The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
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Studio: Sony MusicRelease Date: 10/30/2007
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Matched only by the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan continues to captivate music and pop culture fans with a seemingly never-ending stream of new and old recordings, books, documentaries, feature films, and more. The Other Side of the Mirror - Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 is a worthy addition to the canon; whether this 83-minute compilation will serve to illuminate the Dylan myth or merely perpetuate it is open to question, but without a doubt there's plenty of fascinating material here. There are nearly 20 songs represented, covering three consecutive years of Dylan appearances at the famed Rhode Island festival. Some have been seen before (most recently in No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese's 2005 Dylan doc, and in Festival, a Newport chronicle released on DVD that same year and directed by Murray Lerner, who is also responsible for The Other Side of the Mirror). Some are from Dylan's daytime "workshops," others from his nighttime main stage performances. Some are complete, others oddly truncated. Some are terrific (like "Chimes of Freedom," 1964), others not so much (cf. the turgid "With God on Our Side" from '63, with Joan Baez adding shrill harmony). In any case, these were the years when Dylan assumed the mantle of "spokesman of a generation," whether he wanted it or not. We see him evolving from the earnest young protest singer of '63 to the visionary artist of the following year who, with the astonishing torrent of rhymes, alliterations, symbols, and brilliant turns of phrase in "Chimes" and "Mr. Tambourine Man," turned the whole notion of songwriting on its ear. And, of course, we also witness Dylan's turn from acoustic to electric guitar, when he was joined onstage by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (sans Butterfield himself) in 1965; only two songs from that legendary (and, at the time, infamous) gig are seen here, and viewed four decades after the fact, neither "Maggie's Farm" nor "Like a Rolling Stone" is all that special, notwithstanding some searing solo work by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. The DVD package, which includes a bonus interview with Lerner and a nice booklet with liner notes by Tom Piazza, adds to the appeal of what has to rank as a must-have for Dylanologists of every stripe. --Sam Graham
Studio: Sony MusicRelease Date: 10/30/2007
Amazon.com:
Matched only by the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan continues to captivate music and pop culture fans with a seemingly never-ending stream of new and old recordings, books, documentaries, feature films, and more. The Other Side of the Mirror - Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 is a worthy addition to the canon; whether this 83-minute compilation will serve to illuminate the Dylan myth or merely perpetuate it is open to question, but without a doubt there's plenty of fascinating material here. There are nearly 20 songs represented, covering three consecutive years of Dylan appearances at the famed Rhode Island festival. Some have been seen before (most recently in No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese's 2005 Dylan doc, and in Festival, a Newport chronicle released on DVD that same year and directed by Murray Lerner, who is also responsible for The Other Side of the Mirror). Some are from Dylan's daytime "workshops," others from his nighttime main stage performances. Some are complete, others oddly truncated. Some are terrific (like "Chimes of Freedom," 1964), others not so much (cf. the turgid "With God on Our Side" from '63, with Joan Baez adding shrill harmony). In any case, these were the years when Dylan assumed the mantle of "spokesman of a generation," whether he wanted it or not. We see him evolving from the earnest young protest singer of '63 to the visionary artist of the following year who, with the astonishing torrent of rhymes, alliterations, symbols, and brilliant turns of phrase in "Chimes" and "Mr. Tambourine Man," turned the whole notion of songwriting on its ear. And, of course, we also witness Dylan's turn from acoustic to electric guitar, when he was joined onstage by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (sans Butterfield himself) in 1965; only two songs from that legendary (and, at the time, infamous) gig are seen here, and viewed four decades after the fact, neither "Maggie's Farm" nor "Like a Rolling Stone" is all that special, notwithstanding some searing solo work by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. The DVD package, which includes a bonus interview with Lerner and a nice booklet with liner notes by Tom Piazza, adds to the appeal of what has to rank as a must-have for Dylanologists of every stripe. --Sam Graham
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- Bob Dylan's Evolution
I purchased this DVD as a gift for my boyfriend and, as soon as it arrived, we watched it together.Looking back to the mid-1960's, via this DVD, made me realize how far we all have come!Dylan looks like he is little more than a kid when he first started performing at this folk festival.His growth, as a musician, was phenomenal in this short period of time between 1963 to 1965.It is unfortunate that the festival attendees could not understand what they were witnessing at that time.Hopefully, ... Read More
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The dvd The Other Side of the Mirror, Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 is awesome. It's such a beautiful piece of history and a record of this incredible poet/artist/singer/songwriter's outlook on life, and what he gave to all of us and is still giving!
Rating: - It's a No Brainer - It doesen't get better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now I can see why 1/3 of the crowd booed when he went electric.
He is the best folk singer of all time. He made his name on the poetry and the unique delivery. It's not that he was bad as a rock act. But the audience couldn't hear the brilliant words due to the volume of the backup band.
They paid to see the brilliant genius playing acoustic and wailing. Coming out ... Read More
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Rating: - Unplugged and Plugged at Newport
Were we ever really that young? That is the first reaction I had in viewing this film. A young Bob Dylan featured with his lady at the time (I believe, if memory serves) a young Joan Baez. And who, at least for the controversial 1965 concert (where he did that taboo couple of electrified guitar numbers that freaked the old-time folkies out) had this reviewer as part of his audience. I am not altogether sure that in the end Bob Dylan cared one way or the other whether he was the voice of a generation, ... Read More
- Bob Dylan's EvolutionI purchased this DVD as a gift for my boyfriend and, as soon as it arrived, we watched it together.Looking back to the mid-1960's, via this DVD, made me realize how far we all have come!Dylan looks like he is little more than a kid when he first started performing at this folk festival.His growth, as a musician, was phenomenal in this short period of time between 1963 to 1965.It is unfortunate that the festival attendees could not understand what they were witnessing at that time.Hopefully, ... Read More
- dvdThe dvd The Other Side of the Mirror, Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 is awesome. It's such a beautiful piece of history and a record of this incredible poet/artist/singer/songwriter's outlook on life, and what he gave to all of us and is still giving!
- It's a No Brainer - It doesen't get better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Without saying more - this is El Primo buy it, buy a copy for your best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I can see why 1/3 of the crowd booed when he went electric.
He is the best folk singer of all time. He made his name on the poetry and the unique delivery. It's not that he was bad as a rock act. But the audience couldn't hear the brilliant words due to the volume of the backup band.
They paid to see the brilliant genius playing acoustic and wailing. Coming out ... Read More
- bob dylan dvdthis was a very nice dvd..it was in excellent condition..this is a excellent seller and i would buy from this seller anytime..and i would recommend this seller to anyone.thank you
- Unplugged and Plugged at NewportWere we ever really that young? That is the first reaction I had in viewing this film. A young Bob Dylan featured with his lady at the time (I believe, if memory serves) a young Joan Baez. And who, at least for the controversial 1965 concert (where he did that taboo couple of electrified guitar numbers that freaked the old-time folkies out) had this reviewer as part of his audience. I am not altogether sure that in the end Bob Dylan cared one way or the other whether he was the voice of a generation, ... Read More
