Ray Padgett’s new book compiles 50+ interviews with musicians and others who’ve been involved with Bob Dylan’s live shows. It’s called Pledging My Time, and we discuss his pre-publishing campaign and what he’s learned from talking to all these Dylan collaborators on the new Dylan.FM Podcast.
Laura Tenschert of Definitely Dylan spoke about Make You Feel My Love, reiterating its history as a song that many Dylan fans and critics dislike, and then exploring the potential reasons for this reaction and possible means to be found in the song’s lyrics.
Michael Gray has been sharing interesting Dylan criticism since 1972 and joined us to talk about his writing and views on Time Out Of Mind. He talks of his initial and then revised impressions overall, and dives into specific songs and phrases to show us how he sees them.
Jochen Markhorst presented his views on Cold Irons Bound in our Episode Three event, sharing the origin of the song, pointing out where The Stanley Brothers’ influence can be seen, and more.