Bob Dylan

[Spiritinthesky]

Any fans, I love the guy, who will be 71 this year!

http://youtu.be/yQaWsNcTZgo

[HB40TheNextStar]

Dylan is an acquired taste, imo. At first I didn't like him at all, but he's certainly grown on me. Like him or not, though, there's no denying how influential he was. IMO, the most influential artist of all-time. Muddy Waters up there and some others.

http://static.nme.com/images/gallery/BobDylanPA251110.jpg

He's a boss.

[Rnbizzle]

I love that Hurricane song.

[Done_And_Done]

I wouldn't consider myself a die hard Dylon fan but you can be damn sure that you'll find numerous of his classics stored in my musical library. The riff on "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" is quite possibly my favorite work on an acoustic ever.

Pints up to BD...

[SuperPippen]

Huge Dylanophile here. Have listened to the majority of his music, have read many books about him, and have many of his albums in my personal musical collection.

I would agree that Dylan is the most influential popular musician ever ever. Even more influential than Elvis, or The Beatles (a band who Dylan greatly influenced), IMO. He is easily the greatest lyricist and singer/songwriter of all time.

His voice is definitely an acquired taste (though I've learned to love it), but his lyrical skill, his style, his creativity, and the enduring quality of his music have a quality that is undeniable.

Unfortunately, it seems that Dylan has become widely identified by young people as an icon for hipsters. Oh, well. I just hope that more people are able to get into his music.


Long live Dylan!

[Joshumitsu]

Don't Think Twice is one of my favorite songs from him. There's just a real sense of hurt to it. I've never really found Like a Rolling Stone to be that profound but most people say that's his best song. I guess that's what makes his profile so dynamic. The songs each belong in their own times and places. But you can't categorize them either. There's just something organic and natural to them.

It's like that one critic said. Had the Beatles not existed, someone would've taken their place. Had Elvis not existed, someone would've taken his place. But had Bob Dylan not existed, there wouldn't be anyone in that void. To me, I guess that's true. He doesn't exactly appeal to popular culture but he still attracts a sizable following so much as to influence pop culture.

I'm a huge fan of his. His profile is dynamic and always moving. I mean, the guy was rapping with Kurtis Blow even before rap became popular.

If you have time, you guys should read/listen to Bob Dylan interviews. It's unlike any other musician. There's something slightly pretentious but all the more profound to them.

[ROCSteady]

I love Bob Dylan's lyrical abilities. Folk and acoustic stuff is my second favorite sub genre of music


My fav song would have to be Spanish Boots of Leather. It's like a great poem to me with so much emotion


Also l enjoy Stuck In Mobile with the Memphis Blues, it's a fun song


The lyrics for When The Ship Comes In are some of my fav crafted. Makes me wanna learn guitar

[thebirdman]

not a huge dylan listener, but 'with god on our side' is one of my all time favourite songs.

[SuperPippen]

Don't Think Twice is one of my favorite songs from him. There's just a real sense of hurt to it. I've never really found Like a Rolling Stone to be that profound but most people say that's his best song. I guess that's what makes his profile so dynamic. The songs each belong in their own times and places. But you can't categorize them either. There's just something organic and natural to them.

It's like that one critic said. Had the Beatles not existed, someone would've taken their place. Had Elvis not existed, someone would've taken his place. But had Bob Dylan not existed, there wouldn't be anyone in that void. To me, I guess that's true. He doesn't exactly appeal to popular culture but he still attracts a sizable following so much as to influence pop culture.

I'm a huge fan of his. His profile is dynamic and always moving. I mean, the guy was rapping with Kurtis Blow even before rap became popular.

If you have time, you guys should read/listen to Bob Dylan interviews. It's unlike any other musician. There's something slightly pretentious but all the more profound to them.

Very much agreed with all of what you said.

Dylan interviews are always very interesting to listen to, especially Dylan interviews during his '62-'66 era. It's like Dylan is trolling the interviewer, before trolls even existed.

[RedBlackAttack]

Huge Dylan fan, here.

Blood on the Tracks is easily one of the greatest albums ever created.

[KevinNYC]

I wouldn't consider myself a die hard Dylon fan but you can be damn sure that you'll find numerous of his classics stored in my musical library. The riff on "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" is quite possibly my favorite work on an acoustic ever.

Pints up to BD...

Have you heard Mike Ness's version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16GDt2XHESw) (lead singer of Social Distortion)

[Done_And_Done]

Have you heard Mike Ness's version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16GDt2XHESw) (lead singer of Social Distortion)


Well that's an entirely different spin on the original. Not bad at all my friend...

