My latest addiction
Last week I got my copy of Michael Gray's The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. I haven't been able to put it down. At 730 pages (and probably around 1000 entries), it covers almost everything Dylan-related. But it's not just for obsessive Dylan fanatics (which I don't consider myself to be, really). There are entries on musicians, literary figures, political figures, albums, songs, history, pretty much anything Dylan's music covers (which, I guess, is everything). And Gray doesn't spend the whole time drooling over Dylan -- he's critical of him when he feels the need to be, and he doesn't sugarcoat his assessments of those associated with Dylan or his music.
Really, I can't say much about the work becuase it pretty much speaks for itself. If you're a fan of Dylan with $40 or so to drop, Gray's encyclopedia is worthwhile. And if you're just a casual fan (or even a non-fan) of Dylan, it's worth a look if you're sitting in a bookstore looking to kill some time.
By the way, I hope these rumors come to fruition. It would be pretty sweet to, say, catch Dylan in Columbus one night and Washington, PA the next.
