I agree with Steve. Some of Dylans lyrics pushed the envelope and bordered on self-parody, but their were always a lot of gems sparkling through the dirt. Take "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall." Many verses were obscure and outlandish, like a psychedelic view of the apocalypse."I saw a young child beside a dead ocean...I saw a white man who walked a black dog...I saw 10 people talking, and nobody listening." But didn't we know what he meant? And didn't the power come through?