Cheers Dude

[El Kabong]

Saw him live last year. One of the worst shows I've been to.

[T_L_P]

The GOAT :bowdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2D1xACyltQ

[Done_And_Done]

The GOAT :bowdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2D1xACyltQ

Nice find man

[T_L_P]

Nice find man

I'd always heard about this footage (it was filmed by DA Pennebaker for Dont Look Back), but I thought it was lost.

I randomly came across it a minute ago and I stunned. Incredible song. :cheers:

Here's a link to Dont Look Back (if you haven't seen it) :cheers:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqoais_bob-dylan-dont-look-back-parte-1-3_shortfilms

[T_L_P]

Also, his best live performance imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlw_qzefEaA

[Smoke117]

Blood on the Tracks is one of the five greatest albums ever, but in general I'm more of a Neil Young guy than a Bob Dylan guy. I saw him live in San Diego in 06.

[T_L_P]

Blood on the Tracks is one of the five greatest albums ever, but in general I'm more of a Neil Young guy than a Bob Dylan guy. I saw him live in San Diego in 06.

Blood on the Tracks to years to grow on me, but now I rank it just behind Freewheelin' and Blonde on Blonde.

It's always best to listen to it whole. One or two songs don't capture the entire beauty of it at all. But the album is heartbreaking.

I haven't heard much Neil Young tbh so I can't comment, although Dylan is my all time favourite musician, so I doubt I'll like him more.

[FatComputerNerd]

Can't remember if this has been posted here before, but it's pretty cool:

http://video.bobdylan.com/desktop.html

Change channels as often as you want during the video

[nightprowler10]

I only have Highway 61 Revisited which grew on me pretty fast. What's a good album to ease into next?

[FatComputerNerd]

I only have Highway 61 Revisited which grew on me pretty fast. What's a good album to ease into next?

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"

-probably my fav song off that album: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq1q9k_bob-dylan-a-hard-rain-s-a-gonna-fall-1964_music

Shame Sony had to remove the bulk of his music from Youtube...


"The Times They Are-a Changin'"

-hidden gem from that album that most people haven't heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLl3mCQbVm8

The lyrics are simply haunting.

Love his voice or hate it, there can be no denying how amazing of a songwriter he was.

You should also check out the Wilburys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Bg1USbUuGxN-4yO44sA8Sa) if you like Dylan.

[nightprowler10]

Can't listen at work, but I'll order it for cheap anyway. Thanks.

[rufuspaul]

Tangled Up In Blue has always been a fave of mine. Too bad his voice nowadays has been ruined by years of smoking. He sounds like he's singing from beyond the grave.

[T_L_P]

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"

-probably my fav song off that album: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq1q9k_bob-dylan-a-hard-rain-s-a-gonna-fall-1964_music

Shame Sony had to remove the bulk of his music from Youtube...


"The Times They Are-a Changin'"

-hidden gem from that album that most people haven't heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLl3mCQbVm8

The lyrics are simply haunting.

Love his voice or hate it, there can be no denying how amazing of a songwriter he was.

You should also check out the Wilburys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Bg1USbUuGxN-4yO44sA8Sa) if you like Dylan.


What are your thoughts on Blonde On Blonde?

[T_L_P]

Tangled Up In Blue has always been a fave of mine. Too bad his voice nowadays has been ruined by years of smoking. He sounds like he's singing from beyond the grave.

Have you heard the version(s) he did on the Rolling Thunder Revue concert tour? I actually think I like them more than the recorded one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM

[rufuspaul]

Have you heard the version(s) he did on the Rolling Thunder Revue concert tour? I actually think I like them more than the recorded one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM


Nice. That was 5 years ago though.

[T_L_P]

Nice. That was 5 years ago though.

What was, this performance? This was in the '74, during the Rolling Thunder Revue. :(

I do agree that his voice has nearly gone to shit. I don't listen to much of his new music though (I pretty much exclusively listen to his 60s stuff and a few albums from the 70s, as well as the Bootleg albums).

[FatComputerNerd]

What are your thoughts on Blonde On Blonde?

Not my favorite album of his, which is interesting considering critics consider it one of the best albums of all time.

I don't dislike it, and there are several good tracks on it. He definitely did a good job incorporating more Rock and Roll and Jazz into this album, and it's much more musically diverse than his earlier albums.

I've just always preferred his more gritty and folksy stuff.

[T_L_P]

Not my favorite album of his, which is interesting considering critics consider it one of the best albums of all time.

