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Bob Dylan — Day Of The Locusts
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 08:26
 


Love this classic song...

Bob Dylan has a brand new album out called Tempest...  it got a five-star review by RollingStone...  if you want to see some more data about his new album, just look here...

 

fred_b
Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 11:56
 
Just because someone is considered "great" or "a tremendous contributor to X" does it require me to like him.  Not only that, but composing a great song doesn't imply that one is able to sing it.  I don't care for Philip Glass, either, and he's arguably one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.  Understanding a composer's contributions, as well as style, influences, and cultural sensibilities, are intellectual exercises.  Listening to a good song is enhanced by knowing in depth details about it - try studying Wagner for 6 months and listening to his operas - it's a whole different world - but knowing details doesn't imply liking it, enjoying the listen, or being able to relax and be momentarily distracted - and isn't that the ultimate goal of listening to radio?

That said, there are some Bob songs I actually like (and, contrary to you pro-Bobbers out there, it's his recent work), but they are very rare...and they don't include this one.

Fred

(that Master's in Musicology comes in handy some days)


the_real_mccoy
(the final frontier)
Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 11:18
 
Take a look at Bob Dylan in 1963



4coralbells
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 18:16
 
The locusts he is referring to are the cicadas that were coming out that year in Princeton.  You can hardly hear yourself think they are so loud.  (I live near Princeton - and I've lived through them.)

siskinbob
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 09:34
 
There is no doubt about his lyric writing ability or his musical ability but I find Dylans vocals vary so much across the whole spectrum from Awful to Brilliant. I find with this song that he is down approaching awful and this song is grating.


alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 19:39
 
I've only heard one Dylan cover that exceeded the original (Hendrix's 'Watchtower', which, while singularly brilliant, owes at least half of the credit to Dylan's lyrics). Dylan songs tend to fall flat when coming out of other people's mouths.


 dpjag wrote:
I've never found a Dylan song that couldn't be improved dramatically by someone else arranging and presenting it.
 


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 08:31
 
One of the worse vocalist of the 20th century! Man, what a great song as always from him!{#Notworthy} {#Clap}

Wisecrowe
(York, PA)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 08:31
 
I was so hoping that Bill was gonna go from Joan Osbourne's cover of "Man in the Long Black Coat" into a Dylan tune. And as per usual you delivered, Bill. {#Clap} One of the most underappreciated Dylan albums IMO. I love New Morning, but not as much as Nashvile Skyline, my hands-down fav. Dylan record.

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 08:30
 
sounds like a plague of locusts... and I like Dylan usually...

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 08:30
 
Not one i would call a hidden gem.  Disappointing for me but only by Bob's own high standards.

a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:04
 

 PLUS

EQUALS



mooseisadick
(Westland, Michigan)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:01
 
And the MOOSE sang...

And he was singin' for me...

mooseisadick
(Westland, Michigan)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 11:59
 
M      {#Angel}    M
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DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 12:51
 
He does sound like he has a worse cold then usual while singing this song but I still like it anyways...

tg3k
(The Jungle - 459.62 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 00:56
 
I probably like as many Bob Dylan songs as the average listener, but I gotta say songs like this one sure do fuel the "Dylan can't sing" discussions.

oldviolin
(Esse quam videri)
Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 10:24
 
Invitations take many forms musical...many forms indeed

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 15:13
 
 lemmoth wrote:
To all of you Dylan bashers.  Please name your top ten favorite rock musical artists/acts of all time.  Then look up their numbers or email addresses.  Tell them you think Dylan sucks and why.  Ask what they think.  

Many will laugh. Most will silently pity you.  The more thoughtful will take the time to explain the enormous importance and contributions and influence of the man to modern music.  
 

{#Clap} {#Clap} {#Clap}

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 15:02
 
 NickDanger wrote:
Dylan wrote this song in response to the honorary Doctorate he received from Princeton, if I recall correctly.
 
Yep, and David Crosby got him so high before the ceremony he didn't know what the F**k was going on {#Roflol}


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 18, 2009 - 21:00
 


Magnificent... and so good for the ears...



a_genuine_find
(not me, radio paradise)
Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 06:11
 

Oh, its that time again

Morning dose of Dylan torture

give me strength Lord



More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 11:30
 
 macs wrote:
Dylan is not a singer. it is a lot more...
 

This is art!

NickDanger
(Athens - not that one, the music one)
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 11:28
 
Dylan wrote this song in response to the honorary Doctorate he received from Princeton, if I recall correctly.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 07:49
 
 oldviolin wrote:
I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking,
Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb.
I was ready to leave, I was already walkin',
But the next time I looked there was light in the room.

 

What, no kiss?

