Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Jochen Markhorst Alice has barely descended into the rabbit-hole and has just had her first disruptive experiences, and she already sighs: “I am so very tired of being all alone here!” That is not the only emotion she shares … Continue reading →

by mr tambourine      (Videos selected by Tony) Bob was first supposed to have a Japanese Tour in April, from April 1 to April 24. It was cancelled.   Then, there was an American Summer Tour announced from June 4 … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood We’ve covered quite a few songs that Dylan has only performed once on stage, and I am getting to the end of my list.  Not the end of the list of songs that Bob only performed once, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is episode 17 of All Directions at Once.   An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. In the previous articles I have been looking at the meanings of the songs on … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe Loosely stated: In his book, “The Great Code”, Canadian Northrop Frye examines the writings of the  Bible from a literary point of view; its language he  considers in and of itself, and discovers that an unrecognized … Continue reading →

Most Of The Time Part 1: Except sometimes appears here. by Jochen Markhorst   Part II – I don’t even think about him Just as the lyrics did not come out of a magical Nothing, the music did not come … Continue reading →

by Michael Johnson ‘He can do it in Las Vegas And he can do it here…’ Part 1 – Absolutely vintage Dylan Just as, when we moved from 1992 to 1993 we noticed an all round improvement in the performances, … Continue reading →

This article by Christopher John Stephens first appeared on the website popmatters. How we begin to understand the way Dylan, Guthrie, and the senseless Christmas Eve death of 73 men, women, and children at an Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe This article continues from Bob Dylan Passes On The Bet Having read the Holy Bible, singer/songwriter Bob Dylan learns the creative trick of leaving gaps in a narrative, and/or changing a previous source story around somewhat: According … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is episode 16 of All Directions at Once.   An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. Jochen has already provided us with the clue to “All along the watchtower” in an … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Part I: Except Sometimes Ian Fleming thinks he’s a beautiful man, in any case. Already in his first Bond story, Casino Royale (1953), he compares his famous hero with Hoagy Carmichael through the fatal double agent Vesper … Continue reading →

Text by Tony Attwood; research by Aaron Galbraith. The song “Hey Little Richard” is listed in Heylin’s “Revolution in the Air” but it has only just popped up on You Tube – and my thanks as ever to Aaron for … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Dylan’s promotional videos – the story so far Oh Mercy, Red Sky and a masterpiece An emotionally tight connection in the night. The deal, dreaming of you, beyond here lies nothing. Must be Santa, Drummer Boy, Duquesne, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As previously noted, the New Testament has Christ and his disciples celebrate  the ”Passover’ meal before He’s crucified: Now the feast of the unleavened bread drew nigh Which is called the Passover …. Now when the hour … Continue reading →

This is episode 15 of All Directions at Once.   An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. By Tony Attwood Drifter’s Escape In my overlong discussion of the opening track of JWH (Being where you don’t … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst It’s the only album title he puts between inverted commas, “Love and Theft”, which seems to send a message. Double quotes – why does Dylan use them here? We know by now that he has stuffed this … Continue reading →

By CHRISTOPHER JOHN STEPHENS This articles first appeared on popmatters 15 Feb 2017 A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall: Dylan Stumbles Into the Void Nothing is immaculately born. Bob Dylan was the guest of honor as NECLC (National Emergency Civil Liberties … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Some forms of Gnosticism depict the material world as evil product of a flawed Demiurge – it’s even claimed by some religious leaders that along with His prophet Abraham, the Demiurge is made manifest in the … Continue reading →

by mr tambourine This list will be about covers Bob either never did or hasn’t done for at least 10 years from now (studio or live). Neil Young – Old Man (Again) Bob Dylan covered this song more than 30 … Continue reading →

An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. By Tony Attwood At this point in our story we have reached the writing, recording and release of “John Wesley Harding” in 1967. I have made the point … Continue reading →