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Who are we here at @ alldylan.com

We Are Music Enthusiasts.

We don’t write about music we don’t like, we don’t listen to music we don’t like, we don’t attend concerts we don’t like. But we sometimes write about “not so good” music from artists we really like. Most great artists have a diverse body of work, and it’s important to shed a light over different parts of their legacy.

We hope that people will be inspired by the postings and that it motivates them to  take a trip to their local record store (or web shop) and buy their albums, their DVDs, read about them in books or magazines  and see them in concert whenever possible. Enjoy our posts, say hello, leave comments, share, and check out the fantastic musical past and present.

AllDylan

Egil Mosbron (egil@alldylan.com)

@706 Union Ave. Memphis, TN – Oct. 2009
@ Sun Studios - Jan 2015

My name is Egil, and I’m an musicoholic. I stash music books in the car, the bathroom, bedroom (under & besides the bed), livingroom, kitchen, travelbag &  in the office. I have loads of music on my laptops, ipods, iPad, cellphone, desktops,… I think about music all day long… (even dream it..) To spare my family & friends, I need somewhere to let steam off….This is it!
I love “all kinds” (quote from Elvis Presley) of REAL music.. Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rock.. even some Rap & Electronica. But most of all I love the music of Bob Dylan. I’ve been in love with Bob Dylan’s music for about twenty-six years, and my experience of and with it becomes richer and more rewarding all the time.

Egil’s fav artists (and their best album) – revised 09.07.2014

* Top 5 is rather “set” (top 1 will be forever). Below that things change all time.. as do fav albums..

  1. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde
  2. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St.
  3. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
  4. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
  5. Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis
  6. Neil Young – After The Goldrush
  7. Muddy Waters – Hard Again (best compilation – The Anthology: 1947-1972)
  8. The Beatles – Rubber Soul
  9. Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash at San Quentin
  10. Jerry Lee Lewis – Live at the Star Club, Hamburg
  11. Otis Redding – Otis Blue (best compilation – Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology)
  12. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced
  13. Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
  14. Steve Earle – I Feel Alright
  15. Hank Williams – 40 Greatest Hits
  16. The Who – Who’s Next
  17. Kris Kristofferson – The Austin Sessions
  18. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
  19. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
  20. Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
  21. John Coltrane – Blue Train
  22. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
  23. The Drive-by Truckers – Southern Rock Opera
  24. Townes Van Zandt – Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
  25. Chuck Berry – The Ultimate Chuck Berry
  26. The Clash – London Calling

And the 20 best albums ever:

  1. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde
  2. Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks
  3. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
  4. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St.
  5. Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
  6. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
  7. Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis
  8. Neil Young – After The Goldrush
  9. Hank Williams – 40 Greatest Hits
  10. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
  11. Bob Dylan – Desire
  12. The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers
  13. The Beatles – Rubber Soul
  14. Jerry Lee Lewis – Live at the Star Club, Hamburg
  15. Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
  16. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced
  17. Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
  18. Bruce Springsteen – Darkness On The Edge Of Town
  19. Van Morrison – Moondance
  20. The Band, The Band

Other places to check out:

Alldylan / borntolisten @ Facebook

Hallgeir Olsen (halfgear+alldylan@gmail.com)

Why so serious?

Well, this is a serious matter… These are my chosen records, the list is dynamic. That means that it changes from day to day. The top 10 is fairly constant, but they switch places.

My lists are always snapshots of my mind on a particular moment. I am working on a list for concert albums, the list below would have been a bit different if we hadd allowed live albums to be included.

  1. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main st. (Spotify)
  2. Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the edge of town (Spotify)
  3. Bob Dylan – Blood on the tracks (Spotify)
  4. The Beatles – Abbey Road
  5. Wilco – Summerteeth (Spotify)
  6. The Clash – London Calling (Spotify)
  7. David Bowie – Hunky Dory (Spotify)
  8. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks (Spotify)
  9. Neil Young – After the Goldrush (Spotify)
  10. Steve Earle – El Corazon (Spotify)
  11. Hank Williams – 40 Greatest Hits (Spotify)
  12. Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis (Spotify)
  13. Townes Van Zandt – Townes Van Zandt (Spotify)
  14. The Replacements – Let it be (Spotify)
  15. Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison (Spotify)
  16. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (Spotify)
  17. Drive-by Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (Spotify)
  18. Aretha Franklin – Spirit in the dark (Spotify)
  19. Ryan Adams – Gold (Spotify)
  20. Patti Smith – Easter (Spotify)
  21. Miles Davis – Kind of blue (Spotify)
  22. Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball (Spotify)
  23. Nick Cave – The Boatman’s Call (Spotify)
  24. George Jones – I am what I am (Spotify)
  25. My Morning Jacket – Circuital (Spotify)
  26. Paul Weller – Stanley Road (Spotify)

