Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974-2008

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This is the second volume in Clinton Heylin”s magisterial survey of the songs of Bob Dylan. The first volume – Revolution in the Air which is now available in paperback – charted the rise of Bob Dylan from his first jottings to the full expression of genius in songs such as ”Hard Rain Gonna Fall” and ”The Times They Are a Changin””.

Still on the Road begins in 1974 with “Blood on the Tracks”, the album filled with masterworks such as ”Tangled Up in Blue” and ”Simple Twist of Fate” that heralded a watershed in Dylan”s creative journey, and continues to chart his never-ending fascination with music and the art of song up to 2006”s “Modern Times”.

Praise for Revolution in the Air:

”Beg, steal, borrow … a compelling history of Dylan”s mercurial song writing.” Mojo, 5-star review

”Better than any biography could ever be, and a crucial Dylan book” Jonathan Letham

”Valuable resource” Observer

”A gripping new book by Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin so is so far in the deep end that its borderline insane . . [yet] has been devoured with a ravenous, insatiable appetite, and I have even made notes in the margin.” Mark Ellen, Word.

”Terrifically interesting for Dylan nuts” Sunday Herald

”Manna for completists” Metro

”True to form, Heylin digs deep-way deep-into the songs, mixing cold hard facts with illuminating anecdotes.” – Mark Smith, managing editor, Acoustic Guitar