dpat Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/my-time-dyin (hit the 'Listen' button in the top left corner to launch) Amazing guitar work for early as 1962!! Not that Zep's version recorded in 1974 wasn't mind-blowin' as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 People could play the guitar pretty well even before 1962, y'know! (Yes, both versions are great.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I was curious as to what this version sounded like. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 bob dylan plays this with a lipstickcase out of his girlfriends purse. i've always loved this whole album...he plays great guitar and sings like an old man (even though he was only 20 at the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I'm a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but I get sick of the music press worshipping him so much (ex. Rolling Stone). He was a brilliant musician, and came about before The Beatles or The Stones. I love a lot of his songs, and I love the voice he uses on stuff like this and Like A Rolling Stone and others. I never did like his new stuff, either. I like the classic Bob Dylan and that's about it. It's wierd, cuz i saw an interview of him that was in or around 2005, and he looked back at some of his famous early folk music, and even HE had no clue what he was thinking at the time or how he did it. Back then he was a beautiful enigma that nobody could ever really "get". Now he just seems depressed and cynical... I also think a lot of people don't realize that before he became the Village folk singer, he was a rocker along the lines of Elvis or Chuck Berry. I think people labelling as a poet or folk singer is unfair. He is a musician that "developed artistically" so to speak before anybody else did, while most bands and artists still played one tune. Even if you don't like all of his songs, I have extreme respect for him as a musician, like the other Travelling Wilburys. He is an elite. sry for the ramble, i just said what i felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'm a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but I get sick of the music press worshipping him so much (ex. Rolling Stone). His bridging the gap between Woody Guthrie and the folk of the 60s, along with his transition to electric guitar in 63 were huge turning points in modern music. He was the musical John Steinbeck of his era, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'm a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but I get sick of the music press worshipping him so much (ex. Rolling Stone). He was a brilliant musician, and came about before The Beatles or The Stones. I love a lot of his songs, and I love the voice he uses on stuff like this and Like A Rolling Stone and others. I never did like his new stuff, either. I like the classic Bob Dylan and that's about it. It's wierd, cuz i saw an interview of him that was in or around 2005, and he looked back at some of his famous early folk music, and even HE had no clue what he was thinking at the time or how he did it. Back then he was a beautiful enigma that nobody could ever really "get". Now he just seems depressed and cynical... I also think a lot of people don't realize that before he became the Village folk singer, he was a rocker along the lines of Elvis or Chuck Berry. I think people labelling as a poet or folk singer is unfair. He is a musician that "developed artistically" so to speak before anybody else did, while most bands and artists still played one tune. Even if you don't like all of his songs, I have extreme respect for him as a musician, like the other Travelling Wilburys. He is an elite. sry for the ramble, i just said what i felt. As Ev said, he bridged a really important gap musically. His influence was felt across the miles and opened up a lot of doors musically in a different way than bands like the Stones or Beatles. Cannot say enough about him as a songwriter. I actually like a lot of his more recent stuff. Some really heartfelt writing still coming from him. Yeah he's cynical and depressed - probably what makes some of his lyrics so great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 As Ev said, he bridged a really important gap musically. His influence was felt across the miles and opened up a lot of doors musically in a different way than bands like the Stones or Beatles. Cannot say enough about him as a songwriter. I actually like a lot of his more recent stuff. Some really heartfelt writing still coming from him. Yeah he's cynical and depressed - probably what makes some of his lyrics so great With Dylan, I love his writing, but the music matters to me just as much. Plus I get tired of people saying he "went electric". He started out electric, and went folk, then electric again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 With Dylan, I love his writing, but the music matters to me just as much. Plus I get tired of people saying he "went electric". He started out electric, and went folk, then electric again. I happen to like his music as well as his writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'm a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but I get sick of the music press worshipping him so much (ex. Rolling Stone). He was a brilliant musician, and came about before The Beatles or The Stones. I love a lot of his songs, and I love the voice he uses on stuff like this and Like A Rolling Stone and others. I never did like his new stuff, either. I like the classic Bob Dylan and that's about it. It's wierd, cuz i saw an interview of him that was in or around 2005, and he looked back at some of his famous early folk music, and even HE had no clue what he was thinking at the time or how he did it. Back then he was a beautiful enigma that nobody could ever really "get". Now he just seems depressed and cynical... Only now? He