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A review by tommyhousworth
Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan
4.0
A lot of folks complained that this wasn't a straight bio/memoir from Dylan, but has Bob ever 'aimed to please'? No, he does his thing. In this case, he vents a bit about being turned into a counterculture icon, when all he wanted to do was write and sing songs. His dedication to being with his family and raising his son at what might've been the height of his career is admirable.
Most enjoyable was a passage about New Orleans that is as brilliant as any of his lyrical writing. The book-on-CD is read by Sean Penn, and to hear him read this section, in particular, is pretty exhilarating.
I still don't have any insight into how Bob writes his songs, or what he thinks of most of his musical peers, but I got to see a side of him never exposed onstage or in film. For that, this book is worth picking up, at least if Dylan fascinates you as he does me.
Most enjoyable was a passage about New Orleans that is as brilliant as any of his lyrical writing. The book-on-CD is read by Sean Penn, and to hear him read this section, in particular, is pretty exhilarating.
I still don't have any insight into how Bob writes his songs, or what he thinks of most of his musical peers, but I got to see a side of him never exposed onstage or in film. For that, this book is worth picking up, at least if Dylan fascinates you as he does me.