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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.
A video version of this episode is available to Premium Members at FreakMusic.Club.
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.
This version includes the first 25 minutes of conversation. If you'd like to hear the full 45 minute version or watch the video - and get access to extended versions of all our podcasts plus videos - you'll need to become a Premium Member here. Members get a private RSS feed to enjoy the full-length versions right in their favorite podcast app.
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!