Author Archives: Tony Attwood

Videos selected by Tony Attwood with the idea of finding a representative concert for each year since Bob started performing live.    If you have any suggestions for videos we ought to include, please do drop a note to tony@schools.co.uk  … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As part of my work in publishing a new article about Bob Dylan about 350 times a year I also do a fair amount of checking back through the almost 4000 articles already on the site, and … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood CIA Man  The Fugs Preface: This series is not a set of reviews of what Bob said about each song (you can, of course, buy a copy of Bob’s  “Philosophy” book and see what he said) … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood (Prelude: my reference in the title to the best ever, does not refer to the above version of the song under discussion, fun though that is.  The “best ever” is a version from the Never Ending … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History II  Bob Dylan and American History III Bob Dylan and US History IV By Larry Fyffe From the back cover of Bob Dylan’s fourth album: henry miller stands … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XX        If you’re okay, say something One strike of lightning is all that I need And a blast of ‘lectricity that runs at top speed Show me your ribs – I’ll stick in the knife … Continue reading →

  Videos selected by Tony Attwood with the idea of finding as good a recording as possible for on interesting concert each year – where possible!  This one is from Kansas City The musical programme…. 1. Watching The River Flow … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood It is very rare for me, secured in my East Midlands village in middle England, to meet those people who so kindly and willingly give up their time to write for Bob Dylan. And indeed once … Continue reading →

    by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History Part II Bob Dylan and American History: Part III Below, a humorous spoof on Roy Rogers (birth name Leonard Slye), a.k.a “King Of The … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood You can, of course, buy a copy of Bob’s  “Philosophy” book and see what he said about each song that I am covering in this series – and then turn to the recordings of the music … Continue reading →

An index of previous articles in this series is given at the foot of the page. By Tony Attwood My argument in this series is that Bob Dylan faced two major issues as he evolved his form of writing.  One … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XIX       The striding of the gods You got the right spirit – you can feel it you can hear it You got what they call the immortal spirit You can feel it all night you … Continue reading →

  By Robert Eli Cohen Unquestionably, when asked to cite his most weighty explorations, perorations and extreme flights of fancy, the majority of his aficionados and the professors that have been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books, would cite … Continue reading →

  Dylan: The Conert Series: 64 years on tour Videos selected by Tony Attwood The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Bob started performing regularly.  However, … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History II Bob Dylan gets back at his manager, Albert Grossman, for not informing him about financial details in a contract whereby Dylan is required … Continue reading →

  The Philosophy of Modern Song By Tony Attwood Having looked at a song from Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy” volume which I had never heard before (Keep my Skillet Good and Greasy) I’ve now gone to one that I can immediately … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Prelude: this is an article about “Sooner or Later” which I consider to be one of Bob’s utter masterpieces, but the article includes within it a diversion into “Sad Eyed Lady”.  I’ve included the diversion because … Continue reading →

My Own Version Of You (2020) part 18 by Jochen Markhorst   XVIII    “It is strange what people discover in my work” Step right into the burning hell Where some of the best known enemies of mankind dwell Mister Freud … Continue reading →

Videos selected by Tony Attwood The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Bob started performing regularly.  However, there have of course, been some years when Bob … Continue reading →

The Philosophy of Modern Song (The titles of songs reviewed in this series are now in alphabetical order, not in the order of publication.  That makes it easier for me even if no one else.) Cheaper to Keep Her Detroit … Continue reading →