Like a complete unknown" ..Bob Dylan

[whitehall]

The message was more than the complicated Dylan career but rather the history of so-called "folk music". In the movie, Dylan drifted to New York and started out visiting the dying socialist(communist?) folk singer Woodie Guthrie. Dylan had a complicated relationship with left wing folk artist Joan Baez. It seemed to me that Dylan's music and use of an electric guitar evolved from the lame protest songs to more popular stuff and his early friendship with Johnnie Cash bothered the hard core folk music protest artists who were bent on a crusade of revolution.

 

[bluzman61]

Thanks for the info, I'm a fan of Dylan's music.

 

[Dekster]

I would have liked the movie had one of my sons not pointed out early on that Timothy Chalamet's impersonation of Dylan was more like an impersonation of Jimmy Fallon impersonating Bob Dylan. After that, I couldn't unsee it.

 

[Mack The Finger]

I am a Bobcat for over 50 plus years.

 

[wamose]

Dylan is great. He wrote some amazing stuff. Today, he's a recluse who doesn't like his picture taken, per an old college friend who lives next door to him. "And the pump don't work 'cause the vandals stole the handles"

 

[iamwhatiseem]

He has always been a bit too brooding for me.
Most of his songs come from a negative point of view.
Love songs are mostly about loss and disappointment. Philosophical songs are mostly "me against the world" etc.
I recognize his talent and song writing abilities, but he has always seemed to me like an angry old man. Even when he was 20.

 

[whitehall]

I liked folk music in my younger days until it became a source for political hatred. Then again my opinion might be just "blowin in the wind".

 

[BackAgain]

Dylan was remarkably talented and even a bit ahead of his time.

I liked the movie. I credit Chalamet for his performance. I believe he captured the randomness of Dylan’s persona.

But I will say it again: Monica Barbaro stole the show, imho. Not just a great impersonation of Baez, and a surprisingly nice voice, but also very easy on the eyes.

 

[whitehall]

My guess is that every song was lip-sync stuff professionally produced by media experts.

 

[Mack The Finger]

He has always been a bit too brooding for me.
Most of his songs come from a negative point of view.
Love songs are mostly about loss and disappointment. Philosophical songs are mostly "me against the world" etc.
I recognize his talent and song writing abilities, but he has always seemed to me like an angry old man. Even when he was 20.

I might have a extra key around the house...I could send it to you so you can open the box of understanding his music.

When my father was dying and death waited a few days later...I listen to this song repeatly:

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I might have a extra key around the house...I could send it to you so you can open the box of understanding his music.

When my father was dying and death waited a few days later...I listen to this song repeatly:

I might have a key somewhere, so you can understand what people type.
Saying I found someone to be too brooding for me, is not the same as saying he has never did an upbeat song ever.
Stay Calm

 

[Mack The Finger]

...until it became a source for political hatred. Then again my opinion might be just "blowin in the wind".

Arround the time when Dylan wrote Blowin the Wind...he also wrote Hollis Brown one of the sick's songs ever. If you are not familiar with it....Hollis (out of depseration) killed his whole and himself.

There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean's pounding roar

There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewheres in the distance
There's seven new people born

 

[whitehall]

Arround the time when Dylan wrote Blowin the Wind...he also wrote Hollis Brown one of the sick's songs ever. If you are not familiar with it....Hollis (out of depseration) killed his whole and himself.

There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean's pounding roar

There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewheres in the distance
There's seven new people born

My point is that Dylan evolved from the dreary angry folk protest songs and even went to an electric guitar. The folk culture hated him for it especially his friendship with pop/country star Johnny Cash

 

[g5000]

Dylan wrote some amazing lyrics. Real poetry. He is a legend.

His singing voice, though? Meh.

I actually can't stand folk music. Grates my nerves almost as much as rap and country.

But there is always an exception to every genre. That's Bob Dylan.

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[Mr Natural]

My point is that Dylan evolved from the dreary angry folk protest songs and even went to an electric guitar. The folk culture hated him for it especially his friendship with pop/country star Johnny Cash

I remember back in high school days when Dylan went electric and all the folkies went ballistic.