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S02.06 Dylan’s Guitar Playing on Good As I Been To You with Eyolf Østrem May 20, 2023

Show notes

When Bob Dylan returned as a solo acoustic recording artist in the early 90’s, many were surprised. A lot of folks thought they would never again hear Bob alone with a guitar. But few thought if they did, the playing would be described as “magnificent, skilled, exciting” guitar work – as it was called by today’s guest.

While it’s often noted that Dylan’s lyrics aren’t meant to stand alone on the page, the music that accompanies them just doesn’t get as much attention or discussion as those famously over-analyzed lyrics. Music is harder to write about, and very few have managed to do it well and to make their ideas accessible to all of us listeners who lack our own musical knowledge, experience, and even vocabulary.

>> There is an Extended Version and Video of this episode available. Details below.<<

Eyolf Østrem is a Norwegian Musicologist and Dylan fan who has taken on that challenge. For years at DylanChords.com and more recently at Dylanology.substack.com he has taken to transcribing and explaining the musical side of Bob Dylan. He recently turned his magnifying glass and microscope and keyboard onto Good As I Been To You and World Gone Wrong – perfect timing for us.

His recent series of posts (links below) dive in deep and explain through examples the new methods and inventive / expressive ways that Dylan makes the sounds that make these albums so enjoyable and compelling. Recently he joined us to share more of his thoughts on that exact topic.

It turns out, perhaps not surprisingly, that Dylan is just as compelling and idiosyncratic – as well as accomplished and effective – with his guitar as he is with his pen. Listen as Eyolf explain it to us in ways that can offer new things to listen for and new ways to enjoy 90’s acoustic Dylan.

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S02.05 The World Gone Wrong Cover Photo Shoot with Ana Maria Vélez Wood May 12, 2023

Show notes

The World Gone Wrong album cover stands out amongst all the Dylan covers - Bob has a top hat on, the colors are vibrant, and he has a detached look that doesn't exude the confidence you find on all of his other covers. The picture was taken during the filming of a video for Blood In My Eyes, and it's one of dozens of amazing photographs taken by Ana Maria Vélez Wood.

Ana Maria is a professional dancer, choreographer, and an accomplished singer-songwriter, and someone who always takes photographs. Friend Dave Stewart knew that, so when Dylan called for an impromptu video Dave call Ana Maria to take the still photographs.

There is an Extended Version of this episode - and a video version with photographs. Details below.

The result was the album cover, but also a series of amazing photos later displayed in Sweden and London at Gallery Exhibitions called 'Blood In My Eyes'. You can see many of these photos on Ana Maria's website.

We talk about the shoot, working with Dylan and Dave, the exhibitions, and how the photos have been received by Dylan fans for the 30 years since the shoot.

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S02.04 Books On Bob: Bob Dylan in Minnesota w/ K.G. Miles May 05, 2023

Show notes

In the third book in the Troubadour Tales series, Keith Miles and his co-authors take us on a tour through Dylan's Minnesota homeland via a series of short stories about the homes he lived in, the girls he dated, the places he went, the people he knew, and the events of his life.

Like the previous books about London and New York, the book is tour guide that can be used from the comfort of your home or in a backpack during a visit. You'll learn about every spot where something historic - at least in Bob Dylan terms - happened.

Keith is a long time fan who runs the Dylan Room at London’s Troubadour Club. He wrote this book along with Paul Metsa, Ed Newman, Marc Percansky and Matt Steichein plus there are contributions from Linda Whiteside and Kevin Odegard.

There is an Extended Version of this episode - and a Video version - available. Details below.

We talk about Keith's string of recent books, how these Troubadour Tales books target a somewhat different reader than many modern Dylan books, the relationship Dylan has with Minnesota and the one Minnesota seems to have with Bob Dylan, and more. Of course we also talk about many of the stories and pictures you'll find in this great new book.

PS: Martin Mull is responsible for the quote: "Writing About Music is like Dancing to Architecture".

LINKS:

Bob Dylan In Minnesota: Troubadour Tales (Amazon US Link)
Bob Dylan In London: Troubadour Tales (Amazon US Link)
Bob Dylan In The Big Apple: Troubadour Tales (Amazon US Link)
Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas: The Two Dylans (Amazon US Link)
K.G. Miles on Twitter @barberville
Bob Dylan in Minnesota: Troubadour Tales (McNidder & Grace Publisher)

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S02.03 Good As I’ve Been To You – Originals & Covers w/ Ray Padgett Apr 29, 2023

Show notes

Bob Dylan knew – and often played – most of the songs he covered on Good As I Been To You for his entire professional life. In this episode we examine the original versions of these songs (there are always more than a few) and other interesting covers that have been done since Dylan’s 1992 release.

There is an Extended Version of this episode available. Details below.

