Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood and Tim Johnson We recently posted a piece trying to unravel the song “Ride this train” and separate it from a song called “Riding on Train 45”.  In this short piece we are going to update that … Continue reading →

This is part 23 of “All Directions at Once” which attempts to look at Dylan’s songwriting in a way that is slightly different from that used by other commentators.  An index to the 22 previous parts is given here. By … Continue reading →

Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues III: Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues IV: Medicine Man V          He was kiddin’ me, didn’t he? Well, John … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part 22 of “All Directions at Once” which attempts to look at Dylan’s songwriting in a way that is slightly different from that used by other commentators.  An index to the 21 previous parts is … Continue reading →

By Sir Hardly Anyone, Senior lecturer in Childhood Studies at the Dept of Dylanology, University of Certain Things, Duluth. As you will know, these are exciting times for those of us who spend our moments researching all things Dylan, what … Continue reading →

Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part … Continue reading →

By Shmuel Berger “There have long been rumors that Mr. Dylan had stashed away an extensive archive. It is now revealed that he did keep a private trove of his work, dating back to his earliest days as an artist, … Continue reading →

This article originally appeared in Pop Matters and is reprinted by permission of the author By Christopher John Stephens Here’s a pitch for a documentary about Bob Dylan to be released only after his eventual death. It’s a hybrid cousin … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood with very many thanks to Tim Johnson On our listing of Dylan songs we have a piece called “Ride this train”.   That is a 1986 song, and I’ve dropped the recording in at the end of this … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues (1965) part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues part II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues (1965) III         Let’s Go Get Stoned IV         Medicine Man The hysterical bride in the penny arcade … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Faithful Symmetry Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) … Continue reading →

By Gabriel Emanuel Pastor Wendell Helgason of the Wesley United Methodist Church, in Hibbing, Minnesota discovered a rare artifact in the basement of the Church last Easter Sunday. It was an audio tape recording from the days before the Church … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith I came across this interview with Bob today and thought this question and answer was worth investigating! In an interview published in bobdylan.com Bob was asked to pick a favorite song by another artist that mentions his … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues (1965) part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues part II: Duck back down by Jochen Markhorst   III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Let a deck of cards be my tombstone I got the dyin’ … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) Bob Dylan And … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This is episode 21 of the series “All Directions at Once” which reviews Dylan’s work across time as a continuing stream of creativity, rather than a set of isolated individual songs.  An index to the series appears … Continue reading →

This article by Christopher John Stephens first appeared in Pop Matters. It’s unlikely that Bob Dylan will retire anytime soon and take up a career as a Professor of Literature, and that’s one of the more refreshing conclusions we can … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues (1965) part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse II          Duck back down We probably owe the oh-la-la-connotation of The Alley to Little Richard. And he, again, owes it to a spindly adolescent girl … Continue reading →

by John Henry Dylan’s roots in the traditions of folk music have ensured that murder ballads feature regularly in his repertoire. Ballads are songs that tell a story and murder ballads are songs where the story is about a murder. … Continue reading →