BobDylan

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 6, 2006 -> 04:33 PM) I hear The Departed is supposed to be amazing. Anything with both Scorsesse AND Nicholson should be amazing.

QUOTE(bmags @ Oct 6, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) i was at the same show and felt the same about them. Then i got their albums and saw them play three more times and they became one of my favorite american bands. Have you heard their new EP?

QUOTE(bmags @ Oct 5, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) okkervil river was f***in great. f'n great. Before I got into them, I saw them open for The Decemberists a few years back at The Metro. Okkervil River was the worst show I had ever seen ... and then The Decemberists played.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 11:00 PM) Do you think Brian Sabean would have made that deal, if he had realized how good those 3 players have become now?

This is cooler than cloning. Didn't scientists figure out how to have a cell in two places at once a year or two ago?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 10:01 PM) Mine, and millions of others. I pulled a direct quote from The Big Lebowski for a joke. Lighten up.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 06:20 PM) Geddy Lee You don't have to like them, but to say they suck and have only influenced bad bands is wrong. Rush shows are known for having a lot of musicians in the audience. These 3 whether you want to believe it or not, influence someone whenever they play their instruments. Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 02:11 PM) Bob plays the harmonica like pure s***? What in the hell kind of Bob Dylan fan are you? Seriously though, that's the most ignorant thing that I've heard all year. No offense to you, as you stated that you like to listen to him when he plays, but those dudes that you've been talking to should be written off as straight-up motherf***ing retards. Good God. If you want to learn how to play the harmonica, most will tell you that Bob Dylan can't play it worth s***. He makes it work in his music, but the "ignorance" here is denial. He's a s***ty harmonica player. There's no point in arguing anyway. I love to listen to his version of the harmonica. QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 11:15 AM) I'm going to have the guts to come out and say this: I have listened to a whole bunch of Rush than I have of Bob Dylan. To discredit Rush and what they have accomplished in their time, regardless of how you feel about them and your personal taste, makes about as much sense as discrediting Dylan. I would lay every single one of my yearly paychecks on the fact that Rush has probably influenced damn near just as many people worldiwde as Dylan has directly. I would lay money on it that almost every Metal band out there (remember, drop your personal bias about possibly disliking Metal) will cite Rush as an influence, and many of them will not cite Dylan. I would also lay money on it that many drummers out there will admit to an admiration for Peart. Arguing over Rush being better or greater or whatever than Dylan, and vice versa is silly. No Rush was not going to have the political significance that Dylan had, but NO BAND did in the 70's. Geez kids, argue over who was better, Led Zep or Rush. Or argue Dylan vs. The Byrds. Arguing Rush against Dylan is like arguing Backstreet Boys against Burzum. I'll take that bet. And I want the money in cash. You don't become a living legend because you influenced a couple of bands here or there. You become a living legend because you're f***ing Bob Dylan. The influence he's made stretches beyond just music, my friend.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Oct 2, 2006 -> 11:39 PM) The Basement Tapes is actually 1967. I have a "Complete Basement Tapes" 4CD set with over 100+ tracks, and only three of the songs are good. One Single River Four Strong Winds French Girl A good 15 to 20 of the songs are promising, but the lead singer of the Band is so utterly horrible on those sessions that he pretty much destroys every single track, with very few exceptions. He ain't even singing; he pretty much whines his way through tracks. They should have put a gag on that dude. Also, you left out his masterpiece JOHN WESLEY HARDING. I consider that one to be his best officially released album. IMO, his best album period is the original pressing of "Blood On The Tracks" with the vastly superior versions of "Idiot Wind", "You're A Big Girl Now", "Tangled Up In Blue", and the classic unreleased track "Up To Me". And I know that nobody listens to me, but mixing in bootlegs with officials is what it's all about. It's like y'all are living in the dark ages or something. You also said that Dylan ain't recognized for his musical talent. Now, my favorite instrument is the harmonica, and Dylan is the master if we're talking about classic rock (no offense to Alan Wilson). But again, you might not agree if you haven't heard all of the Witmark Demos from 1962-1963, all of the classic tracks from the 1965 tour, the unbelievable outros on the original pressing of "Blood On The Tracks", etc. The John Wesley Harding album is yet another prime example of his insane talents on the harmonica. And I like his voice on damn near everything except for the 1964 Tour, "Blonde On Blonde" and "Nashville Skyline" if we're talking 1963-1974. What people need to remember is that Bob Dylan COMPLETELY reinvented himself from year to year. Hell, from month to month. Most people around my way can't stand him due to the commercial tracks from 1965-1966, particularly ANYTHING off of the "Blonde On Blonde" album. I know a s***load of classic rock fans, and nobody likes Dylan with the exception of my Father-In-Law, who is a huge huge fan. Here's a 7CD set I put together last year. I encourage any and all Dylan fans to investigate some of these sources, particularly the Witmark Demos, 1965 Tour, and the 1974 originals. The 1965 outtakes are great, too. He never completed a few classic tracks (You Don't Have To Do That, Midnight Train). Both are partial demos. Bob Dylan Volume 1 1962-1963 Demos 1. Walkin' Down The Line 2. Girl Of The North Country 3. Farewell 4. Don't Think Twice 5. Boots Of Spanish Leather 6. Hard Rain 7. I'd Hate To Be You 8. Masters Of War 9. John Brown 10. Talkin' John Birchard Blues 11. Guess I'm Doing Fine 12. Paths Of Victory 13. Tomorrow Is A Long Time 14. Baby Let Me Follow You Down 15. When The Ship Comes In Bob Dylan Volume 2 1962-1964 Officials 1. Chimes Of Freedom 2. Mr. Tambourine Man 3. Girl Of The North Country 4. I Don't Believe You 5. It Ain't Me Babe 6. Boots Of Spanish Leather 7. When The Ship Comes In 8. Gates Of Eden 9. The Times 10. With God On Our Side 11. Only A Pawn In Their Game 12. Masters Of War 13. Hard Rain 14. Don't Think Twice 15. Lay Down Your Weary Tune Bob Dylan Volume 3 1965 Live Tour 1. Don't Think Twice (Manchester 5/7/65) 2. To Ramona (Sheffield 4/30/65) 3. She Belongs To Me (Los Angeles 9/3/65) 4. Gates Of Eden (Manchester 5/7/65) 5. It Ain't Me Babe (London 5/10/65) 6. