Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Larry Fyffe Yahweh of the Old Testament employs harsh allegories in His depiction of the inhabitants of the divided Promised Land as though they be two whoring wives He’s married to – Northern Israel and Judea. Samaria to the … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood (Videos replaced 28 August 2020) This new series (of which this is the third instalment) takes in songs that Bob has performed once and only once on stage. Two songs this time – first off “You’re too … Continue reading →

Wagon Wheel (1973) by Jochen Markhorst The film Wayne’s World is the debut of Mike Myers and at the time of its release, in 1992, a huge commercial success. The reviews are mostly positive and that’s remarkable; much more than … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) At the end of 1992 Dylan released Good as I Been to You, an album of mostly traditional folk songs. The album was well received, better than Under the Red Sky, and he was to follow … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Keeping to his lusty character, Zeus, the Olympian God of Thunder (who’s overthrown the gigantic Titan Saturn) falls in love with a tree dryad; in a fit of jealousy Hera, the wife of Zeus, transforms the dryad … Continue reading →

The full index for this series appears here. The most recent articles covering this decade 1990s 1990: The rebirth of protest before the end of all songs Bob Dylan’s songwriting1991- 1996: the end of everything By Tony Attwood For Bob, … Continue reading →

by Stephen Scobie Previously in this series It takes some getting used to. Rough and Rowdy Ways Part 1 Rough and Rowdy Ways part 2: false prophets and my version Part 3: “Made my mind up; Goodbye Jimmy; Mother…” The … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader of Untold Dylan, you’ll know that one of the things we like to do in the reviews is comment on the musical structure as much as the lyrics. But, of … Continue reading →

Shot Of Love (1981) by Jochen Markhorst Chaos is a 2005 American crime thriller that does not make it to the American cinemas and is only distributed direct-to-DVD in 2008. Strange; it is a layered action film with a surprisingly … Continue reading →

by Stephen Scobie Previously in this series It takes some getting used to. Rough and Rowdy Ways Part 1 Rough and Rowdy Ways part 2: false prophets and my version Part 3: “Made my mind up; Goodbye Jimmy; Mother…” “Crossing … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe From out of ‘Key West’ comes the Masked Rabbi, seated on Silvanus, galloping around and about an island located in the blue Jungian Sea. He sings a fragmented postmodern song-epic of the rider’s descent into the ‘Underworld’ … Continue reading →

Selections by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood Please note, past episodes of this series can also be heard on our YouTube Channel Intro: Just in case you have not seen the Play Lady Play series before, here’s how the … Continue reading →

by Stephen Scobie Previously in this series It takes some getting used to. Rough and Rowdy Ways Part 1 Rough and Rowdy Ways part 2: false prophets and my version   “I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To … Continue reading →

The Mississippi series The Mississippi-series, part 1; no polyrhythm here please The Mississippi-series, part 2: the line that never was. The Mississippi- series, part 3: Belshazzar on the steppe The Mississippi-series, part 4: Bertolt, Bobby, Blind & Boy The Mississippi-series, part … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Everyone who knows Richard Thompson’s incredible contribution to popular music knows the 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.  The song was included in Time magazine’s “All Time 100 Songs” list of the best English-language musical compositions released between 1923 … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe In the song lyrics quoted below, a melancholic electric bluesman plays and sings about a lost lover: I went out in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows I went out in Virginia, honey, where the green … Continue reading →

This article continues from It takes some getting used to. Rough and Rowdy Ways Part 1 by Stephen Scobie “False Prophet” The words of the song are always disclaimers, in the negative – “I ain’t no false prophet” – but … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Like earlier “Desolation Row” and “Where Are You Tonight?”, “Mississippi” can’t really be dealt with in one article. Too grand, too majestic, too monumental. And, of course, such an extraordinary masterpiece deserves more than one paltry … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: I thought I’d look at more alternative rock acts to see if they a) consider Dylan cool enough to cover and b) if they are able to do something interesting enough with it … Continue reading →

by Stephen Scobie  When I first listened all the way through to Bob Dylan’s new album,  Rough and Rowdy Ways (RRW), I felt a bit like the English poet Basil Bunting encountering Ezra Pound’s Cantos: There they are, you will … Continue reading →