Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood My interest in expanding the Dylan Year by Year series is to try and chart the lyrical themes that Dylan explored across time, noting (if possible) how certain themes and ideas took hold of him, and then … Continue reading →

This article is part of a series “Album Artwork” Articles published so far in this series written by Patrick Roefflaer can be found at the end of the article. Here we deal with the art work of Infidels ———————————– Released … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Gather what you can from co-incidence. Poet Thomas Hardy pities himself, or at least his persona, for losing some gal that he loves: And when my love’ s heart kindled In hate of me Wherefore I knew … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith This article comes from the series “Songs about Dylan” – you can find details of other articles in this series via that link (and in case you lose the link it also appears in the list of … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst By literary standards, the autobiography of Keith Richards, Life (2009), is perhaps outweighed by Dylan’s memoirs, but on all other fronts both works are of a comparable, compelling level. Attractive with both rock stars are the quirky … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This article comes from a continuing series of reviews of Dylan’s compositions, and the themes he evolved in his writing, year by year.   Previous articles in the series are… The songs of the 1960s in chronological order … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe A number of poets consider that the Judeo-Christian God be rather vengeful in that He casts Adam and Eve out of eternal Eden, and punishes them with the prospect of unavoidable death simply because Eve takes a … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith This article continues from the article “Dylan, McGuinn, Hillman, Clark… part 1: Dylan and Roger McGuinn” Moving on to Gene Clark, his second solo album, and in my opinion his masterpiece, “White Light” contains his moving take … Continue reading →

The article below, by Jochen Markhorst, is an extract from Jochen’s new book (in English this time), Blood On The Tracks which is now on sale via Amazon both on Kindle and as a paperback.   Details of how to order … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe The poems of Guillaume Apollinaire, who is credited with coining the words ‘cubism’ and ‘surrealism’, are not all filled with dark humour; there be light-humoured poems as well. The Rimbardian fairy-tale-like poem by Apollinaire given below … Continue reading →

  by Aaron Galbraith I’ve been lucky enough in my life to see both Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman live in concert, although unfortunately Gene Clark died before I was of regular concert going age, he died in 1991 and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst When Modern Times is released, in August 2006, the old master has achieved a status that a new album immediately hits the top of the charts and is breaking news in a wide range of the most … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The oak tree is a symbol of durability and wisdom – in ancient mythology, oaks are believed to whisper the will of Zeus, the God of Thunder. In the Bible, the Hebrew God speaks through one of … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Bob Dylan composed 20 new songs in 1964 – although as you can read from the notes (just follow the link) the first song on the list is not a “real” Dylan song in that he only … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “We are a nation of undertakers,” a cockily content Dutch Prime Minister Den Uyl speaks in the 1970s to a group of undoubtedly bewildered American entrepreneurs. Had Dylan been there, he most likely would have applied for … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Sophocles of Thebes writes a tragic play about the mythological King of Thebes, named Oedipus, who tries to avoid his fate. A female oracle of Truth, of Apollo the Sun God, lets it be known to his … Continue reading →

Other articles in this emerging series about Dylan the composer in the 1960s The songs of the 1960s in chronological order Dylan in 1961: The Overview Bob Dylan’s early songs of love and lost love (1961/2) Bob Dylan: the protest … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In December 2016, a remarkable story with a suspiciously high urban legend quality bounces around through the media worldwide. In a television program, the Japanese Otou Yumi talks to his wife for the first time after 20 … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Generally speaking, somewhat related to the tenets of Zoroastrianism, gnostics (both Hebrew and Christian) hold that from the distant Spiritual Monad emanates a flawed Demiurge who creates a physical place, not of black and white, of good … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As you may have realised (if you have been paying attention to my ramblings), of late I have been trying to evolve an overview of Bob Dylan’s writing between 1959/60 – when we have a sighting of … Continue reading →