The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan audiobook

The Philosophy of Modern Song

By Bob Dylan
Read by Bob Dylan , with Sissy Spacek , Jeff Bridges , Alfre Woodard , Helen Mirren , and others  

Simon & Schuster Audio UK
6.64 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781398520677

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Summary

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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

A New York Times bestseller

A #1 Amazon bestseller in Music

An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“It’s a moving experience to hear this musical and literary giant deliver his takes on these iconic songs. His artistic and social sensibilities are in high gear, and the other remarkable cast members all narrate with equal engagement and charisma…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“This is absolutely one of the best books about popular music ever written.” —Variety
“[A] rich, riffy, funny, and completely engaging book of essays.” —New Yorker
“A series of rhapsodic observations on what gives great songs their power to fascinate us.” —New York Times
“An homage to songwriting by the master of the art.” —AARP Magazine
The acidity, acuity and cynicism in [Dylan’s] writing is to be expected (indeed, welcomed). It is the love, enthusiasm, whimsicality and lightly worn wisdom that delight too. That, and the sheer depth and breadth of his dogged scholarship and restless inquisitiveness’   —
Discursive, unpredictable, but always illuminating. Characteristically Dylan, in fact…  It is not just the breadth of Dylan’s musical knowledge on display here, but the depth of his listening.  He has an unerring ability to pinpoint what sets a song – or a singer, or a group – apart’   —
Its lavishly and wittily illustrated 350 pages are an excuse for the great man to write with joyful zest, piercing profundity and flamboyant imagination about whatever crosses his mind, offering startlingly and frequently laugh-out-loud riffs on art and life…  This book is lightning in a bottle’  —

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Author

Author Bio: Bob Dylan

Author Bio: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is one of the most lauded songwriters and performers of all time. A musical and cultural icon since his debut in the 1960s, he has written more than six hundred songs and sold more than one hundred million records around the world. In addition to his numerous awards for songwriting and performance, he was granted a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his profound impact on popular music and American culture. Expanding from his lyric writing background, Dylan has authored numerous books showcasing his unique blend of poetry and prose.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography
Runtime: 6.64
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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