Author Archives: Tony Attwood

DYLAN & US: BEYOND AMERICA by Wouter van Oorschot; Translated by Brent Annable Previously in this series… Amuse bouche Who the book is (not) for – part 1 Who this book is (not) for – part 2 Anything but idolatry – … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst I           The Rumpelstilskin tantrum Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you? People’d call, say, “Beware doll, you’re bound to fall” You thought they were … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Three times and out: Songs that Dylan performed just three times.  Previously we have looked at… Let it Be Me Dink’s Song When the Ship Comes In Fever According to the official site, Bob played “Walls” three … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As you may know, if you drop into this site regularly, I have been plodding my way through Heylin’s two-volume critique of Bob Dylan (previous articles from volume 2 are listed below)   And although I’ve only reached … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series… 1: Your enemy’s corpse will soon float by 2: The situation comes first 3: If I had wings like Nora’s dove 4: Cocker Meadow 5: The rest is just the same isn’t it by Jochen … Continue reading →

By Ken Kaplan Tombstone Blues, because of its wild surrealism, feels incomprehensible to many people, filled with what are thought to be random, stream of consciousness images. I would like to suggest it is not. Rather it is consistent with … Continue reading →

DYLAN & US: BEYOND AMERICA by Wouter van Oorschot; Translated by Brent Annable Previously in this series… Amuse bouche 1: Who the book is (not) for – part 1 Who this book is (not) for – part 2 2: Anything … Continue reading →

The Gates of Eden – A History in Performance, Part 1: 1964 Ancestral voices prophesying war 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 … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Having looked at the songs Bob has sung once or twice I’ve now turned to the songs Bob has performed just three times.  As I noted last time there are only about 15 such songs, so this … Continue reading →

An index to the current series running on this site, and many of the past series is given on the home page: I don’t know what it means either, but it sounds good. The series looking at volume 1 of Clinton … Continue reading →

  Watching The River Flow (1971) part 5 by Jochen Markhorst V          The rest is just the same, isn’t it? People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah Makes you stop and all wonder why Why only yesterday I saw … Continue reading →

  How to Create a Bob Dylan Fan Site from Scratch Bob Dylan is arguably one of the most talented musicians of all time. Even those who were not born in the 1960s or 1970s can appreciate what his lyrics … Continue reading →

by Wouter van Oorschot Translated by Brent Annable Previously in this series… Amuse bouche Who the book is (not) for – part 1 Who this book is (not) for – part 2 Anything but idolatry – part 1 Anything but … Continue reading →

Dylan on Tour: concert recordings selected by Tony Attwood In this series, I’m searching the internet for complete, or near-complete, recordings of Dylan concerts or rehearsals.  In each case I’m not particularly concerned with the video – it is the music, … Continue reading →

Details of our current and recent series are given on the home page of this site.   I’m always interested in receiving new ideas for articles and series – if you would like to contribute please do email me: Tony@schools.co.uk – … Continue reading →

An index to the current series running on this site, and many of the past series is given on the home page: I don’t know what it means either, but it sounds good. The series looking at volume 1 of … Continue reading →

Watching The River Flow (1971) part 4 by Jochen Markhorst IV         Cocker Meadow People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah Makes you stop and all wonder why Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street Who just couldn’t … Continue reading →

Please note in keeping wity my recent run of mistakes on the site, the wrong article was published yesterday.  Here is the correct one.  The person in charge of putting up articles (me) has been suitably admonished by the person … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood One of the attractions of looking for songs that Bob only performed three times live, at least according to the official site, was the fact that on the list is “When the Ship comes In” which has … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood The series looking at volume 1 of Clinton Heylin’s epic review of Bob Dylan concluded here, and at the end of that piece, you will find an index to all the articles that were part of that … Continue reading →