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(More customer reviews)An absolutely essential addition to any Dylan aficionado's collection, since the majority of this footage is never-before-seen. The Love Minus Zero and Talkin' World War III Blues performances seen here in particular are spine-chilling.
However, since this film was for big-time Dylan fans, some of the edits are inexplicable. Some intros are left out, but there's a more serious drawback. It includes two versions of Mr. Tambourine Man: one from 1964, before the song was released, as performed during the afternoon workshop, and the other from 1965, after the infamous electric set performed in the evening. NONE of them are complete. The first is missing the third verse, while the fourth is missing the first harmonica break and the last verse. I know the producer has his reasons, like artistic integrity, but c'mon, they know who the audience for this DVD is...
Also, why couldn't the missing songs from Newport 1963 and 1964 be seen, at least via bonus tracks, in case they were worried about too much song duplication in the film itself?
But it's still an excellent time capsule and one of the best music DVD's of the year, if not the last few. The sharp criticisms are only because how important this DVD is.
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The Other Side of the Mirror - DVDFew 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 All I Really Want To Do (7/24/1965) - afternoon workshop 1963North Country BluesWith God On Our Side (with Joan Baez)Talkin' World War III BluesWho Killed Davey Moore?Only A Pawn In Their GameBlowin' In The Wind (with The Freedom Singers, Joan Baez, and Peter, Paul and Mary) 1964Mr. Tambourine ManJohnny Cash sings Don't Think Twice, It's All RightJoan Baez sings Mary Hamilton as Bob DylanIt Ain't Me, Babe (with Joan Baez)With God On Our Side (with Joan Baez)Chimes Of Freedom 1965If You Gotta Go, Go NowLove Minus Zero/No LimitMaggie's Farm (electric)Like A Rolling Stone (electric)Mr. Tambourine ManIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue Bonus Feature: Interview with director Murray Lerner
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