Old boots dull? You haven’t seen my closet, but then you may not care for any boots, old or new. You sound more like a sneakers kinda guy. I’ve seen & heard both Dylan and Hendrix live multiple times, and have my own personal impression and opinion of both. It may differ from yours and everyone elses. So what? I sure DO find some of Hendrix’s playing to be vulgar. I used that term quite deliberately! I feel the same about Eddie Van Halen and numerous other "show-offs", whose guitar playing serves no one or nothing but themselves. Selflessness---that is the viewpoint of a 100 year old, though I have viewed Jimi’s playing as I have since I was 19 years young. And I’m older than that now ;-)
Weird. As I was editing this, apparently so was Harold, as his post now shows up below mine. Mine was obviously in response to his, so how that happened is a mystery to me.