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A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks
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A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks Hardcover - 2004

by Andy Gill; Kevin Odegard


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In 1974 Bob Dylan wrote, recorded, reconsidered, and then re-recorded Blood on the Tracks, and to this day, no one who hears it can avoid being blown away by its emotional power. Commonly referred to as "the greatest break-up album of all time," it was written as Dylan's own twelve-year marriage began to painfully unravel. Songs like "Tangled Up in Blue," "Idiot Wind," and "Shelter from the Storm" have become the template for multidimensional, adult songs of love, longing, and loss.Yet the full story behind the creation of this album has never been told. The authors have drawn upon first-hand information and interviews with the musicians, producers, industry insiders, as well as Dylan's friends, associates, and relatives. A Simple Twist of Fate is an engaging chronicle of how one artist transformed his personal pain and confusion into great art.

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BOB DYLAN STOOD AT A ROW OF VENDING machines with his five-year-old son Jakob, feeding loose change into the coffeemaker, selecting the brew he would sip for the next three hours in the studio down the hall.

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  • Title A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks
  • Author Andy Gill; Kevin Odegard
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, Cambridge
  • Date February 17, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780306812316 / 0306812312
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.34 x 5.78 x 0.94 in (21.18 x 14.68 x 2.39 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Dylan, Bob
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003028221
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.421

About the author

Andy Gill is a leading critic for The Independent, and has edited or written for NME, Q, Mojo, Rolling Stone, GQ, and Maxim. He lives in London. Kevin Odegard was a brakeman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad when he was asked to play guitar on Blood on the Tracks. He has written for USA Today, Billboard, and other periodicals. He lives in Wayzata, Minnesota.
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