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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Mar 30, 2013 - 15:55
 
Finally a Dylan that can sing...but then he had to go and write these inane lyrics. Could have used his dad's lyrical sense and then this would have been a rather complete rock tune.

Netto
(Khimki, Russia)
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 12:19
 
Good. Like a T.Petty sound.

Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 12:18
 
Zimmermann jr.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 22:55
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Stupid lyrics
 
no driving while drunk {#Rolleyes}


jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 08:41
 
Stupid lyrics

apsteinmetz
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 17:12
 
The opening chords command attention but the rest of the song is, as another poster said, "comfortable.". For a song in the same vein that lives up to it's opening, try "the last DJ" by tom petty.

dwlangham
Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 08:35
 
The musical equivalent to very functional, comfortable furniture.

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 10:02
 
This song is a symbol to me of my Junior/Sophomore years of college (99-01). I'd moved from Kansas City to St. Joseph, MO, and all the great KC alternative stations that'd nutured me musically were changing formats even if they were a getting out of range up there. I was too poor by then to afford concerts like I'd used to do, and I'd not discover RP until later 2001. They were dark musical times where N'Sync and Brittney were taking over TRL every day and pushing out the last popular alt rock holdouts like Hole and the Goo Goo Dolls. But St. Joe's old standby for radio, K-JO (105.5, but then 105.1 still) was there. They've always been nominally a 'pop' station, but a little behind the times and with an odd slant. As Alt Rock was the outgoing popular style, it got play, but they did an odd way of keeping it 'current'. They played a lot of stuff from the Barenaked Ladies, REM, and the Wallflower that wasn't their 'normal' stuff; they played some bands that missed the heyday (Vertical Horrizon, Lifehouse) but could have been big. Looking back I really appreciate that good music, though at the time I bristled at it. And the more ecclectic, adult-contomporary slant of it probably even paved the way for me to more fully appreciate RP (which has been my main taste maker for 10 years now).

Orodrigues
(Resende (RJ), Brazil)
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 15:43
 
From father to sons: Bob Dylan -> Tom Petty -> Wallflowers.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 10:01
 
 TimeWaster wrote:
"Her"? What? I don't get it...
 
Oops, sorry, I added a comment for Anna Ternheim to this song. Even Homer nods... ;)


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 14:05
 

Maybe I could be the one they adore
That could be my reputation
It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore
I'm an educated virgin



rowgal
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 06:09
 
New Jakob Dylan album out today!  Women and Country{#Roflol}

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 15:03
 
 jlind wrote:
Whatever happened to these guys?
 
I think Jakob did a solo album after this and now they're back together?  I always thought they were pretty good.


iscoot4peace
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 09:43
 
I feel the same way about them.  i swa them live a few month's prior to their second release and they were fantatstic.   On record they are very hit and miss for me.

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:58
 
Probably the band for whom my ratings are the most polar. I either love their stuff, or, well, the opposite {#Shifty}.

Love this one. 8

nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:57
 
This is real, not faking it. {#Dancingbanana}

jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:56
 
Whatever happened to these guys?

buzmaggie
(AZ, US)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 07:53
 
 tompoll wrote:
Forgive my ignorance on band member names, but I swear these guys have one of the best B3 players since the dearly departed Billy Preston.
 

oh come on tompoll, this is rp— no forgiveness needed. unconditional!  we are artist here! !  {#Shhh}

crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!)
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 09:06
 
 lwilkinson wrote:
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
 
Troll's got rythum! {#Rolleyes}

tompoll
(Seattle WA USA)
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 15:58
 
Forgive my ignorance on band member names, but I swear these guys have one of the best B3 players since the dearly departed Billy Preston.



Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 07:40
 
 SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down."

(Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
 

You can't help but wonder if such a conversation took place.  During the interview part after his appearance on Austin City Limits, he didn't even mention Bob.  He talked about being a big fan of Joe Strummer when he was a teenager.

Stave
(San Francisco)
Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:51
 
 SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down." (Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
 

Reminded me of that "Doug" routine from The State:

Doug:  Whatever, dad, I'm not on drugs.  What do I look like, Bob Dylan?
Dad: Doug, do you even know who Bob Dylan is?
Doug: No... But I know he died from drugs!
Dad: Bob Dylan is alive and well, Doug, I produced his last three albums.
Doug: Oh, you mean Uncle Robert?  He's not dead!

Also, is it me or are the Wallflowers bordering on overplayed here on RP?  It seems like every day around this time there's something by them...



HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 05:29
 
His voice kind of sounds like,,,help me out here,,old folk- singer,back in the hippie days,nah forget it!{#Eh}

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 01:37
 
Very nice composition, very well executed.

rumplestiltskin
Posted: Sep 14, 2008 - 22:55
 
 lwilkinson wrote:
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
 
{#Doh}Oh, fer crying out loud.  Clueless.

