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Thanks for posting these. I love all the pics you post. Keep em coming!

Well, let's give it some time before I draw any lines in any sand. It's catchy, and I liked the backing vocals, but the lead vocals weren't my cup o' tea. I will keep listening, though. Maybe it just needs to get under my skin.

So I picked this up yesterday since VC has rarely, if ever, steered me wrong. I've listened to it twice and I am really hoping it starts growing on me soon. So far, the hype is lost on me.

I hear ya, bud. I can't get over how wonderful this collection is. The more I listen, the more I discover. I think Ring them bells is from Supper Club, which is bittersweet for me since (1) that show was in NYC, and I wasn't there, and (2) the venue doesn't exist anymore. I don't think I've ever experienced something quite like this before -- I had no clue how stunning a song like Born in Time or God Knows was until TTS came out. Under the Red Sky did everything it could to hide them from me.

Since this has become the default Dylan Appreciation Thread, I am going put this here: God Knows from disc two of Tell Tale Signs has been blowing my mind into tiny pieces for the last three days. I cannot get enough. (Huck's Tune, too)

Not sure I understand. Wouldn't a saved job be any job that still exists at AIG or Chrysler or GM or Merrill Lynch, etc.?

Oh I didn't mean to suggest that he's fucking around about the music itself. I am sure he had the epiphany that you bolded above. But he can't possibly think that he is the only keyboard player capable of playing these songs. Or that his band is the only band capable of these rhythms. Can he?

It's just so incredibly bizarre that Dylan has had this wonderful and prolific period of new songs, and touring, and he credits it directly to some bizarre mathematical thing that he has figured out and only he and his band are capable of understanding. He basically says as much in Chronicles -- that he was sort of drifting aimlessly until he had this epiphany. And now, he is the only keyboard player capable of playing it? It's all too much. I love this guy. No one else like him, thats fo' sho'.

I never realized he said that about his keyboard playing, but if he said that, he has to just be messing with us. Right? Ummm, right? Maybe I should start a poll.

Yeah I get all that, but Dylan can't possibly think that he is the only guy doing what you say above. Or that his band is the only band capable of doing it (which is what he says). Which makes me think that he is either (1) talking about something else entirely, (2) intentionally messing with us, or (3) insane. It could be all three of course. He actually says: We play distinctive rhythms that no other band can play.

We send our naive and idealistic youngsters to fight our wars for us (often in the name of religion) and we forget about them or take them for granted. Just my opinion, obv. On a somewhat related point, someone wished me a happy Memorial Day last Friday. This is one screwed up country we live in. I know that every generation thinks it's the worst, but still...

I think the song is anti-war.

I never made that connection either, Speed Racer.

thanks for posting the article, A-Man. I was particularly interested in Dylan's reference to the fact that his band is doing something today that no other bands do, playing rhythms that no other bands can play. And he referenced math, again. Like he does in that chapter in Chronicles. I didn't understand it then. Or now. I know that music theory has elements of math in it, but does anyone know what he is talking about? Is he just messing with us? I should go back and re-read that section in Chronicles. EDIT: here is the passage I was referencing: Dylan's principal frustration, how

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I wish that Jay could read this thread. RIP. edit: And I just watched the opening credits to IATTBYH as someone suggested earlier in the thread. Obviously, it falls into the category of weird coincidence, but at a time like this, it is certainly a profoundly weird coincidence. A burning sun, for sure. RIP, Jay.

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I caught this leg of the tour in NYC last night. I am relatively new to BPB so I didn't really know what to expect. And let me say that now that the show is over, I am still not even all that sure what I saw. I have never seen anything like it, but it was an absolute blast. Great band. Great vibe. Great songs.

Wow, all that work by Jules for a tainted list. Forever emblazoned with an asterisk. That's gotta hurt.

Yeah, this changes everything.

This is why I hang here, folks.

It's not my style to nitpick or complain, but I do have to admit that the "like Jesus on the cross" lyric makes me wince a bit in I'll Fight. I know that there's a lot of church imagery in the song. And explicit references to choir, hymnal, etc. But "like Jesus on the cross" just feels like a lazy cliche. Stands out like a sore thumb to me. I love the rest of the song, though.

Haha, yeah. That's what I thought initially too. At least, Abbey Road, side 2, George Harrison. How about we all just bask in the glory of robbie robertson mixed with george harrison presented by Wilco. I cant believe all the negative comments about this song. It may be my favorite on the album. Right on, onan. Let me repeat myself. I can't believe people don't like this song.

I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks jff.

Yes, great call. I think I referred to it as Abbey Road-esque somewhere in these infinite threads. But that's not right. It's Robbie Robertson-ish. Either way, it slays.