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By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index to the full series appears here. By the time the 2017 NET kicked off on April 1st it was clear that the seventy-six year old Dylan was still on a roll, particularly when it … Continue reading →

by Taigen Dan Leighton Introduction: What is Truly Sacred? One of Bob Dylan’s seminal songs is “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” from “Bringing It All Back Home” in 1965. Dylan critiques the shallowness of contemporary consumerist culture that makes … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed his songs over time, in particular looking for the progression in his feelings about and understanding of what the song offers and where it can be … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Tears of Rage has lyrics by Bob Dylan and music by Richard Manuel of The Band (who tragically passed away in 1986).   It was first recorded in 1967 and appeared the following year on the Band’s first … Continue reading →

An index to the Never Ending Tour series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) “When I received the Nobel Prize for Literature, I got to wondering how exactly my songs related to literature,” Bob Dylan. “If people in … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe with additional commentary on musical technicalities by Tony Attwood With the accompanying music a-blazing, singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan still likes his lyrics, even when they are not that complex, to grab the listener’s, and/or reader’s attention, by … Continue reading →

  Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2: All songs lead back t’ the sea   by Jochen Markhorst III         An amazing ability I live on a street named after a Saint Women in the … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Other people’s songs: Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others with explorations of their origins. Songs selected by Aaron, additional commentary from the other side of the Atlantic by Tony.  … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This series of articles represents an attempt to understand the importance of the music as well as the lyrics in Dylan’s songs both when it comes to appreciating the recordings as works of art, and in terms … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, delving a little further and comparing some of the recordings from the Never Ending Tour, based on the comprehensive NET series by Mike Johnson (for which there is an index here). Previously I’ve taken a look at Frankie … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood It was five years ago that Jochen suddenly sprung the Indigo Girls version of “Tangled up in Blue” on me (and maybe some other people too – although it is quite possible that it was just … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Other people’s songs: Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others with explorations of their origins. Songs selected by Aaron, additional commentary from the other side of the Atlantic by Tony.  … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2 by Jochen Markhorst II          All songs lead back t’ the sea Over the years, Jimmy Reed pops up occasionally in Dylan’s working life. He plays “Big Boss Man” with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Archetypical Helen Young Achilles, a demi-god (fresh out of ancient Greek and Roman mythology) is dressed up as a pretty girl in an effort to hide him away from military service. However, just in case he … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As noted before, in this series I attempt to show that analyses of Dylan’s songs that focus solely on the lyrics can, to a certain degree, miss an understanding of the elegance, beauty, power and indeed at … Continue reading →

  Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others, with explorations of their origins.  By Aaron Galbraith in USA and Tony Attwood in UK.  An index to the other articles in this series if given at the … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 by Jochen Markhorst I           A HUGE thanks to our friend Charlie Sexton “I just hate the phrase yacht rock. I hate being put in that bag or categorized in that way,” Boz Scaggs says … Continue reading →

There is an index to the 120+ earlier articles in this series, here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Dylan: “All these songs about roses growing out of people’s brains & lovers who are really geese & swans that turn into angels—they’re … Continue reading →

N Rockerfeller/S Agrew/G Wasington/& “Mouse” – how the  famous long-running newspaper cartoon ‘Pogo’ by Walt Kelly relates  to Dylan By Larry Fyffe Nelson Rockefeller The Vietnam War rages on in IndoChina. Democrat US president John Kennedy shot in Dallas; “Long … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, delving a little further and comparing some of the recordings from the Never Ending Tour, based on the comprehensive NET series by Mike Johnson (for which there is an index here). Previously I’ve taken a look at Frankie … Continue reading →