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Manchester 5/7/65) 7. Love Minus Zero (Newcastle 5/6/65) 8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (London 5/10/65) 9. The Times (Manchester 5/7/65) 10. With God On Our Side (Manchester 5/7/65) 11. Mr. Tambourine Man (Newport 7/25/65) 12. Boots Of Spanish Leather (London 6/8/65) 13. One Too Many Mornings (London 6/8/65) 14. Like A Rolling Stone (Newport 7/25/65) Bob Dylan Volume 4 1965 Outtakes 1. Instrumental #1 2. You Don't Have To Do That 3. Please Crawl Out Your Window 4. If You Gotta Go, Go Now 5. She Belongs To Me 6. Visions Of Johanna #1 7. Love Minus Zero 8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 9. Instrumental #2 10. Midnight Train 11. I'll Keep It With Mine 12. Visions Of Johanna #2 13. Desolation Row 14. Miami Sales Message 15. Like A Rolling Stone (Mono) 16. Positively 4th Street (Mono) Bob Dylan Volume 5 1967 Officials & Basement Tapes 1. I'm A Lonesome Hobo 2. As I Went Out One Morning 3. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 4. Dear Landlord 5. I Pity The Poor Immigrant 6. All Along The Watchtower 7. Drifter's Escape 8. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 9. Wicked Messenger 10. Frankie Lee & Judas Priest 11. French Girl 12. Four Strong Winds 13. One Single River Bob Dylan Volume 6 1969-1971 Officials, Outtakes, Live 1. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 2. Mr. Bojangles 3. I Threw It All Away (Outtake) 4. Can't Help Falling In Love 5. Cupid (Outtake) 6. Big Yellow Taxi 7. Gates Of Eden (Outtake) 8. Ballad Of Ira Hayes 9. Marianne 10. Love Minus Zero (MSG 1/8/71) 11. Hard Rain (MSG 1/8/71) 12. Blowin' In The Wind (MSG 1/8/71) Bob Dylan Volume 7 1974 Officials, Originals, Outtakes 1. Idiot Wind (Original) 2. You're A Big Girl Now (Original) 3. Tangled Up In Blue (Original) 4. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome (Official) 5. Shelter From The Storm (Official) 6. Simple Twist Of Fate (Official) 7. Up To Me (Outtake) 8. Buckets Of Rain (Official) 9. Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts (Original) 10. Tangled Up In Blue (Outtake) 11. Shelter From The Storm (Outtake) I missed the boat on John Wesley Harding. I was going off of my iTunes list and I own the re-release of the album (1993). The Basement Tapes I have is a 2 disc set seen j. I've never heard of the version you own. Can you lead me to a place (preferably free, oops!) where I can find the Witmark Demos and 1965 Tour, and the 1974 originals. Also, do you know where I can get The Gaslight Tapes? I also heard that there is a 26 disc thing that surfaced on the internet with a bunch of Dylan B-Sides. Heard or know anything about this? But Dylan and the harmonica...I love to listen to him play it as much as the next Dylan fan, but if you talk to anyone that knows how to play it, they'll tell you Dylan plays it like pure s***. And face it (I don't like to face it either), he does. Sometimes it makes my ears bleed the pitch gets so high. Also, do you have an original pressing of Blood on the Tracks? Any way I could get my ears to it?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 1, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) Rush is still around 30 years later, selling out just about every venue they play. Go watch Styx at Ribfest. The Who and Zeppelin where big influences on Rush early on. If you listen to the first couple of Rush albums, Geddy Lee actually tries to mimmick Robert Plant a bit. It is very apparent on their first live album. Rush covered The Seeker their last album commemmorating their 30th anniversary, and have often mentioned The Who as a big influence. I don't know how anyone with the handle Bob Dylan can actually pop off that any group or musician sucks. Them's fightin' words. Dylan has longevity in his favor just as well as he does good albums. I guarantee you that Bob Dylan's last three albums are better than Rush's last three just as they are better than the the last three of the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith or any of those other bands that couldn't hang it up. Besides, anyone that can wipe their own ass knows and understands that Dylan isn't recognized for his musical talent (although some of the bands he had playing for him are far superior than Rush) but for his writing. The staple Dylan made in music is and will be far greater recognized beyond anything Rush has done and can do. Selling out a venue does not make a band great. Not in the slightest. If you don't believe me, buy a ticket to Kelly Clarkson or Kanye West or the Goo Goo Dolls or Fall Out Boy. And covering songs does not make anything out of an artist. I'd bet Dylan has had more of his songs covered than any other artist in the world from now until the beginning of music. Most will agree that only one cover is better than the original. Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower. After that, the only guy that can cover Dylan is Dylan himself--go see him live if you want to see what I'm talking about. Rush cannot touch Bob Dylan in terms of ANYTHING. If you don't believe me, you're only in denial. Dylan didn't get where he got by luck. I challenge you to present me an artist that started his/her career better than Dylan's debut in '62 to the Basement Tapes in 75 (I can already picture you looking up all the Rolling Stones and Beatles albums): Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin' Bringing It All Back Home Highway 61 Revisited Blonde On Blonde Nashville Skyline New Morning Blood On The Tracks The Basement Tapes

