--- CHRIS TREACY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul wrote : "Dylan broke the doors
> > down. He changed the way songs were written and
> what
> > they were written about."
>
> And, much as I'm not too much of a Dylan fan, I have
> to agree with Paul on this. Much as the statement in
> the Times article SEEMS outrageous to us on one
> level,
> because of our devotion to Joni, one must give
> credit
> where credit is due. Furthermore, Joni herself
> credits
> Dylan - citing a shift in writing style coinciding
> with his 'going electric' - as suddenly making it
> acceptable to write about anything, paving the way
> for
> a whole new wave of interpersonal discourse in
> songwriting. She's said it a million times.
>
I think in my case it's not so much "devotion to Joni"
but perhaps failure to appreciate Bob Dylan. What is
it precisely about him that's supposed to be so
innovative? I don't find his music particularly "new"
- his music IMO is pretty predictable. Is it the
lyrics? I agree that Joni does pay him tribute, and
I'm not trying to be sarcastic, or a pain in the ass -
I just don't get it! Somebody please enlighten me!
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