What The Press Say
Nigel Williamson’s ‘Rough Guide to Bob Dylan’ clarifies the mysteries surrounding the man and the music with a chronological examination of Dylan’s life, from Hibbings, Minn., to Manchester, from the Royal Albert Hall concert to the Never Ending Tour. For Dylanologists the guide is an essential. - Chicago Free Press …contains a comprehensive bio, a look at the top 50 Dylan songs and the stories behind them, essays on Dylan’s movie career, exhaustive info on every Dylan album, curiosities and covers, the bootleg world of Dylan, various words of wisdom from Sir Bob, an examination of essential Dylan books, fanzines and Web sites and much much more. - Friday Morning Quarterback: Rock Report The new edition, updated and presented in the series’ bigger format, is an essential purchase. Succinct, finely judged album reviews and discussion of the Top 50 songs are the main attraction. Williamson's fine, thoughtful prose is a pleasure to read: knowledgeable, and fair-minded, too. - Dylandaily.com Despite its small size, this book is packed the hilt with info on one of this century’s most influential songwriters. - Spill Magazine, Canada Feb 2005 The punch-drunk newcomer who wants a one-volume intro is well served by The Rough Guide to Bob Dylan. - Independent on Sunday Nigel Williamson has done a brilliant job of sifting the most important and the interesting from the rumour, gossip, guesswork and pseudo-academic song analysis to be found in [other books]. The Rough Guide is a brilliantly condensed history of Dylan. And more than any other book about the ultimate singer-songwriter, it gives key information about the great songs that have tumbled out of his head. Bang up to date, too. - Bromley Times For Dylanologists, this guide is essential. - Chicago Free Press Most comprehensive Bob tome ever. . .one of the most encyclopaedic and accessible ever written about Dylan. . .the author’s ability to marshall all the material in a clear, concise and intelligent manner that makes this an indispensable accompaniment to any Bob CD collection. - Uncut |