Oil Can Boyd Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Who knows if any of these are true but some of them are pretty funny. 37 Hilarious Bob Dylan Stories:http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/37-hilarious-bob-dylan-stories.html?mid=twitter_nymag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 This is three years old, but I just discovered it, and enjoyed it - Joni Mitchell on Bob Dylan. Worth it if only just to hear her imitation of him at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZY8aDg_dTI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 So far I have only listened to about 4 shows from the recent 66 tour box -- sound is decent -- the audience recording that I heard, leaves a lot to be desired, but it was cool to hear the audience laughing at some of the new style of lyrics. From the audience recording, It seemed that audience was definitely digging the new tunes. It definitely will take awhile to get all the way through the set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Nice speech. Guess one can say he heard all those critical of him getting the award - Shakespeare and Dylan are now both in the alley. http://www.relix.com/blogs/detail/read_bob_dylans_gracious_nobel_prize_acceptance_speech_in_full Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Great job Zimmy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Finally getting to the last show of the 66 tour -- 5/27/66, Royal Albert Hall. The electric set is something else -- the whole 'read more books and J.D. Salinger' intro on the intro to Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. This day and age, management would have risked him off to rehab after this show. Of course, back then they just called it a motorcycle accident. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Triplicate (Columbia Records; New York, NY; January 31, 2017) A three-disc studio album from Bob Dylan, Triplicate, will be released on March 31, featuring 30 brand-new recordings of classic American tunes and marking the first triple-length set of the artist’s illustrious career. With each disc individually titled and presented in a thematically-arranged 10-song sequence, Triplicate showcases Dylan’s unique and much-lauded talents as a vocalist, arranger and bandleader on 30 compositions by some of music’s most lauded and influential songwriters. The Jack Frost-produced album is the 38th studio set from Bob Dylan and marks the first new music from the artist since Fallen Angels, which was released in early 2016. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 A triple record - jeez. Guessing this will clear out all the standard recordings. I probably listened to both the other ones about twice each. I still haven't gotten around to listen to the whole 66 Live set, yet. About at a half way point. Tried to do it in order, but failed. Those Royal Albert shows are pretty great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Triplicate Jeez Louise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 It looks like Dylan has gone into full Rod Stewart mode here. I have mixed feelings about all this, but I guess we have to take what we can get at this stage of his career. When are the reworkings of his early compositions going to done? (See the article about John Cale in the most recent New Yorker.) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Do we think these songs are all really old ones? Maybe there are some modern songs in there too? I'd love to hear his studio take on CA Stars or theh Stripes' Ball & Biscuit (which he and Jack did in the 00's). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 My first though is - I don't know what is worse: the cover art, title font, or the songs. It seems to be he could be doing something else in this day and age. But - he does what he wants. I am sure he has a blank ticket (the same as Bruce) and Columbia will put out whatever he wants. TRACK LISTING CD:CD 1: ‘TIL THE SUN GOES DOWN1. I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans2. September Of My Years3. I Could Have Told You4. Once Upon A Time5. Stormy Weather6. This Nearly Was Mine7. That Old Feeling8. It Gets Lonely Early9. My One and Only Love10. Trade WindsCD 2: DEVIL DOLLS1. Braggin’2. As Time Goes By3. Imagination4. How Deep Is The Ocean5. P.S. I Love You6. The Best Is Yet To Come7. But Beautiful8. Here’s That Rainy Day9. Where is The One10. There’s A Flaw in My FlueCD 3: COMIN’ HOME LATE1. Day In, Day Out2. I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night3. Sentimental Journey4. Somewhere Along The Way5. When The World Was Young6. These Foolish Things7. You Go To My Head8. Stardust9. It’s Funny To Everyone But Me10. Why Was I Born Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Can't wait til 50 years from now when we're getting a 65 cd set of all the unreleased stuff from these sessions! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I'm not the biggest fan of the oldies albums... BUT, I have to say, this new song, I Could Have Told You, is the best Dylan vocal performance in years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yeah I listened to that after making a snarky comment and was impressed. Although I can't imagine seeking it out to listen to again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 ^Agree with both sentences here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 So I received my copy of Triplicate today.... You know, like the previous two, it's not terrible. The arrangements of these songs are topnotch, the pedal steel is a really good fit. Bob's voice is pretty strong for 21st century Bob. But it's a collection of songs I have no connection with. Not only that, but it's essentially three albums of this, and the songs sort of sound the same. It's the same time signature, slow tempo, and crooning. There is some horns in the arrangements, which I don't think the other ones had, so there's that. I'll be seeing Bob for the first time (!!!!) this July, so I'll probably give this a few more spins so I can recognize these songs when he plays them. Fortunately his sets are looking pretty decent this tour.Hopefully this is it for Sinatra-era tunes. Or if not, at least we all have Bootleg Series 13 The Gospel Years to look forward to this fall! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I just got it today and just started disc 2. I agree with you --- I think it's a song connection for me, too. Sound wise it's great. Enjoy your first show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I read somewhere the other day there may be some sort of Rolling Thunder documentary coming out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Yeah I heard that too. From Martin Scorsese. That'd be great, his No Direction Home doc is great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I take it they have lots of footage due to the filming of Renaldo and Clara. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I read the same thing. Also, Douglas Brinkley is writing a book about the period surrounding the Rolling Thunder years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 That's right. I think I read that also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Brinkley will have complete access to Dylan's archives in Tulsa, too -- him being a historian and a pretty great writer, I hoping for great results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 This describes that last decade of Bob Dylan, in 16 words:the songs sort of sound the same. It's the same time signature, slow tempo, and crooning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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