Bob Dylan :: Bringing It All Back Home

I watched Part 2 of Bob Dylan's No Direction Home again last night - if you haven't seen it, get it. It's required viewing for anyone intrigued by the man who has eluded explanation and constantly shifted his style over the years.

I was drawn to the album "Bringing it All Back Home" as yet another critical turning point for Dylan-land. Just when people started figuring him out as an acoustic folk singer, he goes electric and starts ripping up the rock and the roll.

...And then, just when you think he's gone in one direction he closes the album out with a topical-lyrical-genius suite of solo acoustic songs that remind you of the historic roots from which he came yet are of such a powerful and heavy churning gurth that makes your head shake in disbelief at the pure spectrum of available words and ideas that were flowing through this man.

Ending with It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - just to fuck with everyone...

Turning points, moments in time, historic segues and places you can point to which unlock a sense of transition and understanding - yeah, Dylan had a ton of 'em and today this one is my favorite...