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Article 1112 of rec.music.dylan:
From: buck@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Rebecca A. Buck)
Subject: Notes from the past, #5
Date: 21 Feb 90 21:33:06 GMT
Notes from the past, #5
SINGLES by Derek Johnson, New Musical Express, April 23, 1965
BOB DYLAN
I'm a little surprised that CBS has issued Bob Dylan's "Subterranean
Homesick Blues" while his current single is still riding high -- maybe
it's because this one is such a contrast.
An up-tempo track, more r-and-b than folk, it features a wild beat,
harmonica and the familiar steel guitar.
Melody is almost non-existent, much of it being sung on the same note,
but he generates a tremendously electrifying atmosphere.
Tempo slows to a medium-paced jog-trot for the more tuneful "She
Belongs To Me," in the 12-bar format. Both numbers self-penned, of
course.
BOB WROTE THESE TOO
One of Dylan's best-known numbers, "Don't Think Twice It's Alright"
is Heinz' latest offerent on Columbia. After a steel guitar opening,
the Wild Boys strike up a snappy beat, and Heinz dual-tracks with
humming support.
Commericiality instead of authenticity is the keynote, and it must
stand a chance. Flip is a strident, storming rocker, "Big Fat Spider."
Orthodox beat group approach to "Masters Of War" (Stteside) by the
Talismen -- unison vocal, embellished by background chanting. There's
a moralising lyric, as the title implies, but otherwise it doesn't
sound like a Dylan song. Flip is a frantic raver titled "Casting My
Spell."