Artist of the Week 10.18.2014-- Bob Dylan

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chuckrh wrote:well deserved & a long time coming!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/live/ ... 6-liveblog
Exactly.

Not being in versed in the behind the scenes politics of the Swedish Academy, this seems like a no-brainer to me. But if the comments to the linked article are any indication, this is quite a controversial choice. Which, while hard to understand, seems quite fitting for Mr. D. :) Or, another way to look at it, Dylan and his generation (in which I include the boomers) are now old.
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Nice. So Bob!

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chuckrh wrote:Nice. So Bob!
It gets better:

Bob Dylan Finally Acknowledges His Nobel—and Says He Plans to Show Up at the Ceremony (Maybe)

Which reminds me...
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When Bob Dylan Practiced Downstairs

http://www.villagevoice.com/music/when- ... rs-9292666

(trust me, this is well worth the 20 minutes)
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Clams wrote:When Bob Dylan Practiced Downstairs

http://www.villagevoice.com/music/when- ... rs-9292666

(trust me, this is well worth the 20 minutes)
Holy shit. That is totally, completely, absolutely awesome. Fantastic. Amazing. Almost literally being a fly on the wall, listening to Dylan compose Blood on the Tracks??!! Just one of a number of singular and singularly cosmic moments. Thanks for the link, Clams.
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From today's NY Times:

"on Friday, Columbia/Legacy will release every known recording from the [1966] tour as a 36-CD boxed set, “Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings,” most of which have never been heard in any form. It is a monumental addition to the corpus just as Mr. Dylan has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature."
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“From PhilipRoth@gmail.com to RZimmerman@aol.com”

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John A Arkansawyer wrote:“From PhilipRoth@gmail.com to RZimmerman@aol.com”

I didn't know she was married to Wreckless Eric.
I don't know if I knew until recently either but they have performed here (Triangle region of NC) quite frequently over the years. When digging through CD's recently, I broke out her album Til the Wheels Fall Off, which I hadn't listened to in years. I'd also completely forgotten about the duet with Todd Snider that's on there. I still need to pick up Diary of a Mod Housewife.

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beantownbubba wrote:From today's NY Times:

"on Friday, Columbia/Legacy will release every known recording from the [1966] tour as a 36-CD boxed set, “Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings,” most of which have never been heard in any form. It is a monumental addition to the corpus just as Mr. Dylan has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature."
loving every minute of this set!!! And a total bargain, 36 discs for less than $100. Of course it is the same set every night but I have no issue with that when it is this set list. I've been listening to a show a day, now up to Sheffield May 16.

Meaning, you know what is next........

I can't get other how fucking exquisite are they acoustic sets, pure magic
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:loving every minute of this set!!! And a total bargain, 36 discs for less than $100
Under a hundred? Three bucks a disc of prime Dylan! Maybe this isn't a rip-off after all.
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John A Arkansawyer wrote:
whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:loving every minute of this set!!! And a total bargain, 36 discs for less than $100
Under a hundred? Three bucks a disc of prime Dylan! Maybe this isn't a rip-off after all.
pre-ordered it at http://www.bullmoose.com and it was less than $100. Checked current price there and it is $119
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My second Great Teacher used to have an evening every week where he and a bunch of the other local Heavy Hitters so far as reading and writing were concerned would read Shakespeare aloud and talk about it. He never invited me, and I'm okay with that. I knew I wasn't up to their game on a consistent level. But oh my goodness how I wanted to go. And now this:

Here’s the Really Weird Story Norm Macdonald Told About Bob Dylan Last Night

When Bob Dylan speaks, his words seem chosen long ago, his sentences are spare, and he looks right at you, and his countenance is stone
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pretty clever Neighborhood Bully reference
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holy shit, he's channeling Prince

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vividly recall watching this live. It was my 14th birthday and had just come home from playing in a league basketball game

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absolutely love this classic from President Obama regarding Dylan's 2010 White House performance:

"Here's what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you'd expect he would be. He wouldn't come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening. He didn't want to take a picture with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and Michelle before the show, but he didn't show up to that. He came in and played 'The Times They Are A-Changin'.' A beautiful rendition. The guy is so steeped in this stuff that he can just come up with some new arrangement, and the song sounds completely different. Finishes the song, steps off the stage — I'm sitting right in the front row — comes up, shakes my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin, and then leaves. And that was it — then he left. That was our only interaction with him. And I thought: That's how you want Bob Dylan, right? You don't want him to be all cheesin' and grinnin' with you. You want him to be a little skeptical about the whole enterprise. So that was a real treat."

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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:absolutely love this classic from President Obama regarding Dylan's 2010 White House performance:

"Here's what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you'd expect he would be. He wouldn't come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening. He didn't want to take a picture with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and Michelle before the show, but he didn't show up to that. He came in and played 'The Times They Are A-Changin'.' A beautiful rendition. The guy is so steeped in this stuff that he can just come up with some new arrangement, and the song sounds completely different. Finishes the song, steps off the stage — I'm sitting right in the front row — comes up, shakes my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin, and then leaves. And that was it — then he left. That was our only interaction with him. And I thought: That's how you want Bob Dylan, right? You don't want him to be all cheesin' and grinnin' with you. You want him to be a little skeptical about the whole enterprise. So that was a real treat."
A classic for sure. Captured it perfectly.
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Ranking every Bob Dylan Album From Worst to Best

I can't argue too much with this list, other than having Nashville Skyline in top 10 (vastly overrated album in my book), for having Self Portrait ranked above Infidels, and for ranking Oh Mercy! at 18 (I would have it ranked more positively than that). I pretty much agree with the top 4, though on any given day I could reorder slots 2-4 and be happy. Can't see a scenario in which I wouldn't always have Blonde on Blonde at #1
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rare Infidels outtake

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Bob Dylan's Nobel Lecture

You can read it there, or watch it anywhere.

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Today my six-year-old son and I were listening to Blonde on Blonde, and he asks, "Dad, what does stoned mean?"

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https://www.varyer.com/article/listener ... s-reflects


^^^ Excellent piece about Dylan and his music. And life in general.
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Clams wrote:
Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:21 pm
https://www.varyer.com/article/listener ... s-reflects


^^^ Excellent piece about Dylan and his music. And life in general.
Good stuff. Thanks.

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Beaverdam wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2017 2:05 pm
Today my six-year-old son and I were listening to Blonde on Blonde, and he asks, "Dad, what does stoned mean?"
Today's as good as any day to answer your son.
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Piece from CBS Sunday Morning from earlier today on The Bob Dylan Center which opens on Tuesday in Tulsa, OK.

https://youtu.be/U1ChTENLuJ8

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