Comments on: I MISS FREDDY!

By: philharmonic academy of bologna

philharmonic academy of bologna — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:57:13 +0000

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By: siena

siena — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:30:37 +0000

Your thoughts are good but please
learn to spell.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:27:40 +0000

hello, i was just wondering if anyone here know’s the sheet music(for the piano) for spanish is the loving tongue? if you do please email me at mandsandadam@hotmail.com thankyou

By: jedwinston

jedwinston — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:52:47 +0000

Well some of the intensity is gone does not mean all of the intensity is gone, it was still exciting and it was in my hometowns finest theatre, I had to go and was psyched to see him. The band was still new this was in the spring so i expected it to be different. The posted songs on bobdylan.com are chuck full of sweet riffs and fills. Is this the material that you suggest should be booed? Cause i would not boo such a fine performance.As for the Bushes and Blares,I hope they stay true to thier mission statement, the extermination of the hate filled close minded terrorists,the ones that think it’s ok to kill innocent people. They understand only one language and the last thing we need now are wimps and cowards in office. Appeasment is seen as weakness, the in your face chase em to the 4 corners of the globe and kill em approach they do understand.

By: eyolf

eyolf — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:56:45 +0000

First of all: I can’t recall saying anything negative about Larry, other than that his playing — which I actually praise highly in that article — is more pretty and polished than raw and dirty. If you like a clean, perfect rock guitar, I don’t think you’ll find anyone better than Larry to play it. Personally, I preferred Freddie.
I’m not attacking Dylan’s artistic integrity — on the contrary: I’m craving it. A fundamental premise for what I’m saying is that art does not and cannot live in a vacuum in the artist’s oh so brilliant head: it is an act of communication, which involves two actors, with a shared responsibility for making it work: the artist and the audience. If the audience is content with “intensity gone”, “not exactly half bad”, and “Merle was better”, but still make it sound like it was the best show ever — every time — that’s not taking that responsibility. And if Dylan is content with playing not half bad, perhaps because that’s all it takes to fill the venues with enthusiasm — every time — that’s not taking his.
“Pompous windbag mixed with deep knowledge” – perhaps that’s what I am… These are important questions, deserving to be treated with some pompousness and gravity, especially in these dire times with Bushes and Blairs around every corner, when national culture is used as a means of oppression and not for edification and liberation. If I can use some of my knowledge to rock someone’s confidence in “eternal values” geniuses, and icons, I can live with being a windbag.
There may be an answer blowin’ in there. Or a question, which is even better.

By: jedwinston

jedwinston — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:45:45 +0000

I have read this essay and I found it very negitvive and piciune beyond belief,I have never heard any one say any thing negitve about Larry Cambell, and here we have Eyolf spewing something about the way he looks on stage, and that his playing on boots was lame cause he used 3rds and 6ths. wow whats so bad about that.The critique on Bob’s new band made things sound like the music is completely awful and not worthy of his highly esteemed ears.It just is not like that, listen to the available performances on Bobdylan.com from spring 2005. Thats not exactly half bad. I agree that some of the intensity is gone ,but the music is still very good. it seems like your attacking his artistic integerty and that at times smacks of snobishness, especially when you say he should be booed. Why? It is no where near bad enough to deserve that to me. I saw him in Apirl W/ Merl and that night i think Merl was a little better, but Dylans set had some great instrumental breaks, some sweet interplay, some great harp. I mean one note Bob does happen but oh he plays that note good. I think you should take a step back yourself. Your verbose but but very good english at times boarder lines on pompus windbag mixed with deep knowledge. I read a previous post that mentioned Hank Williams when he was burning out, the people booed , well he was less than half Bob’s age.Bob is not out drooling all over himself, no quite the contrary. He has polished off nearly 100 diverse tunes in a 40 day tour of europe. If you are burnt out stay home. It aint dark yet but it’s getting there. Merry Christmas God Bless America, my home sweet home.

