Bob Dylan is pretty much the songwriter/musician that I want to meet.  He’s such a great lyricist and his songs are so powerful – whether it spans politics, religion, or love.  There’s just this earthy-quality to his work that I really love.  I’m late in the game in appreciating his work (kind of happens when you’re born a few decades after…) as I first began my real exploration of his work in his album Modern Times.  His most recent album after that just dropped today.

I’m sampling it right now off of Paste Magazine’s Stream: Album Stream: Listen to Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life :: Featured Audio :: A/V :: Paste.

My first impression?  It’s great.  My favorites so far?  Jolene (not a cover of the Dolly Parton song), This Dream of You (sounds reminiscient of Spanish music in my neighborhood growing up), and I Feel a Change Comin’ On.