Revolution in the Air by Clinton Heylin
New in paperback - the definitive history of the songs of Bob Dylan. Every song Dylan wrote from his first poetic scribbles to the height of his fame in 1973 including some of his best loved and revolutionary songs: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm
Beg, steal, borrow.. a compelling history of Dylan's mercurial song writing. * Mojo *
Better than any biography could ever be, and a crucial Dylan book. -- Jonathan Lethem
A gripping new book by Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin so is so far in the deep end that its borderline insane . . [yet] has been devoured with a ravenous, insatiable appetite, and I have even made notes in the margin. -- Mark Ellen * Word *
Valuable resource. * Observer *
A magnum opus that anyone curious about, fascinated by, and devoted to His Master's Voice will want to read and ponder. -- Jonathan Cott - author, 'Dylan', and editor, 'Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews'
True to form, Heylin digs deep-way deep-into the songs, mixing cold hard facts with illuminating anecdotes. -- Mark Smith, managing editor * Acoustic Guitar *
Terrifically interesting for Dylan nuts. * Sunday Herald *
Manna for completists. * Metro *
Better than any biography could ever be, and a crucial Dylan book. -- Jonathan Lethem
A gripping new book by Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin so is so far in the deep end that its borderline insane . . [yet] has been devoured with a ravenous, insatiable appetite, and I have even made notes in the margin. -- Mark Ellen * Word *
Valuable resource. * Observer *
A magnum opus that anyone curious about, fascinated by, and devoted to His Master's Voice will want to read and ponder. -- Jonathan Cott - author, 'Dylan', and editor, 'Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews'
True to form, Heylin digs deep-way deep-into the songs, mixing cold hard facts with illuminating anecdotes. -- Mark Smith, managing editor * Acoustic Guitar *
Terrifically interesting for Dylan nuts. * Sunday Herald *
Manna for completists. * Metro *
Clinton Heylin is the most distinguished writer on Bob Dylan in the world. He is the author of Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades - Take Two and Bob Dylan Day by Day. He has also written on all aspects of popular culture, including The Act You've Known For All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends, Despite the System: Orson Welles versus the Hollywood Studios and Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge. He lives in Somerset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849012966 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849012962 |
| Title | Revolution in the Air |
| Author | Clinton Heylin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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