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GiventoFly14 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:47 pm

Did anybody read it yet,... I want to know if its worth buying

DrivenToJam · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:23 pm

I thought it was a great book. If you are a Dylan fan it's a must read. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume. Whenever that might come out?

Jim · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:56 pm

i really enjoyed reading this but it's definitely something for a dylan fan. someone who isn't a fan probably wouldn't find it as interesting.

jwfocker · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:00 pm

High points, his rich description of this visit to a nondescript bar where he inadvertently learns to sing again, due to a jazz singer and the natural flow this artist possessed. The description of New Orleans, death is always hovering around, is a must read and how Literature influenced him was interesting as well.

GiventoFly14 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:14 pm

Alright thanks,... if you wanna see a good movie No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is great,... its directed by Martin Scorsese and has a few performances on a special features disc

glorified_version · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:40 pm

It's great. You don't have a be a fan of Dylan's music, but you have to be interested in the man himself to really appreciate the book. Its mostly him bumming around New York City in the early 1960s before the decade really exploded.

Actually, I haven't read the entire thing. I recieved it as an xmas gift last year and have been opening up random pages and reading them occasionally. I don't think it requires a linear read if you're familiar with Dylan, its that kind of material. It's interesting, I've enjoyed what I've read.

SniffleBiscuit · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:49 pm

Yes, it can definitely be read in various chapters, although from start to finish it does follow chronologically throughout his career.

Definitely no a biography if that's what you're expecting but if you consider yourself a Dylan fan it's definitely worth it.

DrivenToJam · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:07 am

jwfocker wrote:

High points, his rich description of this visit to a nondescript bar where he inadvertently learns to sing again, due to a jazz singer and the natural flow this artist possessed. The description of New Orleans, death is always hovering around, is a must read and how Literature influenced him was interesting as well.

Dylan's description of New Orleans is one of my favorite parts of the book. I've spent some time there and when I was reading those few pages I felt like I was back there walking the empty streets late at night.

jwfocker · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:30 am

DrivenToJam wrote:

jwfocker wrote:

High points, his rich description of this visit to a nondescript bar where he inadvertently learns to sing again, due to a jazz singer and the natural flow this artist possessed. The description of New Orleans, death is always hovering around, is a must read and how Literature influenced him was interesting as well.

Dylan's description of New Orleans is one of my favorite parts of the book. I've spent some time there and when I was reading those few pages I felt like I was back there walking the empty streets late at night.

Some parts of his discription seemed almost poetic, just tapped right into the cities essence.

GiventoFly14 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:19 pm

If anybody wants to see a good movie on dylan,... No Direction Home by Martin Scorsese is great and it has a few performances on a special features disc

Bob Dylan: Chronices Volume 1

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