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Memories fade in time, like fabric.
To him, the tours legacy is, in a word, Ashes.
Oscar-winning directors dont make two-and-a-half-hour films about shit tours.
Rolling Thunder captured a moment when Bob Dylan got back to the business of being Bob Dylan.
Were out of this fog whenRolling Thunder Revue begins.
It approaches its legend as tellers of tall tales do.
In interviews after the fact, the survivors all remember it differently.
As our subjects recollections grow foggy, so does the films narrative.
Some of this shit never happened, and its tricky to tell whats what.
Anold news reportcorroborates the scene where the pro-black protest song Hurricane is played at Clinton Prison in New Jersey.
But not everything checks out, nor does it have to.
Rolling Thunder Revuetruly shines in the concert footage.
The band is absolutely electric throughout searing renditions ofDesirecuts like Isis.
Mick Ronson is a titan.
Scarlet Riveras playing is enticing and intuitive.
Roger McGuinn is absolutely overjoyed to be singing alongside the man whose songs helped the Byrds take flight.
