"BobDylangoingelectric"atthe1965NewportFolkFestivalisoneofthoseepochalmomentsinrockhistorythatseeminglyeveryonehasheardabout,butwhatfewpeopleseemtoknowisthatitwasn'tsomeephemeraleventthatweonlyknowfromwordofmouth--filmmakerMurrayLernerdocumentedtheperformancesattheNewportFestivalforseveralyearsrunning,andTheOtherSideoftheMirrorcollectsfootagefromthethreeyearsDylanappearedatthecelebratedfolkgathering,allowingustoseeDylan'srisethroughthefolksceneforourselves.WatchingLerner'sdocumentary,what'smostremarkableishowmuchDylanchangedoverthecourseof36months;theyoungfolkieperformingattheafternoon"workshop"atthesideofJoanBaezin1963isatoncenervyandhesitant,singinghiswordytuneswhilechoppingawayathisacousticguitarandenergizingthecrowdwithoutseemingtoknowjustwhathe'sdoing.In1964,DylanallbutownsNewport,andheclearlyknowsit;he'sthetalkoftheFestival,withBaezandJohnnyCashsinginghispraises(andhissongs ) ਨਵੀਂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ (ਸਮੇਤ& quot;Mr.TambourineMan" 和"ItAin'tMe, Babe") 看到他離開了“抗議歌” stmadehisname.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'sloyaltiesisevenst rongerafterward.Afterthesetwonumbers,Dylanandhisbandleavethestage,withYarrow(onceagainservingasMC)citingtechnicalproblems(ifPeteSeegerreallypulledthepoweronDylan,aslegendhasit,there'snosignofithere );Dylan 以聲學六弦演奏“Mr.Tambourine Man”和“It's All Over Now, Baby Blue”回到舞台，然後消失到深夜沒有評論。雖然 1965 年 Newportin 的大部分觀眾想要“老”Dylanback，但他在聲學方面的強硬、任性的表演讓我們顯而易見thanafewpeoplewantedtoseeDylanrock.Lerner'sfilmtellsusacertainamountofwhatwealreadyknows,butitgentlydebunksafewmythsaboutDylanduringthispivotalmomentinhiscareer,andhisperformancesarecommittedandforcefulthroughout;nomatterhowmanytimesyou'vereadaboutDylan'sNewportshoot-outof1965,seeingitisarevelatoryexperience,andLernerhasassembledthisarchivalmaterialwithintelligenceandtaste.Thisismust-seeviewingforanyoneinte '60 ਦੇ ਦਹਾਕੇ ਦੇ ਡਾਇਲਨੋਰਥੀਫੋਲਕਸਸੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਰਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ।