Dylan: Part II
I watched the second half of the Scorcese film on Bob Dylan Monday night and have been haunted by it since.
I knew Dylan had left the music scene in the late 60's and had not returned for some time but what I didn't know was that he had been driven away by fans who "boo-ed" him away when he switched from acoustic solo performing to an electric rock and roll style with backup by Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. The hardcore "folkies" just couldn't handle the change. Pete Seger even went looking for an ax to cut the power cables to Dylan's amps at the 65 Newport Folk Festival. This was done in spite of the fact that Dylan still did the first half of his concerts acoustic solo and did some of his best work (Like a Rolling Stone etc.) with electric backup
I have been both fascinated and haunted by this new knowledge and its implications.