"And, there'd be no Joni Mitchell (or any other songwriting greats) without Dylan. Dylan was the pioneer who broke through all the restrictive conventions shackling songwriting up to that point and blasted the genre wide open. This is an enormous accomplishment, whether you care for his music or not. "
Stuartk,
Oh boy, what next? He came before the Big Bang? That is a really off the wall statement, and I don't say it with my malice toward you, I enjoy your contributions, but this is just too much.