Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Bob Dylan, Kraftwerk and Joy Division

Paul Lay's article on the Guardian's arts blog today puts brilliantly why the music of Bob Dylan, Kraftwerk and Joy Division endures.

I'm currently obsessing over Dylan. Even though I own about 20 albums (including all his official releases from the 1960s), and have considered myself a fan since my early teens, there are countless albums I'm still not familiar with. Listening to recent albums such as Love And Theft, it's striking how Dylan draws from a deep well of familiarity with American roots music.

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