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Summary: If My Thought Dreams Could Be Seen They'd Prolly Put My Head
Review: Got my first copy about '90. My copy's filled with pencilled-in addendum showing some of the Bobster's changes to His lyrics which he has always done to his own songs...and others. My pages of "Idiot Wind" have looseleaf pages covering so many versions of this song....and as far as I know he hasn't performed it since the Rolling Thunder tour. Yet the song has been the cornerstone for much, I've had a cat who demanded to be named after the song *"I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory And all your ragin' glory." The Beatles is the only group which comes close to matching the Bobster in Songs That Mean A Lot In Our Lives. Watching "Renaldo & Clara" one is immediately struck with the realization that, "Hey, this guy has a LOT of songs that mean a lot to me". So let it hang loose, tune up that loose-e chord, go to Juarez at Eastertime, and don't worry...You're invisible now, you got no secrets...to conceal
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Summary: Universal Appeal
Review: I love this book. Dylan's output covering a 23-year span is right there in front of you. Whether you read the lyrics as they are or read while listening, any Dylan fan will soak up this wonderful book. Interestingly enough, I have loaned this book to people who can't stand Dylan, but appreciate him as a writer. Their appreciation for the man and his talent always increases as a result. Sometimes this leads them to buy the discs, and they're forever hooked. As much as I love the book, it is badly in need of an new edition covering Dylan's work since 1985, which includes at least 12 discs worth of work. But taken as it is, this book is priceless. Buy it.
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Summary: some of the best poetry of our time
Review: I remember getting a copy of this book back when it was first released in the 1980s. I had always been a Dylan fan and this book was a treasure trove. My delight at looking up Dylan lyrics at will was extraordinary. I look up a song like Its All Over Now Baby Blue or Idiot Wind or Masters of War and revel in the glory. Mr Zimmerman wrote some of the best poetry of the 20th century. This book is a gorgeous collection. I feel like a kid in a candy store when I open it up and start picking titles at random. These lyrics have already begun to stand the test of time. Dylan remains relevant at a time when most of his peers are either dead or lounge acts living off past success. The big complaint I have is that they never updated it. There is another 15 years of Dylan to add in. Hopefully someone is working on that. But for now I pull it out and open it up. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. Amazing! Close it and reopen: Sweetheart Like You. Amazing breadth and Depth. My words can not possibly do it justice.
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Summary: required reading
Review: Required reading for fans and non-fans of Bob Dylan. He's one of those rare musicians whose words stand freely without musical accompaniment.
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Summary: comprehensive; a must-have for any Dylan fanatic
Review: The cover of this book is not the most inviting, but please don't let that fool you. Lyrics, 1962-1985 by Bob Dylan is a must-have for anyone in love with this man's work. When I bought my first copy of this book, I was far from being a Dylan fan. I simply wanted it for the poetry. While I didn't much care for his music, I always enjoyed Dylan's prose. This was quite a few years ago, and since, I have come to appreciate his music as much as his words. This has to be the most comprehensive book consisting of the art of Bob Dylan. It includes not only almost every published lyric from his vast repertoire, but many of his drawings, which, until the original publication of this book, probably never saw a proper forum for display to the public. Craig Grossman, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Summary: A great resource
Review: This book is a must for anyone who loves Bob Dylans lyrics. If a course were taught on Bob, this would be the textbook, and any fans will gets endless hours of enjoyment out of it.
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Summary: A necessity for any Dylan fan
Review: This book is incredible. If you own more than one Bob Dylan CD, you should rush out to buy this book. Why? Simply put it gives you the words, clearly and plainly. When you put that together with the music, its as if another world has opened up to you. Plus, this book is put together in a really nice way. Not only does it have all the lyrics, but it has lyrics to songs that maybe the diehard fan has heard on bootleg or live or on albums like biograph. It takes these gems and tells you which recording session they were a part of, which is really nice to know.
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Summary: A must Have
Review: This book is incredible. If you own more than one Bob Dylan CD, you should rush out to buy this book. Why? Simply put it gives you the words, clearly and plainly. When you put that together with the music, its as if another world has opened up to you. Plus, this book is put together in a really nice way. Not only does it have all the lyrics, but it has lyrics to songs that maybe the diehard fan has heard on bootleg or live or on albums like biograph. It takes these gems and tells you which recording session they were a part of, which is really nice to know.
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Summary: My Bible
Review: This is the most incredible book of poetry I have ever come across. Bob Dylan's lyrics are truly incredible, and it is obvious from reading this book just how much his songs mean to me... and to others. This book covers all of his album up to Empire Burlesque (including unreleased tracks, some extended poems, linear notes, and drawings.) It contains the whole of the 1971 book "Writings and Drawing", plus 120 additional writings that weren't yet out at that time. Dylan has written some song lyrics that stand up as some of the greatest poems of the century. "Chimes of Freedom" and "It's Allright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding" are undisputed classics of prose. "Desolation Row" remains rock's greatest poem. There are literally hundreds of songs included here in this book that stand head and shoulders above the lyrics of mere mortals. His lyrics really do stand up as WORDS, as written prose, and that is an unusually profound characteristic. And he covers every topic. As he said in a recent interview, "I always had a song for any occasion." Whether it be social protest, personal demons, politics, or, of course, love, Dylan puts it all across here in terms that we can all relate to; in ways that we wish we could do. Bob Dylan is an iconoclast, a spokesperson for an age, and, perhaps, the greatest, or at least most important, poet of the 20th century. This book proves it aptly.
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Summary: A must for any Bob Dylan fan
Review: Yes, just a few words to say that this book is a must for any Bob Dylan fan. This is the first book you have to buy. Listening to all his great songs with the printed lyrics will change your life! Really a must!
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