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The Never Ending Tour… 1990 1990 Part 1: Vomiting Fire can be seen and heard here.  Details of all the earlier episodes are at the foot of this article By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) We can already sense that Dylan’s setlist … Continue reading →

by Paul Robert Thomas This article continues from Every Grain Of Sand, A Perfect Finished Plan. Part 1. Every Grain of Sand, Part 2 New Life? Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst He’s quite the dreamer, our hero. Browsing through the collected Lyrics, dreams and dream descriptions turn out to be among the constants in the catalogue. After sad, happy and dark dreams like in “Bob Dylan’s Dream”, “Talkin’ … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe As noted, time-travelling has it’s ups and downs. Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan travels back in time to visit the prophet Moses who hands him a pen, and asks him to write a biblical verse for the children of … Continue reading →

Musical selection by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood We’ve decided to have a little look at some of the performances by women of Dylan’s songs, and there’s surely no better place to start than “I Believe In You.” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UDUqS0Y7Zas … Continue reading →

This article continues from Every Grain Of Sand, A Perfect Finished Plan. Part 1. By Paul Robert Thomas III “Then onward in my journey I come to understand” EVERY GRAIN OF SAND:  Verse one, line one. “In the time of my’ confession … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Between 4 September 1999 and 30 August 2002 Bob and his band played the song “I am the man Thomas” 59 times as a concert opener.  The song comes from Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “He is one of the most compelling white blues singers ever recorded. He is a songwriter of exceptional facility and cleverness,” rouse the liner notes on Bob Dylan (1962), and “he’s an uncommonly skillful guitar player.” Well … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood So, if you have been following the series you will know by now what’s going on.  Bob had converted to Christianity, but then within 18 months although still writing religious pieces was also writing songs which (I … Continue reading →

By Paul Robert Thomas I: “Alternatives To College” I don’t usually respond to other contributors’ articles but John Stokes’ well researched and scholarly essay Dylan And The Sick Rose (Dignity #3) on Dylan’s Every Grain Of Sand prompted me to write on … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Starting with Dylan’s writings in the late 1950s I’ve tried to allocate a simple description title to each song Bob wrote during the year.  About 50 descriptions have been used ranging from those which encompass one or … Continue reading →

If you’ve not seen them before you might like to look at Bob Dylan And The Cowboy Jesus Bob Dylan and Cowboy Jesus Part II (The Riddler) Bob Dylan And Cowboy Jesus Part III Bob Dylan And Cowboy Jesus Part … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst British guitarist Steve Howe (London, 1947) has, in addition to his impressive musical skills, an enviable talent for being in the right place at the right time. With his first band, he’s already taken to the studio … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood For some songwriters of renown, one could imagine “Dark Eyes” being the pinnacle of their writing careers.   Bob Dylan has played it eight times – those performances spread out between 1986 and 1995.  Here … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.  Psalm 36:11 (Let me not be trampled underfoot by proud oppressors, or driven from my home by wicked … Continue reading →

  By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘I am the enemy of the unlived meaningless life.’ (Dylan: False Prophet) Part One: The Man in the Moon The transition from 1989 to 1990 was a smooth one in that his line up didn’t … Continue reading →

If you’ve not seen them before you might like to look at Bob Dylan And The Cowboy Jesus Bob Dylan and Cowboy Jesus Part II (The Riddler) Bob Dylan And Cowboy Jesus Part III Bob Dylan And Cowboy Jesus (Part … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Last year, we were fascinated when a lyric sheet for “Listen, Robert Moses,” credited to Bob Dylan, popped up on the internet. And yes it seems “Listen Robert Moses” is another Bob Dylan song – … Continue reading →

 by Paul Robert Thomas Previously published in this series… Seven Days: An Examination of Faith Crisis And Apocalypse Seven Days: an examination of faith, crisis and apocalypse part 2 Few people have taken Dylan’s conversion account without a pinch of … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst The name of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan will forever be linked to the librettist of his most successful operas: Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert. In the twenty-first century both names live on in the stage name … Continue reading →