OOO Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 And performs in an iPod/iTunes Ad: http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/dylan/ Pretty cool video though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 hah, that's pretty sweet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Didn't think I'd ever see that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 though I am sure you fully anticipated Bob in a Victoria's Secret ad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 When Bob does it, its cool. When Bono does it, its lame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azzurri Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 When Bob does it, its cool. When Bono does it, its lame. yeah, you kind of feel sorry for the croaky old man... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 BOB ON GEETAR!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 When Bob does it, its cool. When Bono does it, its lame. Yep, saw this last night. If I really cared that much, i'd love to go back and so how many Dylan fanatics are the same folks that were up in arms over the U2 ad. Is Mr. Dylan getting paid for that ad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul137 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 saw this during the packers bengals game last night and was baffled, not as much as when i saw the victoria's secret ad though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yep, saw this last night. If I really cared that much, i'd love to go back and so how many Dylan fanatics are the same folks that were up in arms over the U2 ad. Is Mr. Dylan getting paid for that ad? Yeah, that was sort of my point. Although I have to confess that I was one of them... I cant help it though -- the guy is just cool no matter what he does. Plus, and I know its a lame rationalization by a Dylan fanatic, but when he does stuff like this (or Victorias Secret), I think of it as another case of Dylan keeping everyone guessing and doing whatever he can that is the opposite of what you'd think. When Bono did it, it was annoying. Like I said, I know its a lame rationalization. Dylan can do no wrong for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yeah, that was sort of my point. Although I have to confess that I was one of them... I cant help it though -- the guy is just cool no matter what he does. Plus, and I know its a lame rationalization by a Dylan fanatic, but when he does stuff like this (or Victorias Secret), I think of it as another case of Dylan keeping everyone guessing and doing whatever he can that is the opposite of what you'd think. When Bono did it, it was annoying. Like I said, I know its a lame rationalization. Dylan can do no wrong for me. No, you're right...that really is a lame rationalization. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 and, again, for the record...I have no problem w/ artists as big as Dylan/U2 to indie acts like Iron & Wine/Spoon utilizing this as another revenue stream and marketing tool to get their music out to a wider audience. It's good business. However, I smell double standard relative to Bob doing it vs. U2. Unsurprisingly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 So like, yeah, when was the last time we saw Bob on guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 and, again, for the record...I have no problem w/ artists as big as Dylan/U2 to indie acts like Iron & Wine/Spoon utilizing this as another revenue stream and marketing tool to get their music out to a wider audience. It's good business. However, I smell double standard relative to Bob doing it vs. U2. Unsurprisingly.I agree on all counts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rufer Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 However, I smell double standard relative to Bob doing it vs. U2. Unsurprisingly. Hey, the only thing wrong with a double standard is there are two of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Hey, the only thing wrong with a double standard is there are two of them. Say what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Anyone read Chronicles? Dylan devotes a section to his love of Bono (drinkin Guinness, getting all philosophical, etc.). He seems to have a high regard for him... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I can't get it to play. Any alternate link (or youtube, etc.)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 So like, yeah, when was the last time we saw Bob on guitar. It was so great. I smiled for the rest of the night. I purposely waited until today to listen, and I am running out at lunch to buy the CD. Cant wait to get home tonight to listen. Is there anything that approaches pure childhood glee like waking up on the morning of an official release that you haven't heard? And then putting the CD on and having the speakers explode with unfamiliar tunes from a familiar voice? I am counting the hours to get home. I suppose thats why I try so hard not to listen to leaked albums. Getting them on their official release date is like a pure and natural high. And El F, et al. -- I acknowledged the double standard and was poking fun at myself for exactly that reason. You get no argument from me on any of the double standard talk... I cant defend it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 funny thing is, the iPod isn't exactly geared towards Dylan's main demographic, which is one of the reasons it's pretty damn cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 And El F, et al. -- I acknowledged the double standard and was poking fun at myself for exactly that reason. You get no argument from me on any of the double standard talk... I cant defend it.Be careful there, Matt. A post like that might cause teh Internets to implode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 And El F, et al. -- I acknowledged the double standard and was poking fun at myself for exactly that reason. You get no argument from me on any of the double standard talk... I cant defend it. It's all good buddy, I totally understand how being a diehard fan of an artist will do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Semi-off-topic alert! I really don't get the waiting-for-the-CD mentality. At all. We all wait months to hear a given anticipated release; why prolong the agony? For me, nothing approaches the kind of glee I get from finally being surprised by a new album when it leaks a few months/weeks/days in advance of the official release. If anything, that sort of experience recalls the old days - the pre-media saturated ones, I mean - of walking into a record store and discovering out of the blue that a favourite artist has just released a new record... certainly moreso than than marking the calendar with red X's while we sit around waiting for New CD Day. That said, I'm off to buy MT in about an hour. Woo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 It's about as cool as an iPod ad can be, which is not very. Or maybe they can be good, but I've yet to see one. As for the similarity to Bono. If Dylan was making music that I liked as little as Bono's then I'd probably be a bit more bothered. When you can say, "at least his album's good," it's a little easier to forgive (forgive not being the right word, but I can't think of another one at the moment). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kicking_Television Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 funny thing is, the iPod isn't exactly geared towards Dylan's main demographic, which is one of the reasons it's pretty damn cool I'm not really sure about that. Dylan has got some major college pull, if only for the reason that it's cool to listen to Bob Dylan. However I can promise that not a lot of college kids are going to be buying Modern Times except for true fans. I guess what i'm trying to say is that all of those in the main Ipod demographic know Dylan as an icon of cool, but consider "The Best of Bob Dylan" as a complete collection. .... it'll sell ipods, but not new dylan albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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