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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:52 AM Original message |
Bob Dylan's Christmas Album: Is this a Joke? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Nope, it's really that bad. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
60. it is if you have your own expectations. Happily, Dylan has never been anyone's performing monkey |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. +1 |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #60 |
75. Actually, it's possible to come into it with an open mind and still think it's pretty bad. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. This isn't the first time Dylan has suffered this kind of criticism. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. He was pilloried for using an ELECTRIC guitar |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Somebody forgot to tell the clueless folkies that PAs, turntables, radio, and TV |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
46. psst: wive's tale. go to the original video. it's on youtube. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. He was also pilloried for finding Jebus |
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Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. I actually love a few songs off that album |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #39 |
74. "Precious Angel" |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. "JUDAS!!!!" |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
47. it's because he's a true original. he's not motivated by the trappings of stardom. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh, goddess, how the mighty have fallen. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. The only thing worse would be an Ice-T Christmas album |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
58. I'm guessing Ice-T has too much self respect. |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. Slow Sleigh Coming |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. lol n/t |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. Anyone actually heard it? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. +1 |
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mulsh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. I got my copy a week or so ago. the band is very tight. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
59. well, if donation is your ONLY reason to buy, just send the $15 straight to the charity |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
66. Yes ... |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
69. I listened to what he did to the Wells/Torme classic |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. Isn't this Dylan's foray into comedy? |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bob Jumped The Shark |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Guess You Missed "Lay Lady Lay" |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
10. I don't get the criticism |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Not only that, BUT PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY. Cut the dude some slack. And yeah, its just a christmas |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Yeah I know, I love how some folks |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
71. So donate to a charity..... |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
72. So donate to a charity..... |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. Dylan can do anything he damn well pleases |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. He's also a 68 year old grandfather |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. Thank you for your common sense. n/t |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. Well, I ain't buying it, but Dylan remains a god to me, regardless. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
14. It might have been a better album if his voice wasn't so shredded |
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Chef Eric (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
15. "Must be Santa" is fun! |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. OMG I don't know |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. That's one of my alltime favorite Christmas songs |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Far superior to Raffi. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
52. I agree, I like it. nt |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
19. The way Dylan sings "I'll Be Home for Christmas," it sounds like a threat |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. You haven't listened to this yet, have you . . . . |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. You have to hear it. |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. "Bloody axe" image = perfect. . . . n/t |
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mn9driver (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's a Christmas album. Nothing more, nothing less. |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Buy it |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. He's an artist and he don't look back |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. 100% of the royalties go to FeedingAmerica |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I donate to them every month. I heard one or two songs from this CD on the radio |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
76. I was just getting the info out there |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh dear, oh dear. The review is making me LOL. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #32 |
68. Someone posted the Youtube link to "Must Be Santa". GOD, I love a good polka |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. I will never get why anyone likes Dylan |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I agree |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. He's the greatest poet of my generation, bar none, imo -- |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Really? |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I didn't mean to imply that EVERY song he wrote is Deathless Art. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #44 |
64. yep, me too. just my opinion. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
77. Damn, you are ignorant |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Calling Dylan "the greatest poet of a generation" is ignorant. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
41. Bob hasn't done much cool since the Traveling Wilburies |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. But, it was totally cool. |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #41 |
67. You don't like this one? It fits the mood of the moment lately. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. I've heard it and if it is it isn't a very funny joke |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
48. have some fun, watch his christmas video here...... |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
61. To be fair, he owes a nod to Brave Combo for the arrangement... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
49. for some reason, you highlighted the more negative parts |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #49 |
70. Umm, it's the first part of an interview in the Nation....I didn't "highlight" anything..... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. excuse me |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
53. Bob is of the age |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. Sting released one as well. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
55. Wow, that interviewer sounds like a real fuckknob! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. A HUGE % of CDs are sold between Thanksgiving and New Year's so there are TONS of Xmas CDs... |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
57. when does his Kwanzaa album come out ? |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
62. It is quite possibly the worst album in the history of music. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. Is anybody holding a gun to your head making you buy or listen to his CD? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
73. I'll defend Dylan's choice to record anything he wants. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
78. Dylan's last 10 albums have been great |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
80. You should be happy...it could be a lot worse...for instance...... |
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