Things are heating up in Zimmerland with just a week to go before the release of Bob Dylan's 46th album Together Through Life.
Amazon.com has first dibs on the new video for Together's lead-off track "Beyond Here Lies Nothin.'" You can see it here:
Amazon.com: "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" video
The video consists of a montage of Bruce Davidson’s Brooklyn Gang series of photographs, one of which graces the cover of Together Through Life.
Despite being created approximately a half-century apart, the song and video work wonderfully together, capturing a particular strain of American rebel spirit that no longer exists, or seems like it no longer exists, or may never have existed in the first place.
The nifty deluxe edition looks like the way to go here. For a mere $15.99 you get the standard CD of Together Through Life, plus a CD containing the "Friends & Neighbors" episode of his great Theme Time Radio Hour show, a DVD featuring a "lost" Dylan interview from No Direction Home plus a TTL sticker and poster. Say what you will about the man, but in these recessionary times, he delivers honest value for the dollar.
As we count down to the release date, Rock Turtleneck will be having all sorts of exciting Dylan related content to keep our loyal readers buzzing with excitement. But for now, Bob's gonna take us out with a sweet rendition of "Standing in the Doorway" from his star-studded 2003 film Masked & Anonymous.
Ill buy the new Dylan release because im a long time fan but having heard the whole CD (followed a link from www.expectingrain.com to what appears to be some Dutch Radio Station web site) im not so sure this CD is going to be greeted with the same adoration of his previous 3 releases.
ReplyDeleteUpon first listen it didnt do much for me i am afraid to say.
Love you babycakes. x
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree in general with your disappointment...the riffs are borrowed, the lyrics are largely banal and trite fill n the blank rhymes and they too are borrowed or re-hashed from robert hunter's round-file.
ReplyDeleteas an old dylan fan i might even live with that too but the tobacco-scarred, cracked & popped,hoarse,flim-coated ravaged vocals(the gargling of razor-blades) are almost too painful to bear listening to.
He is exactly where he should be at this time of his life. Seen a lot. Done a lot. Sang his life.Still going. God bless him -and screw fuckers like you who whine on,you wont ever see the likes of Bob dylan again.Shame on your idiotic comments!
ReplyDeleteYeah. Fucking right! Good to see him grow old in such a -do i give a fuck what anyone thinks -way. Great man.
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