Too Much of Nothing

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"Too Much of Nothing" is a Bob Dylan song from his 1967 Basement Tapes sessions, known for its enigmatic lyrics and rootsy, informal sound that later appeared on the Band’s 1975 album *The Basement Tapes*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
albumReleaseYear 1975
associatedWith Bob Dylan and The Band NERFINISHED
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
genre folk rock
roots rock
hasCultFollowing true
hasEra 1960s rock
hasHistoricalContext recorded after Bob Dylan’s 1966 motorcycle accident
hasInfluenceOn Americana music
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitars
keyboards
hasLyricalCharacteristic allusive imagery
ambiguous narrative
refrain-based structure
hasMusicalBackingBy The Band NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature Basement Tapes-era production
enigmatic lyrics
informal sound
rootsy sound
hasProductionCharacteristic live-in-the-room feel
lo-fi sound
hasRecordingEnsemble Bob Dylan and The Band NERFINISHED
hasReleaseType album track
hasStyle informal studio jam
loose ensemble performance
hasSubject disillusionment
emotional emptiness
includedOnAlbum The Basement Tapes NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWithArtistPhase Bob Dylan’s post-motorcycle-accident retreat
isAssociatedWithPeriod late 1960s
isDiscussedIn critical studies of Bob Dylan’s Basement Tapes
isIncludedIn retrospectives on The Basement Tapes
isPartOf Bob Dylan song catalog NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan
partOf The Basement Tapes NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Basement Tapes recordings NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan
The Band NERFINISHED
recordedDuring The Basement Tapes sessions NERFINISHED
recordingLocation Big Pink, West Saugerties, New York NERFINISHED
recordingStartYear 1967
recordLabel Columbia Records

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1967 Basement Tapes recordings notableSong Too Much of Nothing