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It’s my sad duty to report that Zoe was a mere 126 miles away, performing in Rochester last night at the Abilene Bar & Lounge, and I was unaware 🙁
She’s in Buffalo tonight, LWj, at the Sportsmen’s Tavern 💡
Say “hi” to her for me!http://www.kpfk.org/programs/88-four-oclock-wednesdays-with-jon-wiener/6422-jon-wiener-with-greil-marcus-talks-about-bob-dylans-new-album-qtempestq.html
Excellent interview with Greil Marcus, re: Bob & “Tempest”…
“He sounds like himself. He sounds sly, as he’s always sounded. He sounds as if there is a twinkle in his eye; as if there’s a joke that he’s letting you in on maybe about halfway, and you’ll have to find your way to the end of the joke by yourself.”
“…there’s been a streak of vengeance and carnage in all of Dylan’s records — maybe except for the Christmas record — since 2001, since “Love and Theft. I wouldn’t speculate where this comes from, what it’s about, if it’s simply a theme that he’s pursuing in an utterly aesthetic way or what. But, it’s been there a long time.”
I do agree with GM that “Long and Wasted Years” is one of the better tracks on the album.
Outstanding, tony. Thanks for posting.
“…he drove slowly but joyfully, as if the automobile were a recent invention…”
“…Young likes the mechanical experience of slipping a key into a padlock and swinging something open. He is fundamentally analog…” 8)
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-reveal-album-release-date-tracklist-20120911
Bob gets something off his chest…excerpted from interview in Sept 14 issue of Rolling Stone:
Q: I want to ask about the controversy over your quotations in your songs from the works of other writers, such as Japanese author Junichi Saga’s Confessions of a Yakuza, and the Civil War poetry of Henry Timrod. In folk and jazz, quotation is a rich and enriching tradition, but some critics say that you didn’t cite your sources clearly. What’s your response to those kinds of charges?
A: Oh, yeah, in folk and jazz, quotation is a rich and enriching tradition. That certainly is true. It’s true for everybody, but me. There are different rules for me. And as far as Henry Timrod is concerned, have you even heard of him? Who’s been reading him lately? And who’s pushed him to the forefront? Who’s been making you read him? And ask his descendants what they think of the hoopla. And if you think it’s so easy to quote him and it can help your work, do it yourself and see how far you can get. Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff. It’s an old thing – it’s part of the tradition. It goes way back. These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history! If you think you’ve been called a bad name, try to work your way out from under that. Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified. All those evil motherfuckers can rot in hell.
Q: Seriously?
I’m working within my art form. It’s that simple. I work within the rules and limitations of it. There are authoritarian figures that can explain that kind of art form better to you than I can. It’s called songwriting. It has to do with melody and rhythm, and then after that, anything goes. You make everything yours. We all do it.
Me: I have not listened to “Tempest” in its entirety, yet. Truly hope I’m wrong, but I do not have a good feeling about Bob’s latest effort. With that said, he owes us nothing more.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/bob-dylan-debuts-shockingly-violent-new-video-20120829
Oh, that Bob!
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/gargantuan-johnny-cash-box-set-due-in-october.html
Didn’t want to start a new thread for this…
@stoger wrote:
Thanks for fine comments, Lefty. Any letdown while at the merch table? No literary reading before the show? Count me in for any mass Forum fan gathering.
Met the multi-talented Matt at the merch table after the show, Professor. Didn’t see him at the tavern afterwards, for which I’m sorry. A very nice guy. Acquired a lt blue “Blessed” tee for my ladyfriend. Traffic was light at the table; maybe business was brisk at intermission.
Your attendance, sir, at any future group gathering is mandatory! 🙂
