Other Mixes By abangaku
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The Vandals Took All The Handles!
| Artist | Song | |
| Bob Dylan | Subterranean Homesick Blues [Bringing It All Back Home, 1965] (2:22) | |
| Incredible String Band | No Sleep Blues [The 5000 Spirits or The Layers Of The Onion, 1967] (3:50) | |
| Brian Eno | King's Lead Hat [Before and After Science, 1977] (3:58) | |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee [Doc at the Radar Station, 1980] (3:11) | |
| Third Eye Blind | Semi-Charmed Life [Third Eye Blind, 1997] (4:28) | |
| Tom Waits | Don't Go Into That Barn [Real Gone, 2004] (5:21) | |
| Neil Young & Pearl Jam | I'm the Ocean [Mirrorball, 1995] (7:05) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head [They Might Be Giants, 1986] (2:09) | |
| Bob Dylan | Foot Of Pride [Bootleg Series Vol. 3, 1991, outtake from Infidels, 1983] (5:58) | |
| Sizzla | Subterranean Homesick Blues [Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan, 2004] (2:30) | |
| The Beatles | Come Together [Abbey Road, 1969] (4:19) | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Seen Enough [Looking Forward, 1999] (5:12) | |
| David Bowie | Young Americans [Young Americans, 1975] (5:11) | |
| King Crimson | Neurotica [Beat, 1982] (4:51) | |
| Velvet Underground | The Murder Mystery [The Velvet Underground, 1969] (8:55) | |
| Robert Wyatt | Blues In Bob Minor [Shleep, 1997] (5:51) | |
| Bob Dylan | Subterranean Homesick Blues [Bootleg Series Vol. 2, 1991, outtake from Bringing It All Back Home, 1965] (2:56) | |
Comment:
Seems like sooner or later, most everyone records their tribute/successor to Bob Dylan's revolutionary song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Most of these songs follow right along the garden path stamped out, seeded and flowered by that song, and sometimes the scent is strong enough that one of SHB's characteristic features can even be eliminated: rapping as rock singing ("I'm The Ocean"), steady rhythmic verses ("Neurotica"), full-on nonsense lyrics ("Seen Enough"), or veiled commentary on the oppressive state of society ("King's Lead Hat"). In general, though, these songs fit these four attributes remarkably well. "Seen Enough" and "Blues in Bob Minor" are, of course, explicit SHB tributes, and Sizzla covers the song directly as a reggae song. As for "Foot Of Pride", that great lost Bootleg Series track notably covered live by Lou Reed, I think it has all the hallmarks of being the successor to "Subterranean Homesick Blues", 18 years on; possibly this song has Dylan's best lyrics on the page of any of his songs. And unlike Reed, Bob's not reading them off a Teleprompter, either. (Don't worry Lou: "Murder Mystery" is enough of a tribute, thanks muchly.)
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WOW!
Great theme. Great Tunes. Great Comments!
Great theme. Great Tunes. Great Comments!
Very nice!
Fascinating! Looks wonderful.
Nice one!
Agree w/ Little Spencer Boys... well, we all seem in agreement here.
Great concept and mix!
This looks excellent -but then again anything that features Robert Wyatt is guaranteed a thumbs up from me!
"Seems like sooner or later, most everyone records their tribute/successor to Bob Dylan's revolutionary song" - That may well be, but this is the first one I've found here on AOTM. And "look out kid..." it's a doozy. A most worthy tribute. Excellent choices all round. I particularly like the second half, if you catch my drift. As I often find myself saying, I'd love to hear it. A hearty well done to you. Oh yes, "You don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows"; but we all need Bob to point us in the right direction.
Well done. I'd love to hear this, too.
Applied abangaku always excites. Always!
Fantastic. The Beatles through Wyatt bit is especially appealling.
Very nicely done.
What Curtis said. Very nice.
Nice work! And not missing that INXS song with the ripped off video, BTW.
I could skip rope to this..or school...Whats that R.E.M. song that sounds alot like this?I like this mix alot.Good Job!Lou sings "foot of pride" with such sarcasm in his voice,it made me think he wrote it when i first heard him sing it.Would love to hear it.
Look out kid
It's somethin' you did
God knows when
But you're doin' it again!
A very intriguing assortment here, & it looks like it would be good listening.
It's somethin' you did
God knows when
But you're doin' it again!
A very intriguing assortment here, & it looks like it would be good listening.