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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 17, 2014 20:27:05 GMT -5
Nobody fucks with the Dylan.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 21, 2014 9:06:54 GMT -5
While there's no denying that his lyrics are great, and I like some of his songs, I have to admit I'm not a huge fan. I hate his voice and I hate harmonicas in general, so those things put me off.
I like songs like Like A Rolling Stone, Blowing in the wind, Mr Tambourine Man and a few others though.
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Post by The Milkman & The Riverman on Sept 21, 2014 11:21:26 GMT -5
They say Bob Dylan is the worst perfomer of his own songs, but those people just don't get him anyway. I've never had a choice to like him or not though. This guy's voice was with me since i remember, due to my father.
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Post by Guy Fawkes on Sept 29, 2014 11:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 29, 2014 11:15:06 GMT -5
They say Bob Dylan is the worst perfomer of his own songs, but those people just don't get him anyway. I've never had a choice to like him or not though. This guy's voice was with me since i remember, due to my father. Believe you me, his "current " voice isn't with you.  |
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Post by The Milkman & The Riverman on Sept 29, 2014 11:36:33 GMT -5
They say Bob Dylan is the worst perfomer of his own songs, but those people just don't get him anyway. I've never had a choice to like him or not though. This guy's voice was with me since i remember, due to my father. Believe you me, his "current " voice isn't with you. That's true actually. |
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Post by Guy Fawkes on Sept 29, 2014 11:43:00 GMT -5
eva made love to many, many people in the 60's....she may've fucked Bob Dylan, there's really no way of knowing, it was the 60's and everyone was on acid. God bless.
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Post by eva on Sept 29, 2014 14:51:41 GMT -5
eva made love to many, many people in the 60's....she may've fucked Bob Dylan, there's really no way of knowing, it was the 60's and everyone was on acid. God bless. the 60s were awesome. I probably was a San Francisco hippy in a previous life  |
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Post by matt on Sept 29, 2014 15:15:10 GMT -5
The more I listen to him, the more I love him.
I must say, I wasn't keen on his voice, but I have got used to it.
Something about Blood on the Tracks is perfect for his voice, can't quite put my finger on it - those songs are very emotional from his perspective, so I suppose it's easy for a singer to go overboard with his voice and become too generic, over-earnest and over-sentimental (to get what I mean, go and watch The X Factor!), but his understated nature and emotional restraint in his voice(compared to his peers) makes it feel more unique to the usual heartbreak albums, therefore more real and convincing. He's got the perfect balance of emotion in his voice, whereas a lot of covers of his songs can get a bit over-the-top in my opinion. I think a lot can be said for songs performed in its raw, original and naked form (see Oasis with Noel's acoustic tunes), and Bob Dylan doesn't needlessly gloss over them with flashy production.
But I still don't like his harmonica playing though!
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Post by fabulousbakers on Sept 29, 2014 18:31:29 GMT -5
They say Bob Dylan is the worst perfomer of his own songs, but those people just don't get him anyway. I've never had a choice to like him or not though. This guy's voice was with me since i remember, due to my father. Believe you me, his "current " voice isn't with you. I disagree - many people with "better" (or "more commercial") voices have covered Dylan's songs and very few manage to give his songs the emotion or edge that his own voice does. I've heard so many of his songs abused by singers thinking they can improve on Dylan by doing vocal gymnastics all over his compositions. It's hard to imagine anybody singing BLIND WILLIE McTELL, MOST OF THE TIME or NOT DARK YET better than Dylan himself does. As to his current vocal state - yes it's deteriorating and isn't as strong as it was previously. Fortunately his songwriting is not deteriorating. In fact I prefer his output over the last 15 years to most of his 1960s stuff. |
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Post by Guy Fawkes on Oct 16, 2014 10:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by eva on Oct 27, 2014 9:38:09 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 27, 2014 9:44:09 GMT -5
Few things in life beat the run Dylan had with Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde. Bob was absolutely on FIRE. Amazing all those albums came out in a 15 month span.
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Post by jordan71421 on Oct 27, 2014 14:36:34 GMT -5
Few things in life beat the run Dylan had with Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde. Bob was absolutely on FIRE. Amazing all those albums came out in a 15 month span. And to even further show Bob's greatness, I still think Blood On the Tracks is my favorite album from him. Absolutely flawless from beginning to end, heartbreaking and full of emotion throughout the whole album. |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 27, 2014 16:27:40 GMT -5
Those 60's albums are really great but I'm a big fan of his 70's output, namely New Morning, Blood On The Tracks and Desire,even Street Legal has three of my favourite Dylan songs on!
