Caribbean Wind, which was written in late 1980, remains something of an enigma in Bob Dylan’s career. Although it is a song which Dylan regarded as ‘unfinished’, it has often been acclaimed as one of his most luminous creations. When it first reached a wide public on the 1985 compilation Biograph, many listeners were...
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MASTERS OF WAR AND WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE: DYLAN AS PUBLIC POET
Masters of War and With God On Our Side Masters of War and With God on Our Side can be considered to be the most didactic and moralistic examples of Bob Dylan’s early ‘protest’ material. Jesus and Judas are mentioned in both songs. Dylan’s uses these two figures to represent polar moral opposites – good...
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SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES: DIG YOURSELF
A look at Bob's iconic masterpiece SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES
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HURRICANE AND JOEY: TWO CINEMATIC NARRATIVES FROM ‘DESIRE’
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HURRICANE AND JOEY: TWO CINEMATIC NARRATIVES FROM...
Two songs f about real people from Desire
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GOLIATH THE SECOND: TWO DYLAN CONCERTS FROM 1963
A look at two key BOB DYLAN concerts from 1963
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REVIEWS Of ‘DETERMINED TO STAND’: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN
A collection of reviews of Chris Gregory's DETERMINED TO STAND
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BOB DYLAN’S SHADOW KINGDOM: STEPPIN’ OUT INTO SPACE…
Chris Gregory discusses SHADOW KINGDOM, his 'pandemic TV show'.
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WITH YOUR SAINT-LIKE FACE AND YOUR GHOST LIKE SOUL: SAD-EYED LADY OF THE LOWLANDS
An in depth look at the meaning of Dylan;s great SAD EYED LADY OF THE LOWLANDS
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BOB DYLAN AND THE SENTIMENTAL TRADITION Part One: Rationale
Discussion of influence of sentimental tradition on Dylan's work