The shocking immediacy and passionate cynicism of 1974’s Dirge was correctly interpreted by many fans and commentators as a strong indication that the era of Bob Dylan the ‘family man’ was coming to an end. This was particularly striking as it was released on Planet Waves, most of which consisted of much lighter...
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Bob Dylan’s NEW MORNING: A Pastoral Dream (Part Two)
Chris looks at songs from NEW MORNING, Dylan's bucolic 1970 album.
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Bob Dylan’s NEW MORNING : A Pastoral Dream (Part 1)
Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's 1970 album New Morning
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Bob Dylan’s BROWNSVILLE GIRL: If There’s An Original Thought Out There…
Chris Gregory takes a detailed look at Bob Dylan and Sam Shepard's BROWNSVILLE GIRL from 1986
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Bob Dylan’s MOTORPSYCHO NITEMARE: A CLEAN CUT KID
Chris Gregory discusses Bob Dylan's politico-comic song MOTORPSYCHO NITEMARE
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Bob Dylan’s SARA: FORGIVE ME MY UNWORTHINESS
Bob Dylan has written many love songs in his career, many of which, like Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right or One of Us Must Know, adopt a resigned or philosophical approach to a failed relationship. Some, like Girl from the North Country or Boots of Spanish Leather, take a more romantic, if...
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IN THE DARKNESS: TWISTED LOVE SONGS FROM BOB DYLAN’S STREET LEGAL
An examination of five songs from Dylan's 1978 album STREET LEGAL
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Bob Dylan’s BLACK RIDER: Extract from ‘Determined to Stand’
This is an extract from my recent book DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN dealing with Dylan's slyly ambiguous BLACK RIDER
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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