BOB DYLAN - 1978-1989: BOTH ENDS OF THE RAINBOW

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• Release Year: 2008
• Genre: Documentary; Music
• Plot: By the end of 1978 most music fans - wbether dedicated worshippers, casual listeners or outright dissenters - knew that Bob Dylan was nothing if not unpredictable. But nobody could have guessed what was coming next.; ; Dylan's adherence to Christian fundamentalism - and the three albums he released and shows he performed in its wake - assisted greatly in making the 1980's his most controversial decade. Loved by some, detested by others, Bob both lost and gained fans via this change of faith and the single-minded belivefs he now appeard to hold. But by 1984 his views had softened somewhat and during the rest of the decade he largely released albums and performed gigs of mixed quality, but generally featuring standout tracks - many now revered as Dylan classics.; ; But despite it all, this period of Dylan's life and career is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood. This film reviews the years from late 1978 to the release of 1989's Oh Mercy - an album that was seen by many as a huge return to form.; ; With the aid of rare Dylan footage, live and studio versions of the most pivotal songs, exclusive interviews with his closest allies from the time, contributions from Dylan experts, biographers and other commentators and mnay other features, this film provides the most detailed document ever made of the 1980's according to Bob Dylan.; ; FEATURED INTERVIEWS INCLUDE:; Shot of Love producer Chuck Plotkin; ; the same album's first engineer Toby Scott; ; chief engineer on Infidels and Empire Burelesque Hosh Abbey;; Daniel Lanois' assistant producer for Oh Mercey, Malcolm Burn;; first engineer on Oh Mercey, Mark Howard; ; music collaborator and lead guitarist on Empire Burlesque, Ted Perlman; ; legendary Jamaican rhythm partners who featured on Infidels, Sky and Robbie; ; guitarist and bandleader for Empire Burlesque and Knocked Out Loaded, Ira Ingber.; ; FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM:; Scott Marshall, author of Restless Pilgrim: The Spiritual Journey of Bob Dylan;; Clinton Heylin, author of Behind The Shades Take Two - often cited sa the best Dylan biography of all;; Robert Christgau, Village Voice music editor and Rolling Stone journalist;; Anthony DeCurtis, former editor of Rolling Stone;; Nigel Williamson, author THe Rough Guide To Bob Dylan;; Johnny Rogan, esteemed British music writer, c0-author of The Odyssey To Bob Dylan;; Derek Barker, editor of the world's foremost Dylan journal, ISIS and many others ....
• Runtime: 2:07
• Company: Chrome Dreams Media Ltd
• Media Format: Movie