Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1974-2006

<p>The second of two volumes, this companion to every song that Bob Dylan ever wrote is not just opinionated commentary or literary interpretation: it consists of facts first and foremost. Together these two volumes form the most comprehensive books available on Dylan's words.</p><p> Clinton Heylin is the world's leading Dylan biographer and expert, and he has arranged the songs in a continually surprising chronology of when they were actually written rather than when they appeared on albums. Using newly discovered manuscripts, anecdotal evidence, and a seemingly limitless knowledge of every Bob Dylan live performance, Heylin reveals hundreds of facts about the songs.</p><p> Here we learn about Dylan's contributions to the Traveling Wilburys, the women who inspired <i>Blood on the Tracks </i>and <i>Desire</i>,<i> </i>the sources Dylan &quot;plagiarized&quot; for <i>Love and Theft </i>and <i>Modern Times</i>,<i> </i>why he left &quot;Blind Willie McTell&quot; off of <i>Infidels </i>and &quot;Series of Dreams&quot; off of <i>Oh Mercy</i>,<i> </i>what broke the long dry spell he had in the 1990s, and much more.</p><p> This is an essential purchase for every true Bob Dylan fan.</p>