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The Bob Dylan Albums [Paperback]

Anthony Varesi (Author)

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Guernica Editions Inc. (April 1 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550711393
ISBN-13: 978-1550711394
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 281 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,693,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From his rock 'n' roll of the 1960s through his return to folk and blues in the 1990s, this guide is a unique and comprehensive view of Bob Dylan's albums. Analyzing the famous singer-songwriter's career, this work provides a detailed discussion of Bob Dylan's albums from 1962 through 1997's Time Out of Mind. With critic notes on each album, new approaches to favorite tracks, and extra attention on certain overlooked songs, the evolution of the popular artist and his albums are now effectively documented.

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Anthony Varesi practices law. He lives in Kamploops, British Columbia.

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The folk music revival of the mid-to-late 1950s and the early 1960s brought traditional music back to the forefront of American popular culture. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Essential Dylan Book, Oct 27 2002

andrew m (calgary, alberta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bob Dylan Albums (Paperback)

This book looks at each of Dylan's records, including 2001's triumphant "Love and Theft". Without getting bogged down in the convoluted lyric analysis that some other Dylan studies suffer from, the book provides a concise, engaging guide to Dylan's remarkable recording career. The reader gains a depper appreciation for Dylan's words and Dylan's music.
There are more than a few pearls in this collection; for instance, rightly recognizing "Greatest Hits, vol. II" as "the best introduction to Bob Dylan's work" and heralding such overlooked gems as "In the Summertime" and the albums "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" and "Hard Rain". Varesi provides an even hand throughout, as he is not afraid to criticise such blunders as "Self Portrait", "Renaldo and Clara" and some of Dylan's more mediocre live offerings.
Ultimately, the accessible album-by-album approach will have the reader going back to the music and then returning to the book for the commentary.

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Dylan Book Captures the Spirit of the Music, Sep 23 2002

andrew m (calgary, alberta) - See all my reviews

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This book is a well written, engaging study of Dylan's officially released albums. It really captures the spirit of Dylan's music. The chapter on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 is, in particular, remarkably vivid. Also very useful as a balanced consumer guide. Highly recommended.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what it should be, Sep 19 2002

"jpm2004" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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While this book does provide some helpful information on some of Dylan's lesser known work, anyone familiar with the more well-known Dylan (i.e. the mid-60s Dylan, the Blood on the Tracks Dylan, the Time out of Mind/Love and Theft Dylan) won't find much new information there. Varesi's take on Time out of Mind is laughably one-dimensional. And his misreading of "Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat" is ridiculous. Does anyone really think that song's about a hat? Come on now.
This book is worth reading for those of us who need to take a second look at some of the lesser known albums, but it is by no means an authoritative or important work of scholarship on Dylan

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