Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood Way back in the dark ages (well, 2008 actually) I wrote a review of We Better Talk This Over in which I said ‘“We better talk this over” is hardly a great song, but it does have … Continue reading →

An index to the full “Cooking Up More Mythologies” series appears at the end of this article. By Larry Fyffe The dogma of ‘original sin’ is rooted in the following biblical verse: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered the … Continue reading →

This is episode 50 of our complete history of the Never Ending Tour.  The complete index is to be found here.   The last two episodes were Never Ending Tour 2000, Part 1 – Master Vocalist: Finding voice NET, 2000, Part … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream Part 1: There’s very little that you can’t imagine not happening Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream (1965) part 2 – Blow Boys Blow V          Your waitress: Captain America I went into a restaurant lookin’ … Continue reading →

An index to the full “Cooking Up More Mythologies” series appears at the end of this article. by Larry Fyffe Throw a Passover feast at the time that Jesus Christ is nailed to the cross by the Romans, and the … Continue reading →

The five songs Dylan composed in 1997 take us on a strange journey as he worked to complete the recordings for Time Out of Mind.  An index to the full series is here The articles covering 1996 are All Directions … Continue reading →

Research by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood This is a review of part of the Gene Simmons’ $2000 10 disc “Vault“ box set in which Simmons and Bob Dylan talk and work a little on evolving a song together. … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (part I) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream Part 1: There’s very little that you can’t imagine not happening by Jochen Markhorst II          Blow Boys Blow I was riding on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land I yelled for Captain Arab, … Continue reading →

Dylan Adjacent: Charlie Sexton Dylan Adjacent: Bob and Larry Campbell By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood The people we are looking at in this series are going to be artists who have a direct connection to Dylan and his work … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (part I) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood This is our celebration of the best, and the more unusual, cover versions of Dylan’s music.  Some of the earlier articles from the series are included here. In this series Aaron in the USA … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream (1965) part 1 by Jochen Markhorst   I           There’s very little that you can’t imagine not happening  In April 2020, Robert Eggington, director at Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation in Perth, posts an enchanting story on Facebook about … Continue reading →

This article was updated 11 March 2024 with the addition of the recording of Dear Landlord This is part of our on-going series reviewing the Never Ending Tour.  A full index to the previous articles can be found here.  The … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (part I) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

Review of Graley Herren’s Dreams and dialogues in Dylan’s “Time out of mind” by Tony Attwood All books about musicians are built on assumptions.  All books about Bob Dylan doubly so.  But here’s the thing, few books about Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The last episode in this series was All Directions at Once 61: 1996 part 2.  The index to the series can be found here. 1996 included the composition of a whole collection of brilliant songs including “Mississippi” and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Dylan does not only get under the skin of David Gilmour and Syd Barrett. Drummer Nick Mason counts Dylan, just like Gilmour does in Desert Island Discs, among his all-time favourites, when Jools Holland asks him in … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (part I) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood On this website we look at cover versions of Dylan songs in two ways.  One is simply by listing covers that we enjoy, song by song as in: Covers of Dylan songs The other … Continue reading →