Bob Dylan: Album By Album

An audio essay on Bob Dylan's albums, one at a time. By Ben Burrell. Follow us: IG & TW: @bobdylanpodcast

Bob Dylan: Album By Album - Trailer

Hello and welcome to a new podcast all about Bob Dylan's work by Ben Burrell. Thanks for checking us out! IG: bobdylanpodcast

05-28
00:44

Thank you!

Season one is done! Here's what happens next.... Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast https://twitter.com/benburrell

08-15
02:23

Special: Is Bob Dylan’s musical diversity overlooked compared to his lyrics?

Hello! Here's a special episode taking a look at Bob's music removed from his lyrics and how that is often overlooked, enjoy! Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast https://twitter.com/benburrell (I don't own the music) Thanks for listening!

09-06
18:57

A New Podcast!

I've made a new podcast, you might like it. Listen to LONG PLAYER here: https://podfollow.com/long-player/episode/f800b527e13cc27774ed8f6249f7c44a99a11c5d It's on twitter too @longplayerpod

12-06
01:44

Special: 'Murder Most Foul' first impressions.

My first impressions on a 'new' Dylan song.  We're on twitter: @bobdylanpodcast // @benburrell We're on Instagram: @bobdylanpodcast // @benjaminburrell Support the podcast, buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benburrell Or Paypal me: https://paypal.me/benburrellpodcasts Written, produced and narrated by Ben Burrell.  Bob Dylan: Album By Album is a Fuelled By Coffee media production www.fuelledbycoffee.net Disclaimer: I do not own any music used in this podcast. It is used for education and discussion purposes under fair use law.

03-27
12:41

Joni Mitchell - 'Blue'

Here's an episode of another podcast I do that I thought you might like. Listen to more of long player: https://podfollow.com/long-player We're on twitter: @bobdylanpodcast // @benburrell We're on Instagram: @bobdylanpodcast // @benjaminburrell Support the podcast, buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benburrell Or Paypal me: https://paypal.me/benburrellpodcasts Written, produced and narrated by Ben Burrell.  Bob Dylan: Album By Album is a Fuelled By Coffee media production www.fuelledbycoffee.net Disclaimer: I do not own any music used in this podcast. It is used for education and discussion purposes under fair use law.

05-22
33:05

Bob Dylan Album By Album EXTRA

Introducing 𝐁𝐨𝐛 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 - a new Patreon subscription show!  This is a fortnightly show exploring different parts of Dylan’s career. Episode 1 is on the Daniel Lanois production sound. Listen here👇 https://www.patreon.com/BDABAE

03-01
03:40

Scarlet Rivera

Hello everyone,  Here's a clip of my interview with the brilliant Scarlet Rivera. We talk Dylan, Rolling Thunder Revue and music.  For the full interview and many more exclusive episodes, come join our extra community: https://www.patreon.com/BDABAE Stay safe,  Ben 

04-12
04:23

80th Birthday Special: Why Does Bob Dylan Still Matter So Much?

As he turns 80, I ask Why Does Bob Dylan Still Matter So Much? I wanted to hear from some of his interesting fans to create a patchwork quilt of answers...this is that they had to say. WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTICIPANTS! Support the show! Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BDABAE   Written, produced and narrated by Ben Burrell.  Bob Dylan: Album By Album is a Fuelled By Coffee media production www.fuelledbycoffee.net Disclaimer: I do not own any music used in this podcast. It is used for education and discussion purposes under fair use law.

05-24
09:28

Patreon Update

Hello friends! This is a little update on what's been going on the EXTRA show. Click here for over 10 hours of episodes: Patreon.com/bdabae New season of the main show, coming soon! 

08-09
05:59

Announcement! Blood On The Tracks: A Bob Dylan Story

Hello everyone!  I've been working on a project for iheartradio and Double Elvis in the US. It's a fictionalised account of Bob's life from '66 to now, told to us in a dream like setting from a single narrator.  Can't wait for you to hear the full thing, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WRITE... There's so many weird Bob stories! Here's some details: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com The first episode is out Wednesday 2nd March.   Ben x 

02-24
05:48

Jake Brennan (from Disgraceland) talks Blood on the Tracks Season 4

Bonus: I talk to Jake Brennan (from the Disgraceland podcast) about how we created the new season of Blood on the Tracks.  BOTT is a fictionalised podcast of Bob's life from 66 to now, all episodes are available to listen to here: https://podfollow.com/1523712095 Enjoy!  Ben 

05-13
41:36

Special: Daragh Carville on Dylan's Lyrics

Screenwriter and playwright Daragh Carville joins me to talk about Bob's lyrics.  Daragh has some brilliant insights to Bob's words and it was a joy to have him on!  This episode was previously available to Patreon subscribers only. The Patreon show has now finished, thank you for all your support (in your hundreds!). 

