As a girl who proclaims her love of classic rock loudly with a certain degree of pride, people are surprised to learn that I have not really heard much Bob Dylan. Or any Bob Dylan really, up until a few weeks ago. One of my friends played a Dylan song expecting me to identify it within minutes like I'd done with Neil Diamond, Eagles, Boston or Queen songs. He was met with a blank stare and refused to believe that I hadn't heard Bob Dylan before. To be honest, I have no specific reason why I haven't listened to Bob Dylan other than it hasn't been presented to me.
I have decided to embark upon a Bob Dylan adventure. I have ways of exploring recently discovered artists, and I like to form my opinions extraneously of pop culture sites like Pitchfork or Rolling Stone. My first step in this process was consulting people I follow on tumblr who has posted about Bob Dylan before. They seemed sufficiently obsessed with him for me to expect an eager response. These were the two responses I received:
So I downloaded all of Clavicola's suggestions (from iTunes! I don't want to be arrested) and bought Blonde on Blonde yesterday. Right now I have been playing the songs over and over, letting myself feel what they mean and listening to the lyrics. I expect soon I will begin to listen more closely, once I have identified what I feel and what it means. Until then, I hope I have convinced you to explore some Bob Dylan. His music is absolutely beautiful, and although not something I would have originally thought my style, I have fallen in love. I can't believe that I've never experienced Dylan until now but I'm definitely glad I discovered his music earlier rather than later in my life.
I have decided to embark upon a Bob Dylan adventure. I have ways of exploring recently discovered artists, and I like to form my opinions extraneously of pop culture sites like Pitchfork or Rolling Stone. My first step in this process was consulting people I follow on tumblr who has posted about Bob Dylan before. They seemed sufficiently obsessed with him for me to expect an eager response. These were the two responses I received:So I downloaded all of Clavicola's suggestions (from iTunes! I don't want to be arrested) and bought Blonde on Blonde yesterday. Right now I have been playing the songs over and over, letting myself feel what they mean and listening to the lyrics. I expect soon I will begin to listen more closely, once I have identified what I feel and what it means. Until then, I hope I have convinced you to explore some Bob Dylan. His music is absolutely beautiful, and although not something I would have originally thought my style, I have fallen in love. I can't believe that I've never experienced Dylan until now but I'm definitely glad I discovered his music earlier rather than later in my life.
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