Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature - Page 5

kennyc · 10-13-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

I'm stunned, after reading through this entire thread, to see there's no love yet for Blood on the Tracks, his absolutely greatest album. I considered it such when it came out, and according to Rolling Stone, the consensus has come around to my opinion.

That said, I'll always have a weakness for Like a Rolling Stone, the second greatest rock song ever.

It's Highway 61 Revisited for me.....followed by Blonde on Blonde....

BearMountainBooks · 10-13-2016, 03:53 PM

I agree with those who said, 'Great Lyrics." Too bad he can't sing. Heh-heh. Seriously, he has written some great stuff and I'm glad to see a musician win.

doubleshuffle · 10-13-2016, 03:54 PM

Ah, the favourite album game...

Bringing It All Back Home

kennyc · 10-13-2016, 03:58 PM

From Rolling Stone (who stole their name from Bob)

"...It's love, it's theft, it's the fire he built on Main Street and shot full of holes. He didn't win for Chronicles, the finest rock & roll memoir ever. He didn't win for Tarantula, his famously indecipherable blown-off novel. He didn't win for his lyric sheets, which remain full of errors he's never bothered to fix. (No, it's not "don't try No-Doz." It's "don't tie no bows.") He didn't win for making it through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books or inventing the word "if'n." Or his liner notes ("if you do not know where the Insanity Factory is located, you should hereby take two steps to the right, paint your teeth & go to sleep") or his jokes ("I ordered some suzette, I said could you please make that crepe"). He won for inventing ways to make songs do what they hadn't done before...."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...-prize-w444799

tubemonkey · 10-13-2016, 04:02 PM

My favorite Dylan album is Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits from 1967.

doubleshuffle · 10-13-2016, 04:41 PM

Hey, seems Bob was on fire last week at Oldchella:

If the Nobel Committee were thinking of these lyrics?

I got a cravin’ love for blazing speed
Got a hopped-up Mustang Ford
Jump into the wagon, baby, throw your panties overboard
I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind
Ain't no pig without a wig
I hope you treat me kind
Things are breakin’ up out there
High water everywhere

bgalbrecht · 10-13-2016, 04:59 PM

As of 2007, Dylan was also the most quoted songwriter in court filings and scholarly legal publications and I doubt that anyone's passed him. His lyrics were even quoted by Roberts and Scalia in Supreme Court decisions. He's probably a more influential poet than most people realize.

My favorite Dylan album is also Blood On The Tracks, but I consider a couple of the songs to be short stories rather than poems.

Barty · 10-13-2016, 05:38 PM

I like it. I know people won't be happy until the big boys like Roth and Murakami get their dues, but the Nobel committee is going to do its thing and I suspect they secretly enjoy defying expectations.

Among the winners, Dylan is probably one of the most widely read

BearMountainBooks · 10-13-2016, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I like it. I know people won't be happy until the big boys like Roth and Murakami get their dues, but the Nobel committee is going to do its thing and I suspect they secretly enjoy defying expectations.

Among the winners, Dylan is probably one of the most widely read

You have a point about him being widely read!!

kennyc · 10-13-2016, 05:54 PM

Particularly since many consider audiobooks to be reading.

issybird · 10-13-2016, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Particularly since many consider audiobooks to be reading.

Nope! I consider audiobooks to be listening. But once I've listened to an audiobook, I count it as read. Tense matters.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Old Ralph Waldo knew whereof he wrote.

kennyc · 10-13-2016, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Nope! I consider audiobooks to be listening. But once I've listened to an audiobook, I count it as read. Tense matters.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Old Ralph Waldo knew whereof he wrote.

I kinda like Second Person Future Tense.

Phogg · 10-13-2016, 06:57 PM

I think my earlier post made it.clear.that I stand with those who like Dylan best when somebody else is singing, but really that's quite common with good writers. Neil Young needs to not sing. And Joni Mitchell now that her voice is gone.

I think one of the better recent renditions of Bob Dylan was Frazey Ford's version of "One More Cup Of Coffee."

Catlady · 10-13-2016, 06:59 PM

If any American songwriter deserves a Nobel prize for literature, it should be Stephen Sondheim, who is a genius lyricist.

BearMountainBooks · 10-13-2016, 07:26 PM

I would have chosen Mark Knopfler for lyrics (he's not American, but I think his stories are awesome). But there is no denying Dylan wrote some great songs.

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10-13-2016, 03:53 PM	#62
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I agree with those who said, 'Great Lyrics." Too bad he can't sing. Heh-heh. Seriously, he has written some great stuff and I'm glad to see a musician win.

10-13-2016, 03:54 PM	#63
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Ah, the favourite album game... Bringing It All Back Home

10-13-2016, 03:58 PM	#64
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	From Rolling Stone (who stole their name from Bob) "...It's love, it's theft, it's the fire he built on Main Street and shot full of holes. He didn't win for Chronicles, the finest rock & roll memoir ever. He didn't win for Tarantula, his famously indecipherable blown-off novel. He didn't win for his lyric sheets, which remain full of errors he's never bothered to fix. (No, it's not "don't try No-Doz." It's "don't tie no bows.") He didn't win for making it through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books or inventing the word "if'n." Or his liner notes ("if you do not know where the Insanity Factory is located, you should hereby take two steps to the right, paint your teeth & go to sleep") or his jokes ("I ordered some suzette, I said could you please make that crepe"). He won for inventing ways to make songs do what they hadn't done before...." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...-prize-w444799

10-13-2016, 04:02 PM	#65
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	My favorite Dylan album is Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits from 1967.

10-13-2016, 04:59 PM	#67
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	As of 2007, Dylan was also the most quoted songwriter in court filings and scholarly legal publications and I doubt that anyone's passed him. His lyrics were even quoted by Roberts and Scalia in Supreme Court decisions. He's probably a more influential poet than most people realize. My favorite Dylan album is also Blood On The Tracks, but I consider a couple of the songs to be short stories rather than poems.

10-13-2016, 05:38 PM	#68
Barty doofus Posts: 2,521 Karma: 13036221 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I like it. I know people won't be happy until the big boys like Roth and Murakami get their dues, but the Nobel committee is going to do its thing and I suspect they secretly enjoy defying expectations. Among the winners, Dylan is probably one of the most widely read

10-13-2016, 05:54 PM	#70
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Particularly since many consider audiobooks to be reading.

10-13-2016, 06:57 PM	#73
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I think my earlier post made it.clear.that I stand with those who like Dylan best when somebody else is singing, but really that's quite common with good writers. Neil Young needs to not sing. And Joni Mitchell now that her voice is gone. I think one of the better recent renditions of Bob Dylan was Frazey Ford's version of "One More Cup Of Coffee."

10-13-2016, 06:59 PM	#74
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	If any American songwriter deserves a Nobel prize for literature, it should be Stephen Sondheim, who is a genius lyricist.

10-13-2016, 07:26 PM	#75
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I would have chosen Mark Knopfler for lyrics (he's not American, but I think his stories are awesome). But there is no denying Dylan wrote some great songs.

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