Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Beautiful Obscurity is a series in which Aaron in the USA selects a Dylan song and a series of cover versions, and which Tony (in the UK) then listens to and writes his instant … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Well, I woke up in the morning There’s frogs inside my socks Your mama, she’s a-hidin’ Inside the icebox Your daddy walks in wearin’ A Napoleon Bonaparte mask Then you ask why I don’t live here Honey, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Treading in the footsteps of Friedrich Nietzsche and William Yeats, singing that eventually dead men we all shall be, songwriter/musician Bob Dylan nevertheless presents a recurrent vision of micro-, and macro-change in a number of his songs … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Earlier episodes of All Directions are listed here The last episode in this series, which looks at Bob’s songwriting as a continuum rather than at individual songs in isolation, or albums as a collection, ended with the … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Beautiful Obscurity is a series in which Aaron in the USA selects a Dylan song and a series of cover versions, and which Tony (in the UK) then listens to and writes his instant … Continue reading →

Love Minus Zero/No Limit part I: Rose of England Love Minus Zero/No Limit part II : A Song Of Ice And Fire Love Minus Zero/No Limit part III: I love you, but you’re strange Love Minus Zero/No Limit part IV: … Continue reading →

by ram-tam-bam (Article written on June 23-24, when there was very little specific information regarding this event. More specific and trustworthy updates might come along the way (not from me though, read the article to understand what I mean). This … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note: I’ve had a technical fault (or alternatively a publisher cock up) on the site and this article which was showing as being published is now showing as not being published.  I have seriously reprimanded myself, and am now … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan In Search Of Eden (Part I) by Larry Fyffe God boots Adam and Eve from the earthly kingdom of innocence; locks them outside in kingdoms of experience. He’s not happy that the couple disobeyed His order to stay … Continue reading →

Dylan’s nominations and awards Best contemporary folk album Bob Dylan’s Grammies: Album of the year 1998 – Time out of mind Bob’s Grammy Nominations and Wins Bob’s Grammy Nominations and Wins 2: Best male rock vocal 1980! Best rock vocal … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Love Minus Zero/No Limit part I: Rose of England Love Minus Zero/No Limit part II : A Song Of Ice And Fire Love Minus Zero/No Limit part III: I love you, but you’re strange Love Minus … Continue reading →

By Filip Łobodziński No, it’s not going to be about Tarantula nor the sadly-up-to-now-discontinued Chronicles. It’s going to be about the songs. Because with Bob Dylan it all starts with the songs and their performance. Each time I see a … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe According to the Holy Bible, the Almighty One drives Adam and Eve out of earthly paradise after Eve disobeys God’s order. She’s temped by the Devil into having a taste of the Tree of Knowledge of Good … Continue reading →

This article is part of a unique series which reviews the artwork on Dylan’s albums.  A full index can be found here.    The most recent articles are NEW: Blood on the Tracks Blonde On Blonde: The Artwork by Patrick … Continue reading →

by John Henry As one of the richest and most captivating songs in an unequalled catalogue of brilliant songs, “Desolation Row” has attracted a lot of attention from commentators on Dylan’s art. Much has been said about it, and no … Continue reading →

  Whether it’s through playing entertaining games at the spin casino online or being featured in movies, gambling has touched different facets of life. Several musicians have also composed songs to show their love and appreciation for the industry. Bob … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Love Minus Zero/No Limit part I: Rose of England Love Minus Zero/No Limit part II : A Song Of Ice And Fire Love Minus Zero/No Limit part III: I love you, but you’re strange Love Minus Zero/No … Continue reading →

NET 1998 Part 1: One who sings with his tongue on fire. NET 1998 Part 2: Friends and other strangers NET 1998, part 3, What’s a Protest Song? The complete Never Ending Tour index By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) During 1998, … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Joseph Rodman Drake be a member of the Knickerbocker group of writers, a number of whom are influenced by George Byron –  the British poet serves as a link between Joseph Drake and Bob Dylan. In the … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood There is an index to earlier articles in the series here. Tony: If you are a regular reader of Untold, you cannot but be aware of the work of Jochen, who takes the review … Continue reading →