PDQ, I think you are making too many generalizations. Frankly, I don't think the singer-songwriters you mention have been ignored. I listen to them and I think many others listen as well. I have not spent the last five years waiting for a new Dylan CD, nor do I study and debate him (except for this thread).

Many people are interested in his music as they are the music of others. While you are certainly entitled to have an opinion, there are others out there.   He is not a prophet, and I do feel sorry for people of the older generation that started that crap. He is a wonderful songwriter, innovative, and interesting.   I am guessing you listened to the new CD since you made such definitive statements.