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The moment that saved Bob Dylan’s career

David Hartley | October 22, 2024



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Blood on the Tracks is Bob Dylan’s most personal album, but it was born out of one of the most difficult times in his life. This video explores the story of how the album came to be, and how it helped to revive his career and legacy.

Written by David Hartley

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  1. @satyanarayanaguda4848

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    You are a God, Man You are a soul in a human
    You are a flow on a tongue You are words in a mind
    You are a flow on strings of mistic complex
    It's alright 'ma that's only rhythmic riverines Of poetry and flow of fragrance in the enchanting windy plains and running riveres
    Glowing icy peaks & Brewing Clouds
    Over the high lands Looking for the flowing rivers and gushing waters
    It's alright 'ma that's only rhythmic riverines Of poetry and
    Flow of fragrance into the past and present alike waiting for the new spring to visit and feel the flavour of the present
    Ma I am only running my mind to reach the words of Dylan
    Resonating the sounds of ever mystic Bob
    Mesmerising stoic eyes Glancing into mistic might
    Day or night Moon or sun Mysteries or Marvels Moving tone of Dylan in poetry
    As mystical as Milton's Paradise always regained but never lost
    It's alright 'ma that's only rhythmic riverines Of poetry and flow of fragrance into the winds of valleys and heights of mountains from the riverines to skies
    Ma, tell Tambourine man to sing Volcanic voices Waves like rhythms opening into tunnel of Musical Vocal caves
    I am sitting in Cafe Roya where mystical music overlaps magnanimity of poetic musings
    Dylan Oh Man Poet or Performer Singer or Musician Nothing matters
    But flowing with you
    Into singing waves

  2. @commonwunder

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    The first singer that wasn't a singer that made it big as a singer.
    For so many, he's an important beacon of poetic light and hope in the world.
    Although, for a few… his voice blocks out all of the joy, that so many others see in him.

  3. @BenAnderson-vd5ck

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    amazing video Dave, as always. BUT. Are you sure BD was in 'open D' tuning for BOTT?
    I cannot find anything to that online. Most sites say 'open E'.
    I do need to understand this so if you get a chance can you come back on this and quote source?
    Thank you and keep up the amazing work. x x

  4. @MarkMiller-i8q

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    His best album? Not for me. I find much of it monotonous and redundant. My faves include Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan, Times They Are a Changin', Highway 61 and two of his live bootleg albums (1964 at Carnage Hall, 1966 in the Royal Albert Hall). I'll even take New Morning (1970) over Blood on the Tracks. New Morning grew on me like Blood on the Tracks didn't, with the exception of these two songs – Tangled Up In Blue, Shelter From The Storm.

  5. @siriosstar4789

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    The moment that saved dylan's career" Lol 😂
    the MOMENT WAS dylan's career . One successful song that is derived in this moment becomes one's entire career even if never repeated . Dylan didnt need to have his career saved anymore than he needed to be saved . He produced music that came from the mysterious zone where the music plays the player . any recognition of the fullness of this moment is arriving here in safety and peace .

  6. @jamesnorwood4084

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    Do ya want money & fame or do ya want to stay true to yer craft. No compromise. For most it's a tough decision. But it's true … street buskin' don't git it. So ya, eventually yer goin ta sell out.

  7. @paulstuart551

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    This personal approach was inspired by Joni Mitchell's Blue, he confessed to listening to it constantly before Blood On The Tracks. Dylan plagiarised from many sources, mainly from obscure old black blues songs, old ballads eg Lord Randall), Irish folk eg Patriot Song & poets. He branched out to other sources including Muddy Waters & James Damiano (5 songs which ironically includes Dignity) & Brazilian artists later in his career. Every song on his first album was stolen including his tribute to Guthrie which used one of his melodies. His adopted hobo image was fake too, he comes from a wealthy family. A clever fraud.

  8. @TheRasiani

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    Right – so "Blood on the Tracks" is supposed to be what jump-started his career again.

    That's a pretty simple take. It's a landmark album – a great album.

    But I would argue that Renaissance of Bob Dylan's career occurred after he started hanging out with the Grateful Dead. Not only did the Dead immortalize Dylan with what Dylan himself called the best interpretation of his own music, but they took him on tour in 1987. But more than this, the Grateful Dead showed Dylan their tried & true money maker: touring college campus every spring and fall.

    Once Dylan started getting out there again, in that environment, with that audience, on that small but consistent scale, Dylan found the sustainable balance he had been so desperate to find.

  9. @blues4ray

    October 22, 2024 at 10:58 am

    excellent presentation, really interesting. As a Dylan fanatic until the early 70's, when I basically lost interest in the myth making, I'm just now getting re-interested in his creative journey, and how he just tried to follow his rambling road. Thanks for this fresh insight

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