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 1, 2006 -> 08:02 PM) Who? Oh, I don't know...Cream? The Who? Led Zeppelin? and just about any other Brit-Blues band from that time. Rush SUCKS. Even Styx is better.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 25, 2006 -> 07:27 PM) No steroids From wikipedia (so it must be true) Did you notice Kiss and Aerosmith were on that list? Sales do not show greatness. I realize you're not presenting this as a "hardcore fact", but there are many bands who never released enough albums to have that many "consecutive" gold/platinum albums. Plus there are far too many "albums" that go gold or platinum because they have one good song (not accusing any of the bands on that list of this). But I have never liked Rush. There are bands that do what they did much better.

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QUOTE(GaelicSoxFan @ Sep 28, 2006 -> 03:37 PM) My personal feeling is when they traded El Duque for Vazquez in spring training, they never intended for Vazquez to pitch one inning this year in a Sox uni. I think they acquired him with the intention of finding someone stupid enough to take on his fat contract and making B-Mac the 5th starter. That doesn't make much sense, but I did think he was acquired to get dealt at the deadline for other needs. Too bad this didn't happen. QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 30, 2006 -> 03:52 AM) (fwiw, Santana's changeup is the best in the league, and his slider is nothing to scoff at either...if you can throw a 75 MPH changeup with a 96 MPH fastball, and then mix in an 89 MPH slider too, while having good command and control, the other team is done almost every time. McCarthy could potentially at some point down the line develop into a pitcher like that, but it's not next year) Santana's curve is a better pitch than it used to be, but just in itself, it's nothing to fear. He's gotten more command of it this season, but in years past it was nothing more than a show me pitch.

QUOTE(MinnySoxFan @ Sep 28, 2006 -> 11:44 PM) Which of the 7 DVD set should I watch right now. First responder determines what I watch. You all kick ass. I out drunk you in many ways. First, it's 3:44 AM of THE NEXT DAY. Punk.

QUOTE(PartyForFree @ Sep 27, 2006 -> 09:39 AM) Your pre-approved as well and should be receiving your money with the next batch. You would have had your money over a week ago if you'd signed up correctly the first time around. Thankfully our support team was able to walk you through it. I got my money, but nobody walked me through anything. I had to spot the problem myself and notify them what was wrong. I appreciate, however, that you've continued to check in on this thread and give what help you can.

I'm really glad my account never worked.

How did you get pictures of my house?

QUOTE(PartyForFree @ Sep 24, 2006 -> 11:59 AM) Everything looks good on our end. We still have to receive approval from Party Poker before we transfer the money to your account. That should happen on Monday or Tuesday. Hmmm...are you saying that your account name is chbukowski and not what you entered on our site? That would prevent you from being approved... Initially I got an e-mail that said I entered an invalid account name and that I needed to e-mail back an approved name. I e-mailed back BukowskisBrain. I tried to login today. They said invalid login. So I clicked the "forgot password" link and it e-mailed me a prompt to change my password. From that e-mail it said my login name was chbukowski. I did not, at any point (as far as I can remember) enter that anywhere.

QUOTE(PartyForFree @ Sep 24, 2006 -> 06:12 AM) Everything looks good Mr. Dylan. Am I still awaiting verification? When I try to log in I get "Sorry, but we did not recognize the login information you entered." EDIT: I see the account name they registered me under is chbukowski (not sure how that happened). But when I logged in, there was no money to my account.

Still waiting for my account name to be verified. Name is BukowskisBrain

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 22, 2006 -> 11:57 PM) Nice. Only calling it the way I see it. Catch my drift?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Sep 22, 2006 -> 07:57 AM) I thought the Earth was only a few thousand years old? 4.5 billion years old.