Author Archives: Tony Attwood

By Tony Attwood Yesterday I wrote a piece on this site, How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning; an article which looked at the way musical changes from the original song “Lady Franklin’s … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood I was writing a couple of days ago, in the article Dylan the lyrics, the music and some false comparisons: Blowing in the Wind, about how I felt the link between Blowing in the Wind and … Continue reading →

  The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge World Gone Wrong, She’s your … Continue reading →

Like A Rolling Stone (1965) part 15 by Jochen Markhorst XV       “I had no idea what the hell he was singing about” Our Japanese friends do not have a bad reputation when it comes to Dylan translations. Written publications are … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Wherever you look when there is an article about Bob Dylan, it is for the most part about Dylan himself, his private life, his performances, and his lyrics.   Rarely is there much said about the music.  … Continue reading →

The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge By Tony Attwood Four songs from … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood   Bob Dylan is of course one of those people who works in multiple fields of the arts. Here, we primarily know him as a composer and writer of lyrics. And I guess those of who have … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood One of the great advantages that we have as a result of Mike Johnson’s astonishing work both on the Never Ending Tour and on Dylan the harmonica player (there’s an index to those articles at the end … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XIV      What was I to say? Hurry up, asshole? “Che soddisfazione essere scelti da Bob Dylan, How satisfying it is to be chosen by Bob Dylan,” is the headline above a short news item in La Stampa, … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson [I read somewhere once that if you wanted the very best, the acme of Dylan’s pre-electric work, you couldn’t do better than listen to side B of Bringing It All Back Home, 1964. Four songs, ‘Mr Tambourine Man,’ … Continue reading →

    Every month the Bob Dylan Book Club (jauntily known as “It’s alright ma I’m only reading”) has a book of the month.   And for February 2025, the book-of-the-month is “Blood on the Tracks: Dylan’s Masterpiece in Blue” by … Continue reading →

The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge A consideration of “Maybe Someday”, “Under your spell,” “Farewell Angelina” and that most brilliant of Dylan … Continue reading →

by Jürg Lehmann A list of previous articles on other songs in the “Covers we Missed” series is given at the end.  The blue links in the article will also take you to recordings and further information. Boots of Spanish Leather … Continue reading →

Just published: Like A Rolling Stone b/w Gates Of Eden  – Bob Dylan kicks open the door By Jochen Markhorst Five years ago, I wanted to write an article on “Desolation Row” for Untold Dylan. After 1,500 words, I had … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note Phillip Gardener emailed me with his comments on the film “A Complete Unknown” having read recently, after reading my review, and I thought his comments were worth sharing.   Phillip has kindly given me permission to reprint his email … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XIII       The songs find their way to me one way or another “I never use the word “cover”. No one ever thinks that Ella Fitzgerald “covered” Berlin or Porter. She sang their songs. The songs were re-arranged … Continue reading →

Details of a few articles that explore a similar theme are listed at the end By Tony Attwood “Things Have Changed” was performed just over 1000 times by Bob and his band between March 2000 and September 2024.  And what … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Previously…. The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles A rather beautiful song (to my mind if no one else’s) that falls into the “never … Continue reading →

Covers in Depth: Boots of Spanish Leather (part 1) by Jürg Lehmann A list of previous articles in the “Covers we Missed” series is given at the end.  The blue links in the article will also take you to recordings and … Continue reading →

DYLAN & US: BEYOND AMERICA by Wouter van Oorschot Translated by Brent Annable A list of the previous articles in this series is given at the end What you really don’t want – part 2  (continued) In the final track … Continue reading →