The philosophy of modern song, Bob Dylan
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The philosophy of modern song, Bob Dylan
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eng
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The philosophy of modern song
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Bob Dylan
Summary
Bob Dylan presents over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. And while the essay are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's transcendence
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adult
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