Just listened to the sampler for the Basement Tapes all I can say is if the rest of the material is anywhere near this its going to a joy.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 27, 2014 16:32:20 GMT -5
Those 60's albums are really great but I'm a big fan of his 70's output, namely New Morning, Blood On The Tracks and Desire,even Street Legal has three of my favourite Dylan songs on! Just listened to the sampler for the Basement Tapes all I can say is if the rest of the material is anywhere near this its going to a joy. A lot of that fantastic material can already be found on The Basement Tapes that came out in the mid 70s. I'm sure on this go around, Bob empties the tank with everything from those years. Should be interest to say the least.  |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 27, 2014 16:32:36 GMT -5
The more I listen to him, the more I love him. I must say, I wasn't keen on his voice, but I have got used to it. Something about Blood on the Tracks is perfect for his voice, can't quite put my finger on it - those songs are very emotional from his perspective, so I suppose it's easy for a singer to go overboard with his voice and become too generic, over-earnest and over-sentimental (to get what I mean, go and watch The X Factor!), but his understated nature and emotional restraint in his voice(compared to his peers) makes it feel more unique to the usual heartbreak albums, therefore more real and convincing. He's got the perfect balance of emotion in his voice, whereas a lot of covers of his songs can get a bit over-the-top in my opinion. I think a lot can be said for songs performed in its raw, original and naked form (see Oasis with Noel's acoustic tunes), and Bob Dylan doesn't needlessly gloss over them with flashy production. But I still don't like his harmonica playing though! If you have just started getting into Bob in a big way then the next few years will be great. There is so much to discover, so much that you'll probably dismiss on first listen and find yourself coming back to. Bob is the greatest. |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 27, 2014 16:34:37 GMT -5
Those 60's albums are really great but I'm a big fan of his 70's output, namely New Morning, Blood On The Tracks and Desire,even Street Legal has three of my favourite Dylan songs on! Just listened to the sampler for the Basement Tapes all I can say is if the rest of the material is anywhere near this its going to a joy. A lot of that fantastic material can already be found on The Basement Tapes that came out in the mid 70s. I'm sure on this go around, Bob empties the tank with everything from those years. Should be interest to say the least. Its 138 tracks in roughly chronological order. It has stuff that has never been bootlegged and unlike the 1975 release there are no overdubs. Can't wait for it although its going to make me poor. |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 27, 2014 16:51:15 GMT -5
'Now listen Eric you chump, I'll sing your song how I want'
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 27, 2014 17:47:11 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Oct 27, 2014 18:42:53 GMT -5
The more I listen to him, the more I love him. I must say, I wasn't keen on his voice, but I have got used to it. Something about Blood on the Tracks is perfect for his voice, can't quite put my finger on it - those songs are very emotional from his perspective, so I suppose it's easy for a singer to go overboard with his voice and become too generic, over-earnest and over-sentimental (to get what I mean, go and watch The X Factor!), but his understated nature and emotional restraint in his voice(compared to his peers) makes it feel more unique to the usual heartbreak albums, therefore more real and convincing. He's got the perfect balance of emotion in his voice, whereas a lot of covers of his songs can get a bit over-the-top in my opinion. I think a lot can be said for songs performed in its raw, original and naked form (see Oasis with Noel's acoustic tunes), and Bob Dylan doesn't needlessly gloss over them with flashy production. But I still don't like his harmonica playing though! If you have just started getting into Bob in a big way then the next few years will be great. There is so much to discover, s o much that you'll probably dismiss on first listen and find yourself coming back to. Bob is the greatest. I've definitely found that to be the case - a few years back I would have been stupidly dismissive of him at time, particularly Blonde on Blonde, but the songs and lyrics slowly worm their way into your mind and stick there for good. Maybe it's just getting older and more sensible that allows me to see the quality of it. Got his early stuff - the classic albums everyone knows, but I still haven't got any of his recent work. I know some say its not worth listening to, but an equal amount love some of his latest ones. Any recommendations? |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 27, 2014 18:50:26 GMT -5
If you have just started getting into Bob in a big way then the next few years will be great. There is so much to discover, s o much that you'll probably dismiss on first listen and find yourself coming back to. Bob is the greatest. I've definitely found that to be the case - a few years back I would have been stupidly dismissive of him at time, particularly Blonde on Blonde, but the songs and lyrics slowly worm their way into your mind and stick there for good. Maybe it's just getting older and more sensible that allows me to see the quality of it. Got his early stuff - the classic albums everyone knows, but I still haven't got any of his recent work. I know some say its not worth listening to, but an equal amount love some of his latest ones. Any recommendations? This might be a little obvious but it's a great listen. My favorite, "Not Dark Yet" and "Make You Feel My Love".  |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 30, 2014 14:38:47 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Oct 30, 2014 16:21:31 GMT -5
I've definitely found that to be the case - a few years back I would have been stupidly dismissive of him at time, particularly Blonde on Blonde, but the songs and lyrics slowly worm their way into your mind and stick there for good. Maybe it's just getting older and more sensible that allows me to see the quality of it. Got his early stuff - the classic albums everyone knows, but I still haven't got any of his recent work. I know some say its not worth listening to, but an equal amount love some of his latest ones. Any recommendations? This might be a little obvious but it's a great listen. My favorite, "Not Dark Yet" and "Make You Feel My Love". Judging by reviews, I gave Modern Times a spin - thoughts on that album? I thought there were some crackers on it - Thunder of the Mountain I particularly like. A few other songs not quite got with at the moment but definitely warrants repeated listening. |
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Post by Guy Fawkes on Nov 5, 2014 17:02:18 GMT -5
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