Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood This new series is an experiment – as indeed all of Untold Dylan has been as each series has started.  One or two people have an idea, we try it out, see what comments we get, get … Continue reading →

Revealed: More Bob Dylan Time-Travel Previous time travel articles: Exclusive Untold Interview: Bob talks about time travelling in Canada Time Travel with Bob Dylan in Canada (part II) Bob Dylan goes time travellin’ once again By Larry Fyffe After a … Continue reading →

More Than Flesh And Blood (1978) part I: Lousy poetry More Than Flesh And Blood (1978) part II: Johnnie, that’s called songwriting by Jochen Markhorst   III         Do right man  In a tour bus with experienced, thoroughbred musicians and the … Continue reading →

This is part 30 of Mike’s mammoth review of the Never Ending Tour.  You can find an index to the whole series thus far here.   The previous two episodes were 1995, Part 3, The Prague Revelation – down in the … Continue reading →

There is an index to the complete series of All Directions at Once here. The most recent articles prior to this one are All Directions 36: all hail the new direction All Directions 37: but which direction? Bob’s 1977 solution … Continue reading →

Previously in this series Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? (Part II) Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? (Part III) By Larry Fyffe New Testament Mary Magdalene,  mythological … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst More Than Flesh And Blood (1978) part I: Lousy poetry II          Johnnie, that’s called songwriting   In 2004, English music journalist and author Peter Doggett writes the wonderful article “Whose Masterpiece Is It Anyway?” for the … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Dylan songs are different; different because in most cases the first time we know about the song is through a Dylan recording, and the temptation is to hear that first song as the “real” version, the “definitive” … Continue reading →

Previously in this series Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? (Part II) By Larry Fyffe In a number his song lyrics Bob Dylan mixes ancient Greek/Roman mythologies, and stirs in … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Updated 6 March with a third cover included – see below. Dylan Obscuranti is an imaginary album consisting of both lesser known Dylan songs performed either by himself or other people, and re-worked versions of songs which … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   I           Lousy poetry The song lyrics Dylan writes together with Helena Springs, or the songs that are in both their names anyway, mostly have a cut-and-paste character, do make a hybrid impression. Not in a positive … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood All Directions 36: all hail the new direction All Directions 37: but which direction? Bob’s 1977 solution All directions 38: the end of Street Legal – filling in the gaps. A full index of the articles in … Continue reading →

Part I: Bob Dylan: Who Died On The Cross Anyway? By Larry Fyffe Taking ‘Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts’ as an allegory pertaining to the Holy Bible, Rosemary represents Samaria, and Lily, Judea. Big Jim represents King Solomon, … Continue reading →

This article continues from “Arthur Rimbaud: The Discovery of two new portraits of the planetary poet-laureate Part 1” Part 2: Authenticity and implications by Aidan Andrew Dun Are these images genuine? To my way of thinking they are authentic. The … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst “Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow”, as Baretta’s Theme is actually called, is the title song of the TV series with which Sammy Davis Jr. scores a big hit in 1976, number one even in the … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Not unlike that of Christianity, there’s the Gnostic view that Jesus be a spirit split off from the far off Monad. Jesus, not of the flesh, is able to inhabit the physical bodies of actual human beings … Continue reading →

by Aidan Andrew Dun On the left the possible new face of Rimbaud, on the right the well-known Carjat studio-portrait. Rimbaud Forever The burnout of the messianic Arthur Rimbaud makes the mythological fall of Icarus seem more like a minor … Continue reading →

This article is part of our on-going series tracing the Never Ending Tour, with commentary and audios of the performances. A full index of all the articles tracing the tour from 1988 onward, is available here.  The previous articles about the Prague … Continue reading →

Jet Pilot (1965) part I: Greetings from Vermillion Jet Pilot (1965) part II: I threw it all away Jet Pilot part III: A whole lotta woman Jet Pilot part IV: What is the most important thing in your life? by … Continue reading →

A new Dylan Album By Tony Attwood Dylan Obscuranti is an imaginary album consisting of both lesser known Dylan songs performed either by himself or other people, including re-worked cover versions of songs which take the song into somewhere completely … Continue reading →