Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) My problem with reviewing Dylan’s 1999 performances is that there is just too much good stuff. I have settled into doing about four posts per year, with about 10 audio files per post, and here I … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes Early Roman Kings (2012) part III: He had a left like Henry’s hammer Early Roman Kings … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) By Larry Fyffe Lilith is represented in a number … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood 220 selected cover versions of Dylan songs Beautiful Obscurity: The man in me Hollis Brown, and why does it all have to be like this? The album of extraordinary rarities now has its own page. Beautiful Obscurity: … Continue reading →

This article is part of a series in which we explore the creation of the covers of Bob Dylan’s albums.  An index of previous articles can be found here. by Patrick Roefflaer Released:        July 23, 1973 Photographer Manuel Palomino Art-director: … Continue reading →

Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes Early Roman Kings (2012) part III: He had a left like Henry’s hammer Early Roman Kings (2012) part IV: You … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III)   by Latte Fyffe Sexually wanton Lilith be not only a southern queen, she’s a spectre that … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood All Directions is a series of articles that considers Bob Dylan’s compositions in the order they were written, looking for links between the songs which perhaps on occasion reflect how Bob was feeling about himself, his friends, … Continue reading →

This series charts the NET from its origins in 1987 to the present day, with multiple examples of Dylan’s performances through the period in question.  The full index is here. The 1999 series so far is… NET, 1999, Part 1: Every … Continue reading →

Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes Early Roman Kings (2012) part III: He had a left like Henry’s hammer by Jochen Markhorst   IV         You can … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) by Larry Fyffe An archetype of Lilith apparently gets a mention in the New Testament:  “The queen of the south shall rise up in judgment … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood The people we have in mind for this series are going to be artists who have a direct connection to Dylan and his work or life. So they could be from his backing bands, … Continue reading →

Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes by Jochen Markhorst   III         He had a left like Henry’s hammer They’re peddlers and they’re meddlers, they buy and … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 by Larry Fyffe What Bob Dylan leaves out of song lyrics is often as important as what he puts in them.  Space is left for interpreters who dare to trek where angels … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood There is an index to the All Directions series here.  The idea of the series is to trace Dylan’s compositions in the order of their being written, to see what insights that gives us into what he … Continue reading →

Previously in this series: The Mythology Of Bob Dylan The Mythology of Bob Dylan part II Bob Dylan And His Mythology (Part III): Emily Dickinson And The Door  The Mythology Of Bob Dylan (Part IV): Arthur Rimbaud Dylan and his … Continue reading →

Bob Surprises us all, at least he surprises me. By Tony Attwood Pausing between writing up my review part one and the second section (imaginatively named, “part 2”), I saw a comment that had come in from a reader. “It’s … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood So here we go with Shadow Kingdom. I’d already heard that this was not really a live concert as we had been told, but a set.  Some already seem not to like it.  I don’t mind, because … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader you will know that “Abandoned Love” is a Dylan song I have often championed as one of the great unknowns of Dylan’s songwriting career. You might also know that in the … Continue reading →

Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall by Jochen Markhorst   II          Anything goes All the early Roman Kings in the early, early morn’ Coming down the mountain, distributing the corn Speeding through the forest, … Continue reading →