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By Tony Attwood A strange moment to be writing this: despite this being a mid-morning in July and thus the English summer, there is a huge storm raging and the rain is teaming down.  Rather appropriate in a way.  Thunder … Continue reading →

This is episode 122 of a comprehensive series of articles and recordings from the Never Ending Tour.    An index to the entire series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Just as Dylan’s performances in 2013 were a distinct improvement … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst VII        Allen’s outer ear I sing the songs of experience like William Blake I have no apologies to make Everything’s flowin’ all at the same time I live on the boulevard of crime I drive fast cars … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood It seems appropriate at this point in the series of articles that considers the songs of Bob Dylan from a musical point of view to bring in Black Diamond Bay for which, according to such reports as … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Dylanesque (comparative more Dylanesque, superlative most Dylanesque) “In the style of, or reminiscent of the music or lyrics of Bob Dylan (born 1941).” Previously in this series Part 1: Desolation Row Part 2: There … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “She belongs to me” is a simple 12 bar blues with a complex message about control and independence and… well I am not sure.  Is the subject of  the song the child of a divorced couple or … Continue reading →

‘I’ve paid my time and now I’m as good as new’ (The Levee’s Gonna Break) By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) This is the final post for 2013, a richly rewarding year to explore, and what I need to do here is … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood The choices in this series of “Absolute Highlights” are mine, made without reference to anyone else, and selected by looking at the notes I have made while publishing each episode of the Never Ending Tour series … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series (of which there is a full index at the end) Aaron selects a song that Dylan has recorded but which he did not write, and looks at the Dylan version and … Continue reading →

  I contain multitudes 1: Two Irish countries at odds I contain multitudes 2: To the buried that repose around us I contain multitudes part 3: The thrill of rhyming something that’s never been rhymed before I contain Multitudes part … Continue reading →

Intro By Tony Attwood Recently Jemmy Joe wrote to me with a copy of his own recording of “Dark Eyes”, telling me this was to be the first of a once-a-month set of releases of Dylan covers next year, and … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This recording comes from 23 October 1997. Now of course not only are the performances that I choose for this series a very personal reflection, they are also reflections that change from day to day.   So I … Continue reading →

  An index to the 100+ previous episodes of this series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) The two Rome concerts I drew on in Part 1 for this year, in which Dylan sang ten songs for the … Continue reading →

Dylanesque (comparative more Dylanesque, superlative most Dylanesque) In the style of, or reminiscent of the music or lyrics of Bob Dylan (born 1941). ———- By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: For Part 3 of the Dylanesque series I decided … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   I contain multitudes 1: Two Irish countries at odds I contain multitudes 2: To the buried that repose around us I contain multitudes part 3: The thrill of rhyming something that’s never been rhymed before … Continue reading →

A full index to this series is given here.   By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) When introducing the song from Tempest, ‘Soon after Midnight’ in 2012, I concurred with Jochen Markhorst’s assessment that this is ‘a real murder ballad.’  Ian Maxton … Continue reading →

Poster photograph supplied by Joe LaMay Commentary from Tony Attwood “Untold Dylan” has no editorial rule book as to what should or should not be published on the site.  Basically, if we like it we publish it. So although no … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Coming to “Seven Days” in the Dylan Cover a Day series, I had high hopes, as it seemed to me a song that Dylan had never really taken to its limit (it only got 18 performances across … Continue reading →

Please note we have had a technical problem near the end of this article while adding the recordings.  If you are unable to read the conclusion of the piece please press “refresh” and give the article maybe 20 seconds to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Dylan’s Opening Lines:   This is the fourth and final update on a theme we originally looked at eight years or so ago and which I have been playing with in the last couple of weeks.  It incorporates … Continue reading →