Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan En La Encrucijada Hardcover - 2011

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On June 16, 1965, after more than 20 takes over two days, Bob Dylan and his band finally finished recording "Like a Rolling Stone," a six and a half minute song that became, and would remain, one of the most influential compositions of modern pop music. In this erudite and extremely engaging analysis of Dylan's hit, Greil Marcus describes the epic recording session and also discusses the song's importance both within the context of the artist's oeuvre and within the larger historical and cultural framework. The study demonstrates how the song's lyrics--open to multiple interpretations--grounded it in the turbulent decade of the 1960s but also make it relevant today. "El 16 de junio, 1965, despues de una veintena de pruebas durante dos dias, Bob Dylan y su banda finalizaron "Like a Rolling Stone," una cancion de seis minutos y medio que llegaria ser, y permanecer, una de las composiciones mas influyentes de la musica popular moderna. En este analisis erudito y tremendamente ameno, Greil Marcus describe la epica sesion de grabacion y discute tambien la importancia de la cancion tanto dentro del contexto de la obra del artista asi como dentro del marco historico y cultural. El estudio demuestra como las letras de la cancion--las cuales se prestan a multiples interpretaciones--la cimentaron en la decada turbulenta de los anos 60 pero le siguen dando relevancia hoy en dia."

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