[Dixielandjazz] Re: Coronation
dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com
dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 01:22:37 EDT
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In a message dated 6/2/02 5:53:23 PM Central Daylight Time, Jazzjerry@aol.com
writes:
> I was reminded of this yesterday
> whilst at a party attended my a number of university students who had just
> completed their first degree courses (i.e. around 21-22 years old). I
> remarked that I had attended the first concert that Bob Dylan gave in this
> country a comment which was met with awe as it had been almost 20 years
> before they were born! Other pop groups I used to hear in the 1970s when I
I know that this is off topic but this has bugged me for some time. Bob
Dylan's guitar playing is amateurish, his singing is awful, his songs are
puerile and yet he has this legendary status. Can you explain to me how it
is that Dylan has so successfully conned so many people?
Jim Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 6/2/02 5:53:23 PM Central Daylight Time, Jazzjerry@aol.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I was reminded of this yesterday <BR>
whilst at a party attended my a number of university students who had just <BR>
completed their first degree courses (i.e. around 21-22 years old). I <BR>
remarked that I had attended the first concert that Bob Dylan gave in this <BR>
country a comment which was met with awe as it had been almost 20 years <BR>
before they were born! Other pop groups I used to hear in the 1970s when I </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I know that this is off topic but this has bugged me for some time. Bob Dylan's guitar playing is amateurish, his singing is awful, his songs are puerile and yet he has this legendary status. Can you explain to me how it is that Dylan has so successfully conned so many people?<BR>
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Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>
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