Wednesday February 16, 2005

Imperial Leather soap - a tip...

We both like this soap.

But the bar has a foil motif and as the bar is used the foil prevents that part of the soap being worn away so you get a funny shaped bar which becomes harder to use over time. I am sure I am not the first to think of the solution, peel the foil off before using the bar the first time.

Bob Dylan singer or poet ?

Bob Dylan is one of those artists who like marmite you either love or hate. I think he has done some excellent stuff and some of his lyrics are brilliant. His musical talents are ok but less inpiring. I will probably get bad comments for saying that...

His album list is pretty long and apart from an era when he went 'religous' most are not duds. In fact the new stuff is very good like "Love and Theft" and "Time out of Mind".

Some of my favourite tracks are, Bob Dylan's 115th dream , Lay lady lay and Positively 4th street . But there are so many more that are my favourites..

Blood on the Tracks has to be his best all round album. Desire is also excellent and Street Legal which was released when he came over here and I saw him.

I saw him at a concert in Blackbush aerodrome when I still lived in Cambridge. This place is a mile or so away from the Sun office where I now work.

I do not know how true it was but I was told at the time this was his first concert since he came over here and played with an electric guitar. This was not well received at the time.

If you want to read more about him this is a great resource. I think his music have been covered by more people than anyone elses. Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Manfred Mann and more.. If you want an album to get you started I can recommend the Essential Bob Dylan double CD.