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Bob Dylan 1971: Wallflower Part 1

1971 is the fourth year of Dylan’s Seven Lean Years, the dry spell that Dylan himself places between John Wesley Harding (late 1967) and Blood On The Tracks (late 1974). These are the years when Dylan sits on the waterfront, … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Not Dark Yet 1997 to 2019. Tears to my eyes

 I don’t know what it means  either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances … Continue reading

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The Double Life of Bob Dylan 3: Getting Noticed

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. by Tony Attwood The Double Life of Bob Dylan by Clinton Heylin is a big book. Over 500 pages in fact, and it is only … Continue reading

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One Too Many Mornings: the music and the lyrics

  An index to the current series appearing on this website appears on the home page.    A list of the previous articles in this series appears at the end. ———- “The Lyrics and the Music” (or sometimes “the music and … Continue reading

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Once or Twice: Talkin New York

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. ——– Once or twice: A review of some of the songs that Bob has performed just once or twice on stage, selecting those of which … Continue reading

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The Covers We Missed: the most amazing versions of “As I Went Out One Morning”

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. For more details on this new series on cover versions of Dylan songs that were not considered in the last series, please see the … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan: 1971 (the fourth of the seven lean years)

By Jochen Markhorst 1971 is the fourth year of Dylan’s Seven Lean Years, the dry spell that Dylan himself places between John Wesley Harding (late 1967) and Blood On The Tracks (late 1974). These are the years when Dylan sits … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Gates of Eden. Another all-time best performance

   I don’t know what it means  either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those … Continue reading

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The Double Life of Bob Dylan 2: On the road to creativity

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. by Tony Attwood The Double Life of Bob Dylan by Clinton Heylin is a big book. Over 500 pages in fact, and it is … Continue reading

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When I Paint My Masterpiece part 15: An absolutely personal interpretation

1971 is the fourth year of Dylan’s Seven Lean Years, the dry spell that Dylan himself places between John Wesley Harding (late 1967) and Blood On The Tracks (late 1974). These are the years when Dylan sits on the waterfront, … Continue reading

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The lyrics and the music: Masters of War

An index to the current series appearing on this website appears on the home page.    A list of the previous articles in this series appears at the end. ———- “The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood … Continue reading

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Once or twice: Highway 51 revisited

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. ——– Once or twice: A review of some of the songs that Bob has performed just once or twice on stage, selecting those of which … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Goodbye Jimmy Reed

 I don’t know what it means  either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances … Continue reading

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The Double Life of Bob Dylan: a consideration. Part 1: Let’s ignore creativity.

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. by Tony Attwood The Double Life of Bob Dylan by Clinton Heylin is a big book. Over 500 pages in fact, and it … Continue reading

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The Covers We Missed: All the Tired Horses

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. For more details on this new series on cover versions of Dylan songs that were not previously considered in the last series, please … Continue reading

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Three Outlaw Tour Bob shows completed so far – how do they look and what awaits?”

  By mr tambourine Videos selected by Tony Attwood In this article, I will try to analyze what we have just witnessed and what might await us going forward. The first three shows have made us go through all kinds … Continue reading

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Farewell Aaron: wonderful Dylan fan, and such a great friend who I never met

    By Tony Attwood I am desolated beyond measure to have to report the passing of Aaron Galbraith, one of the great friends of this site, a terrific researcher and writer, and an absolute Bod Dylan fan. Although Aaron … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan: The lyrics and the music. Man in the Long Black Coat

  By Tony Attwood I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website.    A list of the previous articles in this series appears at the end. ———- “The Lyrics and the Music” … Continue reading

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When I Paint My Masterpiece part 14: Un appuntamento con la nipote di Botticelli

When I Paint My Masterpiece (1971) part 14 by Jochen Markhorst XIV      Un appuntamento con la nipote di Botticelli  Legendary German band BAP’s contributions to the European canon are of course 1981‘s “Verdamp lang her” and especially 1982’s “Kristallnaach”, but … Continue reading

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Once or twice: A satisfied mind

   I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. ——————– Once or twice: A review of some of the songs that Bob has performed just once or twice on stage, selecting those of … Continue reading

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