist deep in the mist It’s almost like, almost like I don’t exist I’m twenty miles out of … Continue reading →

This series reviews the Never Ending Tour from its origins in 1987 through to its cancellation with the outbreak of the pandemic.   A full index of the articles is available here, and the most recent are Never Ending Tour 2000, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This series traces Bob Dylan’s composing in the order in which the songs were written.  There is an index to all the episodes here. In the last episode of “All Directions” (part 64) we got to Floater … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) by Larry Fyffe A dangerous business perhaps, but Bob Dylan leaves lots of clues in his … Continue reading →