froggie Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 i like the fast version of FY better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 And for people getting older by the minute as well. LouieBtrue,true Does anyone have any insight into why Dylan covered the specific time periods covered in his autobiography. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
you ever seen a ghost? Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 don't know really, but the last thing i heard, one of the periods covered in Volume 2 would be 1966. -justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 don't know really, but the last thing i heard, one of the periods covered in Volume 2 would be 1966. -justinThere is actually going to be a Volume 2? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Dylan played "Handy Dandy" from Under the Red Sky for the first time live on 6/27/08, for those interested in that sort of thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 There is actually going to be a Volume 2? I think I read somewhere - probably Expecting Rain, that there may be many volumes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
you ever seen a ghost? Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 of course it is supposed to be a 3-volume set, but comments recently have indicated that he is working on the second volume. -justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I will believe it when I see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 I will believe it when I see it.Bob only knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Looks like Obama is a fan: You were endorsed by Bob Dylan a few days ago. What's that mean to you?I've got to say, having both Dylan and Bruce Springsteen say kind words about you is pretty remarkable. Those guys are icons. Do you have any favorite Dylan songs?I've got probably 30 Dylan songs on my iPod. I think I have the entire Blood on the Tracks album on there. Actually, one of my favorites during the political season is "Maggie's Farm." It speaks to me as I listen to some of the political rhetoric. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 That album was recorded over a period of a couple weeks - a few sessions here and there, if I recall correctly. In the liner notes of the Biography box set, Dylan says that he just made up some of the words as they were recording the songs. I think he referred to them as "dummy lyrics".Ironically one could make the same argument for the much heralded Blonde on Blonde. Then again, I guess they're only 'dumb' when you're not drugged out of your gourd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I have mentioned this before, but Dave Van Ronk said that Dylan was a sloppy songwriter, in that he rarely edited himself. I guess if it turns out okay the first time then so be it. Other times it may not really be a song. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I figure that was partly the Ginsberg method - that he picked up on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I have mentioned this before, but Dave Van Ronk said that Dylan was a sloppy songwriter, in that he rarely edited himself. I guess if it turns out okay the first time then so be it. Other times it may not really be a song. LouieBYeah, but that's like saying Garcia was a sloppy guitarist. First thought, best thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't know if Sad-Eyed Lady of The Lowlands was made up fast or not, but I love that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't know if Sad-Eyed Lady of The Lowlands was made up fast or not, but I love that song. I really can't help but fall asleep after, like, the third verse. It's a little too slow and the drawl just makes me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 It's neat to read about the recording of it - the studio guys were dumbfounded that they were cutting a song that went on for 11:23. Buttrey gave this account of the recording of the song: "He ran down a verse and a chorus and he just quit and said, 'We'll do a verse and then a chorus and then I'll play my harmonica thing. Then we'll do another verse and chorus and we'll play some more harmonica and see how it goes from there.'...Not knowing how long this thing was going to be, we were preparing ourselves dramatically for a basic two to three minute record, because records just didn't go over three minutes... If you notice that record, that thing after like the second chorus starts building and building like crazy, and everybody's just peaking it up 'cause we thought, Man this is it. this is going to be the last chorus and we've got to put everything into it we can... After about ten minutes of this thing we're cracking up at each other, at what we were doing. I mean, we peaked five minutes ago. Where do we go from here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 > really can't help but fall asleep after, like, the third verse. me too, actually Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 How about Desolation Row or Visions of Johanna? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 How about Desolation Row or Visions of Johanna?Visions of Johanna right now is my favorite Dylan song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I think 'Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' has got to be one of Dylan's most romantic, heartfelt songs he has written. I can see how it would turn some people off but the imagery it evokes is worth the occasional 11:00 listen for me. I really only listen to it when I get the warm fuzzies over a girl I just met or something, followed by 'Sara' when things end up not working out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 > How about Desolation Row or Visions of Johanna? they're different. i love them. Even Highlands doesnt put me to sleep Joey and Sad-eyed have never done anything for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 If you notice that record, that thing after like the second chorus starts building and building like crazy, and everybody's just peaking it up 'cause we thought, Man this is it. this is going to be the last chorus and we've got to put everything into it we can Yeah, I did kind of notice that, the backing musicians really crank it up before the choruses and it feels like its driving home. That was great to read. And its a lovely song. I mean, if you can listen to that entire album up until that song, what's another 11 minutes? And a beautiful 11 minutes, I might add. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 > How about Desolation Row or Visions of Johanna? they're different. i love them. Even Highlands doesnt put me to sleep Joey and Sad-eyed have never done anything for me I don't care for that song Joey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I don't care for that song Joey.Although the lyrics kinda read like a newspaper report, the versions that he did with the GD (at Garcia's request) are pretty good imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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