This stunning retrospective draws on archive performance footage of Bob Dylan & features a comprehensive & detailed study of ...

Von seinen Fans abgöttisch geliebt, von den Medien teilweise als Messias erklärt, hat Bob Dylan den größten Teil seines Lebens damit verbracht, ihrer erdrückenden Umarmung zu entfliehen. Die soziale Bedeutung seiner Lieder kann aber auch er nicht wegreden. Seit vier Jahrzehnten fasziniert, provoziert, irritiert und innoviert The Thinking Mans Elvis (Warhol) mit über 500 Songveröffentlichungen und in abertausenden teils wundersamen, meistenteils aber wundervollen Konzerten rund um den Erdball. Die DVD Rarities enthält einige der intimsten Dylan Aufnahmen, alte und äußerst seltene Live-Auftritte, Backstage Material, Interviews und diverse Stories. Tracklisting: 01. Bob Dylan Story 02. Rare Interview 03. I Still Miss Someone feat. Johnny Cash (Clip) 04. Music Dokumentation 05. Backstage 06. One Too Many Mornings (Clip) 07. On A Rainy Afternoon (Clip) 08. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Clip) 09. Ballad Of A Gliding Swan (Clip) ...

In 1940, New York City became the centre of activity for an emerging folk see Alongside leading lights such as Lead Belly & Josh White were two white musi & performers, Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie. These artists in particular would become pioneering figures in the redefinition of American Folk, penning their own material in the mould of the traditional tunes that had inspired them, & using music & lyrics as a vessel for political commentary. But by the mid-1950s ill-health plagued Guthrie & the post-WW2 anti-communist witch-hunt had almost put an end to Seegers career. Folk refused to die however & by the late 50s a new breed of musicians
- having seen Rock n Roll morph into a sad parody of its former glory
- were again looking to the past for inspiration. One such performer was Robert Allen Zimmerman out of Minneapolis. Informed & influenced by Woody Guthrie, he travelled east, hit the city, & the rest, as they say, is history. But while the now.. .

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Bob Dylan was an inspiration to hordes of imitators & millions of fans; but until now there has never been an authoritative independent review of the factors that shaped his early years. Drawing on rare footage of Dylan in performance this powerful & penetrating film features the impartial & forthright views of a leading team of critics & working musicians. Step outside the sanitised world of official releases & take a long hard analytical look at the Bob Dylan legend. This hard hitting film critique pulls no punches & deals frankly with the thorny issue of acoustic versus electric. In order to ensure editorial freedom the film has not been censored, viewed or approved by past or present management or Bob Dylan himself. ...

Dieses 2 DVD-Set enthält zwei Dokumentarfilm über Dylans Leben und Musik, von seiner Schulzeit zu seiner Bekehrung in den späten 1970er Jahren zum fundamentalen Christentum. Disc 1: Tales From A Golden Age 1941
- 1966 Bob Dylan is without doubt one of the three most influential & pivotal artist of the Rock age, with only The Beatles und Elvis Presley sharing this level of acclaim. It is therefore somewhat surprising that a documentary of this nature has never previously been compiled. In this film we take you behind the music to discover one of the defining artists of the 20th Century: From Bob Dylans schooldays we talk to people including his English teacher & the guitarist from his first schoolboy b&. We follow his progress through his erbel days in college in Minneapolis to his phenomenal developenment in the burgeoning Folk clubs of New Yorks Greenwich Village. We continue this in-depth journey through Bob Dylans golden age to the iconic status he gained in the.. .
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Kaum ein anderes Ereignis hat die Welt der Rockmusik so sehr verändert wie Bob Dylans World Tour 1966, als der eletrifizierte Folk-Star auf das Unverständnis viele seiner Fans stieß. Die erstmals veröffentlichten Home Movies von Mickey Jones, der als Drummer die Tour begleitete, bieten andere, ungewöhnliche Einblicke in die Tour- und die Musikwelt von Bob Dylan und The Hawks, die sich erst später The Band nannte. ...

The Wailers, featuring the legendary Bob Marley, Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer, became the most influential band in the history of Reggae music. Catch A Fire, their first Island album released in 1973, introduced them to an international rock audience. Here the principal figures in the creation of Catch A Fire tell the story of how this record was designed to cross-over. The programme features a unique interview & performance with Bunny Wailer, rare archive interviews with Bob Marley & Peter Tosh, & contributions in words & music from many of those who performed on the record, like bass players Family Man Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare & Bobs wife Rita Marley. This film shows how the raw 8-track tapes were recorded in Jamaica & then overdubbed in Londons Basing Street studios, supervised by Island Records boss, Chris Blackwell. With the Wailers enthusiastic consent, Blackwell brought in white American session players like keyboard player John Rabbit Bundrick &.. . ...

BOB MARLEY in Heartland Reggae The late Bob Marley is the star of this unique concert film which was shot entirely on location in Jamaica in 1977-78. The film captures Marley & the other reggae superstars Jacob Miller & Peter Tosh at the height of their careers & is considered to be the definitive reggae film. Utilizing an excellent soundtrack, the performances generate an unprecedented get-up-&-dance quality, while exploring the roots & widespread influence of reggae music. ...

Tracklisting: 01 Introduction 02 Positive Vibrations 03 Wake Up & Live 04 The Story Of Stir It Up I. 05 I Shot The Sheriff 06 Ambush In The Night 07 Concrete Jungle 08 The Story Of Stir It Up II. 09 The Heathen 10 Ride Natty Ride 11 Africa United 12 Something From & About Bob Marley 13 One Drop 14 So Much Things To Say 15 Is This Love 16 Waving Rhythm Curley David ...

Since its 1984 release, Legend has become the biggest selling reggae album of all time. With over 12 million copies sold worldwide, this is the album that bought reggae & all that goes with it to a public unaware of its existence prior to Bob Marley & The Wailers. The influence this album still holds is impossible to understate. From Berlin to Bangkok, Legend is never far away. A leading team of critics & industry insiders including Dave Robinson, formerly of Island Records & seasoned musician & producer Les Davidson, add their perceptions to a wealth of rare archive interivew & performance footage. This film comprehensively reviews the music, the circumstandes surrounding its creation & the people behind it. This is truly the final analysis you will ever need of the album that made Marley a Legend. ...