Your favourite Dylan song/moment--and why?...
"It's the Music!"
Bob Dylan is for me the most important living artist. When I began to really listen to his music, I was amazed to discover that someone seemed to KNOW so much, which is a feeling that all great art should give you. Listening to Dylan's song, I felt like he expressed everything I had always felt without knowing it : it was exhilarating.
Clemence (France)
Clemence (France)
"Bob has a great voice!"
And I love the sound of his growly, raspier than ever voice. People say Bob's voice is shot, but it still reaches your heart and it can be more tender and more vituperative than ever. And you know, if Bob's there 'everythings gonna be allright'.
Ivy, USA
Ivy, USA
"Bob's music moves you!"
I can remember the first time I listened to Blood On The Tracks and the emotional pull of the songs and performances. Nothing before in music had the same emotional thrust of this album; the incredible use of words, the rhymes, the magnetic voice which sounded as though it was really living the pain and yet was so rich and beautiful at the same time. The wonderful melodies and the heartfelt playing of the musicians. These were the most incredible songs and performances I had ever heard and I played the album over and over and over.
Paul (UK)
Paul (UK)
"It's the Never Ending Tour!"
IT'S THE LIVE PERFORMANCES...Bob is a road warrior. In performance, he reworks his songs, changes instrumentation, melodies and pacing. He does some songs acoustically and others electric. Many performers do the same set night after night, Dylan changes the set - constantly surprising his audience with rarely performed songs. It's a drama that unfolds nightly as opposed to some slickly produced production. This all means there is some risk, catch a good night and catch a bad night. It is often on the road that a song transforms and realizes itself. --Larry (USA)
--My all-time favourite song: "Sad-eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
This song, for me, is so alluring--it 'transports' me to another place--takes me away to a 'special place', where only lovers dwell, where hearts embrace, away from the strife and turmoil of this world's emptiness and violence. I don't try to 'understand' the words or even possible meanings or associations, I just let the music 'speak' to me, which it does every time and, for me, this song embodies the uniqueness and 'magic' of a Dylan 'classic', (apart from breaking all previous traditions of popular song, by playing for a whole side of the LP record).
Dedicated to his wife, Sara, this is an epic song of the mystery of love. --BW
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Dedicated to his wife, Sara, this is an epic song of the mystery of love. --BW
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"Bob has been the soundtrack of my life..."
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I first started listening to Dylan in 1987 at 15 years of age. It's strange to think now that his star had waned so much back then, but something about his voice just got to me. The first thing I remember really hearing was 'It's Alright Ma' at some lad's house a few years older than me. I thought it was amazing. Since then Dylan has remained a constant soundtrack to my life, but the most played goes something like this;
1987-1990 - It's Alright Ma
1990-1995 - Tangled Up in Blue (or all of Blood really)
1995-1997 - Changing of The Guards
1997-2001 - Blind Willie McTell
2001-2003 - Mississippi (or all of L&T)
2003-2007 - Moonshiner
2007-2009 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
2009-? - Up to Me/Red River Shore
But, if there is ever a 'go to' song I rely on, or one I'd save from a burning house, it would have to be 'It's Alright Ma'. Whenever i listen to it I'm transported back to being a 15 year old with his life ahead of him. Cheers Bob, it's a good 'un. (posted on ER)
I first started listening to Dylan in 1987 at 15 years of age. It's strange to think now that his star had waned so much back then, but something about his voice just got to me. The first thing I remember really hearing was 'It's Alright Ma' at some lad's house a few years older than me. I thought it was amazing. Since then Dylan has remained a constant soundtrack to my life, but the most played goes something like this;
1987-1990 - It's Alright Ma
1990-1995 - Tangled Up in Blue (or all of Blood really)
1995-1997 - Changing of The Guards
1997-2001 - Blind Willie McTell
2001-2003 - Mississippi (or all of L&T)
2003-2007 - Moonshiner
2007-2009 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
2009-? - Up to Me/Red River Shore
But, if there is ever a 'go to' song I rely on, or one I'd save from a burning house, it would have to be 'It's Alright Ma'. Whenever i listen to it I'm transported back to being a 15 year old with his life ahead of him. Cheers Bob, it's a good 'un. (posted on ER)
"Moments of Bob's songs you love..."
_- The last verse of "Queen Jane" : "you need someone you don't have to talk to" and the "aaaaaaaaah won't you" at the end.
- The beautiful guitar on "Corrina, Corrina" and the way he sing on this one
- The accordeon at the beginning of "Joey"
- The harmonica of "Was It What you Wanted?".
- The beautiful guitar on "Corrina, Corrina" and the way he sing on this one
- The accordeon at the beginning of "Joey"
- The harmonica of "Was It What you Wanted?".
"Favourite Bob verse, lyrically..."
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Too many to choose one, but here are a couple of my all-time favorites:
The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face.
IF THAT LINE DOESN'T STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS WHEN YOU HEAR IT, YOU SHOULD STICK TO TOBY KEITH.
I can hear the turning of the key
I’ve been deceived by the clown inside of me
I thought that he was righteous but he’s vain
Oh, something’s telling me I wear the ball and chain
WHAT SEPARATES A POET FROM A WRITER
Well it's always been my nature,
to take chances,
my right hand drawing back,
as my left hand advances.
Where the current is strong,
and the monkey dances - to the tune of a concertina.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE LAST LINE, TAKE A LOOK AROUND YOU...THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHO'S THE MONKEY AND WHO'S THE ORGAN GRINDER.
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need.
When the pool of tears beneath my feet, flood every new born seed.
There's a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere
toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair.
Don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake
Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master’s hand
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.
GIVE HIM THE NOBEL
(posted by 'Drake' on ER)
Too many to choose one, but here are a couple of my all-time favorites:
The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face.
IF THAT LINE DOESN'T STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS WHEN YOU HEAR IT, YOU SHOULD STICK TO TOBY KEITH.
I can hear the turning of the key
I’ve been deceived by the clown inside of me
I thought that he was righteous but he’s vain
Oh, something’s telling me I wear the ball and chain
WHAT SEPARATES A POET FROM A WRITER
Well it's always been my nature,
to take chances,
my right hand drawing back,
as my left hand advances.
Where the current is strong,
and the monkey dances - to the tune of a concertina.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE LAST LINE, TAKE A LOOK AROUND YOU...THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHO'S THE MONKEY AND WHO'S THE ORGAN GRINDER.
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need.
When the pool of tears beneath my feet, flood every new born seed.
There's a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere
toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair.
Don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake
Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master’s hand
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.
GIVE HIM THE NOBEL
(posted by 'Drake' on ER)