++The Los Angeles Times has the full speech by Bob Dylan at Musicares. Last night I had seen only about half. I love the parts where he talks about the roots of his own songs. Yes, he did mention Jimi Hendrix and "All Along The Watchtower".
++And why don't they talk about how Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen garble their lyrics? Even though he does garble in live shows, the remastered Dylan actually reveals that the early and middle Dylan were actually cleaner sounds than we remember.
++Jimmy Carter shocked Dylan when he said that his lyrics harm more effect than presidential speeches.Luckily, he recovered from that to deliver the speech, which is almost textbook on modern songwriting. And yes he did like his songs being used in commercials.
++I thought he got a good jab in at the reviews of his latest when he said "With me,they have to look underneath and they listed all the songwriters. It was probably the only time they ever got any press--which is good."
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Bob Dylan Steals His Own Show
++Musicares honored Bob Dylan as person of the year with a two-hour concern with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Neil Young, both Graham and Nash, and Bonnie Raitt and more.
++But the biggest Dylan concert since Bob-Fest in New York in the early 1990s produced the rarest of moments. Bob Dylan, with a typed speech, surprised and pleased his audience with a 40-minute speech that was a tutorial in songwriting. He explained songwriters he didn't care for--most of whom today's audiences wouldn't know--and those he did and more importantly why.
++At 73, he thanked those artists who recorded his work and made him popular. He did this straight. He recognized Peter, Paul and Mary's contribution to his career when they recorded "Blowing in the Wind" and other songs before he was known. He touched on his impressions of Nina Simone and her recording his songs. The Staples Sisters and their father. Sonny and Bono. And, of course, he was gratuitous and glowing about Joan Baez, his former lover, and praised her integrity and strength. He was right that fans poured out to see her and hear her amazing voice and he got to tag along.
++I don't remember ever Bob Dylan speaking for such an extended period of time and especially about music--not only his but others.
++But the biggest Dylan concert since Bob-Fest in New York in the early 1990s produced the rarest of moments. Bob Dylan, with a typed speech, surprised and pleased his audience with a 40-minute speech that was a tutorial in songwriting. He explained songwriters he didn't care for--most of whom today's audiences wouldn't know--and those he did and more importantly why.
++At 73, he thanked those artists who recorded his work and made him popular. He did this straight. He recognized Peter, Paul and Mary's contribution to his career when they recorded "Blowing in the Wind" and other songs before he was known. He touched on his impressions of Nina Simone and her recording his songs. The Staples Sisters and their father. Sonny and Bono. And, of course, he was gratuitous and glowing about Joan Baez, his former lover, and praised her integrity and strength. He was right that fans poured out to see her and hear her amazing voice and he got to tag along.
++I don't remember ever Bob Dylan speaking for such an extended period of time and especially about music--not only his but others.
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