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By Tony Attwood I had an interesting email from Filip Łobodziński, who as I am sure you will recall if you are a regular reader of Untold, contributes to our site occasionally from Poland. Within the email Filip pointed me … Continue reading →

Previously: Mixing-Up The Fluids: Red Crimson And Yellow Dylan King Crimson And Yellow Dylan (Part II) by Larry Fyffe Jesus, says, in an ironic tone to his accusers, that it’s with the help of Almighty God that the evil influence … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Red River Shore (1997) part 1: She wrote me a letter Red River Shore (1997) part 2: The importance of capturing spontaneity Red River Shore part 3: Pretty angels all flying in a row Red River Shore … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood There are some Dylan songs that I really think ought to be covered by other artists, but which no one seems to want to try.  “If you ever go to Houston” is one such.   Listening to it … Continue reading →

This is part of a series covering the whole of the Never Ending Tour.  You can find an index to all the articles here. NET, 2004, Part 1 – The best singing audience NET 2004 part 2: The Jazz Connection Never … Continue reading →

By by Jochen Markhorst Red River Shore (1997) part 1: She wrote me a letter Red River Shore (1997) part 2: The importance of capturing spontaneity Red River Shore part 3: Pretty angels all flying in a row Red River … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Previously: Mixing-Up The Fluids: Red Crimson And Yellow Dylan So it can be posited that the lyrics of “The Court Of The Crimson King” sets up a tournament  between the purplish-red king, and the “yellow jester”; that … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood A nice bouncy version from Barry Hay to begin which has a surprise sudden ending.  I thought they’d keep it going longer! And as the second example, something completely different – which I think shows the beauty … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst VI         Misery is but the shadow of happiness Well I’m wearing the cloak of misery And I’ve tasted jilted love And the frozen smile upon my face Fits me like a glove But I can’t escape from … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The Sound School of Dylanology tends to wash away the historical meaning of words by focusing on the sound loosed by the alliteration, rhythm, and rhyme, and the beat and tempo of the music that accompanies them. … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood https://lgeb.bandcamp.com/track/viento-idiota This little note is by way of a thank you, and by way of a more generalised request.   I’ll start with the request first. Because of the reach of Untold Dylan and the generally positive way … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst V          Mom says the pills must be working Well I knew when I first laid eyes on her I could never be free One look at her and I knew right away She should always be … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Important note: in this article I mentioned that I knew little about the Minchmins, but thankfully we’ve now got the details – please see the comments section below the article. I can’t imagine that one could be … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As more and more people move from small towns to big cities, the particular style of “blues” music changes, but the melancholic sentiment oft-expressed therein remains: Now, tell you, mama, now, I’m sure gonna leave this town … Continue reading →

This is part of a series covering the whole of the Never Ending Tour.  You can find an index to all the articles here. NET, 2004, Part 1 – The best singing audience NET 2004 part 2: The Jazz Connection … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst IV         I got a gal named Sue Well, I sat by her side and for a while I tried To make that girl my wife She gave me her best advice when she said “Go home … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: On January 20, 1968, three months after Guthrie’s death, Harold Leventhal produced A Musical Tribute To Woody Guthrie at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, starring, among others, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, … Continue reading →

See also: Bob Dylan And Faith: William Blake by Larry Fyffe Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan drinks water from the historical wells of traditional folk songs, and from works of literature. As previously pointed out, themes drawn from the poetry of preRomantic William … Continue reading →

Engineering and artistic endeavour: Paul Thompson.  Apologies: Tony Attwood Because the main point of this article is a re-engineered version of a rehearsal of “Simple Twist of Fate” by Bob Dylan, here is the music first.  Explanations follow… Last year … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The trouble with highly emotional, slow songs is that there is a temptation to go over the top with the expressiveness of the vocalist, as if to say, “you won’t understand these lyrics unless I show you … Continue reading →