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Mez
 Post subject: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 18:56 GMT 

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Thoughts on this song? Rate it Classic, good, mediocre, poor, garbage, Should it be played live more often or give it a rest? Favorite renditions of this song live? What it means to you? Just general comments on this song. I'd like to start a track talk series with these type questions or similar. The Mez would like to hear from you all on this track. Play along if you will Thanks MEZ
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dwhite
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 19:04 GMT 

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It took me a while for this tune (along with a lot of others from the record) to stick out to me, but I love it and it might be my favorite blues track on Love and Theft. The lyrics are just maniacal - the amount of syllables packed into the first line alone is Dylan at his best, and the tempo change is a lot of fun. Thanks to the guitar players too.
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sphinx
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 19:08 GMT 

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The way the band turns that beat around and dumps it on its head is nothing short of mesmerizing, and the lyrics are tougher than a Drano milkshake. A brilliant, lurching song that you can`t help but lurch right along to.
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mjeff
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 21:08 GMT 

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Great song... great album.
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SirDogg
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 21:29 GMT 
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It's one of the best tunes on that record for sure :D
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Cropduster
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 21:45 GMT 
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My favourite song on Love And Theft.....some of my favourite lyrics of his....and the band are as tight as a badgers arse....
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powerpete
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 21:49 GMT 
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Cropduster wrote:
and the band are as tight as a badgers arse....

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How tight exactly would that be? Have you tried??
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arabia
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 21:58 GMT 
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It WAS a great song, the 09 versions dumped the tempo change and it has become just a blues number :(
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powerpete
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 22:01 GMT 
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arabia wrote:
It WAS a great song, the 09 versions dumped the tempo change and it has become just a blues number :(


Yeah. It was unbelievable in 2005.
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Plexus
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 22:04 GMT 
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One of my favourite tunes on L&T!
Amazing live perfomance on the Grammy awards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X7iw8pk-84

By the way, I've been looking for the mp3 of this live version so long. Would anyone help?


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I'm Stark Naked
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 22:12 GMT 

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It's a great song, fabulous lyric, but isn't it a bit sloppy? Kind of like two tunes welded technically together - "first part of verse, say 'hi' to the second part of verse!". :lol:

It's coarse, but in a fine bluesy way...
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circus sands
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 23:29 GMT 
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I love this song, the tempo riding fast then dropping, the lyrics. Sarcastic Dylan at his best. This songs make me feel like a fighting rooster everytime I hear it.
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Bob Zimmerman
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PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 23:46 GMT 
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I've yet to hear a version I (really) dont like. Also, it is the root of the coolest coincidence I've ever been a part of haha :wink: 8)
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Cropduster
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Sun May 10th, 2009, 23:51 GMT 
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powerpete wrote:
Cropduster wrote:
and the band are as tight as a badgers arse....

:shock:
How tight exactly would that be? Have you tried??


It's just another English expression...of sorts... :lol:


But man, Cry A While is something else, that one from the grammies is spot on, the sheer power of that band and Dylan's voice just spits those awesome lyrics out.....

Cry A While is a true underated gem....and my favourite Dylan blues number....
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Claudette
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 00:18 GMT 
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Love it....one of his better lately....great opening.... :)
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storiesinthepress
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 01:44 GMT 
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One of my favorites from Love and Theft. I thought it was a bit strange though that he decided to play this one at the Grammys. It's been consistently well performed live too, especially in 04 and 05.
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i'm_not_about_to_argue
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 02:08 GMT 
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Very good, should be played more, I really liked the grammy version. Favorite line, 'you bet on a horse and it ran the wrong way' lol
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petewood
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 02:43 GMT 
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It's one of the best songs off what is, as much as any other, his best album.
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delvis_crasho
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 05:08 GMT 
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One of Bob's snarkiest performances.

The great thing about Love & Theft is that is sounds contemporary and classic at the same time. "Cry A While" is no exception.

I've always loved the line, "You bet on a horse and it ran the wrong way." Hilarious. :twisted:


-dELVIS-
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sphinx
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 05:55 GMT 

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Talking of specific versions of this tune, it's the single greatest live Dylan performance I've ever witnessed personally. Here it is, from 2003, at the same show that gave us the version of High Water on BS8 (which I also vividly remember and treasure)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxyACc19DuI
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powerpete
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 06:14 GMT 
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Cropduster wrote:
powerpete wrote:
Cropduster wrote:
and the band are as tight as a badgers arse....

:shock:
How tight exactly would that be? Have you tried??


It's just another English expression...of sorts... :lol:

I had got that... I just couldn't resist :lol:
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Johnnie Ray
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PostPosted: Mon May 11th, 2009, 07:48 GMT 
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Love the shadow-box grammy performance. I just noticed listening to it now though that skipped the great "Don Pasquale makin' a two a.m. booty call" line. He actually starts out singing that verse at one point but catches himself! Powerhouse song.
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twood50785
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PostPosted: Thu May 28th, 2009, 22:33 GMT 
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4 out of 5.
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Please mrs henry
 Post subject: Re: Track Talk: Cry A While
PostPosted: Thu May 28th, 2009, 23:59 GMT 
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a snarky one indeed
great tune
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mjeff
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PostPosted: Fri May 29th, 2009, 01:34 GMT 

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Great song.. one of the highlights of "LT".
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