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Jul 29, 2008 - 08:15
 
 Brotherchaos1980 wrote:
I get so sad over this band. "Bringing Down the Horse" is an incredible, beautiful work. Everything else they've done is just limp and lackluster.

 

There have certainly been a few other bright spots, here and there, this song being one of them...

Brotherchaos1980
(St. Louis, MO)
Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 07:31
 
I get so sad over this band. "Bringing Down the Horse" is an incredible, beautiful work. Everything else they've done is just limp and lackluster.
wrangler
(cliffside park, nj)
Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 07:30
 
sweet

SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down."

(Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)

lwilkinson
(North Am)
Posted: Jan 06, 2008 - 20:32
 
Sounds like a "Better" Tom Petty & a more talented Heartbreakers with more rythum.
TimeWaster
Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 23:54
 
"Her"? What? I don't get it...

fredriley wrote:
It's a bit unfortunate that, to someone this side of the Pond, her accent makes one of her lines sound like she's saying "No sod-all man came to my town"...

Nice song, though :)

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 05:51
 
It's a bit unfortunate that, to someone this side of the Pond, her accent makes one of her lines sound like she's saying "No sod-all man came to my town"...

Nice song, though :)
Kristi
(Athens, GA)
Posted: Jul 02, 2007 - 06:35
 
Nice segue from Elvis Costello!
qosforever
(Madrid)
Posted: May 16, 2007 - 03:43
 
Great band.
It's been a long time since their last album, isn't it?
Any news about them?
skidoo
Posted: Feb 26, 2007 - 17:08
 
No, no, no. Not Tom Petty. Elvis Costello. That's funny that RP just played 13 Steps Down, and now they're playing this. Somebody's got a sense of humor.
MrsAustin
(New Hampshire)
Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 08:42
 
SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down."

(Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)

Walrus_Gumbo
Posted: Oct 17, 2006 - 09:11
 
rah wrote:
come on, Bill --! you have to follow this with Sam Cooke, not Joe Ely!


Agreed! By the way, Sam Cooke's "Cupid" is one of the greatest songs ever recorded! The vocal is so pure it makes one weep!!!
mach-hog
(wild blue...)
Posted: Oct 17, 2006 - 09:07
 
sounds like his Dad channelling Tom Petty... still, I like it it's a catchy tune.

Must be tough on a young guy in the industry with Dylan being your Dad. Pete Himmelman your brother-in-law... Geez, it's a wonder he doesn't just drive trucks for a living... all that talent scares the &%$# out of me...
trempel
(Abbostsford, BC, Canada)
Posted: Jul 21, 2006 - 12:02
 
some songs are always followed by the same other songs...
rah
Posted: Jun 07, 2006 - 14:15
 
come on, Bill --! you have to follow this with Sam Cooke, not Joe Ely!
SoundsGoodToMe
Posted: Jun 07, 2006 - 14:14
 
Dad to Jakob: "Turn that garbage down."
Jakob to Dad: "You don't get my music."
Dad to Jakob: "I'm Bob Dylan. I get your music. It sucks. Now turn it down."

(Not my joke but thought I'd share anyway.)
CCinSB
Posted: May 09, 2006 - 10:03
 
ruralfree wrote:
What did Sam Cooke not know?

Song, "Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow"
cjg
(Gerona, Spain)
Posted: Jun 20, 2005 - 10:41
 
I find these guys have a consistently good sound... but a little too consistent. This one reminds me a lot of 'God don't make Lonely Girls' off Bringing Down the Horse.
ruralfree
(Nashville, TN)
Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 10:16
 
Thanks for the answers guys - I guess I never thought about "Cupid" by Cooke. Makes sense.

quote="flandersdog wrote:
Sam Cooke wrote a song called "Cupid":

Cupid, draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me

didn't Sting use a similar lyric in one of his songs (Straight to Your Heart)?

gandalfbmg
(Missouri)
Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 10:15
 
Actually, now that I know he's saying Sam Cooke, it makes sense... I could never tell who it was "didn't know what he knows"...
flandersdog
(the sunny Pac NW)
Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 10:15
 
Sam Cooke wrote a song called "Cupid":

Cupid, draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me

didn't Sting use a similar lyric in one of his songs (Straight to Your Heart)?
trekhead
Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 04:19
 
TheLoneIguana wrote:


"Cupid don't draw back your bow/ Sam Cooke didn't know what I know"
Probably a reference to Cooke's song, I would imagine.


Cooke sang a Cupid song , I think....
TheLoneIguana
(Fresno, CA)
Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 10:42
 
ruralfree wrote:
What did Sam Cooke not know?


"Cupid don't draw back your bow/ Sam Cooke didn't know what I know"
Probably a reference to Cooke's song, I would imagine.
ruralfree
(Nashville, TN)
Posted: Nov 11, 2004 - 14:10
 
What did Sam Cooke not know?
simpleCypher
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Posted: Feb 14, 2002 - 12:00
 
Great Song, though this album is not quite as good as the last.