george costanza Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Before Beck, before Madonna, before Bowie was rock music's first (& till foremost) chameleon: Bob Dylan. A garage rock & roller in high school, he became a rock-disparaging folkie in college. He gained great fame only to confound his fans & colleagues by going electric in imitation of the Beatles & Rolling Stones & then pull the reverse trick again when he un-psychedelicised himself in the late 1960s. Proto-punk Rolling Thunder Review; hyper Jew for Jesus; arrhythmic rapper on a Kurtis Blow record; the list goes on & on. After a while, he'd gone through so many personas he can't even himself tell who he is...weaselly Clark Gable mustache one day; fake beard & wig at the Newport Folk Feat the next month. Now he's "surprising" audiences by covering hits by others (like the Stones's "Brown Sugar") in concert. So here we are to offer Bob some career advice. What should he do next ? Complete this sentence: [b]If Bob Dylan was [i]really[/i] hip[/b], .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 ... he'd be posting here. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 He'd learn to sing. :D No...we love him the way he is. He [i]is[/i] hip. Or should he learn to play jazz? "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 ...he'd be a bass player. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy clay Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 He'd get Bralalalala to play guitar... NOT!!!!! I'm trying to think but nuthin' happens.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nawledge Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 he'd keep on doing what he's doing, not allow himself to be defined by others....cause that really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Right on nawledge! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 <> he'd stop his son from playing in a band. -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 If he were hip, he would have started smoking dope... Oh wait, that already happened. Too bad. If he were really really hip, he woulda teamed up with Hendrix to do a folk version of Hendrix's blues/rock version of his folk version of All Along the Watchtower. That make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Fake his own death & write a song about his funeral. :) In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Do a duet with Willie Nelson...or Carlos Santana...HAHAHAHA... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by d gauss: [b]<> he'd stop his son from playing in a band. -d. gauss[/b][/quote]Now that would really be hip./ :D Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfmonkey Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Hank The Cave Peanut: [b]...he'd team up with that guy from Matchbox 20?[/b][/quote]LOL. Maybe he should hire the hottest songwriters in the business, have the hottest rock stars do guest spots on his album, take a back seat, and then win a grammy for it...No, wait, that's already been done. :rolleyes: I have no homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by george costanza: [b] After a while, he'd gone through so many personas he can't even himself tell who he is...[/b][/quote]I can relate to that at the moment. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I I mjrn Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 ...he'd cut a bluegrass version of "I Am The Walrus". Here's why: Bob Dyalsn & John Lennon had a a rivalry almost as strong as that of Lennon & Syr(up) Paul McCorny. This was based partly on Dylan's belief that he's superior to all other songsters (& truthfully, he [i]is[/i]) but also because Lennon had his way with Joan Baez. This is the subtext of not only the Beatle tune "Norwegian Wood" but also Dylan's typically snide reply-song "4th Time Around" [on [b]Blonde On Blonde[/b], check it out---it even steals the melody of "...Wood"]. Dylan (& the Band) came out of retirement with his anti-psychedelic country image, though his lyrics remained as convoluted as ever. Lennon's next step was to write a set of songs ("Walrus";"Glass Onion";"Hippyness Is Some Warm Gum") that mocked the hyper-obtuseness of Dylanesque rock song lyrics & the "we'll interpret anything into something" nature of late '60s fans. Then he abandoned poeticism for the flinty imagery of his late-Beatle & early solo period. I think it's time for Bob Dill (the singing pickle) to get in the last word. If he wants to cover tunes by his competitors (can [b]Self Portrait 2[/b] be far off ?) & [i]if he were really hip[/i], he'd make his band do a bluegrass version of "Walrus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I think this thread should be closed. Mike's real nose just did it. Really. That was it. Close the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the people of Earth Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by wraub: [b]...he'd be a bass player. Peace, wraub[/b][/quote]Well, check this out! [url=http://www.art.com/asp/sp.asp?PD=10086117&RFID=633434]Bob on bass[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John O. Lennon Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 He'd get a new nose...& a new online name! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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