seemed pretty damn cynical back then too. I can find cynicism in just about any of his songs. How else would one describe something like "The Times They Are A-Changin'"? I also think a lot of people don't realize that before he became the Village folk singer, he was a rocker along the lines of Elvis or Chuck Berry. I think people labelling as a poet or folk singer is unfair. He is a musician that "developed artistically" so to speak before anybody else did, while most bands and artists still played one tune. Even if you don't like all of his songs, I have extreme respect for him as a musician, like the other Travelling Wilburys. He is an elite. He was certainly into other genre's besides folk, but he was pretty much a straight Woodie Guthrie devotee before he was anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 He certainly wasn't a rocker along the lines of Elvis and Chuck Berry, or anything remotely close! I think his last three albums are among the best he's made, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Plus I get tired of people saying he "went electric". He started out electric, and went folk, then electric again. I'm afraid you'll just have to get used to it. As far as music history goes, the shocking and much maligned appearance of an electric guitar at Newport in 1965 and his being booed off the stage after 3 songs will likely be remembered as a turning point. The obscure and historically insignificant fact that he'd played electric in a high school cover band will likely be regarded as important as the fact that I "went" to the store on Tuesday, came home, then "went" to the store again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 dylan also recorded electric on his next album "the freewheelin' bob dylan" but those songs were left off the album: 'rocks and gravel" a cover of 'that's alright mama' the elvis famous arthur crudup song, and "mixed up confusion". there is a great boot for these and other studio outtakes to be had. just to give a heads up to anyone that cares to look.... edit to add: nice to see ya back, evster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 edit to add: nice to see ya back, evster! Thanks Beatbo!! Nice to see ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 I happen to like his music as well as his writing. I love a lot of his music as well. It's just, the newer music of his i think lost some of the emotion recording it with newer euipment. Nothing comes close to Like a Rolling Stone, or I Want You. I'm afraid you'll just have to get used to it. As far as music history goes, the shocking and much maligned appearance of an electric guitar at Newport in 1965 and his being booed off the stage after 3 songs will likely be remembered as a turning point. The obscure and historically insignificant fact that he'd played electric in a high school cover band will likely be regarded as important as the fact that I "went" to the store on Tuesday, came home, then "went" to the store again! If im not mistaken, didn't The Velvet Underground take the Bob Dylan sound totally electric before Dylan actually did? I mean in the studio, i think dylan performed like that first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 I love a lot of his music as well. It's just, the newer music of his i think lost some of the emotion recording it with newer euipment. Nothing comes close to Like a Rolling Stone, or I Want You. If im not mistaken, didn't The Velvet Underground take the Bob Dylan sound totally electric before Dylan actually did? I mean in the studio, i think dylan performed like that first. Well, the Velvet Underground recorded their first demo in the summer 1965, the same time as the Newport Folk Festival where Dylan went (back to) electric. At that time their music was still based on beat poetry with Moe Tucker playing percussion with soft mallets. It wasn't until the beginning of the Warhol era in 1966 that they started to get edgier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Well, the Velvet Underground recorded their first demo in the summer 1965, the same time as the Newport Folk Festival where Dylan went (back to) electric. At that time their music was still based on beat poetry with Moe Tucker playing percussion with soft mallets. It wasn't until the beginning of the Warhol era in 1966 that they started to get edgier. okay. but did the velvet go electric on an album before dylan? either way, I think dylan's influence is lost on most new music, if not all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 okay. but did the velvet go electric on an album before dylan? either way, I think dylan's influence is lost on most new music, if not all of it. No, Dylan recorded some electric songs before Newport, on the album Freewheelin Bob Dylan in 1963, but the songs didn't make the final cut. So he was dabbling that far back. Reed and Cale hadn't even met at that point. I think it is and it isn't. I guess it really depends on what "new music" you listen to. Certainly if Tom Petty releases a new album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedNoodle Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 I think it is and it isn't. I guess it really depends on what "new music" you listen to. Certainly if Tom Petty releases a new album... i meant from newer bands, not just newer albums from older bands like petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 i meant from newer bands, not just newer albums from older bands like petty. His influence is still there. The White Stripes and Wilco are good examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_leah_h Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 I like Dylan, but i really really love Led Zep's version of this so no one in the world could do it better in my eyes. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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