Pharlap
(Bahama, NC)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 07:49
 
Considering it came out during his fantastic 63-75 era, New Morning was (and still is) nothing but a disappointment in comparison

wenatchee
(Duvall, WA)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 07:48
 

*shrug . . . a label does not a great song make



oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 07:47
 
 fingerpin wrote:
I have never heard this song nor would I have recognized that photo as a pic of Bob!
I been daydreamin' too long? {#Stupid}
 

It's all good. You have arrived at last.

fingerpin
(OhiO)
Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 12:13
 
I have never heard this song nor would I have recognized that photo as a pic of Bob!
I been daydreamin' too long? {#Stupid}

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 12:11
 
To all of you Dylan bashers.  Please name your top ten favorite rock musical artists/acts of all time.  Then look up their numbers or email addresses.  Tell them you think Dylan sucks and why.  Ask what they think.  

Many will laugh. Most will silently pity you.  The more thoughtful will take the time to explain the enormous importance and contributions and influence of the man to modern music.  

ThePoose
Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 12:10
 
 chyk5 wrote:


Who would you prefer? Perhaps Barry Manilow, or maybe Clay Aiken?

 

Céline Dion + Michael Bolton DUET!

Stingray
(Cologne, Germany)
Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 12:08
 
what a terrible bullshit-song of Mister Zimmermann!
actually can´t stand-it - return in 5 minutes

chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 10:28
 
dpjag wrote:
I've never found a Dylan song that couldn't be improved dramatically by someone else arranging and presenting it.


Who would you prefer? Perhaps Barry Manilow, or maybe Clay Aiken?
dpjag
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 11:41
 
I've never found a Dylan song that couldn't be improved dramatically by someone else arranging and presenting it.

Painted_Turtle
(guess which lily pad...)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 11:41
 
...sing it Bobby

Yeah!
aronson
(Red Hook, NY)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 11:41
 
What absolute f*cking CRAP!
Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 11:41
 
"Why am I listening to this?", I ask myself.

If it was a demo recording of a great song it might have some sort of historical importance. But it isn't, so it doesn't.
macs
Posted: Feb 04, 2008 - 05:08
 
Dylan is not a singer. it is a lot more...
alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 12:41
 
I'll never understand it when people don't feel like they can give Dylan's music a chance because he's not a "talented singer." Do you think that Jackson Pollack's paintings are not to be enjoyed because all he did was splatter paint on the canvas?

Surely it's your own bag if you don't want to listen to the "whining." I would never take anyone to task for their musical preferences. But to dismiss Dylan's work because his voice is not as technically sound as, say, Barry Manilow, is to miss the point completely.
macs
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 - 12:39
 

oldviolin
Posted: Nov 29, 2007 - 16:38
 
I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking,
Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb.
I was ready to leave, I was already walkin',
But the next time I looked there was light in the room.

a_genuine_find
(3rd stone from the sun)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 06:26
 
Make the locust plague stop!
a_genuine_find
(3rd stone from the sun)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 06:26
 
Make the locust plague stop!
Rotterdam
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 06:25
 
fredriley wrote:
Dylan on, mute on. Great songsmith, crap voice, IMHO - never been able to stand his whining drone, and have always preferred people who could actually sing covering his work, as then it's actually a pleasure to listen to his words, rather than earache.


Thank you. Those are my sentiments exactly.
Augustus
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 11:17
 
fretman wrote:
Always liked this story he sang. Was on the "contract fulfillment" album, of course. Beats the stuff that was on the "since you've signed with another label you won't mind if we release these cutting-room rejects" album called "Dylan" that came out a couple years past after the Bob went to Asylum.

Decidedly not his best stuff, but compelling, nonetheless.


Oh, tell me more, I thought he was always with Columbia?
AlienRelic
(east of Eden)
Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 11:16
 
MyAuthor wrote:
Believe it or not, this is from one of my very favorite dylan albums.. now that i'm not so down in the groove :)

I agree.
fretman
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 04:27
 
Always liked this story he sang. Was on the "contract fulfillment" album, of course. Beats the stuff that was on the "since you've signed with another label you won't mind if we release these cutting-room rejects" album called "Dylan" that came out a couple years past after the Bob went to Asylum.

Decidedly not his best stuff, but compelling, nonetheless.

MyAuthor
(Helsinki, Finland)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 04:25
 
Believe it or not, this is from one of my very favorite dylan albums.. now that i'm not so down in the groove :)
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 04:23
 
Dylan on, mute on. Great songsmith, crap voice, IMHO - never been able to stand his whining drone, and have always preferred people who could actually sing covering his work, as then it's actually a pleasure to listen to his words, rather than earache.
LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 16:30
 
Perhaps Dylan took signing lessons from the Locusts?

I think that Bobby's telling stories...
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 16:27
 
I'm liking this one and don't think I've noticed it before. Same album as Man in Me?
chuck_flacks
(San Diego, CA)
Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 16:27
 
Not a Dylan song I've heard before! Thanks!