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On this album it was clear that the almighty Bobness was
becoming bored with straight folk. Although still
acoustic, his left-thinking devotees began to raise an
eyebrow at subtle lyrical shifts, yet this album was to be
raided time and again--particularly by the Byrds--in
1965's folk rock boom. There is much free-spirited music,
as if Dylan was somehow aware of the acceptance that was
around the corner, and it has been noted that here were
the first signs of the trademark vocal so prevalent
through the rest of the 60s. Take your pick: most of the
offerings are striking. "My Back Pages,"
"All I Really Want To Do," "It Ain't Me
Babe," and even a last nod to protest, "The
Chimes Of Freedom." How can one man be so prolific?
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