i've seen pretty people disappear like smokefriends will arrivefriends will disappear
if you want me, honey baby i'll be here
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 July 2019 13:26 (four years ago) link
Big Jim was no one’s fool, he owned the town’s only diamond mine
― stan by me (morrisp), Thursday, 11 July 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
Always imagine that refers to Jim Thompson’s dad.
― Vini C. Riley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 11 July 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
Idiot Wind is so good. I love that contrast of cosmic storytelling in the verses ("shot a man called Gray", "ran into the fortune teller") with the scathing frankness of the chorus. the attempt to weave a story that actually goes anywhere is reined in each time by Dylan's helpless anger. he acknowledges it himself when he concedes "the wheels have stopped".
there's also (of course) a gradual sense as the song goes on of Dylan being complicit in feeding the mindless emotional turmoil. I like it how it ends on "we're idiots, babe..." rather than "I'm an idiot, babe...". Seems more organic that he's only willing to go in for a half-compromise after so artfully -- and artlessly -- making others the subject of his vitriol.
― charlie rex, Thursday, 6 October 2022 03:18 (one year ago) link
there really aren't many albums better than this one.
― charlie rex, Thursday, 6 October 2022 03:19 (one year ago) link
^^^
― Bee OK, Thursday, 6 October 2022 04:40 (one year ago) link