Joining is Ray Padgett, who runs the Flagging Down The Double E’s newsletter and is a cover-songs expert via his coversongs.com website and book. In this episode we listen to many of the specific early songs & versions that Dylan probably based his takes on, and Ray shares interesting other cover versions of these songs.

We’ve made playlists of the songs from this episode – and more – for Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal. See the links below. Give these a listen, then go back and listen to Good As I Been To You with fresh ears.

LINKS:

Follow Ray Padgett on Twitter, Instagram
Flagging Down The Double E’s newsletter (Substack)
Check out CoverMe Website
Ray’s Cover Me book (Amazon)
Ray’s 33 1/3rd Book: I’m Your Fan The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Pledging My Time Book IndieGoGo Campaign

PLAYLISTS:

Apple Music: Good As I Been To You – The Cover Songs
Spotify: Good As I Been To You – The Cover Songs
Tidal: Good As I Been To You – The Cover Songs
Apple Music: Good As I Been To You – More Covers (100+)
Spotify: Good As I Been To You – The Cover Songs
Tidal: Good As I Been To You – The Cover Songs

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S02.02 Michael Gray on The Songs of Good As I’ve Been To You Apr 21, 2023

Show notes

Michael Gray invented analysis and criticism of Bob Dylan songs with the 1972/3 release of Song & Dance Man. And over the last 50 years and through two major updates of that book, he has remained one of our best and most eloquent of the Dylan scholars.

In this episode we talk about the Good As I Been To You / World Gone Wrong chapter from Song & Dance Man III. The discussion is centered around quotes from the book, I read them and Michael reacts and expounds on his thoughts. We cover 10 of the album’s 13 songs.

What you’ll hear, in the excerpts in in Michaels comments, is a masterclass on Bob Dylan criticism and analysis.

>> There is a much longer version, and video, of this episode available. Details below.<<

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This interview is available on video for The FM Club Premium Members.

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FM PODCAST NETWORK

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LINKS:

Michael Gray’s Website
Outtakes on Bob Dylan by Michael Gray (Book)
Good As He’s Been To Us – John Wesley Harding (1993 Review from Stereophile)
Good As I Been To You – CD (Amazon)
Good As I Been To You – Vinyl (Amazon)

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S02.01 Home Alone - GAIBTY & WGW ft. Engineer Micajah Ryan Mar 17, 2023

Show notes

It's been said that the road to Time Out Of Mind began when Dylan recorded two solo acoustic albums in the early 90's. Good As I Been To You and World Gone Wrong were yet another unexpected twist in Dylan's path, but by playing alone, at home, on songs he'd known for years, the feeling is Bob reconnected with some important basics that allowed him to regroup and then go forward to write the amazing songs that came out in the late 90's and through the 2000's.

In this first episode of Season Two, we start our look at these two albums, placing them in time, hearing a bit about what it was like to make them, and rediscovering the first reactions of some well known critics and reviewers.

There is a longer version of this episode available. See details below.

A special highlight of this episode is an interview with GAIBTY and WGW engineer Micajah Ryan. This interview was done in 2017 by Brian Sword of The Double Stop podcast. In the full interview Micajah talks about his entire career for about 90 minutes, but here we just feature some of his discussion of working with Bob Dylan. Big thanks to The Double Stop podcast and Brian Sword for permission to include that interview in this episode.

LINKS:

The Double Stop Podcast E.96 w/Micajah Ryan
Good As He's Been To Us - John Wesley Harding (1993 Review from Stereophile)
Good As I Been To You - David Wilde in RollingStone
Good As I Been To You - Billy Altman in Entertainment Weekly
Good As I Been To You - Stephen Thomas Erlewine on All Music
Good As I Been To You - Plugged In
Real Life Top 10 - Greil Marcus

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S01.25 Why Do Some People Hate Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel My Love’ with Laura Tenschert Feb 25, 2023

Show notes

Make You Feel My Love is a song that has received a lot of attention – but not entirely out of admiration – a lot of Dylan fans just don’t like it. On this episode Laura Tenschert talks about the song and those reactions.

Laura is a writer, podcaster and musician who runs Definitely Dylan where she looks at art and creativity through the lens of Bob Dylan’s work. Definitely Dylan is a podcast and has an active Patreon with exclusive content and monthly online events. She is also a member of the board at the Institute of Bob Dylan Studies in Tulsa, OK.

There is an Extended Version of this episode, and a video available. Details below.

This Podcast replays a talk Laura give to one of our Members-Only Online events, and then includes the Q&A Session from that day plus another discussion about the song we had a few weeks later. All this gives us time to dig into the song, the controversy it inspires among some Dylan fans and critics, and allows Laura to look more deeply into the song itself.

