Jochen Markhorst is a key member of the ring of Dylanologists who help the rest of us know about the references, influences, and ideas found in Dylan's work. In hundreds of blog posts and 15 books he's shared an impressive ability to put Bob's work into context of other music, literature, poetry, and art.
He joins us to share some of his findings and thoughts on Cold Irons Bound from his book: Time Out Of Mind - The Rising of an Old Master. He tells us about the songs origin with Drummer David Kemper, he lines the song borrows from Ralph Stanley and The Stanley Brothers, and more.
Following his presentation, is a Q&A with Jochen on this song and they way he approaches Dylan's work.
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LINKS:
BOOKS:Time Out Of Mind - The Rising of an Old Master (Amazon)
15 Titles from Jochen Markhorst
(Includes Blood On The Track, Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, John Wesley Harding, Mississippi, Desolation Row, Crossing The Rubicon, and many more.
BLOG POSTS
Cold Irons Bound (Pt.1 - Pt.2 - Pt.3 - Pt.4 - Pt.5 - Pt.6)
More Writing at Untold Dylan
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Robyn Hitchcock is a broadly respected singer-songwriter with a lifetime of connections to Bob Dylan. He saw Bob Dylan perform at the Isle of Wight as a teenager in 1969, became the kind of songwriter that could only exist in the world after Dylan, and has regularly performed and recorded Dylan songs - for decades now.
We asked Robyn to join us as part of our series of discussions with songwriters and performers on Time Out Of Mind, to get his insights on Dylan in the years before TOOM, his first reactions to the album, his thoughts on the production and songwriting, and much more. We heard from a thoughtful man who's deeply considered Dylan and his work - and was kind enough to share those thoughts with us.
Robyn's latest album is called Shufflemania, released by Tiny Ghost Records, is being released on Oct 21, 2022. (Links below)
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LINKS:
RobynHitchcock.com
Robyn's Bandcamp Store - Order Shufflemania
Live Performances for #TOOM25 (Exclusive Show Video including Not Dark Yet)
Robyn Sings - 2LP Dylan Covers (AppleMusic) (Spotify)
Shufflemania (song from Shufflemania) Video on YouTube
The Raging Muse (song from Shufflemania) Video on YouTube
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Wesley Stace was probably first known to Dylan fans by his stage name, John Wesley Harding - when he delivered great songs and albums from the late 80's through the turn of the century - including 'It Happened One Night', 'Here Comes The Groom', 'Awake' and others. This century he's continued to put out fine records and tour under his given name - including the recently released 'Late Style'.
Wes has played a lot of Dylan covers, been to a lot of Dylan shows, and is quite the knowledgable fan -- as you'll hear in this episode. Wes shares his thoughts on Dylan in the 80's and early 90's, his initial reactions to hearing Time Out Of Mind, and his even greater love for Love and Theft.
This is the first in a series of interviews with working musicians, to learn how they think about TOOM and Dylan in general. It's also the first of two episodes with Wes, as he had so many interesting things to say that two episodes were necessary.
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LINKS:
Learn more about John Wesley Harding and Wesley Stace at AllMusic.com
Follow Wesley Stace on Twitter
Visit WesleyStace.com or CabinetOfWonders.com
Wesley Stace's Books (Amazon)
Misfortune
by George
Charles Jessold: Considered As A Murder: A Novel
Out Loud: A Memoir
Scott Warmuth is a Dylan fan, scholar, and researcher who is known as the guy who discovered the 'late period' writing style of Bob Dylan by identifying hundreds of influences and borrowed lyric sources across all kinds of books, movies, magazines, and more.
In this episode he points his magnifying glass at Time Out Of Mind and shares with us some of the sources that 'inspired' Dylan as he was creating the songs on this album.
We'll hear about Henry Rollins, Johnny & Jack, and others who's writings have inspired or empowered the lyrics of Bob Dylan.
