“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no reliefBusinessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earthNone of them along the line know what any of it is worth” I first saw Bob Dylan live in 1984, forty years ago, and it … Continue reading “Come gather round friends, and I’ll tell you a tale: Storyteller in Action!” – Bob Dylan in Paris, 24th of October 2024
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Power, Pride & Joy! – Bob Dylan and The Band – The 1974 Live Recordings, 2024
"Don't you remember? I told you long ago!" (Bob Dylan in Chicago, 1974, "Hero Blues")"It's good to be back! It's an honor to be here!" (Bob Dylan in Madison Square Garden, New York, January 30th, 1974, Disc 17 of 27)"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."(Søren Kierkegaard) When Bob Dylan … Continue reading Power, Pride & Joy! – Bob Dylan and The Band – The 1974 Live Recordings, 2024
“Lysvandring” – Tom Roger Aadland, Embacle Records, 2024
Det er høst, og det er tid for nok et vakkert og finstemt, denne gang helt akustisk, album fra Tom Roger Aadlands penn, gitarer & varme, blå og myndige stemme, dryppende av melankoli og skapertrang. Flere av tekstene er som skjært ut av gammel eik, originale, men likevel i nær slekt med stolt poetisk tradisjon, … Continue reading “Lysvandring” – Tom Roger Aadland, Embacle Records, 2024
Another year gone by, and Bob Dylan is still out there, singing for us. About Bob Dylan in 2023.
Another year went by, so fast, the tempo of those years is really accelerating, Christmas and New Year always the time for afterthought and hindsight - some possibilities used, other went by too fast, unused. And then there is this new year in a world still consisting too much darkness. Looking back in my blog … Continue reading Another year gone by, and Bob Dylan is still out there, singing for us. About Bob Dylan in 2023.
“Big in Japan!” – Bob Dylan, “The Complete Budokan 1978”, Sony Music, 2023 – A review
My story is like this - listening to Bob Dylan's "Desire" in 1976, I was 14 years old - a life-changing experience I'll never forget, it became the foundation of a deep and everlasting relationship to Bob Dylan's music, next step was being overwhelmed by "Street Legal" in 1978. Then, visiting a friend in 1979, … Continue reading “Big in Japan!” – Bob Dylan, “The Complete Budokan 1978”, Sony Music, 2023 – A review
Always A King – Thoughts & Songs Celebrating Hank Williams 100th Birthday, 17th September 2023.
“But I learned t´chose my idols wellT´be my voice and tell my taleAn´help me fight my phantom brawlAn´my first idol was Hank WilliamsFor he sang about the railroad linesAn´the iron bars an´rattlin´wheelsLeft no doubt that they were real´.”(Bob Dylan in Liner notes to “Joan Baez in concert, Part 2”, 1963) “Every time I hear Hank … Continue reading Always A King – Thoughts & Songs Celebrating Hank Williams 100th Birthday, 17th September 2023.
Sierra Ferrell – A Force of Nature, Oslo, John Dee, 21.8.2023
I'm in lack of superlatives. After following each step of Sierra on YouTube the last years, listening to her phenomenal debut album times and times again, last night in Oslo, my expectations couldn't have been higher when I for the first time was able to see her live - still, the force-of-nature Sierra Ferrell overwhelmed … Continue reading Sierra Ferrell – A Force of Nature, Oslo, John Dee, 21.8.2023
Why Do I Have To Choose?? Some of my favorite US Songwriters – and why lists are both great and frustrating, Version 0.1.
I always liked lists when it come to music, even if I'm never really satisfied with any of them, on a personal level. Lists make you think, they can make you rethink, it can make you remember songs or artists that you almost had forgotten, it can make you play that song again - even … Continue reading Why Do I Have To Choose?? Some of my favorite US Songwriters – and why lists are both great and frustrating, Version 0.1.
“Forever Young – and daily growin'” – Bob Dylan in Barcelona, 24th of June 2023
This show was my eleventh on "Rough And Rowdy Ways World Tour". The last show in London last fall was just fabulous and one of my favorite shows ever. This night was, for me, another amazing step up. I'll soon tell you why. The first time Bob Dylan was in Barcelona was in 1984, almost … Continue reading “Forever Young – and daily growin'” – Bob Dylan in Barcelona, 24th of June 2023
“In the end there’s still that song, comes crying like the wind” – Bob Dylan in Barcelona, 23rd of June 2023
It's already a blessing, just to be walking the streets of Barcelona, the streets of Gaudi, Tápies, Miró, Picasso & Dali, art of endless beauty & artistic innovation, to be listening to the ancient footsteps mixed with the percussive rhythm of the loving tongue. It's a blessing, just to be here, again, to see Bob … Continue reading “In the end there’s still that song, comes crying like the wind” – Bob Dylan in Barcelona, 23rd of June 2023
