the way i figure it, i probably fall in the percent of the population that's never really listened to bob dylan. like most people, i've heard "maggie's farm", "tangled up in blue", "subterrainean homesick blues" and many other popular songs over the years. recently, someone lent me dylan's "the basement tapes" and i found myself listening to it over and over while working around the house. the man is a fantastic lyricist. i'm ashamed it's taken me this long to get around to appreciating his body of work. so now i'm buying "blonde on blonde", "highway 61 revisited" and "blood on the tracks" to catch up on what others have already discovered.
since i've been living abroad for the last 5 years, i've reconnected with my music collection as strongly as i did when i was out of college. i believe it's the need to hear the familiarity of music that you grew up listening to. there's always something about it. songs take me back to days past, helping me remember who i was 10 or 20 years ago. iTunes and other resources are a huge help in keeping me going when you start to feel a little bit off center as a minority in a foreign country.
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