Intelligence must become self-conscious, realise its own power, and, on a global scale, transcending functions that are no longer appropriate, dare to exercise it. History will not overthrow national governments; it will outflank them. The cultural revolt is the necessary underpinning, the passionate substructure of a new order of things. — Alexander Trocchi
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Subterranean Homesick Blues
So Rolling Stone rated this song as the 332nd best of all time? Are they smoking crack?!
(answer: yes)
I'd like to see the list of the top 331 and shoot at it with ballistic missiles.
(Hotel California is at 49. Enough said!)
I would have to put this in my top 10, at least.
This song captures more complexity and analysis of the earth-shaking experiences of the 60s than any other.
Dylan has problematic issues with some of his artistic output, but this one nailed it.
COMPLETELY.
This song should be studied extensively in every university in the world.
If you want to identify the REAL, this song is an important step.
He wasn't the best story-teller, nor the most emotionally astute, but as a lyricist:
NO COMPARISON.
ANYWHERE.
He captured it all. In an innovative and incendiary way.
Few things in the history of recorded music have even approached this kind of prescience.
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