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  By Tony Attwood The idea of this series is to offer one full concert recording for each year when Bob was performing concerts – ideally with the recording being of reasonable quality.   And picking out one or two places … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan remains one of the most influential songwriters of modern times. He is known for weaving complex ideas into everyday language, exploring love, loss, power, and freedom in ways that continue to make listeners think. His voice and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   III         I will die in thy lap I got this graveyard woman, you know she keeps my kids But my soulful mama, you know she keeps me hid She’s a junkyard angel and she always gives … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This series looks at the way in which Bob Dylan’s compositions have evolved both musically and lyrically over time.   An index to previous articles is given at the end. —————- In the 1960s, Bob Dylan wrote over … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe & tolstoy – alright then – what my work is – is merely picking up where they left off – nothing more (Bob Dylan: Tarantula) ‘War And Peace” by Leo Tolstoy, a follower of the Enlightenment’s Jean-Jacques … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Previously What did you hear: the music of Bob Dylan “I heard Dylan tell me I was right” I have now finished reading “What Did You Hear? The Music of Bob Dylan” by Steven Rings, and … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The idea of this series is to offer one full concert recording for each year when Bob was performing concerts – ideally with the recording being of reasonable quality.   We are now nearing the end of the … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst II          Torn Between Two Lovers I got this graveyard woman, you know she keeps my kids But my soulful mama, you know she keeps me hid She’s a junkyard angel and she always gives me bread Well, … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This series of articles takes the songs that Bob Dylan discussed in his post-Nobel Prize book “The Philosophy of Modern Song” and looks at those songs individually, rather than reviewing Bob’s comments upon them.  And, just in … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Dylan in 1967 was the Dylan of the Basement Tapes, a period which was followed by the total transformation of his work and style with the composition of the John Wesley Harding songs.  These recordings seemed … Continue reading →

  An index to some of the current series on this site can be found on the home page. By Tony Attwood About a week ago, I started to write a review, “What did you hear: the music of Bob … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst I           Cars are cars “One of my deficiencies is my voice sounds sincere,” says Paul Simon in an interview with Rolling Stone (May 2011). “I’ve tried to sound ironic. It doesn’t work; I don’t. I can’t. … Continue reading →

This is concert number 51 in our series in which we are trying to find a decent recording of a Dylan concert for each year from 1961 onwards in which Dylan performed and put them all together in one index, … Continue reading →

A personal reflection on the songs Bob selected for his publication, upon being given the Nobel Prize for Literature…. By Tony Attwood Music, as I have indeed said before, can trigger memories, and that is certainly the case here, for … Continue reading →

Details of the previous articles in this series, which focus on Dylan’s music, rather than his lyrics, are given at the end of the article. By Tony Attwood My last article in the series “No Nobel Prize for Music” ( … Continue reading →

  Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence Part 1 by Jochen Markhorst  II          Kansas City, here I come See my hound dog bite a rabbit And my football’s sittin’ on a barbed-wire fence On this first recording day for Highway … Continue reading →

  Recently Bob Dylan The Concert Series Santa Monica 1979 Bob Dylan in the UK – what can we expect By Tony Attwood When I first heard about “What did you hear?” by Steven Rings, I had to admit I … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood In this series I am trying to find a recording of a concert in each year, which represents in some way what Bob was doing and sounding like in that particular year. A list of all the … Continue reading →

By Robert Ford, On the eve of Bob Dylan’s forthcoming tour of the United Kingdom it seems appropriate to have a quick look back at his performing history in this part of the world. He first came to the UK … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Preface: I should have written this at the start of the very first article in this series but I didn’t, so here it is now.  What fascinates me most in looking at the songs Bob selected for … Continue reading →