Comments on: It Ain’t Me http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1663 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:23:51 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1663 I'm not a big Dylan fan either- what's the point of having great lyrics if they're cryptic AND no one can understand a word you sing? I’m not a big Dylan fan either- what’s the point of having great lyrics if they’re cryptic AND no one can understand a word you sing?

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1659 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:50:28 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1659 Hey Christy - I guess it's just not for me. I'm pretty instinctive with what I like but I guess everything's not for everyone. Hey Christy - I guess it’s just not for me. I’m pretty instinctive with what I like but I guess everything’s not for everyone.

]]> by: Christy http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1655 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:17:20 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/08/23/it-aint-me/#comment-1655 Bob Dylan might be my absolute favorite lyricist/performer, ever. I seriously love ALL his stuff - among my absolute faves, Lay Lady Lay, Jokerman (although okay, I totally don't get the lyrics here, I just really love the tune, which kind of flies in the face of everything else I'm saying about him), Positively 4th Street - he's one of the few artists who I think I could seriously listen to on loop forever. I think I maybe I love him so much because he's such an amazing storyteller, and most of his songs, when you listen to them, you actual HEAR the story. But I wonder if coming at it from a more technical music perspective, that makes him not sound too interesting, but maybe that's so the music doesn't get in the way of the words (you know how a lot of great music, rides on the music, you might have to listen 10 times to figure out what's being said). Bob Dylan might be my absolute favorite lyricist/performer, ever. I seriously love ALL his stuff - among my absolute faves, Lay Lady Lay, Jokerman (although okay, I totally don’t get the lyrics here, I just really love the tune, which kind of flies in the face of everything else I’m saying about him), Positively 4th Street - he’s one of the few artists who I think I could seriously listen to on loop forever.

I think I maybe I love him so much because he’s such an amazing storyteller, and most of his songs, when you listen to them, you actual HEAR the story. But I wonder if coming at it from a more technical music perspective, that makes him not sound too interesting, but maybe that’s so the music doesn’t get in the way of the words (you know how a lot of great music, rides on the music, you might have to listen 10 times to figure out what’s being said).

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