Bob Dylan.

I know from previous conversations that at least most of the core Wrinklies aren't Dylan fans, but do any of you like him? I think all his stuff up to Desire, at least is great.

I really like the 'idea' of Dylan. I enjoy interviews I have read, and he is a deeply fascinating artist and man. I just can't seem to get into his music. Which really frustrates me to be honest.

I have The Freewheelin'..., Bringing It All Back Home, and Blonde On Blonde. And, although I love those albums to bits, I've never really bothered to get anything else by him - it's almost as if my unconscious thinks I have all the Dylan I need.

Doc - feel free to tell my inner doubting Dylan Thomas* he's wrong. If he is...

Desire is the only album of his where I love the whole shebang. The nearest I have to that is Bringing It All Back Home, where I love quite a bit of it. Highway 61 is quite good, Blood on the Tracks didn't get me in my pulse like I thought it would, Modern Times had a successful first play but it hasn't be played since. The Times They Are A Changin' feels like work. The "Best of..." generally hits the spot too if I miss out everything between '78 and '97. His voice and perhaps the lack of variety of sound on an album normally count against him. Actually the most enjoyment I got out of a Dylan related thing is "The Nightingale's Code", a real labour of love about Dylan's words. If only I picked up that level of beauty by casually listening to it. His Radio 2 show is shit.

So, if we are using marks out of five (and I think that we are) and good 3.5...

I like Dylan - haven't heard any recent stuff - Lay Lady Lay is one of my favorite songs of all time.

my favourites are blond on blond, blood and the tracks, john welsey harding and desire.

i saw him live in 1993. i think, like mecca, dylan is something you should see before you die

I saw him live at the Brighton Centre in '95. Sadly, really unimpressed.

I Love Dylan.........he's easily the best thing on 'The Magic Roundabout'....

(not sure about that whining yank who stole his act though)

Leonard Cohen Rules !!!!

I like Dylan, however I think his best work was recorded from 62-66 and after that the quality varies considerably. Albums like 'Nashville Skyline', 'New Morning', 'Knocked out Loaded' & 'Down in the Groove' are utter bilge.

I like Dylan. I don't follow his albums but I have some songs of his that I like and he's got some great lyrics. He's unique and he does his own thing, sometimes it succeeds and sometimes not. But at least he's trying to be interesting.

I like him, I know more single tracks then full albums, but I like Dylan...oddly enough, my favorite Dylan song is on a Wilburys album, Tweeter and the Monkey Man.