for my money, definitely the greatest songwriter to ever grace pop music - who would have thought of folk music implementing surreal, stream-of-consciousness narrative without dylan? who would have thought of the beatles' turn for introspection without dylan? surely, his songwriting accomplishments have not - & in my prediction - will never be surpassed.

his recent "renaissance" trilogy - time out of mind, love & theft, modern times - are uniformly excellent, his best work since the 70's. i'm glad the old man isn't content to merely sit around & rehash the past.

the power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. george bernard shaw