Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary - Hardcover

Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE condition. "Unlike most Dylan books--which are either biographies like Clinton Heylin's Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades or lists of some sort--Riley here provides a critical examination of this thorniest of modern musicians. Riley goes beyond the obvious; for example, Woody Guthrie's influence on Dylan is well documented, but Riley examines not only how Guthrie inspired Dylan but what Dylan does differently from Guthrie and who else falls into his inspirational canon (Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Hank Williams). Riley knows music, and his descriptions are marvelous, especially of the 1966-75 era (Blonde on Blonde, The Basement Tapes, Planet Waves, Blood on the Tracks, and the 1966 and 1974 tours). He also is thankfully unafraid to be disparaging; unlike Heylin, he has very little that is nice to say about Dylan's post-1975 work. Riley's flaws are mainly stylistic; he tends to repeat himself and has an unfortunate fondness for the word bromide. Still, this is an incisive work. Essential for most music collections."---Library Journal. Erstwhile remainder has red stripe on top-edge of text block & jacket shows slight shelfwear, o/w a fine copy w/sharp corners & crisp deckle edges, quite presentable. Artikel-Nr. RUB1491

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