Thread: The Self Indulgent Bob Dylan Appreciation Thread
Started 1 month, 1 week ago by dylans
Considering the amount of critical attention that his work has recieved on the Tom Waits thread, I thought Bob deserved a thread of his own, dedicated to his genius. So here it is. Unashamedly self indulgent I admit, but there you are.
So post your favourite Bob tracks and tell us why you love them.
Here is my personal favourite Bob track . Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather .
I love ...
I've too many favourite Dylan tracks to name one, but one that's really got me recently is 'Red River Shore,' which AFAIK was written for Time Out Of Mind but wasn't included and wasn't released until last year. There's a slightly different version of it here .
A beautiful song, and the words are lovely:
Some of us turn off the lights and we live
In the moonlight shooting by
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I really don't see what anyone sees in him. Odd because fans of Bob are almost always really big FANS. Yipes. Did anyone see that film he wrote and starred in a few years back? Fucking awful, but all these big actors were in it and acted as best they could around Dylan. They must have been blinded by Fandom not to see that the script was the worst thing ever committed to paper and they would all ...
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Originally Posted by ATOMIC SUPLEX
I really don't see what anyone sees in him. Odd because fans of Bob are almost always really big FANS. Yipes. Did anyone see that film he wrote and starred in a few years back? Fucking awful, but all these big actors were in it and acted as best they could around Dylan. They must have been ...
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Originally Posted by ATOMIC SUPLEX
I really don't see what anyone sees in him. Odd because fans of Bob are almost always really big FANS. Yipes. Did anyone see that film he wrote and starred in a few years back? Fucking awful, but all these big actors were in it and acted as best they could around Dylan. They must ...
may favourite artist of all time.
has brought me many hours of joy and got me though many a problems in life.
no matter how bad the world gets theres always a dylan song that refocuses my soul...
spanish boots of spanish leather acually fits in rather well with my predicament at the minute
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Personally, what I find odd is how certain ignorant people can't resist evangelising their dislike of Dylan all over the place and trying to wreck any discussion between those of us who do like him.
Next time you start a thread about something you like, remind me to come and be equally rude on ...
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Personally, what I find odd is how certain ignorant people can't resist evangelising their dislike of Dylan all over the place and trying to wreck any discussion between those of us who do like him.
Next time you start a thread about something you like, remind me to come and be ...
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Originally Posted by ATOMIC SUPLEX
See what I mean about those Dylan fans. Yowtch. I don't think there is any band I like so much that I am offended to my very core when someone else says they aren't good.
And yes, don't worry, I will PM you when I start an 'I like' thread.
you should have seen my ex's...
Quote: Originally Posted by dylans Thanks for that. That's a great performance of an iconic Dylan track. Check out this live performance of Isis. From 1976. Dylan at his raggedy best From the same tour, a brilliant version of One Too Many Mornings
the one track town/it's brown/and a breeze too/ pack up real neat, sweet, we're heading out/ to witchita and a pile of fruit/ get the loot/don't be slow/we're gonna catch a trout.
Quote: Originally Posted by Vider Bob Dylan is one of the greatest artists. He can sensibly be mentioned in the same light as Dickens, Shakespeare, Mozart, Keats, Yeats, and the other greats. Bob Dylan will be discussed in the future like Homer is today. The most important popular musician of all time. I dunno, I think the 'bob dylan studies' bandwagon has kind of exhausted itself. Christopher Ricks wrote some interesting stuff on...
the one track town/it's brown/and a breeze too/ pack up real neat, sweet, we're heading out/ to witchita and a pile of fruit/ get the loot/don't be slow/we're gonna catch a trout.
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