April 17, 2003

ROCK'S GREATEST GENIUS�

Bob Dylan:Rock in excelsis

Genius credentials:He's the civil-rights anthem writer who abandoned the cause, the electric poet turned born-again traditionalist, the free-spirit visionary who found God, the bittersweet love lyricst with a side order of surreal sarcasm, the hermit who can't quit the stage.There're many Dylans, every one an authentic American original.
His peers agree!"We all went potty on Dylan".-John Lennon
Genius zenith:Blonde on Blonde (Columbia,1966)