Bob Dylan

5-Track · 11-12-2009, 12:21 PM

lonnie_tmen ... an exploration of some of the Bob's more obscure music theory comments in his Chronicles Vol 1

Anacrusis · 11-12-2009, 01:24 PM

I saw Bob play at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Halloween. One of the best shows I've ever been to!

Titogradjanin · 11-13-2009, 08:27 AM

I like his music..

Neapolitan · 11-15-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 5-Track

lonnie_tmen ... an exploration of some of the Bob's more obscure music theory comments in his Chronicles Vol 1

It seems Bob Dylan was a bit sarcastic and a bit evasive about his approach to music. I couldn't follow what he was talking about, was he serious? or was he talking nonsense because he is tired of dumb questions!? I found what he said about Lonnie Johnson ineteresting and it sorta fits in with (Link Wray's) Rumble.

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It’s a highly controlled system of playing and relates to the notes of a scale, how they combine numerically, how they form melodies out of triplets and are axiomatic to the rhythm and the chord changes

Rumble Rumble is pretty much straight forward I-IV-V blues progression in E (E, A, & B7 chords) with the pentatonic blues scale played backwards as it's turn around. What give the song its character is very simple the three chords riff. | DD|E | DD|E | DD|A | etc. All I got out of the article was Lonnie Johnshon on to something about odd numbers in music.

5-Track · 11-15-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

All I got out of the article was Lonnie Johnshon on to something about odd numbers in music.

I think the article-writer made it too complicated ... all I think it really means is Bob likes to pick three notes more or less at random for each tune and repeat them throughout in place of the original melody ... but we knew that already

~~Flower Child~~ · 11-26-2009, 03:21 PM

Bulldog recommended me Bob Dylan's song "Highlands". I have to say great song, but my collection of Bob Dylan's music is almost 100% from his younger career, and I had a hard time adjusting to his changed older voice. I know its not his fault his voice has changed as he has gotten older- but I can't help but feel a little dissapointed when I listen to his newer music, therefore I just don't like it as much. I know I probably catch a lot of flak for that, but does anyone else feel the same as me?

5-Track · 11-26-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Bulldog recommended me Bob Dylan's song "Highlands". I have to say great song, but my collection of Bob Dylan's music is almost 100% from his younger career, and I had a hard time adjusting to his changed older voice. I know its not his fault his voice has changed as he has gotten older- but I can't help but feel a little dissapointed when I listen to his newer music, therefore I just don't like it as much. I know I probably catch a lot of flak for that, but does anyone else feel the same as me?

Well, no flak on you for having your own taste - by all means like what you like and don't like what you don't!!

...I really enjoy his "new" voice, but I definitely listen to his older or newer material in different moods and for different reasons

Schmidti · 01-05-2010, 08:49 AM

I think Bob Dylan is a really fascinating musician, he made such an amount of good songs and played them all with his guitar and his harp! He never was interested in making a good arrangement, he just wrote these songs and people like Manfred man can make good money by covering his songs! And it's often the case that when you hear a good song you never heard before and look, who has made the original: Bob Dylan!

Davey Moore · 01-05-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

I found ton's of Bob Dylan songs on my old computer, it isn't in albums just a bunch of singular songs, I was wondering what his best album is etc?

Highway 61 Revisited is the undisputed king of the Dylan records in my mind. There isn't a bad track on the thing. Even it's less popular songs are amazing. Personally I think Queen Jane Approximately and It Takes a Lot to Laugh it Takes a Train to Cry are as good as any Dylan song.

Next I would go with Blonde on Blonde.

And then Bringing it All Back Home

And then Freewheeling.

Shake · 01-05-2010, 10:51 AM

I love Dylan, and had the pleasure of seeing him perform last summer (My girlfriend got me tickets for my b-day

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Favourite albums are Highway 61 Revisited and Blood on the tracks, and my favourite songs are Tangled up in Blue, Like a Rolling Stone, Idiot Wind and Stuck inside of mobile.

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~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	Bulldog recommended me Bob Dylan's song "Highlands". I have to say great song, but my collection of Bob Dylan's music is almost 100% from his younger career, and I had a hard time adjusting to his changed older voice. I know its not his fault his voice has changed as he has gotten older- but I can't help but feel a little dissapointed when I listen to his newer music, therefore I just don't like it as much. I know I probably catch a lot of flak for that, but does anyone else feel the same as me?

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Schmidti Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 29	I think Bob Dylan is a really fascinating musician, he made such an amount of good songs and played them all with his guitar and his harp! He never was interested in making a good arrangement, he just wrote these songs and people like Manfred man can make good money by covering his songs! And it's often the case that when you hear a good song you never heard before and look, who has made the original: Bob Dylan!

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Shake blerg Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Great White North Posts: 137	I love Dylan, and had the pleasure of seeing him perform last summer (My girlfriend got me tickets for my b-day ) Favourite albums are Highway 61 Revisited and Blood on the tracks, and my favourite songs are Tangled up in Blue, Like a Rolling Stone, Idiot Wind and Stuck inside of mobile.