For any fan of Bob Dylan, indeed, for anyone who wonders WHY the allegiance
has been so unflagging, why soooo many people booed for a few years in the
'60s and why even today, people revere the man most people just call
"Dylan", I would HIGHLY suggest Martin Scorsese's new documentary about
Robert Zimmerman.
I watched it yesterday afternoon (it's about 3:25) and could NOT hit the
pause button -- it's available on DVD already. I was never really a big
Dylan fan. I couldn't get past the fact that, while his lyrics were pure
poetry, his style was completely 'other' than musical (for my personal
taste in music). After watching the disks, I have only four things to say:
1) Bob Dylan, of anyone EVER, was in the right place at the right time
2) He was a better poet than I had previously thought
3) He absolutely deserves the adoration that he even today enjoys
4) He is one of the best inteviewees I've ever seen. I could listen to him
talk for hours. He's cryptically crystal clear.
I'm still not a fan of Dylan's music, but I am certainly a fan of Bob.
paul
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