Who's tuning in to see DYLAN on PBS tonight
asprin
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dylan/2 part jumpoff directed by Scorsese
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ahem...I mean, DIE-LAWN.
My wife is all into Dylan so I'll let her know - thanks for posting this.
Vol 6 of the Bootleg series, Live 1964: Concert at the Philharmonic Hall is still
available on triple vinyl. I imagine vinyl for Vol 7 from the documentary should be
along soon.
I like a few of his songs but I'm not super crazy about him. Blasphemy, I know.
His lyrics are but it's mostly the voice (I can't get with).
I rented the DVD already.
This is a really great treat if you are a Dylan nut like me. The '66 shows w/ the Hawks/The Band are really
And never have I seen Dylan so comprehensible and articulate when talking and answering questions, telling stories.
Watch this.
I regret not picking up the vinyl of this when it was around.
This is a must see.
Rockist
Just kidding. I grew up listening to Dylan--big favorite of my Dad's. This is almost enough to make me wish I had a TV. Gonna have to try to rent it.
When you think of the five greatest MCs of all time you think of:
Die-lawn...
Die-lawn...
Die-lawn...
Die-lawn...
and...
Die-lawn.
It sounds like the same film. Lot's of Ginsberg and folks like Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. It was great seeing guys like Mitch Miller eat their words. I mean guys like that used to deride Dylan and others as being trendy teen-moron crap. But I found new respect for dude going on camera now and basically copping to the fact that he had NO idea why Dylan was at Columbia, except for the fact that everyone respected John hammond to such a degree, and that Miller himself just didn't have the eyes to see Dylan's talent. "Hammond's Folly" ended up proving them all blind.
Sounds like the same, the one on the beeb is the Martin Scorcese one.. part 2 tonight....
Regarding the doc: Dylan just won't give it up. Baez and others while not nearly as good as artists at least come somewhat clean. Dylan is never gonna have that except in such miniscule doses, like when he talks about the spiritual experience of listening to specific songs when he was a child. I just wonder what it would be like to be around him when he wasn't playing at his mysterious artist persona. Maybe he never does.
BTW Van Ronk's singing voice is
Tomorrow should be even more smoking cause the tunes/period they are gonna focus on are really the thing that changed American music. Plus, Dylan gets mean and drugged out so there will be a lot more comedy if Scorcese plays it straight.
I really dig that some many beatnuts dig on this old folky rocknroller. Cool as fuck. I guess game recognizes game.
yeah, that was one of my favorite parts too.
Some of the footage of him getting grilled by the press is unbelievable.
That one part where dude is like "I know you dont like to be placed in a category with others, ....but for those of us over 30, could you please categorize yourself and state your role?"
Rediculous. You guys gotta see this thing.
tough tour in '66.
that last performance where he says "play it fuckin loud", was that after the accident?
See:
I really enjoyed part one, buy I missed the continuation tonight...I'll have to rent it.