By: vagrant cowboy

vagrant cowboy — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:36:57 +0000

Wow! Lost souls looking to each other, to the ears that listen, or the eyes which hasten to read: When have so many eyes for so many years scrutinized your work, or private creations? When did you face a critical public consciousness? Maybe we all do driving down the roadways. Maybe I do when I hang my thumb out asking for a little help further down the road. I think it matters most that we can identify with an opinion or stated fact that our esteemed musician has provided our curious minds. I always wait for the next album. And I buy it to, but I never throw them away. I don’t think he does either. I think it helps that ONE man has made so much with all the help and appreciation and criticism.

I also wish more people would write with a bit more respect to others who bother to read and respond. Kind of like the way we acted when the teacher was in the room, huh?
and pick me up, or at least bother to ask how far I am heading when you see me hitchin’ it along. The pack gets a touch heavy after a while.

I think my favorite song recently is I was young when I left home.

By: Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:16:19 +0000

Okay, someone has to say the word. Dimentia.

He’s forgotten how to play the guitar. He has regressed to simple words and the piano, which came before the guitar in the brain game. He sings the words but has really no idea of what they mean anymore. That bulky-ass thing that will be appearing soon? That’ll be the diaper. But hey, it’s just his final message to us. “Cause this is what’s coming to all of us . . . IF we are lucky and make it that far.

Thanks Bob.

By: timothy

timothy — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:15:50 +0000

That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

Then point was that there are some nights where
there is more “animation” than others. Sorry if you
missed that one.

Don’t believe me? Check out the other reviews:

http://my.execpc.com/%7ebillp61/082103r.html

By: Thierry S

Thierry S — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:05:53 +0000

I was very sceptical if I could have fun seeing him another time in Zürich this Year. I have been to about 17 Shows since 1987 and was never bored. I am a bit at a loss for words about your kind of its-time-to-retire-he-only-does-it-for-the-money discussion. Who are you all to advance such thoughts, the moment you buy the ticket you made a decisison, nobody forces you to see him. But have you thought about that: Which performer have you been able to see only twice without being bored? In my opinion there is nobody like him. But perhaps I am like this because I don’t have no expectations. One thing I know is that I was not bored one second in these two hours in Zürich. And the show was different. I don’t expect anything from a 64 year old performer and for my taste he can do as he like. As for development like history it is never and I say never linear – only the fucking economy development from wallstreet point up all the time. but are we only shareholders?

By: Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:51:08 +0000

Smiled, waved and even blew kisses to the audience?

Oh, give me a fucking break.

By: Castalia

Castalia — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:42:15 +0000

i couldn’t have said it better!!!! no direction home made me cry, FEEL, and love him even more than i ever had. i am only 29 yrs old and to me, bod dylan is not old, he’s AGELESS! he doesnt’ have to pronunciate the words clearly cause their already written in our souls from him to us… im glad you appreciate him EXACTLY for what he is right now, cause so do i, SO MUCH… my heart aches for him

By: GeoffM

GeoffM — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:50:06 +0000

I agree completely, Manchester was my last Dylan show.I prefer to remember him as the great recording and performing artist of the 20th century, not the bored, disinterested figure that performed on autopilot last night.His voice is not up to performing his greatest works and he knows it.I believe the new ‘arrangements’ are alienting old fans and certainly won’t generate any new ones. It’s time to retire Bob, why continue to do something that you obviously no longer enjoy? I spent a lot of time watching him thro’ binoculars, and not once in the entire performance did I see a smile on his face or any other sign of enjoyment.I can’t believe he does it solely for the money, but he’ll get no more of mine from live performance

By: Sandra Griffin

Sandra Griffin — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:02:09 +0000

Oh, Sonny……you make me laugh out loud. I have to agree as well. I don’t know what Mr. Dylan feels or thinks now that he is a little older and perhaps wiser but he must continually tour because he is still inspired (I hope). P.S. Dylan is old??? You must be a young buck.

By: Sandra Griffin

Sandra Griffin — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:48:29 +0000

I saw No Direction Home and thought it was a virtual masterpiece. I’ve never seen the man in concert so don’t want to blow the image I have of him; which is almost sacred. Regardless of how he is “live”, his words captivate us and (I think) we feel a little more tied to the world or Earth once he has touched our hearts. I have his lyric book to read as well, which rarely leaves me without a tear in my eye.