Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 09:27     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a fan, but it’s a good story: misfit reinvents himself & conquers the world with a guitar. These days he would probably just shoot up his high school.


But, I mean, the movie didn't really give us much insight into why. As soon as he actually got famous he freaked out, but then he kept on pursuing fame and and loved that celebrity lifestyle. He certainly is a lyrical genius, but he doesn't come across as a good person. Or very empathetic or kind to the many women he screwed over.

Maybe that's why it's called "A Complete Unknown" besides being a song lyric. He's kind of inscrutable and sometimes seems rather shallow. He's devoted to music and tours constantly and that's his life. In many ways he doesn't have a lot of depth. But then again, he writes a song like Sara.


I love that someone else out there loves the Sara song as much as I do.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 09:22     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.


You're missing out. It's a fascinating depiction of a time and place (NYC's folk scene in the village in the early to mid 60s).


Nyc is a magnet for aholes. It was then, & still is. “Look at me! I’m in New York, so I must be special!”
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 21:34     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought it was boring. But, it seems Dylan was and is boring. I am not into his music, tried to get into it, but just not my style. I think Eric Clapton is more my style.


Dylan is a genius. You probably don't get it

I might not get it. I am a classically trained pianist and have played Chopin, Between, etc. the hardest pieces in addition to studying composition, harmony, accompaniment, you name it.
I think his lyrics are great, I just don't like the wailing sounds of the voice.


Agree, he doesn't have a good singing voice.
Neither did David Bowie, but Bowie wasn't whiny.


What? David Bowie had a beautiful voice. -NP

Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 21:20     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought it was boring. But, it seems Dylan was and is boring. I am not into his music, tried to get into it, but just not my style. I think Eric Clapton is more my style.


Dylan is a genius. You probably don't get it

I might not get it. I am a classically trained pianist and have played Chopin, Between, etc. the hardest pieces in addition to studying composition, harmony, accompaniment, you name it.
I think his lyrics are great, I just don't like the wailing sounds of the voice.


Agree, he doesn't have a good singing voice.
Neither did David Bowie, but Bowie wasn't whiny.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 21:09     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a fan, but it’s a good story: misfit reinvents himself & conquers the world with a guitar. These days he would probably just shoot up his high school.


But, I mean, the movie didn't really give us much insight into why. As soon as he actually got famous he freaked out, but then he kept on pursuing fame and and loved that celebrity lifestyle. He certainly is a lyrical genius, but he doesn't come across as a good person. Or very empathetic or kind to the many women he screwed over.

Maybe that's why it's called "A Complete Unknown" besides being a song lyric. He's kind of inscrutable and sometimes seems rather shallow. He's devoted to music and tours constantly and that's his life. In many ways he doesn't have a lot of depth. But then again, he writes a song like Sara.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 20:49     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a fan, but it’s a good story: misfit reinvents himself & conquers the world with a guitar. These days he would probably just shoot up his high school.


But, I mean, the movie didn't really give us much insight into why. As soon as he actually got famous he freaked out, but then he kept on pursuing fame and and loved that celebrity lifestyle. He certainly is a lyrical genius, but he doesn't come across as a good person. Or very empathetic or kind to the many women he screwed over.


The point is he's an artist and he puts art above all else. (And as far as selfish artists go, he's actually a pretty good guy, he's not known to be misogynistic or violent or beating up waiters in fancy hotels.)


This was my takeaway - he is an artist who got trapped by the cult of celebrity. I'm not a huge Dylan fan but loved the movie.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 20:45     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.


This attitude is so irritating. Dullard!!!


Sorry. Just not interested. And I consider myself a pretty lively person.


Lively but yet dull to shut out such genius. Sorry for you.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 17:34     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.


You're missing out. It's a fascinating depiction of a time and place (NYC's folk scene in the village in the early to mid 60s).
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 11:25     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.


This attitude is so irritating. Dullard!!!


Sorry. Just not interested. And I consider myself a pretty lively person.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2024 08:15     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Anonymous wrote:Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.


This attitude is so irritating. Dullard!!!
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2024 15:33     Subject: A Complete Unknown
Not interested. Not an interesting musician for some of us.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2024 14:01     Subject: A Complete Unknown
The movie was excellent. I really enjoyed it. I am a BD fan but I went with my husband who doesn't like BD and he also loved it.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2024 13:28     Subject: A Complete Unknown
The ol’ I-had-vertigo defense. Right. Wonder why an army of DAs, AGs, & FBI didn’t obsess over this for a few years. Oh, right, they were busy surveilling public school parents & framing a certain ex-prez.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2024 13:26     Subject: Re:A Complete Unknown
Not the hugest Dylan fan, TOTALLY loved the movie!

Chalamet was excellent. I stopped thinking of him as an actor about 10 minutes in, and just sat back and enjoyed.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2024 10:38     Subject: Re:A Complete Unknown
“It ain’t me babe” - Dylan apologized in 2022 for using machine to autograph books advertised as hand signed

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/28/bob-dylan-apologises-for-using-a-machine-to-autograph-hand-signed-books#:~:text=Bob%20Dylan%20has%20issued%20a,as%20%E2%80%9Chand%2Dsigned%E2%80%9D.



At least he had the grace to apologize …