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   br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Sep-2024 18:27:58 JST br00t4c

   When Bob Dylan 'Flew Too Close to the Sun' and Came Out a Rock God

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   https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-bob-dylan-flew-too-close-to-the-sun-and-came-out-a-rock-god

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     br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 01:07:45 JST br00t4c

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     • Alarod

     @Alarod I view rock 'n roll as a portmanteau for late 20th century American musivlc, basically

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     Alarod (alarod@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 01:07:46 JST Alarod

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     @br00t4c This is the occasion when the term “Rock” became completely meaningless. I was about 11 years old when Dylan went electric and became a “rock star.” Someone told me that the folkies were offended because Dylan was trying to make folk sound like rock. “I’m much more offended that Dylan is trying to make rock sound like folk!” I replied. As the years rolled by, there would be much more to offend me in this regard.