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ISBN-10: 0252086023
ISBN-13: 9780252086021
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.95" L, 6.00" W, 0.40" H

Listening to Bob Dylan

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Overview

Venerated for his lyrics, Bob Dylan in fact is a songwriting musician with a unique mastery of merging his words with music and performance. Larry Starr cuts through pretention and myth to provide a refreshingly holistic appreciation of Dylan’s music. Ranging from celebrated classics to less familiar compositions, Starr invites readers to reinvigorate their listening experiences by sharing his own–sometimes approaching a song from a fresh perspective, sometimes reeling in surprise at discoveries found in well-known favorites. Starr breaks down often-overlooked aspects of the works, from Dylan’s many vocal styles to his evocative harmonica playing to his choices as a composer. The result is a guide that allows listeners to follow their own passionate love of music into hearing these songs–and personal favorites–in new ways.

Reader-friendly and revealing, Listening to Bob Dylan encourages hardcore fans and Dylan-curious seekers alike to rediscover the music legend.

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"Larry Starr's Listening to Bob Dylan is a refreshing addition to the ever-growing literature about Bob Dylan. Unlike most books on the subject, which tend toward extensive biography, exhaustive lyrical analysis, or trivia-based one-upmanship, Starr takes a relatively novel tack: he approaches Dylan as a musician. Drawing upon his decades of popular music study and pedagogy, Starr deftly navigates Dylan's six-decade career in a manner that is both informative and accessible, but most of all it is a pure joy to read."–Mark A. Davidson, Archives Director, The Bob Dylan Archive
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Details

ISBN-10: 0252086023
ISBN-13: 9780252086021
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.95" L, 6.00" W, 0.40" H
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