Any early Dylan fans here? I have a question for you.

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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Do you believe that some of his early songs were about a romance that ended poorly with Joan Baez?
 

She is the one who brought him in the spotlight by sharing the stage with him,if I remember correctly from what I have read about him.

Her 'Diamonds and rust' is said to be about him.

I think he wrote two songsn abandoned love and one more, for his wife Sara and their split.

I don't think he wrote anything specifically for Baez.

I saw him in concert a few years back,most money I spent on concert tickets,he was terrible.
 
Hmm, I liked his pre-electric stuff: the protest songs and songs like It Ain't Me Babe that I thought was directed at Baez. BTW, do you remember Phil Ochs? He might have outshined Dylan had he not killed himself...
 

I just looked that song up and it says that he owes its inspiration to his former girlfriend Suze Rotolo

His protest songs were powerful.

If you see the lyrics,you see why they are powerful.

Phil Ochs,very sad.He checked out early on.
He had a 'clearer' voice.
I think he was more sensitive about everything than Dylan.

I think Ochs felt what he sang.
 
Not too long ago one of my grandsons heard me speaking of Dylan, Biaz, Collins, and some of the older singer of my generation. The only one he knew was Dylan, and I asked him why he was aware of him, but not the others. He told me everyone knew about, "Don't Bogart That Joint".
 
Ina said:
Not too long ago one of my grandsons heard me speaking of Dylan, Biaz, Collins, and some of the older singer of my generation. The only one he knew was Dylan, and I asked him why he was aware of him, but not the others. He told me everyone knew about, "Don't Bogart That Joint".
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Hhahhahha

Good one!
 
Interesting, what trivia survives the artists. Every generation has its own tunes but I liked some of my kids, like Linda Ronstadt and George Thoroughgood. Don't know about the grandchildren as they live far away...
 
My son has introduced me to some good music but he is also an old soul and listens to Frank Sinatra.He dislikes my heavy Metal and he says that everryonee can scream and growl like that,lol
 
His autobiography is very interesting and sheds light on some things like his relationships and the time and place he was in. His ex-wife an ex-model said that she could never understand what his songs were about.

I think it could be an age thing too, many younger people can't relate to him/nor can they understand him. I've always loved his music pre-and post electric but also couldn't understand much of it (until later).
 
Ina said:
Not too long ago one of my grandsons heard me speaking of Dylan, Biaz, Collins, and some of the older singer of my generation. The only one he knew was Dylan, and I asked him why he was aware of him, but not the others. He told me everyone knew about, "Don't Bogart That Joint".
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By The Grateful Dead. I liked Dylan at the time , he was part of the scene back then, for sure. I was a Joan Baez fan, I had grown away from the 60s though, but will revisit her songs from the day, and see wahat she's going now.
 
Funny looking back at it now - I was into surfing big time, so for me it was all about The California Sound. Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, a bit of The Seekers and all that. When folk-rock (or whatever) hit the scene all these hippies started hanging out at the beaches. A lot of them stayed there for weeks on end, singing those songs and strumming their guitars. And a lot of the surfers hated folk-rock because of that, including me.

At some beaches, fights broke out - surfers vs beach hippies. I'm glad to say our beach stayed peaceful.
 
Living in Rhode Island I was close to Newport and another guy and I rode over to see the first folk festival. It was mobbed and you couldn't get in and a mob had formed outside the venue, Freebody Park. Police were summoned and a beer bottle was thrown at them. A riot ensued and we hustled from the scene. The next year I was there as a Pinkerton guard! I was working my way thru college and hours in the evening and at night were perfect for me. Besides the Pinkerton contingent there was a huge police presence. All remained quiet and I enjoyed the show...
 
I enjoyed early Dylan very much but gotta admit Highway 61 and Blonde on Blonde blew the doors off for me.Highway 61 coulda been a huge break through for Mike Bloomfield but I fear his career was severely affected by drugs yet he did find time to contribute a few very creative records to his generation.Dylan himself seems a rather controlling guy and likely this did not lend to he and Baez making sweet music together for very long.
 
He doesn't sound as good anymore. He may have throat problems or something similar. I have the best of Bob Dylan and it's a real good one.
 

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