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  • I like that you have "Exile on Main Street" up there. Those are good lists. I agree. There is an obscure tune I am searching for. I found a short passage from it that runs about 75 seconds. I am hoping to find a source with the whole work in its entirety. The short piece is in a film called "Boxcar Bertha" which is currently on the website "tubi." It begins at the ten minute twenty second mark. It is not named in the music credits. All the credits say is that the music is from Gib Guilbeau and Thad Maxwell who were a couple of Flying Burrito Brothers, among other groups. It is a rich passage of guitar work, unnamed, and maybe lost. If anyone knows of the rest of it, please share the source.

  • I really appreciate your comments. I'm an old troubadour still alive and singing at 85. I was fortunate to have been a friend of Bobby in the early 1960's in Greenwich Village, NYC. I did get mentioned in several books about those early days but mostly for the last 60 years I've been occupying space as one of those voices still "blowing in the wind." Here's a video I made that tells the story of how I first heard him sing "Tomorrow is a long Time" back in 1962. I hope you enjoy it.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiPBnKph70w

  • I must say; if chosen music any sort of an indicator of the folks in these parts - then there surely be all sorts of simply way too cool and over the moon people.Thank you for the hospitality.
    May you and yours be well the blessings of Jesus our Savior be ever abundant upon you and yours.
    Please be certain that I mean no respect re the following. Kindly be cognizant that many many folks exactly as my situation do not nor will they ever have a presence social media be it Facebook or any other. Many of these folks sort of being lost in the shuffle and their varied talents knowledge and desire to participate left to just either and blow away in the winds. Truly a genuine loss. Thank you for allowing the unfettered opportunity to share thoughts.
    bryanne

  • Here's a recent post from a Facebook arts page I moderate. Feel free to repost it to your audience.
    BOB DYLAN’s career underwent an extraordinary shift several decades ago, when this truly legendary performer turned all his talent toward expressing his newfound faith in Christ. Multi Facet Fables pays tribute to his recent TROUBLE NO MORE box set, exploring one of the most amazing phases of his career. This post has just been considerably expanded, with more than 30 new songs – including a dozen great concert videos. Click here for BORN AGAIN BOB DELUXE REDUX: https://www.facebook.com/Aeon999/photos/a.163268977156717.38176.163265400490408/827980754018866/

  • Hi: I subscribed to your blog a few months ago. the emails are interesting but it's a lot of emails- is there a way to get a daily digest (as yahoo groups does) or weekly email digest ? or an option to limit the emails I receive to Bob dylan related items (skipping the beatles etc) ? thanks

      • howdy. been a devotee of your e-mails and news and notes, but they have mysteriously disappeared from my in-box over the past month or more. long vacation? mixed-up confusion? whatever the reason, i'd like to be reinstated! thanks!
        bb

        • We cannot figure it out, we've noticed this ourself and it's bad for our traffic. We keep working at it

          • Egil (below)
            I would but can't fathom how to unsubscribe......

            Also, despite asking for an email notifying me of a reply to my post, it didn't arrive so all very odd.

            "Something is happening here, but I don't know what it is.................do you, Egil Mosbron?"
            (Sorry - had to!)

          • Yeah - happened to me - now in my second email hiatus - tried the subscribe button but tells me i already am. Wish I could remember how i fixed it last time! Maybe unsubscribing and then resubscribing......

  • message below sent to egil@alldylan.com ... but returned to sender

    Hi Egil,

    Great to see my 1978 photo of Bob on the home page / top posts & pages at alldylan.com (red light on hair, white shirt with black edge to collar/front, black waistcoat with black fender strat, looking down to his right)

    Could you credit the photo to © Keith Baugh ... thank you

    Did you see my recent vimeo video with a few more of my 1978 photos ... https://vimeo.com/127399108

    Also more of my Dylan photos on facebook ... https://www.facebook.com/keith.baugh.3/media_set?set=a.111243962254934.5130.100001079917169&type=3

    Thanks Egil ... keep on keeping on ...

    Keith Baugh

    • Hi Keith,

      Off course I'll credit you.
      GREAT photo.

      I'll check out vimeo & your fb page later today.

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