Bob Dylan (Official Thread)

[jackory]

Re: Bob Dylan

I do like Dylan a lot, but I've never understood his status as poet laureate of American popular music. I respect his achievements early in his career. But he stalled out somewhere along the lines and never really recovered after "Blood on the Tracks"...IMHO, of course, and I admit that he is a critical blind spot for me...a huge one...I don't think of him that way, because I do enjoy a good chunk of his output. But he's kind of like Neil Young, in that for every one classic record there are probably three or four considerably less stellar albums he's put out.

I personally like "Times They are a-Changing", "Another Side", "Freewheelin'", "Blonde on Blonde" (for "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Lands" if nothing else), "Bringing It All Back Home", "Highway 61 Revisited"...you can see the pattern, I'm sure. All early landmark albums.

 

[Tattoo'd Lady]

Re: Bob Dylan

I do like Dylan a lot, but I've never understood his status as poet laureate of American popular music.

i mean i always looked to other popular music heavyweights at that time and their lyrical output and i just constantly see that Bob is lightyears ahead. i mean when the Beatles came out with Beatles for Sale with their number 1 hit Eight Days a Week, Bob was four months away from releasing Bringing It All Back Home with tracks like Gates of Eden and It's Alright Ma.

Or when Lennon wrote Norwegian Wood. yeah its a remarkably different type of song than he was used to writing, but it was more or less straight forward and from a simple reading of the lyrics, one would be able to know what the lyrics were about. and when you compare that to Dylan's response to that song, 4th Time Around, you can just see a song that is filled with so many different actions and events, there's so much depth to the song that nobody really knows the specifics because there are so many different interpretations that can be drawn. it really does read like a work of poetry or literature and its things like that which gave Bob such a high title

 

[Groovy Man]

Re: Bob Dylan

I've been a fan of Bob's music for a long time. I have every Dylan album ever made. Love ALL the albums he put out in the 60's. My favorites are ''Bringing It All Back Home'', ''Highway 61 Revisited'', ''Blonde On Blonde'', ''Another Side of Bob Dylan'', ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and ''Nashville Skyline.''

70's Dylan - my favorite albums are ''Blood on the Tracks'', ''Planet Waves'' and ''Slow Train Coming''

80's - ''Saved'', ''Shot of Love'' and ''Infidels'' are my favorites...

90's - 2000's - Time Out of Mind, Modern Times, Together Through Life

I have all Dylan's studio albums, except his Christmas album, which I'll pick up next Christmas season. And all his Live albums too.

Every Dylan has something to give. I love Dylan.



One of my favorite Dylan tunes, ''Motorpsycho Nitemare''...

I just picked up Dylan's Christmas album used for 5 bucks...now I have every Dylan...the only question is...should I listen to it now or wait till December?

 

[Flower]

Re: Bob Dylan

^^^Listen now and post a review ...

 

[Groovy Man]

Re: Bob Dylan

^ When I get a chance, I'll do that...

But it the meantime, here a video for ''Beyond Here Lies Nothin''' from Bob's latest album,''Together Through Life''. The video is like a mini movie with a strange twist at the end.

Ya gotta watch this...

 

[LG]

Re: Bob Dylan

That's quite a list of albums Groovy Man,,,second only to your Dead collection I would bet.

I only have his greatest hits 2 CD set, and I think that is all I need. I just don't feel compelled to collect his albums.

 

[Groovy Man]

Re: Bob Dylan

Who said Bob didn't rock?

Clean Cut Kid

Bob Dylan -- Vocal, Guitar
Ron Wood -- Guitar
Benmont Tench -- Piano
John Paris -- Bass
Anton Fig -- Drums
Carol Dennis, Queen Esther Marrow, Peggi Blue -- Backing Vocals

Album: Empire Burlesque (1985)

 

[Fast Eddie]

Re: Bob Dylan

not enough could be said about bob dylan...it goes without saying he's one of the top 5-10 important/influential musicians in modern pop/rock music...

from a lyrical standpoint he set the bar for speaking ones mind about the socially conscious issues of the day...whether that be from the issues that were going on during his time period or that of the present day...

while he himself may not have been a stand out instrumentalist or vocalist,his work with such talented musicians as "the band",al kooper,joan baez and two of my personal favorites mike bloomfield and john hammond jr. helped them achieve the critical acclaim they didnt have before working with or being associated with dylan...

bob dylan deserves every accolade that has been bestowed upon him the last 40-45 years...dylan,"the beatles" and hendrix probably best represent and are the most ipmortant artists to emerge during the 1960's...

 

[Sweaty]

Re: Bob Dylan

I love Bob Dylan, I have seen him twice and he was legend, I remember seeing him on the same bill as The Who. H has a distinctive voice and he can sure write a good tune, my fave is this Bob Dylan's 115th dream.

 

[Tattoo'd Lady]

Re: Bob Dylan

i definitely don't think Empire Burlesque is the best example of Dylan rocking. i also don't think it should be cited as the best of him doing anything


as for Dylan rocking? well that's why god made Live 1966