(via The Onion)
NEWPORT, RI—Audience members at the Newport Rock Festival were “outraged” Monday when rock icon Bob Dylan followed up such classic hits as “Like A Rolling Stone” and “Maggie’s Farm” with an electronica set composed of atonal drones, hyperactive drumbeats, and the repeated mechanized lyric “Dance to the club life!” “We came here to see the authentic Dylan, the one with the Stratocaster guitar and signature wild blues-rock band behind him,” audience member Robert Hochschild said. “Then he walks out with these puffy headphones, some turntables, and a laptop? The guy’s a Judas.” When asked later about his musical transformation by reporters, Dylan said he had nothing to say about the beats he programs, he just programs them
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May 05, 2014 @ 16:31:45
This is great! I love the line, “…Dylan said he had nothing to say about the beats he programs, he just programs them”. This is pretty much what I hear from any student or young mix master about their “craft”. No one has anything to say about the music or where it comes from, what inspires it or what sounds good. They just string loops together without any regard or insight into what makes good music. My question to you is, is this satire based on the type of real backlash that Dylan actually faced when he went electric?
May 06, 2014 @ 20:12:25
It is EXACTLY based on that. In fact, I suspect the quote you quoted was a reference to something Dylan said about his songs–he was continually asked to explain his more bizarre lyrics.