Bob Dylan Appreciation Society I - IV

Part 1 - Long Time Coming, Long Time Gone

A first truck load of Bob Dylan related songs.... cover versions, songs that inspired Bob or were inspired by Bob, old-time folk & blues songs that Bob has been known to play.... In short, just a whole heap of great Dylan stuff & more performed by a range of amazing artists plus frequent co-conspirators over the years like Joan Baez & The Grateful Dead. Not to forget longtime Dylan collaborators supreme; The Band. Tribute to them here likewise. Oh, and yes, it features a few cameos from both The Band and the man himself, the one & only, the indominable Mr Bob Dylan

 

Part 2 - Ramblin' Round From Town To Town

 

 

Part two powers on in the same vein... Bob Dylan originals together with miriad cover versions & influences. Other longtime associates like Tom Petty, George Harrison, Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson step into the spotlight. Roving guitarist and activist Woody Guthrie was a major influence on the artist who went on to become Bob Dylan. Slightly more of a rock & blues vibe on part 2

Part 3 - Lily Of The West

 

 

 

Chill out to part three as we move into country-folk territory. Bob got more & more interested in the genre as the 1960s progressed and, together with The Band, cooked up their signature blend of folk & country going into the 70s. As usual there are covers of Bob songs and Bob covers of other's music along with influences and songs by the influenced. Special tribute to folk artist and native rights activist Peter LaFarge and also to the great Hank Williams. All star finale.

Part 4 -Outlaw Blues

The fourth & final instalment of the Dylan tribute sessions rocks the heaviest. A whole heap of rocking cover versions & Dylan-related material, along with music from more artists who have inspired the man. Spotlight on legendary folk singer & native rights activist Peter LaFarge as well as songs by longime co-conspirators Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Mark Knopfer George Harrison, Tom Petty & The Band. Also featuring the man himself, Bob Dylan. The tempo cools off later of with a selection of folk and ballads.

 

 

A total 147 tracks spread over 4 mixes & a mammoth 10 hours. Features 18 Dylan originals, 107 songs penned by Dylan, including 99 cover versions of Dylan songs & then a lot of Dylan related tracks written by others. Two or three of the songs here enjoy being done over twice by different artists. There are probably enough alternative versions to make another 4 mixes but i reckon that I've managed to cherry pick the cream of the crop here & think we've captured the majority of Bob's best songs already too. I've enjoyed putting this one together as it makes a real good change to hear all of these amazing songs sung with such variety. Enjoy!

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We Know What We Are Fighting For

Reggae-ites & all kinda people everywhere...

We all gonna sing the same song

 

Whatever our thoughts about the political process, the age-old reality remains the same, it always boils down to one basic constant: POWER vs PEOPLE (& then PEOPLE VS POWER). Public debate has degenerated to the level of schoolyard screaming matches, loudest wins, with perilous consequences as we're seeing right now in the UK. Numbers is everything so its more important than ever for all of us to rise & let our voices be heard in whatever small way we can. We cannot allow cancel culture and ignorance to predominate.

 

Israel Vibration - Same Song

 

 

Peter Tosh - Downpressor Man

Yes sir, times have never been tougher in the UK in my memory. The country's been bled dry by venture capitalists to the point where nothing seems to work anymore while working people are treated with disdain, having no life security while being chronically under-rewarded for their endeavors. Meanwhile, to say that there's a housing & homelessness crisis is a gross understatement. Most people feel it and the majority of us are vunerable nowdays :- PERILOUS BRITANNIA. Love or hate it, the globalisation cat was well out of the bag long ago and little can be done to reverse it now (actually, we've had globalisation for 500 years already but it used to be strictly the domain & perogative of white men). Anyhow, we can't just turn the clock back even if we wanted to. History shows that little or nothing has been acheived by attacking the weaker sections of our society (think back to the jewish persecutions of 11th & 12th century England for example) never mind the fact that doing so is downright immoral. No, blaming immigrants and ethnic minorities for societal decay and attacking them will lead only to increased suspicion, distrust, friction and a further decline in the general quality of life for all. In my opinion its high time we quit all the infighting and turn our aim back on the root cause of this misery: BIG MONEY, the monster that has leeched us almost dry, together with their bloodhounds on Fleet Street - THE MEDIA and their executors in WESTMINISTER.

 

DEMAND better equity and a secure future for our fragile planet. 

PUSH them to give the initiative back to the people so we can have a say in how we want to live and give the youth something real to aspire to.

FIGHT them to regain the lawful right to oppose unjust or environmentally destructive legislation, fascist regimes and illicit actions by corporations peacefully.

TURN THE HEAT on them to deal properly with the housing crisis & tenant's rights, forcing landlords to face up to their responsibility to society.

 KEEP fighting for equal & accessible legal representation for all.

STOP blaming the others.

 

We're not looking for Judgement Day & neither are we asking the Earth.. just more equality in a better balanced, humane & peaceful world.

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Mix Up Mix Up

''They're so much stumbling blocks right in-a our way:
Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday;
There's so much wanting, so much gaining, so much have done.Too much little mix-up''

About a decade ago Donald Trump helped open a pandora's box internationally, ushering in a new era where politicians & people in general can do & say what the hell they want, sewing division, lies & confusion with impunity and spawning public cancel culture but just look where that's bloody got us all now! No matter how many diversions & distractions are put in our way the struggle remains unchanged. People must STOP THE FUSSING & FIGHTING AND PULL TOGETHER TO DEMAND INCREASED WAGES, BETTER EQUALITY & MORE RIGHTS SO THAT WE CAN GET ON WITH BUILDING A BRIGHTER, GREENER FUTURE. REGGAE-ITES! FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!!

Public Enemy - Fight The Power

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Blessings all, Paul Rootsical

Mahasarakham, Thailand