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It's the birthday of everyone's favorite septuagenerian, Bob Dylan. His first album came out fifty years ago and he's got a new one coming out later this year. How many great artists remain relevant that long? He's gone from being the voice of a generation to a voice for all time.
(Original Dylan versions are taken down from YouTube pretty quickly, so I can only hope by the time this posts the videos above will still be working.)
posted by LAGuy @ 12:10 AM
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I recently started listening to Woody Guthrie. He has some blues rambling songs, and when I heard the first one, my immediate reaction was, "He sounds just like the early Bob Dylan."
I don't consider Dylan's later material to be as stupendous as his earlier stuff. But unlike a lot of artists, his later stuff was indeed still significant. And when he did get into a rut, he didn't stay in it very long.
I like much of his later stuff but I have to admit I consider his stuff in the 60s his best, though his music in the 70s is almost as good. Still, considering most pop stars only do good, relevant work for about a decade or so, his track record is amazing.
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