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Like A Rolling Stone (1965) part 19 (final) by Jochen Markhorst XIX       The generous ghost The turnaround is radical, though not unexpected; it has been announced. After two albums with which he establishes his name as a protest singer, very … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Previously in this series Why does a simple, hardly known Dylan song, get recorded over and over again? How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning How Bob Dylan became … Continue reading →

The songs Bob wrote and then ignored.  Ballad for a Friend and the issue of originality Dirt Road Blues and Too Much of Nothing The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XVIII    They wanted to check if the spirit of the lyrics was preserved Anton Voyl has the nagging, unpleasant feeling that something is missing from his life. “Il y avait un manquant. Il y avait un oubli, … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note: “It’s alright ma” is the third song to be considered in the “History in Performance” series.  A full index of the articles relating to “Mr Tambourine Man” and “Gates of Eden” appears at the end of the article.  … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Previously in this series Why does a simple, hardly known Dylan song, get recorded over and over again? How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning How Bob Dylan became … Continue reading →

Dirt Road Blues and Too Much of Nothing The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XVII     Hits and misses One of the most apocalyptic concerts Dylan has performed in his long career takes place on 17 July 1994 in Krakow. All of Europe is watching one of the dullest Football World Cup … Continue reading →

by Wouter van Oorschot Translated by Brent Annable A list of the previous articles in this series is given at the end.  The most recent article before this appears here. (Publisher’s note: My sincere apologies for the delay in the … Continue reading →

Previously in this series Why does a simple, hardly known Dylan song, get recorded over and over again? How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning How Bob Dylan became a poet first … Continue reading →

The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge World Gone Wrong, She’s your lover, … Continue reading →

Like A Rolling Stone (1965) part 16 by Jochen Markhorst XVI      Beauty in Sound Between the two extremes of our Japanese Dylan friends on the one hand and the Received Pronunciation of the very English Barb Jungr on the other, … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series Why does a simple, hardly known Dylan song, get recorded over and over again? How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning By Tony Attwood As noted above … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Yesterday I wrote a piece on this site, How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning; an article which looked at the way musical changes from the original song “Lady Franklin’s … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood I was writing a couple of days ago, in the article Dylan the lyrics, the music and some false comparisons: Blowing in the Wind, about how I felt the link between Blowing in the Wind and … Continue reading →

  The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge World Gone Wrong, She’s your … Continue reading →

Like A Rolling Stone (1965) part 15 by Jochen Markhorst XV       “I had no idea what the hell he was singing about” Our Japanese friends do not have a bad reputation when it comes to Dylan translations. Written publications are … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Wherever you look when there is an article about Bob Dylan, it is for the most part about Dylan himself, his private life, his performances, and his lyrics.   Rarely is there much said about the music.  … Continue reading →

The utterly brilliant Angelina, plus Maybe Someday, Under you spell The album title songs Dylan wrote and ignored: JWH, Nashville Skyline. The songs Bob has never performed: Temporary Like Achilles No time, time passes and Dirge By Tony Attwood Four songs from … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood   Bob Dylan is of course one of those people who works in multiple fields of the arts. Here, we primarily know him as a composer and writer of lyrics. And I guess those of who have … Continue reading →