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Patriotism In America, As I Understand It, Is A Matter Of Suffering, When The Country Fails To Live Up To Its Promises, Or Actively Betrays Them.

I Am A Critic Who Is Pulled Toward History. But Bob Dylan Himself Is A Great Historian. He Is An Historian Who Acts Out History. So It Always Has A Personal Stamp. It Always Has A Particular Timbre. It Always Has A Particular Howl, Or A Moan, In That Voice.

We Make The Oldest Stories New When We Succeed, And We Are Trapped By The Old Stories When We Fail

Elvis' Early Music Has Drama Because As He Sang He Was Escaping Limits.

Bob Dylan Continues To Release Odd And Unsettling Records, And To Do Odd And Unsettling Things On Stage. So The Term "still" Seems Meaningless To Me. But The Real Answer Is Simple: I Listen To Bob Dylan For Pleasure More Than I Listen To Anyone Else For Pleasure.