Originally Posted by
Ravine
I love Dylan as an artist and I get the feeling that, at this point, he just wants to be like one of his heroes, Woody Guthrie, a simple American Folk Singer, a troubadour singing his own stuff [[and, occasionally, other folk songs) to the people. No deep message, no ominous portent, none of that, just entertaining. [[Actually, I think that is about all he wanted in the first place, but things got out of hand.)
And that's great. But, if that's what he wants, I think Bob should make an effort to have his "people" scope out, in advance, venues where he could carry off that simple goal in a more simple, enjoyable way. I'm not saying he should play three-week engagements in coffee houses, but it seems like-- especially since I cannot imagine that money can be too much of an issue for Bob-- there has to be a happy medium where he can sing to more than a few dozen people, but attain an intimacy [[and audial fidelity) greater than what you get in cavernous auditoriums where the sound is awful and there are hundreds of classless knuckle-draggers who see nothing wrong with blocking the view of the people behind them.
Do it for the people, Bob... Or, are you just a greedy capitalist like the bums you used to sing against?