08-05
59:10

Special: Kevin Odegard on making Blood on the Tracks

I talk to Kevin Odegard who by compete chance ended up paying on Blood on the Tracks.  FYI: This episode was originally available on the Patreon feed last Christmas.   Blood on the tracks: The Brian Wilson story https://podfollow.com/1523712095

09-12
40:13

Friday

A classic Dylan song that remained undiscovered for years. Don't forget to leave a review, it helps. You can buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benburrell Something else to listen to? I wrote an audio drama a while back called From An Island: https://podfollow.com/from-an-island Disclaimer: I do not own any music used in this podcast. It is used for education and discussion purposes under fair use law. Update Description

04-07
06:14

S1 Ep1: 'Oh Mercy'

On episode one we look at a really important album that helped to rejuvenate Bob’s career after a fallow period. It also brought took him to different sonic landscapes all aided by producer Daniel Lanois and a make shift studio in New Orleans. Listen to the album: https://goo.gl/yKBwTt Here's a really interesting chat with Producer Daniel Lanois where he talks about the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyXYVx5TJmA Follow us on IG: bobdylanpod Follow host Ben Burrell on Twitter: @benburrell

05-28
18:20

S1 Ep2: 'Desire'

On this episode we look at the weird and wonderful record 'Desire', possibly Bob's most interesting sounding album ever, it's a record full of stories featuring outlaws and exotic landscapes. There's some brilliant collaborations here, playwright Jacques Levy brings some great ideas, while Scarlet Rivera gives us a unique violin sound throughout. There's some interesting interviews with both of them, detailing working on the album Jacques Levy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs_NRbODKtM Scarlet Rivera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E24qy7J5_W0&t=196s Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast // https://twitter.com/benburrell Thanks for listening!

06-06
18:26

S1 Ep3: 'Modern Times'

On this episode we look at one of Bob's best albums in this later stage of his career, an album that feels strangely confident and striding but with a sense of age and death. It would be a highly controversial album too. Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en  Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast https://twitter.com/benburrell  Thanks for listening!

06-14
22:52

S1 Ep4: Special: 'Hurricane'

This week we have a special episode looking at the song 'Hurricane'. We looked at this as part of Episode 2 on 'Desire' but It's an epic that deserves more attention, here we discuss why it's so important.  This is a great live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiK17FhP4g Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en  Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast https://twitter.com/benburrell  Thanks for listening!

06-22
12:40

S1 Ep5: 'Infidels'

On this episode we look at the album that saw Bob return to secular music after his infamous Christian period. It would be a watershed moment in his career. Here's Dylan's brilliant 'Jokerman' Letterman performance mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP85Uc6H79U and the rehearsal for the show too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP--PD1BcGE The quotes in this episode came from Clinton Heylin's excellent book 'Behind the Shades' which you can buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Shades-Anniversary-Clinton-Heylin/product-reviews/0571272401/ref=cmcrdpdhist2?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=twostar&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar Don't forget to follow us on social media: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobdylanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobdylanpodcast https://twitter.com/benburrell (I don't own the music) Thanks for listening!

06-29
25:22

Pol Vermoere

this podcast takes me on a trip down memories lane. i knew 2 or three of his albums and a lot of tributes to him in Dutch. but now I gained deep an indept insight in the Bards world. thx a lot.

06-07 Reply

Peter Waddell

Hi Ben I love your podcasts, many of which I have listened to several times, and all of which raise comments and questions in my mind that I feel like throwing into the pot. So here is one... For some time I've wondered about the influence of Walt Whitman's poetry on Bob Dylan's lyrics, especially their shared habit of using lengthy lists. Bob is a poet and a lover of poetry, and he will know American poetry well. With Murder Most Foul, Bob's list is as long as many of Walt's but another possibility has intrigued me: Whitman famously wrote in memorial of the assassinated President Lincoln and, with Bob being young at the time of JFK's death might he have deferred until he came up with something worthy of a national tragedy...but the moment passed? Now, as an elder statesman of American letters and as a Nobel Laureate living in a world where JFK's reforming optimism is increasingly denied and forgotten, Dylan may have felt more comfortable about commenting in his own way about Kennedy's

04-04 Reply

tfriborg@hotmail.com

I've listen to several episodes more than once, Great work, thanks

02-28 Reply

R. Fernet

Great review! Even though I have read a couple of books about Dylan, I learned a lot from this episode. Thank you for this!

01-23 Reply

Bob Burrows

Excellent series.

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