Still on the Road

This is the second volume in Clinton Heylin''s magisterial survey of the songs of Bob Dylan. The first volume - Revolution in the Air which is now available in paperback - charted the rise of Bob Dylan from his first jottings to the full expression of genius in songs such as ''Hard Rain Gonna Fall'' and ''The Times They Are a Changin''''. Still on the Road begins in 1974 with "Blood on the Tracks", the album filled with masterworks such as ''Tangled Up in Blue'' and ''Simple Twist of Fate'' that heralded a watershed in Dylan''s creative journey, and continues to chart his never-ending fascination with music and the art of song up to 2006''s "Modern Times". Praise for Revolution in the Air : ''Beg, steal, borrow ... a compelling history of Dylan''s mercurial song writing.'' Mojo , 5-star review ''Better than any biography could ever be, and a crucial Dylan book'' Jonathan Letham ''Valuable resource'' Observer ''A gripping new book by Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin so is so far in the deep end that its borderline insane . . [yet] has been devoured with a ravenous, insatiable appetite, and I have even made notes in the margin.'' Mark Ellen, Word . ''Terrifically interesting for Dylan nuts'' Sunday Herald ''Manna for completists'' Metro ''True to form, Heylin digs deep-way deep-into the songs, mixing cold hard facts with illuminating anecdotes.'' - Mark Smith, managing editor, Acoustic Guitar