Bob Dylan

[Che1990]

I saw him in Fillsbury Park in London last year, he was amazing! Getting old now though!

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Bob Dylan owns.

[Rage]

I saw him play last week with Willie Nelson (who I dont really like) and it owned!

/,,/
Rock on!

[Don't Change Your Name]

Yes

[danny android]

Yeah Dylan is awsome. He is going to be playing near my town here pretty soon and i am definitly planning on going. I heard from some other kids that he isn't as good in concert anymore. But what the fuck...... IT'S BOB DYLAN.

[MParenti]

Bob Dylan is a reactionary. How can supposed leftists applaud this guy? Half his songs are misogynist when he's not singing in praise of Israeli militarism (neighborhood bully).

[Che1990]

Originally posted by danny [email protected] 19 2005, 01:51 AM
I heard from some other kids that he isn't as good in concert anymore. But what the fuck...... IT'S BOB DYLAN.
That's what I thought! And he was amazing. His voice was awesome.

[Pawn Power]

I enjoy his older songs much more then his new. I have been listening to him alot latley.

Anyway- where does he get off having concerts where tickets start at $60?!

[codyvo]

I love Bob Dylan, his tour came through my town recently, I wanted to see him play but couldn't. Anyways, his music is great and he is so awesome, I like his stuff with The Band the best, but I have an affinity for The Band.

[bolshevik butcher]

Blood on the tracks is one of the greates albumse ver. Dylan is the best song writer ever.

[tambourine_man]

i love bob dylan! (if you can't tell by my username)
ooh yes, i saw him a couple months ago in nyc. he croaks alot when he sings...and he didn't do like a rolling stone! but he did all along the watchtower, and it was so good anyway.
but blonde on blonde is probably my favorite dylan album, followed closely by bringing it all back home.

[bolshevik butcher]

I preffer blood on the tracks. I think the only dylan song done better than by the man himself was hendrix's cover of all along the watch tower.

[redstar2000]

As you might anticipate, I was a pretty big fan of the early "political" Dylan...most of us were in those days.

Albums

Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

The times they are a-changin'

Another side of Bob Dylan

Bringing it all back home

Songs

Blowin' in the wind

A hard rain's a-gonna fall

Talking World War III blues

The times they are a-changin'

When the ship comes in

Chimes of freedom

Maggie's farm

Mr.Tambourineman

Gates of Eden

It's all over now baby blue

I found Highway 61 Revisited a bit disappointing, although the title track was pretty good (especially the first verse) and Desolation Row was very poetic, if hard to follow.

After that, I sort of lost track of the fellow...hearing occasional songs from his later releases did not inspire me to go out and get that album.

Other Dylan trivia: The folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary did covers of several Dylan songs in the 60s -- probably their best was When the ship comes in (on their album See What Tomorrow Brings).

Folk singer Judy Collins did a brilliant cover of Mr. Tambourineman.

Personal notes: the first time I heard a Dylan song was at an SDS Conference in Hazard, Kentucky...performed by a young woman named Carolyn Hester who was an early associate of Dylan.

The lovely young woman on the cover of Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is Suze Rotolo...and I knew her.

The only time I ever actually saw Bob Dylan is questionable. Back in the early 1980s, I was in Harrah's Casino in downtown Reno once when I happened to notice a fellow at a $100 blackjack table who sort of looked like him and was wearing a top hat -- like he used to do.

But I didn't stop to say hello.

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[BOZG]

You are human!

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

hahaha
Good choices, RS.


I found Highway 61 Revisited a bit disappointing, although the title track was pretty good (especially the first verse) and Desolation Row was very poetic, if hard to follow.

I love that album.
I agree with you about the title track. The whole song is very poetic, I think.

That album I think showcases his talent as a lyricist more than anything else, especially the title track.
Tombstone Blues is also just beautiful.
From a Buick 6, Queen Jane Approximately, all great.


The folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary did covers of several Dylan songs in the 60s -- probably their best was When the ship comes in (on their album See What Tomorrow Brings).

I think Blowin in the Wind was their most famous Dylan cover.
See What Tomorrow Brings is a great album!


