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ExittheLemming 
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 Posted: August 07 2011 at 17:48 |
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^ Not a huge Dylan fan but when he's good, old big nose is brilliant and when he's not good - he's a war crime against silence.
Time Out of Mind, Blood on the Tracks, Desire and Love and Theft are all excellent in my book.
Edited by ExittheLemming - August 07 2011 at 17:49
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 07 2011 at 18:11 |
 Alitare wrote:
I dunno. I loved Blood on the Tracks, especially You're a Big Girl Now, but Tangled Up In Blue doesn't have that all-encompassing ATTACK that was birthed from Like a Rolling Stone, and it doesn't have that humble death rattle that was spilled atop Time Out of Mind. I prefer it over Blonde on Blonde, though. :P
I faced some hard things this week. I, who'd once scoffed at the merest aspect of listening to a Bob Dylan album; who passed him off as an overrated pseudopoet, have come to the realization that he is my fifth favorite musician of all time. In order, here are my favorites:
1 - Highway 61 Revisited 2 - Time Out of Mind (thought Love and Theft's Mississippi is outright heartbreaking) 3 - John Wesley Harding 4 - Blood on the Tracks 5 - New Morning 6 - Desire 7 - Blonde on Blonde 8 - Bringing it All Back Home |
I love the way you can hear the heartbreak - his broken marriage and general nihilism spread out across his wordings. Blood on the tracks is a reaction and a somewhat sonic healing process, but it still remains very fragile and sorrowful. I still love Highway 61 to death..
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stonebeard
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Posted: August 07 2011 at 18:12 |
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Depends on my mood, but most of the time, the ol' soggy.
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Alitare
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Posted: August 07 2011 at 18:53 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Alitare wrote:
I dunno. I loved Blood on the Tracks, especially You're a Big Girl Now, but Tangled Up In Blue doesn't have that all-encompassing ATTACK that was birthed from Like a Rolling Stone, and it doesn't have that humble death rattle that was spilled atop Time Out of Mind. I prefer it over Blonde on Blonde, though. :P
I faced some hard things this week. I, who'd once scoffed at the merest aspect of listening to a Bob Dylan album; who passed him off as an overrated pseudopoet, have come to the realization that he is my fifth favorite musician of all time. In order, here are my favorites:
1 - Highway 61 Revisited 2 - Time Out of Mind (thought Love and Theft's Mississippi is outright heartbreaking) 3 - John Wesley Harding 4 - Blood on the Tracks 5 - New Morning 6 - Desire 7 - Blonde on Blonde 8 - Bringing it All Back Home |
I love the way you can hear the heartbreak - his broken marriage and general nihilism spread out across his wordings. Blood on the tracks is a reaction and a somewhat sonic healing process, but it still remains very fragile and sorrowful. I still love Highway 61 to death.. |
I do love the albums.
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King Manuel
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Posted: August 09 2011 at 13:37 |
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A man who made albums like Time out of mind, Oh Mercy, Nashville Skyline and Blood on the Tracks just has to be preferred over peanut butter. Peanut butter never has and never will sound that delcious like those above mentioned albums!
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Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus
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The Truth
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Posted: August 09 2011 at 13:39 |
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He's still the greatest musician ever.
Everyone needs to try Street-Legal immeadiately.
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Guzzman
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 10:11 |
The Truth wrote:
He's still the greatest musician ever.
Everyone needs to try Street-Legal immeadiately.
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I dare say that nobody will ever know who was, is, will be or will have been the greatest musician ever. See, some people say that Johann Sebastian Bach was the greatest musician of all time, others will see others in this place. I'm not butchering Dylan here, but declaring him the greatest muscian ever is declaring war on all those other talented and brilliant musicians that were, are, will be and will have been. And I think that Dylan would agree.
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"We've got to get in to get out"
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The Truth
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 10:31 |
No need to get defensive, I don't actually think so, I just don't like him being compared to soggy cereal. 
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TheLastBaron
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 13:45 |
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Soggy crunch doesn't rape my ears.
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" Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds." - FDR
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Alitare
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 21:34 |
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You recommend Street Legal? You're the guy who'd say Da Da is a masterpiece, so I'll go and try this album, presently.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 21:51 |
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How about Bob Dylan or a Bob Dylan shaped Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?
"[Take it away, Bob. . .]
I asked as nice as I could
If my job would
Somehow be finished by Friday
Well, the whole damn weekend
Came 'n' went, Frankie
[Wanna buy some mandies, Bob?]
'N'they didn't do nothin'
But they charged me double for Sunday
You know, no matter what you do
They gonna cheat 'n' rob you
Then they'll send you a bill
That'll get your senses reelin'" Frank Zappa
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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The Truth
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Posted: August 10 2011 at 22:03 |
Alitare wrote:
You recommend Street Legal? You're the guy who'd say Da Da is a masterpiece, so I'll go and try this album, presently. |
Yeah, it's kind of like DaDa in terms of how it has a small group of fans but the ones who like it love it.
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Intruder
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Posted: August 11 2011 at 17:06 |
Bob Dylan's scivvies are loaded with soggy peanut butter crunch....really! I have an old photographer friend, not too famous but well-regarded enough to have been invited to some high-profile entertainment events and even on a few tours, who swears that Dylan is basically propped up these days....same show nightly, handlers do all - he just shows up....and that he STINKS! Never washes and doesn't change clothes very often. He also says the same of Van Morrison.....he also says both of them are just plain ornery. Can't seem to blame them....celebrity must suck (but, of course, it pays the bills).
Edited by Intruder - August 11 2011 at 17:06
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Catcher10
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Posted: August 11 2011 at 17:12 |
One of those artists I absolutely do not get for the life of me (insert Beatles too). It seems like he is begging for someone to shoot him and put him out of his misery....
I'll take the bowl....besides I love Capt Crunch cereal......at least he smiles.
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rogerthat
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Posted: August 12 2011 at 05:27 |
Even though I have heard his music only sporadically, I LOVE his lyrics, some of the best I have ever read in rock/pop. Unfortunately, I can't listen to a song just for the lyrics. I would probably like Dylan's work a lot more if he was a really good singer and could do more justice to his wonderful lyrics.
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: August 12 2011 at 22:53 |
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Dylan, especially the man's 1965 - 1966 era.
Tried Peanut Butter Crunch when I was a kid....didn't like it.
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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yanch
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Posted: August 14 2011 at 08:43 |
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I've always liked Dylan-not everything-but a lot. Plus, I'm allergic to peanut-butter, so voted Dylan.
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Bob Dylan or a bowl of soggy Peanut Butter Crunch?
