Freewheelin Bob Dylan

with this album dylan emerged from the cloak of woody guthrie and proclaimed his own unique talent. no longer detached - the set was originally entitled 'bob dylan's blues' - he personalised his songs, famously rejecting four from the final draft in favour of others reflecting his newer muse. protest songs were given a wider resonance - the text of 'masters of war' remains sadly relevant decades later - while his love songs are haunting but universal statements. dylan injected black humor into the talking blues and railed against injustice in all forms, with a perception encompassing the anger of a generation. 'freewheelin' is a landmark in the development of folk and pop music.