Hank Monk

Anyway, with this bootleg series they're emptying the basements, huh...
For now, my level of Dyalnite hasn’t reached the point of digging up the entire bootleg series, and maybe I never will.
But the fact that they keep making them and that (I imagine) they're selling them is, I think, a testament to Dylan's greatness.
For me, the most horrifying part of his career remains that AFTER the Christian phase (85-90), that’s where he really lost his compass, with the glaring exception we all know.

Great Pin!
To my great astonishment, I found out on Friday that the concert was sold out, and I was caught off guard because usually at Locomotiv you can always get in! I even called the guys to ask if they could let me in anyway, but they said no, those bastards :(

Congratulations on coming all the way from Sicily to the rest of Italy for a concert! (especially for a concert that lasts only an hour and a half). I wanted to go see them in Bologna, but it ended up that I went to see Lanegan, which was closer and had more people attending (even if, not knowing him well, I was a bit bored).

Finishing with "M fears satan" makes me regret my choice a little though :D
And I must say, the last of the M I heard was Mr Beast.

Oh, I'm really getting into Dylan. I’m starting to like everything he’s done, and thinking about it, he’s done some pretty gruesome stuff :D
I really enjoy this Dylan period; this album would have been perfect if it had taken out a couple of tracks that drag it out a bit, despite its fundamentally revivalistic nature.
Even if Dylan has always been archaic, he fundamentally IS this music.

Never listened to them, although I keep hearing good things.
The endless discography and the lo-fi garage approach I’ve heard about are quite discouraging.
But are they kind of like the Flaming Lips (just to clarify)? What does the director recommend?

Unfortunately, I also think it's a hodgepodge that is buried under its own grandeur. Scott had been a master at creating the right atmosphere for that beautiful sci-fi noir that is the original. Dark scenes, smoke, blue light, as much as you want. The plot was, if you will, very simple, the dialogues were scarce (I believe Dekkard doesn't speak for more than 5 minutes) but almost all unforgettable. And then there was Vangelis's soundtrack.

In this continuous "meh"... many things could have been cut. Perhaps it would have gained more rhythm.

The magazines on display always get to me... it always ends up with me buying stuff that I'm only marginally interested in if I see it hanging there. I guess I must have too much money in my pocket lately, or that I've become a first-class spender.

Nice review and proposal.
Honestly, after reading that press release today, I can't help but think, "these are weights that bend you"! A bit pretentious...
If you don't want to make a mark, play in venues with a cover charge or be commercialized; just play in the park for free until you get kicked out. What’s the point of founding a band only to dissolve it because (come on) fundamentally you're selling a product?

I don’t get why one shouldn’t consider themselves Gandhi or Jesus Christ; don’t think you have a message so important that you deserve to be valued more.
I don’t know, I’m in a phase of reactionary reflux. Or maybe not.

Actually, a nice little disc; I definitely prefer it to "Street Legal" and sometimes even to "Slow Train Coming" and "Infidels". And by the way, "Every Grain of Sand" doesn't drive me wild...
It has a great sound and beautiful guitars; I’m not sure how many songs Wood actually plays on, but I really hear the messy amalgam of the Rolling Stones (I mean that in a positive way).
It's not too bigoted either, and overall it holds up well from start to finish.

My favorite remains "Heart of Mine" with good old Ringo.

Interesting; I really missed this Dylan-esque digression... I wonder why.
I love the anecdote about Slash... I’ve always imagined him sharing bread and salami with Dylan while they were recording that album.
The fact that it was a terrible experience for Slash comforts me a bit, I must say :D