interesting dylan-quote on elvis

michael grasberger

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Feb 18, 2006, 3:53:50 PM2/18/06

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i'm currently looking through some of my dylan books for elvis content
and found this quote from 1980 where dylan speaks about his comeback
tour of 1974:

"when elvis did 'that's all right, mama' in 1955, it was sensitivity
and power. in 1969 it was just full-out power. there was nothing other
than just force behind that. i've fallen into that trap, too. take the
1974 tour. it's a very fine line you have to walk to stay in touch with
something once you've created it...either it holds up for you or it
doesn't."

he touches a nerve here, doesn't he?
michael

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Feb 18, 2006, 4:04:46 PM2/18/06

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"michael grasberger" <mgras...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1140296029.9...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

Another reason that Dylan is so much greater than Elvis.

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michael grasberger

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Feb 18, 2006, 4:12:40 PM2/18/06

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i wouldn't say so.
but it shows that dylan was looking very closely at what elvis did and
learning some lessons from it...
michael

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ElvisGirl

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Feb 18, 2006, 6:32:48 PM2/18/06

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Michael Grasberger are you for real

> he touches a nerve here, doesn't he?
> michael

Speak for your self boy

michael grasberger

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Feb 19, 2006, 10:21:55 AM2/19/06

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contrary to you at least my name is real...
so shut up "girl"

ElvisGirl

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Feb 19, 2006, 1:22:59 PM2/19/06

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Why because some one doesn't agree with your suggestion? Silly little
boy grow up.

michael grasberger

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Feb 19, 2006, 1:37:30 PM2/19/06

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why don't you take your pedagogic ambitions someplace else?

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michael grasberger

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Feb 19, 2006, 4:54:20 PM2/19/06

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AFriend schrieb:

> Picking on women again I see or is it because you have the feeling that
> your opinion is the only right one?

neither. when did i pick on women before? in fact i didn't even voice
an opinion but raised a question...
michael

atomic

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Feb 19, 2006, 4:58:45 PM2/19/06

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I dont think it touches a nerve. Dylan was a great musical analyst, and
he is probably right. But I think every performer falls into that TRAP
that he speaks of. Vocal attributes aside, it would be hard for anyone
to replicate the attitude and enthusiasms of there youth.

michael grasberger

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Feb 19, 2006, 5:18:43 PM2/19/06

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that's certainly true. on the other hand i would say the sensitivity
that the old rock'n'roll songs are lacking in las vegas is definitely
there when elvis sings the contemporary country/soul ballads.
but i have to admit that i can also appreciate raw full-out power in
music and i definitely would have enjoyed ALL of a las vegas 69-show...
michael

H

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Feb 19, 2006, 6:36:25 PM2/19/06

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It is unrealistic for people or Dylan to expect Elvis to sing the
oldies the same way he did when he was young.

H

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Feb 19, 2006, 6:37:00 PM2/19/06

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And girls can take care of themselves these days.

Robbo

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Feb 25, 2006, 4:00:22 PM2/25/06

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On 19 Feb 2006 10:22:59 -0800, "ElvisGirl"
<elvisgir...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Dylan and Lennon. Funny stuff.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dWukUFw_G_I&search=john%20lennon

ElvisGirl

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Feb 25, 2006, 6:13:53 PM2/25/06

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Hey Robbo thanx this was very funny an wonder what they were on at the
time?

michael grasberger

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Feb 25, 2006, 9:21:45 PM2/25/06

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that was shot after a night of heavy partying. speed was the drug of
the day. it's an outtake of dylan's 1966 tourfilm "eat the document",
which starts with a sequence of dylan snorting something
and laughing hysterically into the camera. the film remained
unreleased...
michael