Author Archives: Tony Attwood

  by Jochen Markhorst III         Next time you come to the bridge, jump It must be the winter of my discontent I wish you’d taken me with you wherever you went They talk all night – they talk all day … Continue reading →

  No Nobel Prize for Music: How Dylan turned the strophic form into something new The Dylan Concert Index: August 1971 By Tony Attwood Some 17 years ago, in June 2008 the Guardian (a liberal-facing English daily newspaper, which is … Continue reading →

Details of the earlier articles in this series appear at the end of this piece. By Tony Attwood In the last episode I looked at Farewell Angelina, which is a song in which Bob returned to the simplest form of … Continue reading →

There is an index to our current series and most recent articles on the home page. In this series the recordings are selected by Tony Attwood. But if you would like to nominate a particular recording for inclusion, please drop … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Part 1: Keys t’unlock my mind II          Take the head off of him and sew it onto this guy All through the summers and into January I’ve been visiting morgues and monasteries Looking for the necessary … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan is a name synonymous with a lot of things; they range from poetic brilliance to protest and perpetual reinvention. He was relevant in a time when there wasn’t a modern gaming experience for slots enthusiasts, yet he remains … Continue reading →

  Part 1: 1965. Crying like a fire in the sun Part 2: 1975. The vagabond who’s rapping at your door Part 3: All your reindeer armies. Part 4: 1990 – 1995 Part 5: 1996 – 2001 You think will … Continue reading →

There is an index to current and past series on the home page. “No Nobel Prize For Music” is a series of articles reflecting on the fact that when commentators write about Dylan’s compositions they tend to engage fulsomely with the … Continue reading →

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. Events  in this series are selected by Tony Attwood Maybe the Concert Index is a better title because the whole aim of this is to enable … Continue reading →

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. Previously: “The Philosophy of Modern Song”  Why did Bob choose THIS song? by Tony Attwood This song from 1978 by Elvis Costello was, according to Wikipedia if … Continue reading →

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. by Jochen Markhorst I           Keys t’unlock my mind  Parables are so useless, writes Kafka in the autumn of 1922. The wise always talk merely in parables, … Continue reading →

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. By Tony Attwood Part of my thesis in this series is that looking at Bob’s songs in the order in which he wrote them (which of … Continue reading →

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. Compiled by Tony Attwood This is number 23 in this series which selects Dylan concerts from the internet, (aiming to offer one from each year), puts … Continue reading →

  From an idea by Jochen Markhorst; commentary by Tony Attwood Prelude: Some two years ago Jochen wrote the article “I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You: 7. The Philosophy Of Modern Song”.  And more recently Jochen suggested … Continue reading →

    by Jochen Markhorst XIX       Mail Train Kept A-Rollin’ Dylan ain’t no false prophet and he brings the Light. But note: I may be here forever / I may not be here at all. Spring 2025 marks 60 years … Continue reading →

  “No Nobel Prize For Music” is a series of articles reflecting on the fact that when commentators write about Dylan’s compositions they tend to engage fulsomely with the issue of his lyrics, but less commonly consider his music in … Continue reading →

  Compiled by Tony Attwood This is number 21 in this series which selects Dylan concerts from the internet, puts them in chronological order, and gives a link to them.   And this time I’ve picked the concert that is said … Continue reading →

    by Jochen Markhorst XVIII    “I just serve the song” “I basically do anything or nothing depending on what the song is calling for,” says Charlie Sexton in the interview with Arlene R. Weiss for Guitar International in October … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood A list of previous articles in this series is provided at the foot of the piece. My last outing in this series: Dylan goes Gothic and the world ends, dealt with Dylan’s dramatic move from his final rejection … Continue reading →

Compiled by Tony Attwood This is number 20 in this series which selects Dylan concerts from the internet, puts them in chronological order, and gives a link to them. So as I have said before, there’s nothing original here, except … Continue reading →