Folk singer Judy Collins did a brilliant cover of Mr. Tambourineman.

Not as good as Bill Shatner!
Tambourine Man (http://www.miserablemelodies.com/ram/shatner-tambourineman.ram)

:lol:


The only time I ever actually saw Bob Dylan is questionable. Back in the early 1980s, I was in Harrah's Casino in downtown Reno once when I happened to notice a fellow at a $100 blackjack table who sort of looked like him and was wearing a top hat -- like he used to do.

In the early 80's Bob Dylan was into Christianity, so I'm not sure if he'd be in a casino...

But what were you doing in a casino?! :lol:

[lennonist-leninist]

yes,i love dylins music he just came through my town but i could not get enough money for tickets.but ya i also like his stuff with the band.

[Bugalu Shrimp]

Horrible nasaly twangy voice/whine, crusty old miserable sod.

[Thomas]

Eve of Destruction, Political World, Knocking on Heaven's Door.

Seriously, he's the greatest artist ever. Creds to Woody Guthrie too :)

[redstar2000]

Originally posted by BOZG+--> (BOZG)You are human![/b]

Well...I used to be. :lol:


Originally posted by [email protected]
But what were you doing in a casino?!

In my unceasing efforts to escape wage-slavery, I tried my hand at professional gambling for several years. I was pretty good...but not good enough. :(


Bugalu Shrimp
Horrible nasaly twangy voice/whine, crusty old miserable sod.

Yeah...even when he was young, he couldn't sing a lick.

But he was the great poet of my generation.

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[Postteen]

Well...*coughs*

Bod Dylan is a great, no question about that, but his voice-yes it's unique and representative of him- but sometimes (especially if i don't like the song) it's a bit annoying.But his songs(especially the ones with political/social content)are great.

[mundoqueganar]

I saw him recently, and thought he was pretty bad. It was sad because I love so many of his songs--a lot of people have commented about his voice over the years, but I think his voice on his best recordings was very expressive and perfect for--inseparable from!--the content of the songs.

But when I saw him he kept doing this annoying thing where he'd sing the last few syllables of every other line in this annoying falsetto. Other than that his singing was totally monotone. So I guess he had two tones. (What would you call that, bi-tone? diatone?)

His band was very good but they couldn't really make up for his weak vocal performance. Plenty of people loved it just because it was the icon, Bob Dylan, but tons of people left too.

And yeah, he hasn't been the most consistent leftist either. His line on Israel was really, really bad. And he was pretty widely seen as promoting his own career and leaving the movement in the dust back in the day, after writing so many great and on-point songs.

[Don't Change Your Name]

Originally posted by RedZeppelin+Jun 21 2005, 04:46 AM--> (RedZeppelin @ Jun 21 2005, 04:46 AM) In the early 80's Bob Dylan was into Christianity, so I'm not sure if he'd be in a casino... [/b]
He was into Pascal's Wager



Highway... and Freewheelin' are overrated, Bringing It All... is better than both. The Times... is weak.
"Tombstone Blues" is underrated, "Lay Lady Lady" is overrated, "Blowin' In The Wind" is mediocre, "All I Really Want To Do" is annoying, "Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts" is bad. Nashville Skyline's version of "Girl From The North Country" is much better than the one in Freewheelin'.


BOZG
You are human!

Nice one

[Che1990]

When I saw him he did a load of blues stuff because he was playing with Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones guitarist if you don't know). It was awesome. Dylan played keyboard for the whole thing. He had heaters on stage behind him so he didn't get too cold! He is a fantastic singer/songwriter/musician but he is an old fart now.

[mwolf]

Not agreeing with him in the first place is one thing. Making fun of his voice is simply unfair. He's in his sixties and has been smoking longer than most of us have been alive; give the guy a break, after all -- as others have said -- he's Bob Dylan. I've seen him at least eight times in concert, and not once has he sang the same song in the same way, but that's part of the charm. If he sang his songs in concert the same way he sang them in the studio, the concert would be pointless.

