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Title: Bob Dylan
Subtitle: A Spiritual Life
Author: Scott M. Marshall
Narrator: Dan John Miller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-24-17
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
Never before has a book like this one delved into the spiritual odyssey of cultural icon Bob Dylan. Tracking an American original - from his Jewish roots to his controversial embrace of Jesus to his enduring legacy as the composer of the Tempest album - Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life delivers the story of a man in dogged pursuit of redemption.
Based on years of research and original interviews, this book sorts through the myths and misunderstandings and reveals Dylan to be both traditional and radical in the way he expresses his spiritual quest for purpose and meaning. "Call Dylan whatever you want, but the name won't stick", said foreword writer and film director Scott Derrickson. What does stick is his music, in part because his songs contain a deep, abiding spirituality that moves listeners more than the songs of any other artist.
Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life bridges the gap between purpose and meaning in grand fashion. It offers listeners an informative, entertaining, and nuanced look into Bob Dylan's spiritual odyssey.
Members Reviews:
The Definitive Work On Bob Dylan's Spirituality
The first thing I immediately noticed was the thoroughness of Scott Marshall's evaluation of this topic. No stone is left unturned. No period of Bob Dylan's life is left unexamined. It does not just regurgitate the same old accounts that have appeared in dozens of books on Dylan. Marshall has relentlessly conducted his own interviews, many concerning the time of Dylan's conversion. His research is thorough and impeccable. It's like reading Clinton Heylin, minus the condescension.
As you would expect the book covers the 3 significant chapters of Dylan's spiritual life - prior to his Christian conversion, during the time of the gospel trilogy / tours, and the remainder of his life after the fervor of those couple years. I didn't learn much new concerning the 1st part but the author details the not insignificant amount of biblical references in Bob's work prior to Slow Train Coming.
The 2nd part concerning the time of Dylan's new-found faith is extremely interesting. There are some new sources that he has accessed. Even after reading well over 50 books on Dylan I found myself appreciating some things about this period that I never did before. There was an incredible bravery on Bob's part to do what he did. It is one thing to make a well produced sounding album like Slow Train Coming and surprise everyone. But it is another thing to double-down by doing a tour and not play one single old song. To ignore 15 years of songwriting brilliance and play 2 hour shows and only sing songs about Jesus. I would imagine that his old friends hate it, much of his audience hates it, his record label hates it, his Jewish family certainly hates it. Then to triple-down (I know that's not really a word) by releasing an even more Christian album with Saved. Add insult to injury by adding an album cover that shows the saving Blood of the Lamb flowing down to mankind. Bob Dylan had to have been seriously touched by God to do all of that. When has that ever happened before to anyone of like stature in the music world? He makes U2 look like dabblers in the faith. We've all read about the period of Dylan's career but for the first time, when reading this book, I get the sense of how outrageous this was.
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Title: Bob Dylan
Subtitle: A Spiritual Life
Author: Scott M. Marshall
Narrator: Dan John Miller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-24-17
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
Never before has a book like this one delved into the spiritual odyssey of cultural icon Bob Dylan. Tracking an American original - from his Jewish roots to his controversial embrace of Jesus to his enduring legacy as the composer of the Tempest album - Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life delivers the story of a man in dogged pursuit of redemption.
Based on years of research and original interviews, this book sorts through the myths and misunderstandings and reveals Dylan to be both traditional and radical in the way he expresses his spiritual quest for purpose and meaning. "Call Dylan whatever you want, but the name won't stick", said foreword writer and film director Scott Derrickson. What does stick is his music, in part because his songs contain a deep, abiding spirituality that moves listeners more than the songs of any other artist.
Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life bridges the gap between purpose and meaning in grand fashion. It offers listeners an informative, entertaining, and nuanced look into Bob Dylan's spiritual odyssey.
Members Reviews:
The Definitive Work On Bob Dylan's Spirituality
The first thing I immediately noticed was the thoroughness of Scott Marshall's evaluation of this topic. No stone is left unturned. No period of Bob Dylan's life is left unexamined. It does not just regurgitate the same old accounts that have appeared in dozens of books on Dylan. Marshall has relentlessly conducted his own interviews, many concerning the time of Dylan's conversion. His research is thorough and impeccable. It's like reading Clinton Heylin, minus the condescension.
As you would expect the book covers the 3 significant chapters of Dylan's spiritual life - prior to his Christian conversion, during the time of the gospel trilogy / tours, and the remainder of his life after the fervor of those couple years. I didn't learn much new concerning the 1st part but the author details the not insignificant amount of biblical references in Bob's work prior to Slow Train Coming.
The 2nd part concerning the time of Dylan's new-found faith is extremely interesting. There are some new sources that he has accessed. Even after reading well over 50 books on Dylan I found myself appreciating some things about this period that I never did before. There was an incredible bravery on Bob's part to do what he did. It is one thing to make a well produced sounding album like Slow Train Coming and surprise everyone. But it is another thing to double-down by doing a tour and not play one single old song. To ignore 15 years of songwriting brilliance and play 2 hour shows and only sing songs about Jesus. I would imagine that his old friends hate it, much of his audience hates it, his record label hates it, his Jewish family certainly hates it. Then to triple-down (I know that's not really a word) by releasing an even more Christian album with Saved. Add insult to injury by adding an album cover that shows the saving Blood of the Lamb flowing down to mankind. Bob Dylan had to have been seriously touched by God to do all of that. When has that ever happened before to anyone of like stature in the music world? He makes U2 look like dabblers in the faith. We've all read about the period of Dylan's career but for the first time, when reading this book, I get the sense of how outrageous this was.