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My first exposure to Bob Dylan's music was back in 1974, at the age of 14.  A childhood friend of mine had invited me over to his house after school one day to listen to music. He was a 'Bobby' fanatic. That single afternoon, he played track after track, explaining each song in lengthy detail. I listened intently.  I must confess however, at first I didn't quite like Bob Dylan's music and found his voice dreadful, to say the least.
After about 3 or 4 more visits to my friends house, and endless hours of listening to Bob's music, I began to really like it. The more I began to understand the lyric's, the more I wanted to learn who this man really was, this Robert (Bob Dylan) Zimmerman.

Eventually, I began my own collection of his albums. It started out with one here and one there until it almost became a 'Gold Rush' to try and get all his albums that were released until that stage. In 1978, I had managed to collect all of his albums up to and including 'Street Legal' with the exception of his first release album, 'Bob Dylan' from 1962.
It became a mad scramble amongst my friends to see who would first get that album to complete our collection. Eventually I got a copy and I was up to date. In 1979 he brought out his first Gospel album, 'Slow Train Coming' which was followed by 'Saved' in 1980 and 'Shot of Love' in 1981. Then there was a gap of two years before he eventually released 'Infidels' in 1983.

I have enjoyed Bob's music over the decades with songs such as 'All Along The Watchtower' and 'The Times Are A-Changing' being favorites amongst the many that I have played, listen to and analyzed. I have found it a challenge to seek the message that Dylan was trying to deliver, which wasn't always clear-cut, yet a sense of pride was achieved when you finally stumbled across the meaning, the message or event that Dylan was conveying.
Although I enjoy all his albums, some such as 'Desire' and 'Street Legal' are firm favorites. The song 'Hurricane' on his 'Desire' album has always been a big favorite due to it's truth about Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder. This song has also become the title track for the movie 'Hurricane' which is based on the true story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. Other songs that reach down deep are 'Masters of War' and 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' from his 1963 album 'The Freewheelin'. These songs reach down deep about the horrors of  war.

Overall, Bob Dylan's music has found a home in my life and will remain embedded in me. Artists have come and gone, but a 'Living Legend' such as Bob Dylan, stands out amongst others, and his music will never die or age. A song such as his 1964 hit, 'The Times They Are A-Changin', will always remain applicable whether sung in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, or into the 'New Millennium'.

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