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Page 4 JANUARY 24, 1974.'By Robert C. Vilas;Student EmeritusX; On the evening of January 12, - a ^bitterly frigid Saturday, -Bob Dylan materialized with The. Band before 20;000 followers- at -the Forum jn, Montreal. It was a long way from the sixties at Cearde’s Folk :City,.yet on this night t,;he cold, spartan hugeness of the Forum, seeped to perfectly frame the elearvrough crystal that is E)ylan’s genius; . ' ■ . * - -. , In the opening number a line read, “Time will tgll., who has fell, and who’s been leftibehind.” In Dylan-s case,.time has only served to reinforce the basic insights of his prophecies. Indeed, if the, measure of great art is in its ability to* withstand the proverbial “test; of Time”, then,Dylan’s work must rate highly. This is especially true when one considers fhe compression of our modern time, and the rapid rise and dissolution of the; usual media world hero. ; 5 -Dylan’s- very^presence dazzled many who gathered in Montreal, and this; .along: with the • fact ; that, his per-r *__ ■__- ji’-i____•___
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Canton Hill News
Canton, New York, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1974
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