Chip JengelThoughts from a Renewed Obsession with Scorcese’s “No Direction Home”, Fifteen Years LaterWhen I was a senior in college, I would repeatedly watch the films I’m Not There and No Direction Home while I researched and wrote for my…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
Chip JengelSHOW REVIEW: 2019 Bob Dylan is on Par with the 1966 and Rolling Thunder Revue ToursAs a younger Bob Dylan fan (about to turn 26), I have often found myself thinking, “What I would do to go back and see him in ____!” For a…Nov 12, 20191Nov 12, 20191
Chip JengelThe First Punk Record: Making a Case for Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”There is anything but consistency in how people answer the question, “What is the origin of punk rock?” It would almost be out of…Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Chip JengelMastering ADHD: How to Pick Your Battles with DistractionsI have only ever used my Medium account to write about Bob Dylan (my post-drought is due to a long story I am working on), but I feel like…Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Chip JengelSomething Happened, and Now We Know What it Is. Don’t We, Mr. Jones?In Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”, he says in the last verse, “There ought to be a law against you coming around. You should be made…Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Chip JengelBob Dylan was No “Judas” to the 1960s Folk RevivalIn fact, he was just ahead of the game. They called him “Judas”, they booed him at shows, and they denounced him in newspapers. Why…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Chip JengelBOOK REVIEW: The Political World of Bob Dylan by Jeff Taylor and Chad IsraelsonThe worst possible word that one could use to describe the politics of Bob Dylan in any way at all is “conventional”. It is painful to see…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Chip JengelREVIEW: Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue Rolls on Harder than EverThe Rolling Thunder Revue: a Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese was absolutely phenomenal. Scorsese delivers us a Bob Dylan epic filled…Jun 12, 20191Jun 12, 20191