The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan by Sean Egan

The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan by Sean Egan

Bob Dylan's impact on popular music has been incalculable. Having transformed staid folk music into a vehicle for coruscating social commentary, he then swept away the romantic platitudes of rock 'n' roll with his searing intellect. From the zeitgeist-encapsulating protest of 'Blowin' in the Wind' to the streetwise venom of 'Like a Rolling Stone', and from the stunning mid-sixties trilogy of albums - Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde - to Time Out of Mind, his stunning if world-weary comeback at the age of 56, Dylan's genius has endured, underpinned by the dazzling turn of phrase that has made him the pre-eminent poet of popular music. Because Dylan's achievements have no equal, his career is the most chronicled in rock history. Here, Sean Egan presents a selection of the best writing on Dylan, both praise and criticism. Interviews, essays, features and reviews from Dylan intimates and scholars such as John Bauldie, Michael Gray, Nat Hentoff and Jules Siegel are interspersed with new narrative and reviews of every single album to create a comprehensive picture of the artist whose chimes of freedom still resound.

Manages to catch some of Dylan's magic* Catholic Herald *
Fascinating and hilarious anecdotes. * Jewish Chronicle *
A great book ... as discursive and illuminating as any recent book on Dylan I've read. * Craig McGregor, author of 'Bob Dylan: A Retrospective' *

Sean Egan is a journalist, author and editor specializing in popular culture and sport. He has written for, among others, Billboard, Record Collector and RollingStone.com. He has written or edited 11 books, including works on The Animals, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. His novel, Sick of Being Me, was published in 2003, and a collection of short stories, Don't Mess with the Best, in 2008.

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ISBN 13	9781849014663
ISBN 10	1849014663
Titel	The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan
Autor	Sean Egan
Serie	Mammoth Books
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-05-12
Seitenanzahl	544
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