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Part 1 of Why does Dylan keep changing his songs is here. By Tony Attwood There are two fundamental traditions in western music. One is the classical-romantic tradition in which music was written down, and then played as the notation … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe From the Holy Bible: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him And saith, “Behold the Lamb of God Which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29) Somehow getting crucified saves everybody. But more … Continue reading →

by Patrick Roefflaer Released                                June 20, 1980 Pastel                                      Tony Wright Photographer                        Arthur Rosato Art-director                           Tony Wright At the end of the sixties, British record labels experimented with samplers: double albums with an eclectic selection of songs by artists … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The Sign Of The Cross Parts I and II Bob Dylan and the Sign of the Cross Parts III and IV Now when I was just a bawling runt I saw what I wanted to be And … Continue reading →

Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 1: Things grow at night Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 2: Une voix d’outre-tombe Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 3   by Jochen Markhorst   IV         … Continue reading →

Never Ending Tour 2009 part 1 Contending forces: Courting Disaster Never Ending Tour: the full index of articles By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) It was the best of years, it was the worst of years. It was the year of both … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I should explain as a prelude that these articles are written as I search for and listen to the cover versions – at the start I am quite often not sure where the trail leads or whether … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The Sign Of The Cross Parts I and II by Larry Fyffe Jesus says to the apostle Peter: And I will give unto thee the keys to the kingdom (Matthew 16:19) The monopolization by structured and dogmatic … Continue reading →

Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 1: Things grow at night Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 2: Une voix d’outre-tombe by Jochen Markhorst   III         The Man Comes Around Somebody seen him hanging around At … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Part I From the Gnostic point-of-view of  the Cosmos, both big and small, the material part thereof is a world of darkness ~ either through ignorance, or, worse still, through the presence of evil. Earth is no … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series Aaron in the US selects versions of a song which Dylan did not write, but has recorded, and Tony in the UK writes a personal commentary as the song is playing.  … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Mike Johnson opened the section of his magnificent “Never Ending Tour” series on 2009 with the comment, “We now arrive at what must be the most frustratingly brilliant, difficult, disastrous and contentious year of the NET – … Continue reading →

Man In The Long Black Coat (1989) Part 1: Things grow at night by Jochen Markhorst   II          Une voix d’outre-tombe Not a word of goodbye, not even a note She gone with the man In the long black coat … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Artists often present a valley as symbol of peace and harmony – supposedly, a heavenly place to live, a paradise where one ought to remain. For others, the simple life is dull; isn’t exciting enough; lacks both … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood The trouble with the 12 bar blues is that there are so many millions of them around it is hard to do much that is new – although of course the great musicians most certainly still achieve … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Maritimers (part 1) Bob Dylan And The Maritimers  (Part II) By Larry Fyffe Being from Cornhill, New Brunswick, not that far from the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it’s easily seen that singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

This is article 98 in the Never Ending Tour series.   The full index of past articles is available here.   The articles for 2008 are NET 2008, part 1, Industry Standards and Dallas Delights NET 2008 Part 2 Something’s out of … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   I           Things grow at night The camera swings up, wide-shot of the cloudless, sweltering sky containing a solitary bird of prey circling. No matter then whether it is a steppe eagle, a kestrel or a greylag … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth For thy love it better than wine Because of the savour of thy good ointments Thy name is as ointment poured forth Therefore do the virgins love thee … Continue reading →

by Patrick Roefflaer Released                     Augustus 12, 1981 Illustration                   Pearl Beach Photographer             Howard Alk Art-director                  Pearl Beach “For those who care about where Bob Dylan is, they should listen to ‘Shot of Love’”, declared the singer himself in … Continue reading →