[mundoqueganar]

Originally posted by [email protected] 22 2005, 06:24 AM
Not agreeing with him in the first place is one thing. Making fun of his voice is simply unfair. He's in his sixties and has been smoking longer than most of us have been alive; give the guy a break, after all -- as others have said -- he's Bob Dylan. I've seen him at least eight times in concert, and not once has he sang the same song in the same way, but that's part of the charm. If he sang his songs in concert the same way he sang them in the studio, the concert would be pointless.

I'm not making fun of him. I never said he should sound like he sounded on the records. I'm saying that he should have at least sounded...I don't know, good? That falsetto thing I mentioned that he did on every other line? He did that on EVERY SONG.

His voice was monotonous and bad. Half the crowd left. The reviews were shitty. It was a BAD CONCERT and the only thing he had going for him was that he is Bob Dylan.

If you want to go see an icon, then go see him. If you want to go see a show where the music is good, then don't go.

[redstar2000]

Originally posted by mundoqueganar
If you want to go see an icon, then go see him. If you want to go see a show where the music is good, then don't go.

Probably true.

I wonder, in fact, if it must not be pretty irritating for the young to pay a huge price for tickets to see "icons" of my generation who are largely in their dotage.

I mean, the Stones are doing another tour??? Will they come on stage in wheelchairs with nurses standing by?

And what next? LIVE from the Intensive Care Unit at Bollocks General Hospital... :o

If you want to get into music from the 60s, buy (or steal) the reissued cds from that era, and don't waste your money on tickets just to see some guy "before he dies".

Better to go see some young musicians in live performance before they "get famous" and the suits get to work "packaging them".

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[mundoqueganar]

Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2005, 01:47 AM

Probably true.

I wonder, in fact, if it must not be pretty irritating for the young to pay a huge price for tickets to see "icons" of my generation who are largely in their dotage.

I would definitely been annoyed if I had paid to get in. Fortunately, I had gotten hooked up with a free ticket.

I did run into some friends though who are from the 60's generation, and they left, very disappointed, after only the fifth song. They were/are big Dylan fans, too.

[Eastside Revolt]

There's nothing much I can really say about Dylan that hasn't already been said.

My favorite Bob Dylan cover is Bob Marley's version of "Like a Rolling Stone".

If you are a big Dylan fan, you'll probably like the movie "Masked and Anonymous", it's staring Dylan, it's kind of an allegory for what has happened in the states since the sixties. And in typical Dylan style, it kind of doesn't mean anything. :lol:

[workersunity]

i wouldnt say ever, but damn good he is

[dopediana]

i saw him last thursday along wtih willie nelson after getting lost in camden, nj and drinking a 6-pk of pabst with my best friend to calm our nerves and get used to the idea of getting carjacked as we tried to find cooper st. plus the AC in my car is busted and we had the windows rolled all the way up. but whoever said dylan's charm is that he never does something the same way twice, kudos to do. he sounded really good for bob dylan, at least compared to last year. he closed with like a rolling stone just like last time as well. he played more of a mix of his old and new stuff instead of just mostly new stuff like last time. i got a great kick out of his "i'll be your baby tonight". that song always makes me smile in a warm sort of way. yeah, it totally turns me on. and willie nelson was just awesome as usual. and he played me and bobby mcgee so my friend and i just went bananas. georgia on my mind and blue eyes were the other two favorites of mine that he played. unlike bob, willie still has an AMAZING voice for an old fart. and his son lucas is a cutiepatootie. i want to date him at least one night.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

His albums are being re-released yeah?

Cool story, grungyfolk.
You always tell great stories about your badass adventures. :)
Willie Nelson came down here and played about four hours after my high school's graduation at the same venue. :lol:

[Kitbag]

Nobody can dislike Dylan, if they do, they are, simply, an idiot. He really is the master of music, and everything he does just cannot be beaten. I mean, come on, Blonde On Blonde!? How ground-breaking was that!? Not even Zep topped that, not even the god-damn Beatles. Not in my opinion.

[dopediana]

you can always tell the bob dylan poseurs at those shows. you ask them their favorite album and they say highway 61 revisited or blood on the tracks. the real dylan fans will answer with desire or blonde on blonde. and the poseurs try to buy a cig from you for 2 dollars. fucking ridiculous.