All I know is that "Visions of Johanna" and "Desolation Row" are two of the greatest songs ever (especially the live 66 versions) and Blood on the Tracks is one of the greatest albums ever. I don't know how much plagiarism was involved, but that's what puts Bob Dylan before everyone else.
I have no recollection of making that post, but I was pretty drunk and dancing to Sam Cooke before bed last night, so I don't think I was all that bothered. Probably just didn't want to dance to Danny Boy or something.
All I know is that "Visions of Johanna" and "Desolation Row" are two of the greatest songs ever (especially the live 66 versions) and Blood on the Tracks is one of the greatest albums ever. I don't know how much plagiarism was involved, but that's what puts Bob Dylan before everyone else.
I don't think there have been direct sources cited for many if any of the mid-'60's tunes. You can trace some of his earliest originals to source material, probably the most notable instance being "Girl of the North Country" (a derivative of "Scarborough Fair"), and almost all of his post-2000 material, but I think the "Highway 61"/"Blonde on Blonde" stuff remains fairly individual. I mean, it has many lineages, but I don't think much of it was relying on the actual words or melodies of other songwriters.
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that video was dumb. that's not how love at first sight works!
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I liked that song. It made me vaguely curious about current era bob dylan
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Current era, derivative Bob Dylan is the only one that I really like to listen to. I appreciate the mid-60's albums for their lyrics, but don't care for the voice or the music. But Time out of Mind->Love and Theft-> Modern Times, now that's some awesome stuff. The music on those albums is killer, and his "been around the world 1,000,000 times" voice suits the subject matter and music perfectly.
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All I know is that "Visions of Johanna" and "Desolation Row" are two of the greatest songs ever (especially the live 66 versions) and Blood on the Tracks is one of the greatest albums ever. I don't know how much plagiarism was involved, but that's what puts Bob Dylan before everyone else.
I don't think there have been direct sources cited for many if any of the mid-'60's tunes. You can trace some of his earliest originals to source material, probably the most notable instance being "Girl of the North Country" (a derivative of "Scarborough Fair"), and almost all of his post-2000 material, but I think the "Highway 61"/"Blonde on Blonde" stuff remains fairly individual. I mean, it has many lineages, but I don't think much of it was relying on the actual words or melodies of other songwriters.
The whole interview is fantastic, but from 1:00-3:20 I love the way he talks about writing music during the mid 60's period. And him saying, "I can do other things now, but I can't do that." I mean, if correct, what he can do now is play off old melodies and make his own songs, like the blues musicians of old have done.
But that wholly original spark? Gone. Which makes his mystique all the more vital.
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