[Rhodes22-list] Bob Dylan

[Ronald Lipton]

Yeah,

  I read the book a few months ago. It is really about the music
more than a "real" autobiography,  Really interesting sections
about the influence of Brecht and the NY art scene through his
girfriend.

The special was great as well.  I have always been a Dylan fan, but it
was expecially nice to see the rare live performances.  It really seems
true that the live performances were better than even the classic
recordings. I am also a big Band fand.  it was nice to seen them
as well.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:11 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bob Dylan


> Hello Dylan fans,
>
> I'm just now finishing his autobiography, "Chronicles" released last year.
> It blows me away.  What a fun read!  There's no new earth-shattering
> revelations or anything  scandalous.  He mainly writes about his early 
> days,
> his influences, his thoughts and reflections.  But it's in the little 
> things
> and the way he writes that's worth the read.  After all, it's Bob Dylan 
> and
> he knows how to turn a phrase.  Here's a couple tidbits:
>
> "I sat forward on the chair strumming songs off my guitar."  Off.  Anybody
> else would have said "on."  It changes the whole meaning and deepens the
> reader's understanding of his mindset.
>
> "In the late '50s and early '60s, teenage rebellion was beginning to make
> noise, but that scene hadn't appealed to me, not in a wholehearted way. 
> It
> had no organized shape.  The rebel-without-a-cause thing wasn't hands-on
> enough--even a lost cause, I thought, would be better than no cause."
>
> His writing voice oozes with self-assured confidence.  He knew exactly 
> what
> he was doing and why.  He holds himself in the highest regard, but without 
> a
> shred of arrogance.
>
> I'm sure this book will make it to my shortlist of those I've read more 
> than
> once.
>
> Also, did anybody else see the PBS special a few weeks ago?  Produced by
> Martin Scorcece.  Unbelievable early footage.  I loved it!
>
> Slim
>
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