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Brilliant analysis of Dylan's work

Revisado: 09-28-21

Although Thomas' work covers Dylan's entire career, this book's focus is on his latest work including the album he declares a masterwork, Tempest. I like some of the ideas Thomas brings up especially his discussion of triads in Dylan's catalog. By reading this book, it's easy to understand why Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Great story about wasted talent

Revisado: 09-02-21

I loved the Replacements and thought they should have been bigger stars. But after this book, it's obvious how the band but especially Westerberg and Tommy Stinson were to blame for their failures. Westerberg wrote great songs but his lack of maturity and his constant need to be an asshole is demonstated consistently through the story.

Overall, Mehr does a great job telling a difficult story. One of the strengths of the audio production is the performamce of the reader, Mary Lucia, who happens to be Westerberg's sister and the subject of one of his best songs, Achin' To Be. Her performance is excellent throughout this tumultuous story.

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For Any Hardcore Dylan Fan or Blonde on Blonde fan

Revisado: 08-20-21

This book is an intimate study of the recording of one of the greatest rock'n'roll albums of all time. The author does a great job of detailing the recording sessions and the players at each session. It shows how Dylan changed personnel to best facilitate the song. A great book about a great album by a great musician; what could be better!

To show how much I like it, I've listened to it many times. If you're a Dylan fan or Blinde on Blonde fan, this is a fascinating exploration of this amazing album's creation.

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A Guitar lovers necessity

Revisado: 01-31-20

Tolinski writes and reads with the gusto of a true lover of the guitar. His insights and stories chosen to tell this tale are well selected and extremely illuminating about the history and development of the electric guitar, from its early years as a gimmick to an accepted instrument to the prevalent item in Rock and Roll. Hearing the stories about Les Paul, Leo Fender, Ted McCarty and more helped me to understand how the guitar business is today. A great book for guitar lovers.

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Any Lou Reed fan will love this

Revisado: 03-14-19

I'm a huge fan of Lou's music. The detail covered in this book helps one understand why and how Lou was like he was. A very contradictory person, Lou's personal and professional lives are given excellent attention in this very solid biography.

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Interesting story of some self-destructive people

Revisado: 02-01-19

Well written and good job of telling each story while weaving them together. Good concept.

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