"BobDylangoingelectric"atthe1965NewportFolkFestivalisoneofthoseepochalmomentsinrockhistorythatseeminglyeveryonehasheardabout,butwhatfewpeopleseemtoknowisthatitwasn'tsomeephemeraleventthatweonlyknowfromwordofmouth--filmmakerMurrayLernerdocumentedtheperformancesattheNewportFestivalforseveralyearsrunning,andTheOtherSideoftheMirrorcollectsfootagefromthethreeyearsDylanappearedatthecelebratedfolkgathering,allowingustoseeDylan'srisethroughthefolksceneforourselves.WatchingLerner'sdocumentary,what'smostremarkableishowmuchDylanchangedoverthecourseof36months;theyoungfolkieperformingattheafternoon"workshop"atthesideofJoanBaezin1963isatoncenervyandhesitant,singinghiswordytuneswhilechoppingawayathisacousticguitarandenergizingthecrowdwithoutseemingtoknowjustwhathe'sdoing.In1964,DylanallbutownsNewport,andheclearlyknowsit;he'sthetalkoftheFestival,withBaezandJohnnyCashsinginghispraises(andhissongs),andhiscommandofthestageisvisiblystrongerandmoreconfidentwhilehisnewmaterial(including"Mr.TambourineMan"and"ItAin'tMe,Babe")seeshimmovingawayfromthe"protestsongs"thatfirstmadehisname.WhentheaudiencedemandsanencoreafterDylan'seveningset(OdettaandDaveVanRonkwerescheduledtofollowhim),PeterYarrowtriestokeeptheshowmovingalongwhileDylanbeamsatthecrowd'sadulation,liketherockstarhewasquicklybecoming.Bythetimethe1965NewportFestivalrolledaround,Dylan'sepochal"LikeaRollingStone"wasstartingtoscalethesinglescharts,andthehardcorefolkaudiencewasclearlyoftwomindsabouthispopular(andpopulist)success.WhenDylan,FenderStratocasterinhand,performs"Maggie'sFarm"backedbyAlKooper,MikeBloomfieldandtherhythmsectionfromthePaulButterfieldBluesBand,theraucousbuthard-drivingnumberinspiresacuriousmixtureofenthusiasticcheeringandequallyemphaticbooing,andwhilelegendhasitthattheversionof"LikeaRollingStone"thatfollowedwasashambles,thesongcooksdespitedrummerSamLay'sdifficultyinfindingthegroove,thoughifanythingthedivisionofthecrowd'sloyaltiesisevenstrongerafterward.Afterthesetwonumbers,Dylanandhisbandleavethestage,withYarrow(onceagainservingasMC)citingtechnicalproblems(ifPeteSeegerreallypulledthepoweronDylan,aslegendhasit,there'snosignofithere);Dylanreturnstothestagewithanacousticsix-stringtosing"Mr.TambourineMan"and"It'sAllOverNow,BabyBlue"beforevanishingintothenightwithoutcomment.WhilemuchoftheaudienceatNewportin1965wantedthe"old"Dylanback,hisstrong,willfulperformancesevenontheacousticstuffmakesitobviousthatthescrappysemi-amateurwesawatthebeginningofthemoviewasgoneforever,andtheovationssuggestmorethanafewpeoplewantedtoseeDylanrock.Lerner'sfilmtellsusacertainamountofwhatwealreadyknows,butitgentlydebunksafewmythsaboutDylanduringthispivotalmomentinhiscareer,andhisperformancesarecommittedandforcefulthroughout;nomatterhowmanytimesyou'vereadaboutDylan'sNewportshoot-outof1965,seeingitisarevelatoryexperience,andLernerhasassembledthisarchivalmaterialwithintelligenceandtaste.Thisismust-seeviewingforanyoneinterestedinDylanorthefolksceneofthe'60s.the other side of the mirror
另一部鲍勃迪伦的纪录片
个人认为比 别回头 要好
我第一次看<<别回头>>时,对他一无所知,现在眼睛里的全是他的喜怒无常,神经敏感和对多诺万的敌意戒心嫉妒 心想他这粉丝太私人了 喜欢他什么呀?
直到后来看了<< 没有方向的家 >><<我不在那儿>> 我才恍然,有点儿理解他。
镜子的另一边 这部 讲的都是年轻的Bobby
让人无法相信 他曾经那么可爱过 Joan也那么年轻 她作为Bobby的支持者 保护者 和他站在一起 是多么迷人的岁月 Bobby也会害羞地感谢观众 甚至最后被观众气到掉出了一滴泪
如张爱玲所说 如果你认识过去的我 一定会原谅现在的我 果然如此