Now Hear This: Dylan Nov. 2-8

Obama was elected president today and it is an unbelievable day in history. It is just amazing. Obama's speech was fantastic and just in awe.

This is a brand new day. John McCain's speech was amazing too. It was a long and hard race and both parties tried hard, but, we're not here for politics, we are here for music and... Now Hear This: Dylan is now up.

Now Hear This: Bob Dylan


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Bob Dylan is the one name that evokes the image of New York sound, the musty, smoky bar in Greenwich Village. He was notorious for playing secret shows in the village in the 1960s and ‘70s. He still does shows, and his most recent album, released in 2006, is called Modern Times, which I highly recommend alongside his other CDs.

He was not the first to talk about politics in music, nor will he be the last. One of my favorite songs is “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” While it was written in the 1960s, the song is just as relevant now as it was then. The political climate and chaos of the ‘60s is all embedded in his music. The strumming of his guitar and the flow of his gravelly voice provides a song that is both irresistible and memorable. While iTunes says that his music is of the Rock genre, I think that he is label-less, which can make organizing his music a bit difficult. He can be Folk, Rock, and Country Rock all on one album.

One song that should be on a Road Trip album is “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which, to me, just screams Jack Kerouac. While they are of two different crafts—Kerouac as a Beatnik poet and Dylan as a Rock singer—they can and do blend together, like a good French Roast and a dash of cream and sugar.

Coffee references aside, his music states something that everyone heading into elections knows: “The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast…/The order is rapidly fadin’./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin’.” No matter your party, good music is good music, and Dylan is definitely good music.

DJ M’s Playlist of the Week:
1. Gates of Eden- Bob Dylan
2. Corrina, Corrina- Bob Dylan
3. Radio Nowhere- Bruce Springsteen
4. Strawberry Fields Forever- The Beatles
5. Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party- Beastie Boys

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