LINKS:

Definitely Dylan – Website
Definitely Dylan – Patreon
Definitely Dylan – Twitter
Definitely Dylan – Instagram

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DYLAN.FM

Dylan.FM is a podcast that good deep into specific Bob Dylan albums or periods – for months at a time. There are also some ‘special subject’ podcasts along the way. The show has featured Time Out Of Mind Engineers Mark Howard (1992 Mix) and Michael Brauer (2022 Mix), Authors Micheal Gray, Graley Herren, Howard Sounes and others, Musicians Robyn Hitchcock, Wesley Stace and others, and Dylanologists including Scott Warmuth, Laura Tenschert, and many more. Member of The FM Podcasts Network.

Visit Dylan.FM to see all episodes or to follow the show in your favorite podcast app.

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S01.25 Why Do Some People Hate Bob Dylan's 'Make You Feel My Love' with Laura Tenschert Feb 24, 2023

Show notes

Make You Feel My Love is a song that has received a lot of attention - but not entirely out of admiration - a lot of Dylan fans just don't like it. On this episode Laura Tenschert talks about the song and those reactions.

There is an Extended Version of this episode, and a video available. Details below.

LINKS:

Definitely Dylan - Website
Definitely Dylan - Patreon
Definitely Dylan - Twitter
Definitely Dylan - Instagram

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THE EXTENDED VERSION There are two ways to get the longer version of this episode (and most of our shows) plus our bonus episodes: Subscribe to FM+ or Join The FM Club.

Subscribe to FM+ in the Apple Podcasts app (click the subscribe button) or at the FM Pods website. (You’ll get Extended Editions and Bonus Episodes of all podcasts on the network for one low price - and support all of these shows!)

Join The FM Club and get an FM+ Subscription plus way more Dylan and music info via our video interviews, blog posts, events and much more. Learn more and sign up here.

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VIDEO AVAILABLE

This interview is available on video for The FM Club Premium Members at the Replays Page for members.

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FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER

Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday.

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DYLAN.FM

Dylan.FM is a podcast that good deep into specific Bob Dylan albums or periods - for months at a time. There are also some ‘special subject’ podcasts along the way. The show has featured Time Out Of Mind Engineers Mark Howard (1992 Mix) and Michael Brauer (2022 Mix), Authors Micheal Gray, Graley Herren, Howard Sounes and others, Musicians Robyn Hitchcock, Wesley Stace and others, and Dylanologists including Scott Warmuth, Laura Tenschert, and many more. Member of The FM Podcasts Network.

Visit Dylan.FM to see all episodes or to follow the show in your favorite podcast app.

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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Drop us a note to dylanfm@fmpods.com.

S01.24 The Time Out Of Mind Tulsa Tapes and Jim Dickinson with Whirly Gig Author John Lewis Feb 17, 2023

Show notes

Whirly Gig is a new book that looks at the making of Time Out Of Mind. Today we talk with author John Lewis who shares his insights based on a longtime friendship with TOOM Musician Jim Dickinson and his time in The Bob Dylan Archives in Tulsa – where he was able to listen to all 500 audio files from the Time Out Of Mind Sessions.

John Lewis is a writer and curator living in Cambridge, MD. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, The Oxford American, and many other publications. His profile of Ike Turner was included in The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing. Lewis taught in Maryland Institute College of Art’s Curatorial Practice MFA program and co-curated Yummm! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food, a 2017 exhibition at the American Visionary Art Museum. He is currently working on a documentary film about Globe Poster.

>> There is an Extended Version and Video of this episode available. Details below.<<

We talk about his relationship with Dickinson, what Dickinson learned from his time with Bob Dylan, what John heard in Tulsa on the Time Out Of Mind Tapes, the relationship between Dickinson and Daniel Lanois, and more.

Our Dylan.FM Premium Members get an extended version of this conversation with an extra 30 minutes of discussion, as well as the option to watch the video version of our interview. Join us to go deep on Dylan with extended versions and videos of all of our podcasts, exclusive posts, access to special events, and more. To become a member click here.

This interview took place on February 13, 2023

LINKS:

Whirly Gig Book Review – From Dylan.FM
Order Whirly Gig Book – From Dorchester Power and Light

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S01.24 The Time Out Of Mind Tulsa Tapes and Jim Dickinson with Whirly Gig Author John Lewis Feb 17, 2023

Show notes

Whirly Gig is a new book that looks at the making of Time Out Of Mind. Today we talk with author John Lewis who shares his insights based on a longtime friendship with TOOM Musician Jim Dickinson and his time in The Bob Dylan Archives in Tulsa - where he was able to listen to all 500 audio files from the Time Out Of Mind Sessions.

>> There is an Extended Version and Video of this episode available. Details below.<<

This interview took place on February 13, 2023

LINKS:

Whirly Gig Book Review - From Dylan.FM
Order Whirly Gig Book - From Dorchester Power and Light

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To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either:

Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! )
Join The FM Club: Includes an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, events and more in the world of Bob Dylan.

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