In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Eric Bibb playing "Masters of War"
Jazzy January has invade Mondays! All this month we will check out various artists covering Dylan with a jazz vibe.
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
Ranking as one of his most accusatory and cutting tracks Dylan condemns the whole "war machine" on this classic and vital song (the "hope that you die" line is so facking cold, it is brutal). Often misrepresented as an attack on war itself (Dylan always said he wasn't a pacifist) this track calls out the government for using war-as-business (the Cold War in particular) and business-as-war models when lives are put on the line for meaningless reasons. As alive and burning now as it was in 1962 when he wrote it.
Cover:
Thoughts on Cover Artist:
This is RtBE's first time hearing Eric Bibb who is an NYC based singer.
Thoughts on Cover:
A stripped down dramatic cover that uses stark guitar, light bass and a harmonica that is distorted to sound like a trumpet and more. A cool, eerie cover that unfortunately is just as relevant today with regime change and worldwide tensions in the headlines.
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