Bob Dylan - new album just out on Tidal - Rough and Rowdy Ways

I prefer his drug fueled trilogy over his scripture fueled trilogy. But my favorite trilogy is the one with Modern Times. 

Geez, haven’t we suffered enough with the whole JFK thing? Maybe some more Sinatra standards.

A perfect example of what I mean. 

The British have no real sense of humor. Case in point. 

Maybe but it’s not as funny as my quote though.

You’re close. Very close. “Song and dance man.”  🕺🏻

Dylan was a fan of Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, ND of Like a Rubber Ball I’ll Come Bouncing Back to You fame. Dylan progressed from songs about death and doom on his first records to some outright rockers when he went electric. Then back to doom and gloom! 😩

Early in Vee’s career, a musician calling himself Elston Gunn briefly toured with the band.[11][12][13] This was Robert Allen Zimmerman, who later went on to fame as Bob Dylan. Dylan’s autobiography mentions Vee and provides complimentary details about their friendship, both professional and personal.

Gee, noone’s ever accused him of that before. 🙄

A lot of his later stuff is overly compressed, I look for cassettes like Time out of Mind, Love and Theft but the one I really want, Modern Times, is only available from Russia, at some insane price. I met Paul Clayton a long time ago in Charlottesville, he was Dylan’s best friend in the early Village years. Clayton was a dulcimer player and singer of sea chanties.

https://youtu.be/oi8_n3kM-Dk