Yuck! One of those moments where I’d gladly switch my sexual orientation for as long as it takes to get this person off my back. On the other hand, this cover is just desserts for the putrid and well-loved original version. A Hobson’s choice on many levels!
i heard joan’s cover of “doyowanna touch” today. pretty effin great.
re. the poll: I voted for Fear, ca. 81 on SNL, not because it was shocking, but because it was my favorite.
but how do we know that was “probably the first time anyone in the audience ever experienced LA hardcore”? wasn’t the audience full of d.c. punks? hadn’t LA bands come through d.c. before that?
That’s an insult to “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”! In fact, I dig “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”. Am I alone in that feeling? I’d take over most Byrds songs, for instance.
Hey, Eplurbie, you asked about the second DVD in the new “Don’t Look Back” set. It’s worth seeing. It has an entirely different tone than Don’t Look Back. It’s as if the original movie was assembled to show how devastatingly nasty Dylan could be. This film has more footage of him interacting with fans that he runs into in various situations and while he does show that edge of sarcastic befuddlement with the worship, he seems genuinely friendly and concerned about the feelings of the folks trying to connect with him. Also, it has a lot more complete performances of songs, although the camera work is generally one shot from the side of his face. I didn’t re-watch the original movie yet, but my recollection is that the performance segments generally included only fragmens of songs. I’ve gotten the whiff that you like this Dylan era particularly and, if that’s the case, I would recommend you see the movie.
I have this DVD also, and would recommend it, but I didn’t know it was re-released with a 2nd disc of more footage. Those uncomfortable scenes with Donovan make me wince every time… Most of the footage was before and after him playing, or en route to somewhere, with joan baez, or being interviewed and hanging out – another REALLY uncomfortable scene to watch is the interview with that kid. Does it soften those parts up? I was watching a few clips of Dylan with Santana a while back (yes, with Santana) – has any Dylan interview EVER been a comfortable affair? You can hear the nervous kid eventually rustling his papers uncomfortably in the other part of this one – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnz8o9X2AQY
It doesn’t merely soften them; tt’s virtually the antithesis. The cut to arrive at the original movie seemed to focus on Dylan’s (and Grossman’s and Neuwirth’s…) raw, nearly Darwinian will to power through being cooler than ice. I’m not sure if that was Pennebaker’s point or if Dylan had a hand in it. I’m certain at the time it suited his purposes to establish that persona through the movie; he was more concerned with being respected (feared) than being loved. The outtakes show he wasn’t entirely the cold hearted bastard that the original movie relentlessly depicted.
Yuck! One of those moments where I’d gladly switch my sexual orientation for as long as it takes to get this person off my back. On the other hand, this cover is just desserts for the putrid and well-loved original version. A Hobson’s choice on many levels!
i heard joan’s cover of “doyowanna touch” today. pretty effin great.
re. the poll: I voted for Fear, ca. 81 on SNL, not because it was shocking, but because it was my favorite.
but how do we know that was “probably the first time anyone in the audience ever experienced LA hardcore”? wasn’t the audience full of d.c. punks? hadn’t LA bands come through d.c. before that?
I suddenly feel as though I will never get those 3 minutes back. Ever. She should have done I Hate Myself For Loving You. Tuurrible.
This has to rank up there with the most non-rock acts trying to “Rock”. I’d put this up there with Peter, Paul, and Mary‘s “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”
That’s an insult to “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”! In fact, I dig “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”. Am I alone in that feeling? I’d take over most Byrds songs, for instance.
Hey, Eplurbie, you asked about the second DVD in the new “Don’t Look Back” set. It’s worth seeing. It has an entirely different tone than Don’t Look Back. It’s as if the original movie was assembled to show how devastatingly nasty Dylan could be. This film has more footage of him interacting with fans that he runs into in various situations and while he does show that edge of sarcastic befuddlement with the worship, he seems genuinely friendly and concerned about the feelings of the folks trying to connect with him. Also, it has a lot more complete performances of songs, although the camera work is generally one shot from the side of his face. I didn’t re-watch the original movie yet, but my recollection is that the performance segments generally included only fragmens of songs. I’ve gotten the whiff that you like this Dylan era particularly and, if that’s the case, I would recommend you see the movie.
I have this DVD also, and would recommend it, but I didn’t know it was re-released with a 2nd disc of more footage. Those uncomfortable scenes with Donovan make me wince every time… Most of the footage was before and after him playing, or en route to somewhere, with joan baez, or being interviewed and hanging out – another REALLY uncomfortable scene to watch is the interview with that kid. Does it soften those parts up? I was watching a few clips of Dylan with Santana a while back (yes, with Santana) – has any Dylan interview EVER been a comfortable affair? You can hear the nervous kid eventually rustling his papers uncomfortably in the other part of this one –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnz8o9X2AQY
Sally asked, regarding disc 2 of Don’t Look Back:
“Does it soften those parts up?”
It doesn’t merely soften them; tt’s virtually the antithesis. The cut to arrive at the original movie seemed to focus on Dylan’s (and Grossman’s and Neuwirth’s…) raw, nearly Darwinian will to power through being cooler than ice. I’m not sure if that was Pennebaker’s point or if Dylan had a hand in it. I’m certain at the time it suited his purposes to establish that persona through the movie; he was more concerned with being respected (feared) than being loved. The outtakes show he wasn’t entirely the cold hearted bastard that the original movie relentlessly depicted.