The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
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The Other Side of the Mirror – DVD Few performances in history are as legendary – or as controversial – as Bob Dylan’s 1965 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. In a single, galvanizing instant, Dylan plugged an entire generation in, forever changing not only the way the music was made, but the way it was heard. By putting you in the audience for Dylan’s Newport performances from 1963 through that pivotal set in 1965, Academy Award®-winning director Murray Lerner’s The Other Side Of The Mirror captures Dylan’s metamorphosis from the folk family’s best-kept secret to rock’s fiercely confrontational poet who would electrify an entire nation and become the voice of his generation. CHAPTER LIST
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The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
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This album is unequivically the BIGGEST RIPOFF of all time. I was so disappointed when I put on side one and heard nothing but dead silence. Under NO circumstances fall for this ruse. All you will get is a BLANK CD. Nothing, nix,nil,nada.. I can’t believe Amazon would stoop to this depth for a few dollars. I suppose if you sell thousands of copies and only a hand ful of payiny customers complain for their money back, it pays big dividends for Amazon! I am truely disappointed. David J. McCormack, Alex., VA asin:the other side of the mirror
September 7, 2009 9:56 pm | #1Rating: 1 / 5
here’s where music is raw, fresh, exciting. Dylan is almost Springsteen here. this DVD is a rock and roll must.
September 8, 2009 12:46 am | #2Rating: 5 / 5
As a passionate fan of Murray Lerner’s excellent documentary film “Festival”, I was excited to hear a recent NPR interview with him regarding his decision to utilize additional footage and outtakes from that film to create another documentary exclusively about the early Bob Dylan. I will say, straight away, I’m not much of a Dylan fan. I’ve never quite “gotten it” with him. With me, I’m sure it has something to do with my musical ear rebelling at the sound of a consistently out-of tune guitar, grating simplistic harmonica playing, and constricted vocalizations. For me, it was another opportunity to extend my experience with the magic of those early Newport Folk Festival years and my admiration and appreciation of the foresight Lerner had in making that footage. This film does allow that as well as more of the brilliance of a young Joan Baez. Through this film you can see how “The Times were All A’changin” by the affect Dylan was having on the crowd as his music evolved from 1963 to his “going electric” in 1965. So, while I endured 90 minutes of exclusive Dylan, I did enjoy the experience and opportunity to relive that era.
September 8, 2009 12:54 am | #3Rating: 3 / 5
Bob Dylan moving from acoustic to electric music reflected the switch the entire society was making from the agricultural and industrial ages to the electrical or computer age. It also bookmarked the start of the drug revolution, as people turned up the volume and distortion in answer to the mind-blowing stress of the Vietnam War. Bob Dylan’s move led many others to electrical music, from folk, as well. Bob Dylan was the most influential artist of his age.
September 8, 2009 1:12 am | #4Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this DVD as a gift for my boyfriend and, as soon as it arrived, we watched it together. Looking back to the mid-1960’s, via this DVD, made me realize how far we all have come! Dylan looks like he is little more than a kid when he first started performing at this folk festival. His growth, as a musician, was phenomenal in this short period of time between 1963 to 1965. It is unfortunate that the festival attendees could not understand what they were witnessing at that time. Hopefully, they understand now.
September 8, 2009 2:53 am | #5Rating: 5 / 5