I don't dislike it, and there are several good tracks on it. He definitely did a good job incorporating more Rock and Roll and Jazz into this album, and it's much more musically diverse than his earlier albums.

I've just always preferred his more gritty and folksy stuff.

I tend to agree. Give me Freewheelin' over his other albums. Then I'd put Blonde on Blonde just behind it.

He didn't release many folk studio albums (it was really just 4, 5 if you count John Wesley Harding, which is very underrated), but he has a ton of stuff on the Bootleg albums. Man I love listening to them.

:cheers:

Do you have a favourite song of his?

[FatComputerNerd]

I tend to agree. Give me Freewheelin' over his other albums. Then I'd put Blonde on Blonde just behind it.

He didn't release many folk studio albums (it was really just 4, 5 if you count John Wesley Harding, which is very underrated), but he has a ton of stuff on the Bootleg albums. Man I love listening to them.

:cheers:

Do you have a favourite song of his?


Too many good ones to pick one favorite, but the ones I posted are a couple of them.

This is another of my favorites off The Freewheelin':

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z34_girl-from-the-north-country-1962_news

[rufuspaul]

What was, this performance? This was in the '74, during the Rolling Thunder Revue. :(

I do agree that his voice has nearly gone to shit. I don't listen to much of his new music though (I pretty much exclusively listen to his 60s stuff and a few albums from the 70s, as well as the Bootleg albums).


:oldlol: :hammerhead: Idiot me just saw the date of the vid post (2009). Yeah he sounded great in '74

[FatComputerNerd]

Another good one:

"50 years ago, Bob Dylan silenced the crowd with his performance of "North Country Blues"

Newport folk festival July 26/1963"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqsFal8YXs

[T_L_P]

If you have any interest in Dylan you need to see this:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqoais_bob-dylan-dont-look-back-parte-1-3_shortfilms

It's just him. Not some retrospective documentary about the life and times, he's there, being himself. It's also shot in such a magnificent way. Probably the best documentary I've ever seen. :applause:

[FatComputerNerd]

Blood on the Tracks to years to grow on me, but now I rank it just behind Freewheelin' and Blonde on Blonde.

It's always best to listen to it whole. One or two songs don't capture the entire beauty of it at all. But the album is heartbreaking.

I haven't heard much Neil Young tbh so I can't comment, although Dylan is my all time favourite musician, so I doubt I'll like him more.

'Most fans of Dylan would probably like Neil Young. Have you heard the stuff Neil did with CSNY?

A good way to start with Neil would be giving CSNY's Deja-Vu a listen.

This was always one of my fav CSNY songs, and was one of Neil's best songs ever IMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u5pEoKwES8

[KevinNYC]

I know this thread was started a couple of years ago, but


I would agree that Dylan is the most influential popular musician ever ever. Even more influential than Elvis,

He's just not. Dylan certainly changed the direction of rock music, but Elvis can been seen as the person who unleashed rock music on the world, even if he was't the first. I agree with Allmusic.com's assessment. (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/elvis-presley-mn0000180228/biography)


Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level.

In rock music, you have BE and AE, Before Elvis and After Elvis. In fact, this applies to 20th Century music. Yes, Bob Dylan might have influenced what type of music The Beatles would play, but he didn't influence them to become musicians. Lennon, McCartney and Harrison were already a band four years before Bob Dylan's first album came out, and they were a band named after one rock and roll's original pioneers' band, Buddy Holly's the Crickets. It was that first explosion of rock and roll that influenced them the most and the biggest force behind that was Elvis. Buddy Holly, himself was a country singer before his band opened for Elvis (http://www.mylubbock.us/departmental-websites/departments/buddy-holly-center/buddy-holly-gallery/timeline/timeline-1936-1956). Buddy Holly himself (http://rockhall.com/inductees/buddy-holly/bio/#sthash.hzPH7Uuc.dpuf)was quite clear on this.

He was born Charles Hardin Holley (later amended to “Holly") on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas. He learned to play guitar, piano and fiddle at an early age. After high school, he formed the Western and Bop Band, a country-oriented act that performed regularly on a Lubbock radio station and opened for acts that came through town. After being noticed by a talent scout, Holly was signed to Decca in early 1956, recording demos and singles for the label in Nashville under the name Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes. Back home, Holly opened a show at the Lubbock Youth Center for Elvis Presley, an event that hastened his conversion from country and western to rock and roll. ("We owe it all to Elvis,” he later said).
Lennon and McCartney later said the same things about the Crickets.

[T_L_P]

Happy birthday to Dylan!

