Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind
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Why didn’t more people pay attention to Little Richard’s gospel music?
"Probably because gospel music is the music of good news and in these days there just isn’t any. Good news in today’s world is like a fugitive, treated like a hoodlum and put on the run. Castigated. All we see is good-for-nothing news. And we have to thank the media industry for that. It stirs people up. Gossip and dirty laundry. Dark news that depresses and horrifies you.
On the other hand, gospel news is exemplary. It can give you courage. You can pace your life accordingly, or try to, anyway. And you can do it with honor and principles. There are theories of truth in gospel but to most people it’s unimportant. Their lives are lived out too fast. Too many bad influences. Sex and politics and murder is the way to go if you want to get people’s attention. It excites us, that’s our problem."
https://dnyuz.com/2020/06/12/bob-dylan-has-a-lot-on-his-mind/
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: The Lonely Questioner
Looks like all the talk of
Looks like all the talk of sex and politics and murder sure got Thom's attention. In fact, one of those topics is pretty much 90% of his content. That's not Good News
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
Here's a much less spammy
Here's a much less spammy link that leads to the original version of this interview:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/arts/music/bob-dylan-rough-and-rowdy-...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thomas O' Bagenhammers
What got Tom's attention were
What got Thom's attention were his comments on the role of the media, but don't let your prejudices get in the way of your conclusions.
I also found this interesting...
What role does improvisation play in your music?
"None at all. There’s no way you can change the nature of a song once you’ve invented it. You can set different guitar or piano patterns upon the structural lines and go from there, but that’s not improvisation. Improvisation leaves you open to good or bad performances and the idea is to stay consistent. You basically play the same thing time after time in the most perfect way you can."
Now see if you can find some way to make that fit into your conception of how my mind works. You appear to be an expert on the matter.
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Thom, I think that your
Thom, I think your referring to yourself in third-person, coupled with your not linking to the original interview, but rather to some obscure (and some might say untraceable) ad-splattered web site (rather than to the "failing NYT") speaks volumes, but hey that's just me.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Old Fart Message Board
I think Bob just isn't an
I think Bob just isn't an improviser. Some guys are, and some aren't. I tend to agree that once a song is written and has a structure the idea of improvising in form is very different from improvising with no form.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: fishcane
Bob is a re arranger not an
Bob is a re arranger not an improviser
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: joy
>>>Bob is an arranger not an
>>>Bob is an arranger not an improviser
hmmm, so that's why most of the 87 summer tour fell flat
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> Bob is a re arranger not an
> Bob is a re arranger not an improviser
This sounds about right to me. I was listening to the last show on the Rolling Thunder Review box set last night and was struck by how different the band sounded compared to earlier in the tour. This is not music that's set in stone. When I first got this box set, I remember being struck by how different the arrangement of "It's Not Me Babe" was from the original. Dylan's always been something of a chameleon, from plugging in to play electric at Newport back when, to his reworking of standards in more recent times.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
Thanks for the link, Mike.
Thanks for the link, Mike. Dylan giving a straight interview is a rare bird. Good stuff.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mr. Tofu Head
The media industry includes
The media industry includes right wing sources, most prominently the very mainstream Fox.
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It Ain't Me Babe?
It Ain't Me Babe?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
Doh! My wake and bake is
Doh! My wake and bake is showing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: The Lonely Questioner
It's really weird that Thom
It's really weird that Thom didn't link to the actual primary source, The NY Times. Almost as if he falls for the Trumpian partisan smokescreen that it's the real cause of all the issues.
Thom, I've actually yet to see you advocate for actual conservative principles. It's always GOP partisan stuff. For a guy who prides himself on being above every conversation he's in and being somehow immune to the worst tendencies of the American public, why are you so blandly mindless on political thought?
If you are going to be political, at least be principled and for our sakes interesting
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dave
A affecting interview.
A affecting interview. Observations from the voice of a generation:
"I think about the death of the human race. The long strange trip of the naked ape. Not to be light on it, but everybody’s life is so transient.
Every human being, no matter how strong or mighty, is frail when it comes to death. I think about it in general terms, not in a personal way."
"The song is like a painting, you can’t see it all at once if you’re standing too close. The individual pieces are just part of a whole."
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
Lame ass questions but as
Lame ass questions but as always, Bob is fascinating. Direct and elliptical.
I'd really welcome news on a Chronicles II. Maybe this down-time finally gives him the impetus.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
thom this is for you buddy
thom this is for you buddy
https://genesiustimes.com/cnn-adds-greta-thunberg-to-expert-panel-on-wha...
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lol @ daylight.
lol @ daylight.