The Bob Dylan albums : a critical study / Anthony Varesi.
| Author/creator | Varesi, Anthony |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Toronto : Guernica, 2002. |
| Description | 264 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Essay series ; 44 Essay series (Guernica (Firm)) ; 44. ^A419922 |
| Contents | Part I: My back pages. Bob Dylan ; The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ; The Times They Are A-Changin' -- Part II: Some other kinds of songs. Another Side of Bob Dylan -- Part III: Mr. Tambourine man. Bringing It All Back Home ; Highway 61 Revisited ; Blonde on Blonde ; The Bootleg Series, Volume 4: Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert -- Part IV: From big pink to Nashville. Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits ; The Basement Tapes ; John Wesley Harding ; Nashville Skyline -- Part V: Odds and ends. Self Portrait ; New Morning ; Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume II ; Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ; Dylan -- Part VI: The renaissance. Planet Waves ; Before the Flood ; Blood on the Tracks ; Desire ; Hard Rain -- Part VII: Journey through dark heat. Street Legal ; Bob Dylan at Budokan -- Part VIII: Sign on the cross. Slow Train Coming ; Saved ; Shot of Love -- Part IX: Surviving in a ruthless world. Infidels ; Real Live -- Part X: Has anybody seen my style? Empire Burlesque ; Biograph ; Knocked Out Loaded ; Down in the Groove ; Dylan & the Dead -- Part XI: Series of dreams. Oh Mercy ; Under the Red Sky ; The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (rare and unreleased), 1961-1991 -- Part XII: Back to the starting point. Good As I Been to You ; World Gone Wrong ; Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume III ; MTV Unplugged -- Part XIII: Sketches from memory. Time Out of Mind ; Love and Theft. |
| Abstract | Bob Dylan has created a body of work unparalleled in popular music. As a songwriter and as a singer, Dylan expanded the boundaries for song. This book analyzes the Dylan canon through a detailed discussion of the artist's records. The book follows Dylan's career from 1962's Bob Dylan to 2001's Love and Theft, with all the fascinating turns in between: the startling originality of Dylan's early works; the revolutionary rock and roll of the mid-1960s; the stately, rootsy music of the late 1960s; the contemplative works of the 1970s; the gospel phase of Dylan's middle years; the return to traditional folk and blues in the 1990s. The author unearths new meaning in both Dylan's most famous works and in songs that have received less attention. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and discography (pages 246-264). |
| LCCN | 2001095259 |
| ISBN | 1550711393 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML420.D98 V37 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |