the worst writing about bob dylan is like 98% of writing about bob dylan
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 6 November 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
Is "Don't think twice" "misogynistic" as the sly stone blurb claims, or is it just a song about callousness during the dissolution of a relationship that may have meant more to one party than the other?
― Treeship, Thursday, 6 November 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
I feel like a song like that, which is so particular and well observed, should be differentiated from like honkey tonk women or something
― Treeship, Thursday, 6 November 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
Anyway, doesn't matter i guess because the authoritative incurious tone of that salon piece is poison.
― Treeship, Thursday, 6 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
otm
― da croupier, Thursday, 6 November 2014 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I wrote a Dylan piece today and my starting point was "How do I make this NOT sound like overwrought hackwork?"
― Westing (By Musket Anne Sexton) (get bent), Friday, 7 November 2014 04:07 (nine years ago) link
How many thinkpieces must a man write
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 November 2014 04:14 (nine years ago) link
These strengths, though, were accompanied by real weaknesses.
*leans in*
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 7 November 2014 04:19 (nine years ago) link
bob dylan, notoriously unwilling to engage in songwriting
― j., Friday, 7 November 2014 04:33 (nine years ago) link