My buddy and I watched the Bob Dylan documentary "No Direction Home" the other night, and it is intriguing. I had heard that it was only cool if you are a hard-core Dylan fan, but that is not the case at all. In a way, it was a film about music, not just Dylan, which is why I would highly reccomend this to anyone who is a serious music lover. We were both glued to our seats. I really enjoyed the scenes that showed footage from Greenwhich Village where they talk about the bohemian scene vs. the jazz scene. Also the who concert where Dylan plugs in an electric guitar for the first time and the crowd boos is so crazy. They interview the crowd and they rip Dylan a new one. Very interesting stuff. Check it out for yourself.
As a hard-core Dylan fan myself, I highly enjoyed it...I really liked all of the footage of Dylan's inspirations...Plus the last scene with Dylan and the band playing Like a Rolling Stone...you can hear Bob say, "Play it fuckin' loud!!"
As far as albums go, my favorite is Rolling Thunder Revue 1975...nothing quite like it.
No Direction Home
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 10:11:30 PM
