Time Out of Mind – The Lives of Bob Dylan - Hardcover

Bell, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605986283 ISBN 13: 9781605986289

Publisher: Pegasus, 2014

Synopsis

Then Dylan faltered. His instincts, formerly unerring, deserted him. in the 1980s, what had once appeared unthinkable came to pass: the "voice of a generation" began to sound irrelevant, a tale told to grandchildren.

Yet in the autumn of 1997, something remarkable happened. Having failed to release a single new song in seven long years, Dylan put out the equivalent of two albums in a single package. in the concluding volume of his ground- breaking study, ian Bell explores the unparalleled second act in a quintessentially american career. it is a tale of redemption, of an act of creative will against the odds, and of a writer who refused to fade away.

Time Out of Mind is the story of the latest, perhaps the last, of the many Bob dylans.

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Review:

A compelling, focused examination of the latter half of the elusive singer-songwriter's life and career. For Dylan's many obsessive fans, who have been offered a wealth of analyses of this singular artist over the years, Bell delivers the goods. Chapters are heavy with engrossing and sometimes surprising details of Dylan's most potent works and cringe-worthy missteps during this time, all told in the Scottish journalist's sharp-sighted, biting style. Doggedly researched, full of insight and descriptions that wonderfully reveal aspects of this luminary of American music.

By eschewing scurrilous gossip for a more scholarly consideration of Dylan's place in American culture, Bell has produced an essential addition to the huge body of critical analysis that already exists around this unique individual.

Ambitious. Bell handles Dylan brilliantly.

Unmissable.

Award-winning Bell continues his thoughtful, insightful biography of the enigmatic Mr. Dylan. There is much here to savor. A must for Dylan fans.

A fluid biography of a man and musician whose ongoing personal narrative is as intricate and unique as his epic songs.

Book Description:

The second and concluding volume of Ian Bell's critically lauded study of the inimitable Bob Dylan

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1605986283
• ISBN 13: 9781605986289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 574