LINKS:
Follow Scott Warmuth on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Blog
Scott Warmuth on The Bobcats Podcast
Scott Warmuth on Man and God and Law Podcast
Scott Warmuth in the book - The Dylanologists (Amazon)
Graley Herren is the author of 'Dreams and Dialogues in Dylan's Time Out Of Mind, and a professor (Chair of the English Department) at Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio. He specializes in Modern Irish Literature, Modern Drama, Samuel Beckett, Don DeLillo, and Bob Dylan.
He is the author of Samuel Beckett's Plays on Film and Television, The Self-Reflexive Art of Don DeLello, and numerous articles and chapters on various 20th and 21st century artists.
The premise of the book is that Time Out Of Mind represents a series of dreams, and that the songs on the album make up a single connect song cycle. From there Graley finds what he calls three ‘dimensions of experience’ filtered through the songs -- The first is Murder Ballads, the second is Religious Allegory, and the last is Race in America. The bulk of the book is made up of him showing how the lyrics and songs reflect each of these dimensions.
Professor Herren’s book goes deep into the possible meanings and motivations behind the songs on Time Out Of Mind. He’ll present thoughts on how ‘murder ballads’ might play a role in explaining the unified message on this album.
In the talk you’re about to hear, Graley summarizes and gives examples of his analysis of the lyrics of Time Out Of Mind in relation to Murder Ballads. This is a recording of a talk he gave to our Premium Members a few months ago, and in the interest of time he narrowed his focus to share just a sliver of one of the book’s three theses.
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LINKS:
Order The Book: Dreams and Dialogues in Dylan's Time Out Of Mind (Amazon)
Mark Howard is an accomplished Engineer, Producer and Musician - who worked with Bob Dylan as the Engineer on two of his most loved albums: Oh Mercy and Time Out Of Mind. In this conversation Mark tells us about the everything from the very beginning when Dylan drove himself up to the Teatro Studio for a different project, to 3am phone calls when Mark encouraged Bob to come finish the songs they'd recorded and then put out Time Out Of Mind.
In between we hear some great stories from inside the recording studio.
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LINKS:
Mark Howard's Book: Listen Up (Amazon)
Mark's Photo Book: Recording Icons/Creative Spaces (Amazon)
Mark Howard's Credits (Engineering, Production, Playing (AllMusic.com)
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Time Out Of Mind followed 20 years in which Dylan was not always loved. In this episode we look at his career from 1977 through 1996 to understand where he was and to highlight how remarkable a comeback this album really was. We'll revisit the less successful years and see how his relationship with fans, the press, and the culture had changed, and how it was impacted by the release of Time Out Of Mind.
We've lived for 25 years in which Dylan is universally revered - and the other period we hear about is the 60's and early 70's, when he was at the peak of his power and fame. This episode talks about the time between those two, when Dylan was out of favor, out of ideas, and low on energy. It was the land before TOOM.
In this episode Howard Sounes shares the results of the extensive work he did writing the biography 'Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan' which was recently updated for Dylan’s 80th. Howard tells us what he learned about the man, his life in the early 90's before Time Out Of Mind, and then the making of and release of the album.
Howard is also author of Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney, Notes from the Velvet Underground: The Life of Lou Reed, Bukowski in Pictures and other books.
LINKS:
Down The Highway - The Life of Bob Dylan By Howard Sounes (Amazon)
BBC Radio Special The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll By Howard Sounes
This is a new Bob Dylan podcast from Freak Music Club. Our Season One focuses on Dylan's Time Out Of Mind album in celebration of its 25th Anniversary. Episodes feature interviews with authors, experts, musicians, dylanologists, fans, and even some who worked with Dylan making on this great record.
Our hope is that the show delivers new info, insights, and perspectives that help you to enjoy Time Out Of Mind even more.
This short episode tells you a little more about what's coming up, and asks you to subscribe so you're notified as soon as new episodes drop. Join Us!
