"The future for me is already a thing of the past - You were my first love and you will be my last" (Bob Dylan, 2001). Bob Dylan wrote those words for his album "Love And Theft", and has since then been diving into and mining the old genres and words for poetic wisdom and musical … Continue reading What You See Is Not What You Get. About “Shadow Kingdom”, Bob Dylan, 2023.
Happy 82nd Birthday, Mister Dylan. 24th of May, 2023.
Just a few days before releasing his 40th studio album, just a few days before starting his next leg of the Rough And Rowdy Ways World Tour, Bob Dylan can celebrate his 82nd birthday, if he got the time. About ninety shows since his last birthday, twenty-five new shows planned for this summer, certainly more … Continue reading Happy 82nd Birthday, Mister Dylan. 24th of May, 2023.
“Only A River Can Make Things Right” – Bob Dylan in Japan 2023.
Bob Dylan was always big in Japan, his first visit to the country was in 1978. the one that resulted in "Bob Dylan At Budokan" as a Japan only release in August the same year, and until his eleven shows in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya in April 2023. His ninth tour in Japan started in … Continue reading “Only A River Can Make Things Right” – Bob Dylan in Japan 2023.
Happy 90th Birthday, Willie Nelson! (An introduction or just a trip down Memory Lane.)
To write a little piece about Willie Nelson's work when he is arriving at 90, is bound to be just tipping your toe into the great ocean of songs, performances, genres, collaborations & discography of this unique original wandering gypsy of music. I remember seeing him in the nineties with a Mount Rushmore of Country … Continue reading Happy 90th Birthday, Willie Nelson! (An introduction or just a trip down Memory Lane.)
“Songs From Behind The Curtain” – Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996 – 1997), Bootleg Series Vol 17, Bob Dylan, 2023
"Some of us turn off the lights and we layUp in the moonlight shooting bySome of us scare ourselves to death in the darkTo be where the angels fly" ("Red River Shore", Bob Dylan) When Bob Dylan's "Time Out of Mind" was released in September 1997, it took most of the world with surprise. February … Continue reading “Songs From Behind The Curtain” – Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996 – 1997), Bootleg Series Vol 17, Bob Dylan, 2023
The Sound of Bob Dylan – Poetry for your Ear.
It has always been the case, for me, that it is the sound of Bob Dylan that forms the basis of my passionate relationship with the artist. The sound itself is also fundamental to my understanding of his art. This in no way detracts from Dylan's talent as a poet and master of words, his … Continue reading The Sound of Bob Dylan – Poetry for your Ear.
“Without A Song The Day Would Never End” – About “The Philosophy of Modern Song”, Bob Dylan, 2022
You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover. Actually, you can't even judge a book by the title. Not this book, anyway. You might wanna judge it by the dedication to the great Doc Pomus, also honored by Dylan before. Class. Think about this - you are walking into an old style bar room, dim … Continue reading “Without A Song The Day Would Never End” – About “The Philosophy of Modern Song”, Bob Dylan, 2022
“First Among Equals, Second To None!” – Bob Dylan At London Palladium, 24th of October, 2022
I'm speechless! I just don't know what to say - and I have to say it at once! The show tonight was by far the best of the nine I've seen this fall. It was beautiful beyond words, it was unforgettable and I am flabbergasted & overwhelmed by emotions after a unique concert, and after … Continue reading “First Among Equals, Second To None!” – Bob Dylan At London Palladium, 24th of October, 2022
“It’s Alright, Ma, I’m Only Sighing” – Bob Dylan at London Palladium, 23rd of October, 2022
“What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.... And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but … Continue reading “It’s Alright, Ma, I’m Only Sighing” – Bob Dylan at London Palladium, 23rd of October, 2022
“The truth was obscure, Too profound and too pure, To live it you had to explode.” – Bob Dylan at London Palladium, 20th of October 2022
What is truth? To tell you the truth, that's not an easy question to answer. So much of life is placed in this twilight zone between us, the truth as you see it and what I believe or experience as truth. You are right from your side, and I am right from mine, we're both … Continue reading “The truth was obscure, Too profound and too pure, To live it you had to explode.” – Bob Dylan at London Palladium, 20th of October 2022
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