Bob Dylan

European Son · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:03 pm

The Man wrote:

Amen on the Tambourine Man. Only Dylan's version really resonates with me

I think the Byrds song is just too generic. It sounds like any other Byrds song that's out there.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

Fool, it was the first Byrds song ever released. It couldn't possibly be a generic Byrds song. And they adopted a much more country rock sound in the late sixties, so, no, all their songs don't sound like that.

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5743

a_man_named_gray wrote:

Any list without Watchtower and Its Alright Ma in the top ten fails in my opinion.

I don't think I insult those songs by placing them where I did. Obviously they'd be top 10 for most artists - Watchtower for example is very clearly Hendrix' best record imo. Dylan just has a deeper catalogue than basically anyone else who's ever recorded music. The only artists anywhere near his level either died young, broke up, or should have done one of those two things decades ago (Stones).

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

Each to his own. I never thought I'd see someone give so much love to The Basement Tapes.

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5743

I think it'd be wrong to call the Basement Tapes better than Blonde on Blonde or Highway 61 but I think it's just as wrong to call them worse.

awesome · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:10 am

Machine Head · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:20 am

a_man_named_gray wrote:

I think Bob's is better.

Timi · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:40 am

awesome wrote:

I REALLY dislike Ke$ha's own music but I think that was honestly pretty good.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

^ True dat. I'm thoroughly impressed.

European Son · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:14 pm

I hardly recognize Ke$ha's style in that video. Really cool.

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5743

and then it hit me

Five Blood on the Tracks tracks were recorded in New York, five in Minneapolis three months later. The Minnesota cuts (Tangled Up in Blue, You're a Big Girl Now, Idiot Wind, Lily et al, and If You See Her Say Hello) are transcendent. The NY songs range from pedestrian to straight-up boring.

So what happened in those three months?

clarksided · **Joined:** Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:06 pm **Posts:** 1514

Shelter from the Storm is certainly more than pedestrian, and I'd argue Simple Twist of Fate and Buckets of Rain are, as well.

But yeah, the absolute best songs were re-recorded. Who knows what happened? Maybe he went forward in time, saw the existence of Michelle Bachmann and Ryan Seacrest, and knew we deserved a better distraction than he was prepared to give us. That would certainly explain Idiot Wind, if nothing else.

Georgi · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:37 pm **Posts:** 7274

I think the New York songs are pretty interesting to hear. Not better than the final versions, but still quite good.

Eric J · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:07 am **Posts:** 4430

awesome wrote:

Interesting take on this cover, from Slate:

Quote:

The treatment misses what has always struck me about that song, which is the singer’s irritation and anger hidden behind his pose that he’s tough and doing just fine. That tension—the half-hidden sorrow—makes the song interesting. Making it all woe goes too far.

Georgi · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:37 pm **Posts:** 7274

I agree that that's what makes the original the ultimate version, but damn, that is a pretty great cover actually!

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