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Sto caricando le informazioni... Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songsdi Greil Marcus
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The usual limitations - meandering, digressive text to the extent it is mannered and unnecessarily fractured. The usual strengths - vast knowledge and a golden touch in picking out illuminating arcana. Not biographical by any definition but I doubt anyone who has read Marcus before would have expected that. ( ) Folk Music by Greil Marcus is about Dylan, music (mostly folk), and the history that spoke to Dylan and to which he responded. While certainly biographical this isn't the simple biography some might be expecting, and maybe even prefer. This is an exploration into the multitude of meanings these songs have, and what they say about the world from which they came. So no, this isn't a simple biography, this is much more and far more intimate. More details about one's life does not equate to intimate; it equates to more minutiae. Diving into the words and the events is what qualifies as intimate, and, as usual, Marcus excels at just that. Depending on how familiar you are with Dylan's vast output, some of these songs may be new(ish) to you. At the very least a few will bring back a vague memory of having heard them, maybe liking them, but then like so much music, faded from your consciousness. But revisiting them, along with the other songs mentioned in passing, offers a specific path through Dylan's life and career. Not to mention a wonderful listening experience. I found that even revisiting some of the songs I don't care for was a pleasure once I had a new perspective on them. I may not necessarily like them all of a sudden, but I have a much better appreciation. While any Dylan fan will enjoy this I think any reader who enjoys thinking about music at a level beyond just surface will find a lot to take with them to other artists and songs. Then again, if all you wanted was the minutiae of yet another "this happened then that happened" biography, you might be a little disappointed. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen. In Folk Music, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to "see myself in others." Like Dylan's songs, this book is a work of implicit patriotism and creative skepticism. It illuminates Dylan's continuing presence and relevance through his empathy-his imaginative identification with other people. This is not only a deeply felt telling of the life and times of Bob Dylan, but a rich history of American folk songs and the new life they were given as Dylan sat down to write his own."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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