August 30, 200520 yr For anybody who whent apes*** whan Dylan went electric in 1965, this bit of news should put them in their graves. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Entertainme...=1066966&page=1 Personally, I'd be more incensed if it was a new studio release. But since it's an official release of long-available (as bootlegs) tracks, I guess I'm willing to see it as an experiment to see if he can make inroads with new audiences and/or reconnect with an old audience. Anybody else have an opinion on this?
August 30, 200520 yr Dylan's been straight-up honest for 40 years now. If he is now deciding to to do a little bit of "selling out", then more power to him. He's already proven himself and his worth, and he might see this a bit of a "fun" thing to do. Heck, he might just LOVE Starbucks coffee and thought it would be cool to do something with them. Is it really selling out if you are doing something in conjunction with something you love?
August 30, 200520 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 02:00 PM) Dylan's been straight-up honest for 40 years now. If he is now deciding to to do a little bit of "selling out", then more power to him. He's already proven himself and his worth, and he might see this a bit of a "fun" thing to do. Heck, he might just LOVE Starbucks coffee and thought it would be cool to do something with them. Is it really selling out if you are doing something in conjunction with something you love? at least he's still writing his own songs ...(ahem...aerosmith)
August 30, 200520 yr QUOTE(bmags @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 01:34 PM) at least he's still writing his own songs ...(ahem...aerosmith) I was defending him.
August 30, 200520 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 07:42 PM) I was defending him. i was adding on to your defense...
August 30, 200520 yr QUOTE(bmags @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 01:58 PM) i was adding on to your defense... Cool! Let's kick Flaxx ass!!!
August 30, 200520 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 08:09 PM) Cool! Let's kick Flaxx ass!!! chaaaarrggeee
September 3, 200520 yr A dude has to eat . . . I like some of the changes I had a job in the great northwest Working at Starbucks for a spell But I loved that coffee all too much And one day the ax just fell. So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I happened to be employed Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat Right outside of Delacroix. But all the while I was alone The past was close behind, I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind, and I just grew Tangled up in blue.
September 3, 200520 yr QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 3, 2005 -> 12:07 AM) A dude has to eat . . . I like some of the changes I had a job in the great northwest Working at Starbucks for a spell But I loved that coffee all too much And one day the ax just fell. So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I happened to be employed Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat Right outside of Delacroix. But all the while I was alone The past was close behind, I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind, and I just grew Tangled up in blue. Nice, although I enjoy the vastly superior acoustic version on the original test pressing of the LP. The Minneapolis version sounds like crap in comparison. He had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But he never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell So he drifted down to L.A. Where he reckoned he tried his luck Workin' for a-while in an airplane plant Loading cargo onto a truck But all the while he was alone The past was close behind He seen a lot of women But she never escaped his mind and he just grew Tangled up in blue. The original Blood On The Tracks LP, as intended for release, is perhaps the best album I have ever heard front to back. Some of the tracks included from the NY sessions: "Simple Twist Of Fate" "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome" "Shelter From The Storm" "Buckets Of Rain" Tracks shelved from the NY sessions: "Idiot Wind" "You're A Big Girl Now" "Tangled Up In Blue" "Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts" "Up To Me" "If You See Her, Say Hello" Notice the drastic difference between those from the NY sessions and those from the Minneapolis sessions in terms of overall feel. "Idiot Wind" and "You're A Big Girl Now" from the test pressing are two of the best songs that I've ever heard, period. The officially released versions? I can't listen to them. It's just too much of a letdown. Edited September 3, 200520 yr by hammerhead johnson
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