Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Jochen Markhorst David Crosby regards himself a friend of Dylan’s and that works because he cracked the code: “I get along with him pretty well now because I’ve managed to keep him from knowing that I’m impressed (at least, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As previously noted, Bob Dylan is familiar with the poetry of Hart Crane: Oh, lean from the window, if the train slows down As though you touched hands with some ancient clown A little while gaze absently … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is not a website dedicated to putting forward a political or religious view – it is about the exploration of Bob Dylan’s music – including by writers who might have a political view. And of course … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) does leave a mark on John Wesley Harding indeed. For “The Wicked Messenger” Dylan borrows the striking rhyme scheme and structure of Auden’s “In Schrafft’s”, and for “As I Went Out One … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe It’s contended by most historians that there be no domesticated camels when Abraham is supposed to have lived, a time the following biblical verse refers to: And the man came into the house And he ungirded … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part of a series of articles in which we examine the lyrical themes of Bob Dylan’s music.  Articles so far in the series include Bob Dylan’s early songs of love and lost love Bob Dylan: … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Between November 1, 1979 and May 21, 1980, 202 days, Dylan undertakes three “Gospel Tours”. 79 Performances, during which, just as in the good old days, he has to endure a lot of booing and swearing. Dylan … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe The Untold Corporation has decided to release some more of its vast collection of Bob Dylan archived material to the public. Below are the lyrics of a song by Bob Dylan that he sang at a special … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This is part of a series about Dylan’s early compositions based around the type of music he was exploring in his early years.  If you missed the other parts you might like to revisit Bob Dylan and … Continue reading →

Aaron Galbraith John Wesley Harding was a friend to the poor…wait, let me start again, I meant to say that John Wesley Harding is a British pop and folk singer and novelist. He took his stage name from the Dylan … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Emanuel Swedenborg claims that he visits other planets in our solar system as well as the World of the Spirits, but the religious writer gives no supporting evidence that he actually does so. However, there is … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Go back to the early part of his career and Bob Dylan was known, in the UK at least, as a protest singer.   Which raises the question, “what is a protest song?”  And the follow-up question, “Was … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In the September 2019 Aquarium Drunkard interview, Rob Stoner does have a few things to say about Martin Scorsese’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, which is released on Netflix shortly before. With all the … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Also in this series: My Ruth’s in the highlands Bob Dylan’s Idealizaton of Women: Lord Byron Through their mothers’ beliefs, Emanuel Swedenborg’s religious concept of the actual existence of a spiritual plain influences the poetry of Robert … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood The earliest recording that we have listed on this site of Dylan performing one of his own compositions, is “When I got troubles.”  It was recorded in 1959, and appeared on “No Direction Home” – Bootleg 7.  … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “In order to survive, I recommend: be kind to each other and put on something warm.” Frank Ziegert of the Hamburg punk band Abwärts has just sketched an apocalyptic world view, human civilization has been eradicated by … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Likely unknown to William Blake is the Colonial Baroque poetics of Edward Taylor, but Modernist poet Hart Crane, and singer/songwriter Bob Dylan are well aware of the earthy, watery, fiery, and airy images of the preRomantic Blake. … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Of course it had to happen.  There I was on the Untold Dylan Facebook site (see below if you are not already a member of our group) boasting away that we had, on this site, reviewed every … Continue reading →

 by Jochen Markhorst During the Food Riots in New York, February 1917, Miss Ganz stands out because, according to the New York Times, she “harrangued the crowd with bitter language and soon everything was confusion.” Inspector Dwyer arrests her after … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Hart Crane (Part II) by Larry Fyffe Old World poet Thomas Eliot’s angst-ridden existentialist vision of humankind, objective correlatives in tow, shakes the New World hopes of poet Hart Crane to the core: His thoughts delivered to … Continue reading →