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   THIS is a very interesting set of writing:   
      
    The Philosophy of Modern Song | Hardcover   
   Bob Dylan   
   Simon & Schuster | Simon & Schuster   
   Music / Essays / Biography & Autobiography / Music / Personal Memoirs   
   Published Nov 1, 2022   
      
   "Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his     
   extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He     
   writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists,     
   spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between     
   ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone.   
      
   "He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down     
   how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and     
   even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These     
   essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious     
   and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud     
   funny.   
      
   "And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really     
   meditations and reflections on the human condition.   
      
   "Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated     
   photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken     
   together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's     
   transcendence.   
      
   I didn't think this was going to be anything special from any     
   other biography or music book, but seeing it first hand and up     
   close it *is* rather unique. It would make a great gift for the     
   music lover - or one's self as a music collector.   
      
      
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