Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1676768 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 348 pages

Synopsis
From the beginning, through to Nashville Skyline and the Isle of Wight. From King of Folk to Ghosts of Electricity to Country Pie. This volume covers the decade when Bob Dylan redefined popular music.

Customer Reviews

Tracking the Voice of a Generation
Olof Bjorner and I were separated by the Atlantic Ocean in the 1960's, but we had much in common. For example, we each discovered Bob Dylan's music in the 1960's, music which always seemed to reflect our lives. When we were outraged at injustice, we heard his voice; when we were confused or angry, we heard his voice; when we were in love, we heard his voice; when we were in the mood for a party, we heard his voice; when we feared the apocalypse, we heard his voice; and most of all when we wanted expression in music, we heard his voice. And we can change the past tense of the preceding sentence into present tense, for in fact we still hear his voice today.

The urgency of Dylan's influence makes his work a terrific subject for study, and this first volume of Olof's Files sets the standard for fans who want to know where and when Dylan was recorded, what he sang and said, and who was there. Those who have never sat down to study Dylan's performances may be stunned by the depth of available detail. Those who have studied Dylan will be very pleased by this in-depth reference work.

Open the book to any page, and see what you discover. (Page 240) Dylan performed 19 takes of She's your Lover Now (a fine song intended for Blonde on Blonde but never released until 1991's release of Dylan's THE BOOTLEG SERIES Volumes 1-3)on January 21, 1966, then dropped it summarily. (Page 58) Provides a chronicle of Dylan's show at Gerde's Flk City on April 16, 1962 - were you there?

You get the picture. This book is an extremely valuable resource for those who love Dylan's music and want to discover more about it.

Best of all, this is just the first Volume in a set that promises to become *the* reference book on Dylan.

It has a great soundtrack, too.

Synopsis
Can one really talk of a Bob Dylan come back? He had after all been touring excessively during the last ten years and released a number of records. Still, it seemed so long since we heard a contemporary Bob Dylan song. Then, along came 1997, and suddenly Bob Dylan had a media presence unlike almost anything else before, at least since the previous come back in 1974 and the tour with The Band. Of course, a heart attack (at least that was what it seemed to be initially) may not be the ideal way to start a come back, but combined with a new album packed with strong new songs that's what it in fact turned out to be! It led to a number of awards topped by three Grammies and into a new vital decade of The Never-Ending Tour.