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- Bob Dylan: From a song a day, to no new songs, to “kick your shoes off”
- Dylan improvising for fun is not so far from Dylan writing a serious song
- While thinking of Bob, a frightening thought about Bill Haley
- Does Bob still care?
- Murder Most Foul part 13: The Fender Bender Poet
- Will Dylan be remembered as a composer in the future?
- Book review – Dylan-Picasso: Memory, fate and coincidence
- After the depression of “I’m not there” then where is Bob?
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Gates Of Eden part I: The Lady In The Water
Gates Of Eden part I by Jochen Markhorst I The Lady In The Water In 2004, sports journalist Michael Bamberger meets director M. Night Shyamalan at a party. Shyamalan intrigues him. Bamberger talks, wins the director’s trust and is allowed … Continue reading
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Dylan covers, 2nd edition: 50+ new covers added, now over 150 in total
Compiled by Tony Attwood This list of covers of Bob Dylan songs includes cover versions suggested by readers and cover versions that have been included within articles on this site. Of course the list is not going to be anything … Continue reading
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All Directions at once: 1981 – farewell to the Almighty, welcome back Bob.
By Tony Attwood “All directions at once” is a series which looks at Bob Dylan’s writing as it evolves over time, rather than focusing entirely on individual songs or albums. The index of all articles is here. We have reached … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part IX
Previously in this series… Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) Bob … Continue reading
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You Don’t Have To Do That (1965) (at least not after 51 seconds)
by Jochen Markhorst The jingle-jangle sound of The Byrds’ world hit “Mr. Tambourine Man” is, obviously, largely due to Roger McGuinn’s guitar, the electric twelve-string Rickenbacker 360 Deluxe. It brings immortality to both McGuinn and the guitar and … Continue reading
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All Directions at once: the end of constant Christianity
By Tony Attwood “All directions at once” is a series which looks at Bob Dylan’s writing as it evolves over time, rather than focusing on individual songs or albums. The index of all articles is here. After a review of … Continue reading
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NET, 1997, Part 1: The Lonely Graveyards of the Mind
Below is part 34 of the Never Ending Tour series of articles. A full index of the series can be found here. The previous section on 1966 contained: Never Ending Tour, 1996, part 1. Busy being born. With Al … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part VIII) (and 7 Curses, as nowhere else)
by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) Bob … Continue reading
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Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part IX: I sit and watch the children play
Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965) – the final part by Jochen Markhorst Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just … Continue reading
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Beautiful obscurity: One more one more one more cup of coffee
Research by Aaron Galbraith, commentaries and random thoughts by Tony Attwood Update: 23 May 2021, the original source of the White Stripes recording had vanished – it has been replaced. This is part of an ongoing series of reviews of … Continue reading
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122 outstandingly wonderful covers of Bob Dylan songs
Compiled by Tony Attwood Throughout the articles on this site you will find not just links to Dylan’s own versions of songs, but those of many other artists. And time and again I find myself, in writing or editing a … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part VII)
Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy … Continue reading
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All Directions at once 47: 1979 From multitudes to singularity
By Tony Attwood “All directions at once” is a series which looks at Bob Dylan’s writing as it evolves over time, rather than focusing on individual songs or albums. The last two articles which dealt in depth with the way … Continue reading
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Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word. Part VIII: But it’s all over now
by Jochen Markhorst Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter word – Part III: Good and evil are … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part VI)
Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) by Larry Fyffe The Miltonic … Continue reading
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Another new old Bob Dylan song: Too Late
By Tony Attwood Aaron sent me a recording of this previously unpublished Dylan song over a week ago, and I struggled with the review, and set it aside until Aaron kindly reminded me. Making up excuses by the ton, I’ve … Continue reading
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Never Ending Tour, 1996, part 4. In the House of Blues forever.
By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Below is part 34 of the Never Ending Tour series of articles. A full index of the series can be found here, and the earlier 1966 articles are: Never Ending Tour, 1996, part 1. Busy being … Continue reading
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Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word; Part VII: Now I understand
Previously in this series… Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter wordPart III: Good and evil are but four-letter … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part V)
Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) By Larry Fyffe Confronted with Charles Darwin’s environmental determinism, writer Thomas Hardy, … Continue reading
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Beautiful obscurity: the cover versions of Watching the River Flow
By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Selections by Aaron Galbraith, commentary and a few extra choices by Tony Attwood This series takes a new – and personal – look at some of the more unusual cover versions of Bob Dylan’s … Continue reading
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