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Dylan
A legend, a cult figure and a trendsetter, the amazing chronology of music's original Mr Tambourine Man Bob Dylan is a legendary musician. Once the embodiment of the '60s counterculture, he is now an artist with multi-million sales to his name. As poet, musician, performer, a figure of adoration and controversy, Dylan remains an enigma. If you are looking for the real story behind the greatest singer-songwriter ever, here is the definitive profile. In "Dylan", the world's best rock journalists from "Mojo" magazine piece together the complete Bob Dylan saga, offering new insights into his life and career and revealing the stories behind the songs and albums. Previously unseen photographs shed new light on Dylan's image, while his fellow artists pay tribute to his music and his enduring influence. From his early exposure to the work of Woody Guthrie, through the protest songs and the classic recordings, the crash and the comeback and the Never Ending Tour, "Dylan" is the perfect introduction for new fans and the ideal companion for aficionados, With a foreword by Bono (U2).
Hardcover
First published September 7, 2006
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November 4, 2022
As good as one of Bob’s songs.
August 6, 2010
I found this book at the library, and after skimming through a few pages, decided I had to check it out.
If you're new to Dylan, I recommend Scorcese's No Direction Home as a good starting point. But since that movie ends at the motorcycle crash in '66 (and therefore leaves out the basement tapes, Blonde on Blonde & John Wesley Harding, not to mention Blood on the Tracks), this book is a good place to go next. It's a collection of articles and essays by magazine writers, so it skips around a lot, and I sometimes wished I was reading a more traditional biography. But in the end it does a thorough job, focusing (rightfully) on the 60's, while still bringing me up to speed on all the essential albums & eras of his long career.
One of the highlights for me was the essay on Blood on the Tracks, which has a very touching story about Bob's brother David helping him re-record some of the songs while Bob was visiting home. I was also inspired by the photos of Dylan at work (listening to playback in the studio, figuring out what songs to play before a show, and those god-like images of him on the 1966 tour).
Most importantly, this book lead me back to his best music (I still can't believe Brining it all Back Home and Highway 61 came out just a few months apart), and I'm listening to it all again with fresh ears.
If you're new to Dylan, I recommend Scorcese's No Direction Home as a good starting point. But since that movie ends at the motorcycle crash in '66 (and therefore leaves out the basement tapes, Blonde on Blonde & John Wesley Harding, not to mention Blood on the Tracks), this book is a good place to go next. It's a collection of articles and essays by magazine writers, so it skips around a lot, and I sometimes wished I was reading a more traditional biography. But in the end it does a thorough job, focusing (rightfully) on the 60's, while still bringing me up to speed on all the essential albums & eras of his long career.
One of the highlights for me was the essay on Blood on the Tracks, which has a very touching story about Bob's brother David helping him re-record some of the songs while Bob was visiting home. I was also inspired by the photos of Dylan at work (listening to playback in the studio, figuring out what songs to play before a show, and those god-like images of him on the 1966 tour).
Most importantly, this book lead me back to his best music (I still can't believe Brining it all Back Home and Highway 61 came out just a few months apart), and I'm listening to it all again with fresh ears.
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