Bob dylan blonde on blonde album meaning

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I interpret his lyric вЂthe ghost of electricity howls on the bones of her faceвЂ™ as that sort of thing and can apply it to my own memory. For instance, weвЂ™ve all probably seen the light of a television flickering on someoneвЂ™s face in the dark. ItвЂ™s easy to use oneвЂ™s own memories and apply the lyrics to them. The song seems to paint its own pictures in the mind of the listener. вЂVisions of JohannaвЂ™ stands out to me particularly because of its reference to the visual art world-art history was my focus at university. Singer/guitarist of Thriftones вЂњVisions of JohannaвЂќ ItвЂ™s so courageous, deep, and transcendent.вЂќ Matthew Davies And it captures all those intense feelings of romantic relationships at that age, lying in the dark. вЂњAs a disillusioned young person the line вЂjewels and binoculars hang from the head of the muleвЂ™ really resonated (I think I would always picture some coarse American tourist). ItвЂ™s one of those Dylan songs where you keep finding new meanings in it over the course of decades.

It has that perfumed mist around it, like so many of the songs on the album. The lyrics are just so incredibly beautiful and mystifying. вЂњThereвЂ™s a version on Biograph which has been really important to me since my teens. Singer/bassist of The Blinding Lights вЂњVisions of JohannaвЂќ In addition to the show at LinnemanвЂ™s, Roller will be performing вЂњI Want YouвЂќ with Jack Juraska on WMSE 91.7 FM on Friday, May 26 at 10 a.m.

вЂњIcing on the cake for me, as a New Jersey teen, was to hear Bruce Springsteen and the early E Street Band pull out вЂI Want YouвЂ™ a couple of different times in the days when they always did favorite covers for a never-ending encore set.вЂќ This is a powerful pop song with avant-garde love/lust lyrics that somehow made it into the Top 10. вЂњNow that I am getting to play the folk-rock lick relentlessly for six verses and choruses I realize that Dylan (and probably producer Bob Johnson) had the sense to split up the near monotony with a contrasting bridge with chords and rhythmic energy straight out of a Motown song of the day. The main non-stop fill employs the reigning folk-rock lick of the day, heard in everything from Byrds songs to the one-hit wonder вЂRed Rubber Ball,вЂ™ but it blends with DylanвЂ™s minor chords in verse and chorus sections in a way that entranced me. DylanвЂ™s mix of chord structure and tight fills by backup musicians drove the song into my brain. вЂњNot to overlook the volume of poetic lyrics, the likes of which had never been heard in a love song on AM radio. I learned that Dylan had moved his recording from New York City to Nashville and had the services of studio hotshots in that town, the clean but driving guitar fills on вЂI Want YouвЂ™ hit me immediately. When I waded into the following electric albums, I was grabbed by the tastier guitar playing that first showed up on Blonde on Blonde. вЂњI was an aspiring folkie living in New Jersey in very early вЂ70s when I worked my way through DylanвЂ™s first acoustic albums with a special fascination for The Freewheeling Bob Dylan. Guitarist, Alverno College music professor вЂњI Want YouвЂќ My two favorites are the one where his paramour is cheating on him with the garage door open and his surreal idea of perfect balance: a mattress on a bottle of wine.вЂќ Peter Roller

#BOB DYLAN BLONDE ON BLONDE ALBUM MEANING FULL#

Talk about overkill! The song itself is chock full of comedy gold. You have a Jackie O reference that uses the word вЂpill-box,вЂ™ not to mention the savvy choice of fabric, leopard skin. Singer-songwriter, guitarist for Semi-Twang, The R&B Cadets, The Subcontinentals вЂњLeopard-Skin Pill-Box HatвЂќ In advance of the tribute show, we asked the performers which Blonde on Blonde track most resonates with them. All proceeds go towards theВ AlzheimerвЂ™s Association. The show will feature performances byВ John Sieger, Peter Roller, Chrissy Dzioba, Matt Davies, Devil Met Contention, Alex Ballard, Jack JuraskaВ and The Blinding Lights.

Bob dylan blonde on blonde album meaning