Oh, sure. By all means, Mister Dylan is a word-meister of the first order. And in my view he kicked the doors down for everyone else to write about more varied topics.
(Can anyone imagine hearing Shawn Colvin's song about arson on the radio without someone breaking down the barriers first?) As a pioneer, he enriched my musical life and the lives of scores of my heroes enormously. Yes, by all means let's celebrate Bobby along with all the other fine songwriters. But if we're gonna judge him on his chops as a musician alone? Or as a singer, alone? Or rate him according to the daring with which he selected accompanists? I love him, but................ ........ he's no Joni Mitchell. Lama (who's very satisfied with himself for praising Joni on her own discussion list. How very.... predictable.)
