This is an extract from my recent book DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN dealing with Dylan's slyly ambiguous BLACK RIDER
Category: Articles
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Bob Dylan’s BLACK DIAMOND BAY: ANOTHER HARD LUCK STORY
An examination of Dylan's underated epic from 'Desire' BLACK DIAMOND BAY
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Bob Dylan’s A PRICE ON MY SOUL: THREE SONGS FROM ‘JOHN WESLEY HARDING’
Chris examines three key songs from JOHN WESLEY HARDING
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DESOLATION ROW: BETWEEN THE WINDOWS OF THE SEA
A detailed 'deep dive' into Bob Dylan's 1965 masterpiece DESOLATION ROW
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LIKE A CORKSCREW TO MY HEART: IF YOU SEE HER SAY HELLO AND YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW
An examination of two very dark songs from BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, If You See Her Say Hello and You're a Big Girl Now
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ABANDONED LOVE: EVERYBODY’S WEARING A DISGUISE…
Chris takes a look sat Dylan's great unreleased 1975 song ABANDONED LOVE
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DYLAN AND THE DEAD WEEKEND Portsmouth 7-9 April 2023
Announcement of Dylan and the Dead weekend in Portsmouth
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: One Hell of A Poet Part 2
More on Nashville Skyline I Threw It All Away The next song, I Threw It All Away, is the album’s piece de resistance. Whereas in To Be Alone with You Dylan plays with clichés in a humorous way, in this song he experiments with how it can be used for serious poetic effect. It...
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: ONE HELL OF A POET… Part 1
Chris talks about the background to and recording of NASHVILLE SKYLINE
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NONSENSE SONGS FROM ‘THE BASEMENT TAPES’ Part 2
More ruminations on THE BASEMENT TAPES by Chris Gregory