Author Archives: Tony Attwood

  A close look at Dylan as an artist through the MGM National Harbor gate, its welded scrap, casino setting, and quiet demand for slower attention. Dylan as an Artist: The MGM National Harbor Gate Bob Dylan’s iron gate at … Continue reading →

Initial notice If you have been wondering where we have been, we have had technical issues galore.  I have the site working again so I am putting up one of my own articles as I won’t get too upset if … Continue reading →

By Tony I am most sorry that for quite a few days of days Untold Dylan has been missing.  We have had a technical issue, and I have been keen to get that fully resolved before coming back and being … Continue reading →

Stranger In A Strange Land By Larry Fyffe What a drag it gets to be writing for the chosen few you, daisy mae, who are not even of the masses (Bob Dylan: Tarantula) Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan, a member of God’s … Continue reading →

Sincere apologies if you have been trying to get onto Untold Dylan in the last few days and not been able to.   We have been having a technical issue and are working to resolve it. Hopefully we can now move … Continue reading →

Mother Of Muses part 7 by Jochen Markhorst VII         Spend’st thou thy fury on some worthless song Take me to the river, release your charms Let me lay down a while in your sweet, loving arms Wake me, shake me, … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood I am sorry to say we are having a spot of technical difficulty at the moment with the website, and so I can’t bring you the planned article at the moment.  But those people who know … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Come Rain or Come Shine was popularised by Judy Garland, having been written by Harold Arden and Johnny Mercer. The key theory surrounding the song is that it examines “the power of music to shape and reflect … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood (and as a warning note, before you get excited about the “with lyrics” in the headline, these are my interpretation of an interpretation – all may be become clear below). Ten years ago I published an … Continue reading →

  Mother Of Muses part 6 by Jochen Markhorst VI          And then Jonah the Baptist started splashing people with water! Mother of Muses, unleash your wrath Things I can’t see, they’re blocking my path Show me your wisdom, tell me … Continue reading →

The Lost Sinners by Larry Fyffe (B)ut remember – it’s like the boogie man told the cantaur when the cantaur invaded the territory of the Giant Mother Geese “you don’t have to be around those people” (Bob Dylan: Tarantula) Ancient … Continue reading →

Links to the previous articles in this series are given at the end of this piece. by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarising fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The best-known recording of “Come Rain or Come Shine” (written in 1946 by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer) was that made by Judy Collins.  Bob performed it as part of his tribute to what is known as … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Previously in this series 1961.  I was young when I left home 1962:  Tomorrow is a long time 1963: Seven Curses 1964: Gates of Eden 1965: Visions of Johnanna 1966: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 1967 part 1: “Drifter’s Escape” … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst V            Creative person meets a muse I’m falling in love with Calliope She don’t belong to anyone, why not give her to me? She’s speaking to me, speaking with her eyes I’ve grown so tired of chasing … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Recently in this series…. Restless Farewell Long and Wasted Years Mississippi Foot of Pride Things have changed Angelina Visions of Johanna Drifters’ Escape Tangled up in blue Idiot Wind The point of this series is that a … Continue reading →

    Some Bob Dylan songs make you stop for a minute. “Rambling, Gambling Willie” does even more than that. It tells a great story. One of the greatest gamblers anyone has ever met, impossible wins, riverboats, poker tables, and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

  Commentary by Tony Attwood “Don’t take your guns to town” was written and recorded by Johnny Cash and appears in Dylan’s book “The Philosophy of Modern Song”. When I first approached the idea of looking at the songs in … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood 1961.  I was young when I left home 1962:  Tomorrow is a long time 1963: Seven Curses 1964: Gates of Eden 1965: Visions of Johnanna 1966: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 1967 part 1: “Drifter’s Escape” 1967 part 2:  I’m not … Continue reading →