bob wrote, <<some of his records are great and some of them are wretched>>
yeah, it's weird; i own about 10 dylan CDs and i guess i've been pretty lucky because i think they are all fantastic and i can't imagine not having them in my life. but then again, i think i qualify as one of those "dylan likers" even though i suppose that's pretty rare around these parts. doesn't it seem like the joni people are in one camp, and the bob people in another? my loyalties fall squarely with JM, but i can't say i don't see just as much fire, talent and vision when i'm learning to listen to mr. dylan. i realize this is a thread we've done before but i just find it interesting that both of these artists are still out there, still writing (c'mon, joni!), and still doing their thing(s). and yet they don't seem to (overtly) acknowledge one another as influences, compatriots, or rivals. hmmm.... i think of joni as brazen and bold, willing to make her vulnerability part of music -- but dylan strikes me as ducking and feinting even from his own genius. OK -- this is clearly gone into rambling mode, so enough! --emily