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Don't Think Twice is one of my favorite songs from him. There's just a real sense of hurt to it. I've never really found Like a Rolling Stone to be that profound but most people say that's his best song. I guess that's what makes his profile so dynamic. The songs each belong in their own times and places. But you can't categorize them either. There's just something organic and natural to them.

It's like that one critic said. Had the Beatles not existed, someone would've taken their place. Had Elvis not existed, someone would've taken his place. But had Bob Dylan not existed, there wouldn't be anyone in that void. To me, I guess that's true. He doesn't exactly appeal to popular culture but he still attracts a sizable following so much as to influence pop culture.

I'm a huge fan of his. His profile is dynamic and always moving. I mean, the guy was rapping with Kurtis Blow even before rap became popular.

If you have time, you guys should read/listen to Bob Dylan interviews. It's unlike any other musician. There's something slightly pretentious but all the more profound to them.
tambourine man and times they are a changing are his best songs imo:applause:

[D-FENS]

Saw him live last year. One of the worst shows I've been to.

I've heard the same thing. I wouldn't pay money to see him. I like all the artists he influenced, and I respect him, but he's just not my cup of tea. He should have just written tracks for Jimi Hendrix and forgot about singing.

[T_L_P]

I've heard the same thing. I wouldn't pay money to see him. I like all the artists he influenced, and I respect him, but he's just not my cup of tea. He should have just written tracks for Jimi Hendrix and forgot about singing.

No other artist could perform Dylan's songs like Dylan. Even Hendrix's renditions of Dylan's songs don't hold a candle to the originals.

Dylan's voice/vocals have gone to shit in recent years. But he had a presence and of way of emphasising his words like no other. Imagine Hendrix trying to do Masters of War or Hattie Carroll, let alone his most timeless songs -- Visions of Johanna, Times They Are A-Changin', Masters of War, Tangled Up In Blue.

[D-FENS]

No other artist could perform Dylan's songs like Dylan. Even Hendrix's renditions of Dylan's songs don't hold a candle to the originals.

Dylan's voice/vocals have gone to shit in recent years. But he had a presence and of way of emphasising his words like no other. Imagine Hendrix trying to do Masters of War or Hattie Carroll, let alone his most timeless songs -- Visions of Johanna, Times They Are A-Changin', Masters of War, Tangled Up In Blue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY&feature=kp

http://d8776bzuvg4y2.cloudfront.net/aoma/000/000/000/000/231/113/75/00000000000023111375-128K_44S_2C_cbr1x_clipped.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7LSfnpcvwA

Sorry man, Jimi sounds so much better. He plays Dylan songs as they should be.

[T_L_P]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY&feature=kp

http://d8776bzuvg4y2.cloudfront.net/aoma/000/000/000/000/231/113/75/00000000000023111375-128K_44S_2C_cbr1x_clipped.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7LSfnpcvwA

Sorry man, Jimi sounds so much better. He plays Dylan songs as they should be.

Hey, Jimmy was a ****ing incredible artist.

I just think the few covers he did of Dylan -- whilst not even better -- were mild anomalies. All Along the Watchtower was almost a completely different sound for Dylan.

I really don't think Hendrix could have done Dylan's early-to-mid 60s stuff. Can I ask if you've heard much of it?

[RedBlackAttack]

Glad to see some of our younger posters are getting into Dylan. I remember when I first discovered him.

Eureka.

[T_L_P]

New Bootleg series in a couple of months, and it's like $200 :biggums:

[ThePhantomCreep]

One of the towering figures in music history and the GOAT lyricist. The shift from the happy, innocent love songs of the early-60's to the wild, politically-conscious music of the late-60's began with him. Just incalculable influence.

Dude was still making masterpieces in his late 50's (Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft), unprecedented amongst his peers.

[SuperPippen]

I was recently broken up with by my long-time girlfriend, who I was in love with, and I've been going to Dylan to help ease my sorrows. I've lived his music for years, but since the breakup, his music has had a specific poignancy to my ears that it's never quite had before.

The guy is a f*cking living legend. No other way to put it.

[Lebowski]

Saw him live last year. One of the worst shows I've been to.

I like Dylan a lot (via my gf who is a BIG fan), but its a shame I am not old enough to have seen him live earlier in his years.

Went to a concert a couple of years ago and that was nothing short of a disaster and an embarrassment to one of the greatest artists ever.

He should stop, at least with the big arena plays. My guess is that the smaller, tighter and more intimate scene are way more suitable for him currently.

I have no single album which I love most, but "a hard rain's gonna fall" is my favorite track (tangled up in blue and lay lady lay close in second)