The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack unclear how much, if any, influence "Chronicles" may have had on "No Direction Home". Though raw material was being gathered for the project, Rosen needed someone to edit and shape it into a quality picture, and celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese was approached to "direct" the documentary planned from the project. Scorsese eventually agreed and came aboard in 2001. In the meantime, Dylan's office gathered hundreds of hours of historical film footage dating from the time covered in "No Direction Home". These included a scratchy recording of Dylan's high school rock band, his 1965 screen test for Andy Warhol, and newly
Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 and March were recorded and released as the live double album, "Bob Dylan at Budokan". Reviews were mixed. Robert Christgau awarded the album a C+ rating, giving the album a derisory review, while Janet Maslin defended it in Rolling Stone, writing: "These latest live versions of his old songs have the effect of liberating Bob Dylan from the originals." Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1978, Dylan embarked on a year-long world tour, performing 114 shows in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe, to a